Now available on Amazon and all major booksellers! What could possible go wrong with guests arriving for a house party? Take a peek at chapter 2 and see. Chapter 2 A remarkable three weeks passed. Darcy peeked into the music room. Light, lilting strains poured through the open door. His mother had designed the room …
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New Release: Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions
Would you believe I started this as a handwritten draft in 2014? I’m not sure which shiny project made me put it down, but I’m sure glad I finally returned to it! Now available on Amazon and all major booksellers! Chapter 1 Most days, Elizabeth could keep herself occupied and remind herself of the …
A Stormy September and a New Audio Release
Congratulations to Joan, winner of the audiobook. The giveaway is now closed. New in audio! I’m so excited to announce that A Most Affectionate Mother is now available in audio! I’ve always related to Mary Bennet much more than Elizabeth, and I just love it when she finds her own romance and happy ending on …
Games for a Rainy Day: Bilboquet
Family letters and remembrances tell us that Jane Austen played a variety of games with her young nieces an nephews, and was quite good at many of them, including bilboquet.
Games Jane Austen Might Have Played: Battledore
Welcome Austen in August Readers! Austen Variations is joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen! Join me a looking at one of the less examined aspects of Austen’s life, how might she have had fun? What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? With the …
Games Jane Austen Might Have Played: Pall Mall
Welcome Austen in August Readers! Austen Variations is joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen! Join me a looking at one of the less examined aspects of Austen’s life, how might she have had fun? What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? With the …
A picnic from The Vicar’s Daughter
The Vicar of Kympton–excerpt #2 Darcy slowly descending the grand stairs, steeling himself for those inevitably awkward moments in the drawing room when everyone was standing about stupidly waiting for something to begin. The situation inevitably begged for some conversation, but not a great deal, just enough to fill the empty space. Even so, he …
A Picnic in Jane Austen’s Day
Origin of picnics The concept of a picnic has been existence for a very long time. (Of course, one could argue that eating outdoors was the very first way to eat, but let’s not go back quite that far.) Food historians suggest that the modern concept of the picnic evolved from traditional moveable outdoor feasts. …
A Picnic excerpt from The Vicar’s Daughter
Darcy asks his sister to plan a picnic, but she isn’t sure she is up to the task. The next day, Elizabeth sat at her dressing table, unplaiting her hair. So many things to do this morning, best get to them quickly. She picked up her brush; it had been Mama’s—one of the few …
Chelsea Buns
I always love getting to ‘dress the set’ as it were of my books with bits and bobs from the era. Food is often one of those bits; the sights and smells and tastes of a place are so evocative, aren’t they? So I often find myself in a deep dive looking for what my …
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