Category: Maria Grace

Of Course There were Dragons

It’s hard to believe it’s been three years since the Blue Order Dragons came on the scene. Congratulations to Karen, winner of the audiobook. This giveaway is now closed. And now it just seems like the dragons have always been here, just hiding in plain sight, persuading those who cannot hear them that they are …

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Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions Chapter 4

Now available on Amazon and all major booksellers!  A picnic, archery and a theatrical in one afternoon–how will Darcy manage? Leave me a comment for a chance to win an ebook version of Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions.   Chapter 4 Darcy slowly descended the grand stairs to meet with the rest of the party …

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Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions Chapter 3

Now available on Amazon and all major booksellers!  The drawing room reveals much more than Darcy expected. Leave me a comment for a chance to win an ebook version of Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions. Chapter 3 Darcy rose. Brandy and manly company would have to wait for another day. Was that a good thing …

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Fine Eyes and Pert Opinions Chapter 2

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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