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 …
Mysteries of Pemberley — Chapter 3
My thanks to all of you who are reading along and especially those commenting! Prior installments of this story can be found by clicking these links: Prologue, Chapter One, Chapter Two Chapter Three “There you are.” Mr. Bennet smiled at his eldest daughter from his seat at the head of the breakfast table. “I …
The Ladies of Rosings Park – Chapter 12
The Ladies of Rosings Park is now successfully 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 …
Netherfield Rogue Dragon Preview, part 6
What Elizabeth doesn’t know just might hurt her after all. What is Darcy to do? Darcy sank back into the large, soft, and very clean chair near the fireplace in a room easily twice the size of any he had seen for at least a fortnight. Clean linens—he had actually checked after the rigors of …
Mysteries of Pemberley — Chapter 2
Previous installments of this story can be found by clicking: Prologue, Chapter One Chapter Two The tall gentleman, with his fine clothes and noble countenance, was nothing short of menacing but Elizabeth would not be daunted, not with the life of little Charles at stake. She straightened herself, determined to appear larger and …
The Ladies of Rosings Park – Chapter 11
The Ladies of Rosings Park is now successfully 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 …
Interview with a Janeite, with Special Guest Christine La Salle
Welcome back to our monthly feature where Jane Austen readers and authors get to know each other! This month, our special guest is Christine La Salle, one of our newest members. I know you will enjoy her wit as she shares about Jane Austen rescuing the sanity of a new mom, and then chats with …
A Most Respectable Elopement, Part Thirty Two: Epilogue
Over the past months we have followed George Wickham and Lydia Bennet from the ballrooms to Brighton to the altar, via Napoleonic spies, heroic encounters and a lot of sauce. Today our tale of this infamous couple concludes; we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have! Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston You can …
Netherfield Rogue Dragon Preview, part 5
A wedding and a clandestine meeting, but with whom? Monday morning proved to be a cool, fine sort of morning, but not especially memorable, which was exactly what one wanted for a wedding day. Elizabeth dressed and pinned up her hair with particular care, not that anyone would especially notice, but it made her …
Mysteries of Pemberley — Chapter One
Welcome back to the Mysteries of Pemberley! To read the Prologue click here Chapter One Michaelmas 1816, Hertfordshire There was in that year a cold, a pervasive greyness that covered the land and made warmth impossible. Spring began late, with snow and flooding interrupting the attempts of the trees and flowers to bud, and killing …
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