This is the beginning of a little story I’ve been working on for a while now. Basically, what if Elizabeth left the inn at Lambton before Jane’s letters arrived? What would have happened? Take a look… Lambton, Derbyshire August 1812 Elizabeth tied her bonnet ribbons in a jaunty bow to the left of …
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A Most Affectionate Mother
This one has been out a few years, but it is still one of my favorites, featuring not one, but two well-meaning, match-making mamas! A Most Affectionate Mother Mama trundled into the parlor in another one of her flurries. The sunbeams and dust motes gave way to her, knowing better than to interfere. The furniture …
Mrs. Bennet, Lady Catherine and Lady Susan: Are Mothers Villains in Jane Austen?
In keeping with the Mothers in May theme of our blog this month, I’d like to start up a discussion about Mothers and Mentors in Jane Austen. A good friend of mine told me a few weeks ago that she didn’t like Jane Austen because all the mothers in her novels are bad in one …
New Release Video!
Spring’s new and upcoming releases! Don’t miss them!
Launch Day for “Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words”
It’s here at last! I’m excited and proud to introduce my latest novel to you: Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words. When one online friend heard that my new book was coming out on Star Wars Day (“May the 4th be with you.”), she said she fully expected it to be a Pride and Prejudice / Star …
Sonnets and Bonnets by Diana Birchall
I take a personal interest in this month’s theme of Sonnets and Bonnets, because as it happens I am the daughter and the wife of poets. My father, Paul Eaton Reeve, was a fairly well-known avant-garde Greenwich Village poet who did most of his writing and publishing in literary magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. …
New Book Out Today!!!
My newest book baby, How to Fall in Love with a Man You Thought You Hated, was released to the big wide world TODAY! You can find it almost anywhere you buy books, in paperback and e-book, and soon in audio. This book is light and fun and filled with flirtation and banter – one …
Dangerous Magic Tour: Deleted Chapter
When he arrived at Rosings Park, Darcy sent a footman to fetch his cousin, then stepped went into the orangery where they could have some privacy. The glass building was his favorite place in Rosings. He and Anne had spent hours together practicing their spells there, and occasionally hiding from Lady Catherine after they had gotten into mischief.
Dragons Beyond the Pale Excerpt 2
Lady Matlock offers her (unsolicited) advice.
Exciting Cover Reveal for “Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words”
The day is finally here: the cover reveal for Fitzwilliam Darcy in His Own Words! Next to the actual launch, the cover reveal is the most exciting part of bringing a new book out into the world… at least for me. My mom was an artist, and so I very naturally developed an interest in …
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