I’m pleased to announce that The Marriage Bargain, my latest ‘dear child’ is now released (via Amazon as paperback, e-book, and KU). To celebrate, I have one more excerpt for you. It picks up from my last, which you can find here. Let’s see how Darcy and Elizabeth’s first meeting proceeds, shall we? Chapter 3 …
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The Marriage Bargain Excerpt 2
Hello again! Thank you all so much for your wonderful comments to my last post. If you missed it, I posted the cover and first chapter from my upcoming release, The Marriage Bargain. I’m back with a bit more from the opening chapters today. I have part of Chapter 2 and part of Chapter 3. …
(April) Fool for Love
This month’s theme is “Fool for Love,” partly inspired by April Fools’ Day. And since I’m first up, I thought I’d start with a bit about April Fools’ Day itself, including a few infamous hoaxes. Then I have a fun excerpt for you that fits the theme! According to history.com, the exact origins of April …
The Marriage Bargain Cover Reveal and Excerpt
Hello everyone! I have a new book coming out in just two and a half weeks. It is called ‘The Marriage Bargain’ and is a Pride and Prejudice variation inspired by a novel by Georgette Heyer titled ‘A Civil Contract’. I came up with the plot years ago (while re-reading the Heyer story), and I …
Come Away With Me!
Continuing with my theme from my last post on escapism, I wanted to take you on a journey. Recently I was able to attend a writer’s retreat in Monterey, California with a few members of my writing group. To say I needed the camaraderie and like-mindedness of other Janeites is an understatement. I think we …
Being Mrs Darcy Anniversary Post
It’s hard to believe, but my first book baby is now a toddler. Being Mrs Darcy was released two years ago this month, and to celebrate, it is getting a new (lower) price. Since this month’s theme is merriment, I decided to post a merry–okay, what should be a merry–scene from Being Mrs Darcy: Elizabeth …
Ch 1 – That Perfect Someone
We’re gearing up for a release! That Perfect Someone is edited and the final touches and proofreading needs to be done, but we’re all ready to go. I know I posted this last month, but it’s undergone a couple of small changes so I’m posting it again. I’ll post Chapter 2 on my blog (lldiamondwrites.com) …
A Cameo for Ukraine – excerpt from the Darcys and Lord Byron in Venice by Diana Birchall
At Austen Variations we are overjoyed that our fundraiser for Ukraine has been so wildly successful, with over $10,000 raised so far! Our authors are offering readers cameos in their forthcoming novels, as well as signed books and other Jane Austen-related treasures, in exchange for a donation. Here is my own first contribution, a chapter …
The Darcys’ 15th Anniversary
Hello everyone! I wrote the following short story earlier this year and posted it online at A Happy Assembly as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations. I thought I would post it here too. In it, the Darcys celebrate their 15th anniversary at Pemberley. The story is entirely from Darcy’s perspective, and he is a …
The Beauty of Escapism
“People read books to escape the uncertainties of life.” Barbara Kingsolver For the last several years, we have done our best to find beauty and peace in a world which has seemed devoid of it. From politics and war, to health and wellness, our ‘give a darn’ has been depleted. Now more than ever we …
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