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Now You Can Hear Jane Austen’s Dragons!

Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s dragon is now available in Audio! (Click HERE to find it! ) He’s a sneak peak at the awesome work my narrator Benjamin Fife has done. To celebrate the amazing work he’s done, I’ve got some copies to give away! To enter to win, leave me a comment below with a caption …

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An Inspiring Trip to the Lake

“Austen at the Beach” is the July theme here at the blog. The weather is getting hot, and aren’t we all thinking about how refreshing it would be to spend some time on or near water? But the only “beachy” scenes I’ve written for my books are ones I’ve already shared here at Austen Variations: …

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It’s Always Been Us – Chapter 1

Hi, everyone! While I’m gearing up with the last installment, it’s time to start checking out the second book in the modern series I’ve been working on. I love Brandon and Jena and I hope you will too! Their story is a bit different, of course, but a lot of fun and a bit steamier …

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A Summer Picnic with Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Someone Unexpected…

What’s not to love about picnics?! Typically, there are friends or family in attendance, baskets packed with delicious food, the beautiful outdoors (hopefully, Mother Nature is behaving herself!), and lots of fun to be had.  😎 Several years back, I wrote a whimsical short story about Emma Woodhouse, Mr. Knightley, and a fairy named Sylvia…who …

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A Picnic at Pemberley

  It’s picnic time! June is a great time for picnics, with or without our Regency glad rags on.   I love writing about picnics. In The Second Chance there’ s one at the seaside (but on a pebbly beach and sitting on deck-chairs, so hopefully they didn’t have to worry about sand in their …

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A Lady’s Reputation Chapter 3

Lots of excitement this week! The ebook of my first book, The Best Part of Love is returned to Amazon and KU as of yesterday! And the cover reveal for A Lady’s Reputation is here next week. Hope to see you there! There just might be a giveaway! Chapter Three The Gardiners received the express …

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A Picnic in Venice (Part 12 of Byron and the Darcys series)

Lady Catherine was in a very bad mood. As she seated herself at the breakfast table, arrayed in her richly and stiffly embroidered morning dress with its tight lace collar Elizabeth and Darcy could see, by her black looks, that her temper, so far rigidly held in, would not be so for long. She began …

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Mountaintop Picnic

If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter at all, you know I’ve been travelling this summer. In a fit of insanity, my husband and I planned an entire summer spent in Europe – WITH our three children. It started with 2.5 weeks in Germany. We participate in a home exchange group and a German …

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The Newlywed Tilneys with a View to a Picnic

Picnics! What a fun theme! Only one problem; I didn’t have a single picnic scene in any of my books to share… so I wrote one for the Northanger Abbey sequel I have underway (working title: Murder at Northanger Abbey).  It fit nicely into the first chapter where I’m giving a snap shot of Catherine …

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Food ~ the Glorious Food of the Georgians

They say never go shopping for food when you’re hungry. Writing a post on Georgian dishes when you’re hungry isn’t the best idea either. Luckily, I can’t nip into the kitchen to snack on plovers’ eggs, Nelson’s pudding or oyster patties, so I’m probably safe, at least for now. These were just a few of …

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