Category: Nicole Clarkston

Tempted: Chapter One

Greetings, Janeites! I have been deep underground this summer, mostly because I have been spending a LOT of time camping! Our kids just keep getting older, so my husband put his foot down and decreed that we would take advantage of every weekend we could this summer, to just go do something with them before …

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Summer Travels and New Projects

This month, we are discussing Summer picnics and travels. Are you going anywhere fun? Do you have any favorite summer treats on the menu? Our family loves to camp. This summer, we are determined to get out as many times as possible, and we have already made it out for two separate weekend trips. That’s …

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Nefarious Launch Day

It’s finally here! Or, at least, it will be within the next 12 hours, depending on where you are. I am so excited to announce that our baby Nefarious has flown the coop (and now I don’t have to clean up its messes anymore). It is available exclusively on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited, and YES, …

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Nefarious Pre-Order Announcement

I shall start off with an apology, because I do not have any amazing Regency recipes to share. However, I have something else that might be fun. Well, a few things, really, and they were cooked up (get it?) by a couple of the most amazing ladies in the world. The first is the full …

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Jane in January: Another New Beginning

Greetings! Are you enjoying our current Jane in January series, as we talk about story inspirations? Earlier this month, I shared how most stories sneak up on me as a single scene. Something I did not mention is that most of them take a long time to marinate (at least for me). Today I bring …

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Jane in January: The Birth of a Story

This month for Jane in January, we are discussing the various inspirations that have caused us to pick up our pens and keyboards to honor The Lady. I wish I could tell you that I had traveled to Venice like Diana (doesn’t that look incredible?), or had been steeped from my infancy in Jane Austen …

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Advent Day Nine: A Christmas Tea Guest (Interview with Kirk)

  Merry Christmas! We bring you a very special Christmas interview today. George and Lydia Wickham have invited the elusive Kirk to join them for some mulled wine around the hearth, and they have a great deal to say about Jane Austen today. Pull on your fuzzy socks, snuggle into your stocking cap, and join …

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Advent Day Eight: Feeling the Love of Christmas

Much is often made of love and joy and peace during the Christmas season. Gifts abound, good deeds are thought of that would never come up at other times of the year, songs are sung, and we all dream of toasty evenings around the fire with a warm mug and our loved ones at hand. …

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Advent Calendar Day Four: A Christmas Letter from Lydia Wickham to Elizabeth Darcy (with Annotations by Mr George Wickham)

Merry Christmas! And what is the Christmas season without a kindly word from our nearest and dearest? Today, Catherine Curzon and I bring you a sweet missive from a young couple celebrating their first Christmas together. We hope it warms your heart (but don’t try to drink your tea while you read). -Nicole and Catherine …

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Nowhere But North Release

My latest project has been live out there in the world for a little over a week now (although it seems much longer–I even had to check my calendar to be sure that was right!). While Nowhere But North does not qualify as JAFF, prevailing sentiment suggests that its source material, North and South, might …

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