“After waiting at home every morning for a fortnight, and inventing every evening a fresh excuse for her, the visitor did at last appear; but the shortness of her stay, and, yet more, the alteration of her manner, would allow Jane to deceive herself no longer.” — Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (Chapter 26) Early …
A Pinch of Salt: Cover Reveal & Excerpt
Hello! It’s just over a month until my new book, A Pinch of Salt, is released. Woohoo! It will be available via Amazon. As I announced previously, this is a modern novel, an edited version of a story I posted online some years ago. In case you missed my previous post, A Pinch of Salt …
Launch, Giveaway Winners, New Book Preview, lots of goodies!
Today is launch day for Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door! I’m excited to hear what you think. This was my first time writing Elizabeth as Not A Bennet, and it was so much fun! Bonus because she and Darcy were close as children. Our poor girl is wrestling with a lot of big …
P&P The Untold Stories: The Impressions of Anne de Bourgh – by Diana Birchall
Lady Catherine flatters herself with hopes of her daughter’s marriage to Mr. Darcy January 26, 1812 “My dear Anne,” Lady Catherine de Bourgh said to her daughter, “I do hope you will be taking your drive today. You need an airing.” “Is is so cold,” Anne replied fretfully, “I do not see how a constitutional …
P&P The Untold Stories: Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam Go To Cheapside
We’re up to this little gem, a favorite of mine I wrote during this time. If it seems familiar, you might have read what came from it in His Perfect Gift (I changed the timeline a bit). Enjoy! January 25, 1812 The bustling streets of London passed outside the carriage, and a foul-tempered Darcy …
Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door: Chapter Four and Giveaway
EDIT: GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED And in accordance with Amazon’s exclusivity policy, I have deleted the subsequent chapters. Giveaway winners are: Cath E Colleen D Rebecca Mc.Brayer Jeannette Taswmom Catherine SD Michelle Christine Waring Thank you for playing, everyone! I’m back with Chapter Four! Ready for some Darcy time? Read along, and comment to enter! …
Mr. Darcy and the Girl Next Door: Chapter Three And Giveaway
EDIT: GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED And in accordance with Amazon’s exclusivity policy, I have deleted the subsequent chapters. Giveaway winners are: Cath E Colleen D Rebecca Mc.Brayer Jeannette Taswmom Catherine SD Michelle Christine Waring Thank you for playing, everyone! I’m back with Chapter Three! Ready for some Darcy time? Read along, and comment to enter! …
P&P The Untold Stories: Elizabeth Hears from the New Mrs. Collins
What does Charlotte say about married life? January 16th, 1812 When Elizabeth had said goodbye to the former Miss Lucas at the church door, it had been with a heavy heart. The previous years of unreserved friendship, of easy intimacy were over. The fact that one was now married and the other not might …
2023 Wrap Up and What’s Coming in 2024!
Happy New Year! Yes, I am well aware we’re 10 days into the new year, and I’m running a bit behind. December was a whirlwind of good and bad. I am blown over by the reviews on Catching Lizzy. Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed it. It was definitely a mood booster while …
P&P The Untold Stories: In Which Charlotte Collins Faces the Inquisition by Diana Birchall
Lady Catherine inspects the household of the new Mrs. Collins January 13, 1811 Charlotte had now been married a month and was quite as satisfied with her situation as she had ever dared hope to be. If her husband was not the pleasantest of companions, there was only one of him, and any man, not …
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