Maria Grace

I love Pride and Prejudice, Regency era history and dragons. Generally that's not considered a problem unless one tries to write it all at the same time. :)

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  1. At last! Mistaking Her Character by Maria Grace — 108 comments
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  4. 27 Corsets:On Writing a Jane Austen Rom Com~Guest Post from Katie Oliver — 56 comments
  5. Jane in January: Inspiration, pt 1 — 54 comments

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Jane Austen Regency Week pt. 3

Just hanging out   I think one of my favorite parts of the week was the time we got to spend together. Although the Jane Austen variations authors interact a great deal online, we do not have opportunity to meet together face to face very often. So when we have that opportunity, I always want …

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About the ball, pt 3…

Balls and assemblies form a regular feature of Georgian and Regency era historical novels. Often heroes and heroines meet, flirt, fight, and even fall in love on the ballroom floor. But what was it really like to attend a ball? Recently I got to find out first hand. In previous installments, I shared about the …

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Jane Austen Regency Week, part 1

Though Jane Austen Regency Week 2015 has drawn to a close, and we have all returned to our respective corners of the globe, we couldn’t wait to share it all with you! With so many wonderful events a single post can’t do it justice, so continue watching for a series on this event. The festival …

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About the ball…pt 2

 Balls and assemblies form a regular feature of Georgian and Regency era historical novels. Often heroes and heroines meet, flirt, fight, and even fall in love on the ballroom floor. But what was it really like to attend a ball? Recently I got to find out first hand. In the previous installment, I shared about …

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About the ball…

Balls and assemblies form a regular feature of Georgian and Regency era historical novels. Often heroes and heroines meet, flirt, fight, and even fall in love on the ballroom floor. But what was it really like to attend a ball? Recently I got to find out first hand. My husband, eldest son and his wife, …

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At last! Mistaking Her Character by Maria Grace

I’m excited to announce, at long last Mistaking her Character (formerly Wholly Unconnected to Me) is ready to be released into the wild. To celebrate I want share a new excerpt with you. Some of you have asked why the title change. I admit, I loved the original title, but it was kind of clumsy …

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A Sneak Peek: Mistaking Her Character

 I had hoped to have a book launch to announce today, but alas it was not to be. Life conspired against me and things are running just a little late. As I wait for my cover designer and my faithful proofreaders to finished with the manuscript, I couldn’t resist sharing another sneak peak of Mistaking …

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P&P Missing Scenes – Taking Tea with Mrs. Darcy by Maria Grace

   The honeymoon comes to a close and the real work of being Mrs. Darcy begins. Elizabeth checked her hair in the looking glass and straightened her dress for the third time. There was no reason for such anxiety, none at all. It was not as if she were going to be presented at court. …

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P&P Missing Scenes – A Matter of Character

Following the disastrous proposal at Hunsford Darcy must decide what he will do.   Darcy stalked from the parsonage so quickly the housekeeper barely opened the front door in time. The spleen of that woman! The unmitigated impertinence of her! She painted him a villain…a vulgar villain! He mounted his horse and turned away from Rosings. …

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Persuasion 200: Epilogue: Captain Wentworth Returns the Favor

Wentworth thanks Mrs. Smith in the best way he can.   Anne sat in the parlor of her very own house in Bath. How much friendlier, if less well-appointed, it was than Camden Place. Even without the finest appointments, or perhaps because of it, the place felt like home in a way nowhere ever had. …

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