Release of Netherfield Park Is Let at Last by Mary Simonsen

Hello! I’m back! It was only two months ago that I released my novella, Dear Sir, Dear Madam, and I would like to thank all of you for such a warm reception for my story. It was so well received that it inspired me to write another novella, Netherfield Park Is Let at Last, and …

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The Ladies of Rosings Park – Chapter 16

The Ladies of Rosings Park has been out for a month now, and it’s doing well!  For those of you who don’t have your own copy yet, I continued posting chapters here every Monday. But now we’ve reached the end of the time period covered in Pride and Prejudice (Part One of the book). So this is your …

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Elation and an Excerpt!

Hey there, people! I’m feeling pretty great today. It’s a gorgeous day here in Canada (we had snow last week, ick), I’m seeing the new Avengers this weekend (!!!), and best of all… I’ll finally be finished my work-in-progress TODAY!   So last time I posted was in February and I was right in the …

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Now available for Pre-Order!

I’m delighted to announce, your patience and perseverance have finally paid off! Netherfield: Rogue Dragon is finally ready for pre-order! Elizabeth Bennet thought she was prepared to do anything to make the Dragon Conclave accept her beloved young dragon, Pemberley, into the Blue Order, but she had not anticipated it would leave her banished from …

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Mr Wickham’s Wanderings: A Trip to Kenwood

Friends, I am a gentleman with a reputation for being fond of a pretty face and in my day, I wasn’t the only one! My erstwhile editor, Catherine Curzon, knows a thing or two about the pretty faces of the Georgian era and she will be visiting the splendid  Kenwood House on 18th May to …

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The Ladies of Rosings Park – Chapter 14 and 15

The Ladies of Rosings Park is now published! Hooray! But in case you don’t have your own copy yet, I will continue posting chapters here every Monday until we finish Part One of the book (the time period covered in Pride and Prejudice). These early chapters read like P&P “missing scenes” – your favorite book from a different perspective. Last week …

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Netherfield: Rogue Dragon part 8

Great news! We have a cover and the editing is done. It’s all about finishing the final proofing and formatting now. We’ll have a release date soon!   Walker cut through the grey blue sky, just below the clouds, occasionally passing through a sunbeam that glinted off his vaguely metallic feather-scales.  It would not likely …

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The Ladies of Rosings Park – Chapter 13

The Ladies of Rosings Park is now published! Hooray! But in case you don’t have your own copy yet, I will continue posting chapters here every Monday until we finish Part One of the book (the time period covered in Pride and Prejudice). These early chapters read like P&P “missing scenes” – your favorite book from a different perspective. Last week …

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The Darcys and Lord Byron in Venice – Part 4

The Darcys’ eldest boy, Charles, was old enough, at five, for some alphabet lessons, and Elizabeth had used her scissors to cut out letters of paper, which were now spread over the table. Charles and Jane, a year younger, were playing with them, not learning very seriously, while the baby, Fitzwilliam gurgled in a basket …

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Netherfield: Rogue Dragon – Part 7

Elizabeth experiences something she’s never experienced before.   Elizabeth sat on the bottom step of the dark cellar stairs, her face in her hands. The air smelt of cold damp rock, similar to a dragon lair—perhaps that was why the lindwurm came here. Perhaps not, but it was as good a reason as any. Would …

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