Hello! It’s just over a month until my new book, A Pinch of Salt, is released. Woohoo! It will be available via Amazon. As I announced previously, this is a modern novel, an edited version of a story I posted online some years ago. In case you missed my previous post, A Pinch of Salt …
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A Pinch of Salt: New Book Announcement
And now for something completely different… Happy New Year! I’m starting it off by announcing a new book, A Pinch of Salt, which will be out in early March. (If the name is familiar, it might be because I posted an excerpt from the unedited version a couple of years ago, and some of you …
Jane in Denver by Diana Birchall
No, this isn’t Austenesque fiction in which Jane Austen herself, or perhaps the Darcys, crosses the Atlantic Ocean in a wooden sailing vessel, travels across the United States in a wagon, and ascends the Rocky Mountains in pattens. I don’t think Denver was even founded until about forty years after Austen’s death, which makes the …
Excerpt from “An Unexpected Merry Gentleman”
Happy Holidays, Janeites! ‘Tis the season of plum pudding, wassail and mince pies (Or in my case, Grape leaves, Eggnog Bundt cake and Peanut butter-peanut butter cup cookies). We all have those traditions which dictate our events for Christmas—baking Christmas Cookies, making tamales or even pulling taffy. The holidays wouldn’t be the same without …
Variations on the theme “All Was Joy and Kindness”
I love this month’s theme, chosen by the wonderful Joana Starnes: “All was joy and kindness“! We could always use more of that in the world! When I first saw the phrase, I thought immediately of the holiday season; only later did I realize, with chagrin, that it’s a quote from Pride and Prejudice. (How …
New release-Wits & Wagers by Amy D’Orazio
It’s release week for Wits & Wagers! Many thanks to any of you who have read it so far, and for those of you who haven’t, here’s a little excerpt I hope you’ll find enticing! You can find it at Amazon, free with your KU Subscription!! “Miss Elizabeth, how do you do,” Darcy said, bowing …
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween, everyone! In the spirit of the day, I’m dusting off a post from the archives. I hope you enjoy! 🙂 When most of us think of Halloween, we tend to envision ghosts and witches and mummies and things that go bump in the night. But did you know that there is actually a …
Now in Audio: Mr. Knightley in His Own Words!
Just a quick blast to let you know that Mr. Knightley in His Own Words is now a available in audio! – as well as Kindle, Nook, and paperback. Yay! If you’re as big a fan of audiobooks as I am, perhaps you’ve been waiting for just this minute to sink your teeth – well, …
Spiteful Spirits: A Top “Five” List of Spiteful Characters in Austen
What would Jane Austen have thought of our modern obsession with Halloween? Would she have ditched her Twinings tea for a pumpkin spice latte? Would she have given out unhealthy quantities of candy to trick-or-treaters—or would she have sent them home with nothing more than a witty insult? Somehow, I don’t think she’d be in …
A Gentleman of Worth Audiobook release and Chapter 1 of A Worthy Woman
Good morning and happy Tuesday! I am so excited to let you know A Gentleman of Worth is out on audiobook! Deborah Balm offered to return to narrate the second installment of the Montford Cousins series, and she did a fantastic job as always. The audiobook comes out just in time since I’ve almost completed …
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