Can she really be here? March 23, 1812 Jane Austen does not tell us when and how Darcy discovered that Elizabeth was next door at Hunsford in Kent. We only know that he and his cousin pay a call soon after arriving at Rosings. As the carriage turned onto the drive that led to Rosings, …
Masks & Masquerades: A Scene from A Match Made at Matlock
Every month at JAV we have a fun theme for the blog and this month’s is Masks & Masquerades. It made me realize I have rarely written about them so look for more of those coming up soon! I do have one to share that features Viscount Saye preparing to propose while masked. The scene …
Preview of The Courtship of Elizabeth Darcy
Preview of My Latest WIP, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. Between the holidays, having audiobooks made for my backstock (look for PEMBERLEY RANCH soon), and running Granddaddy Day Care for my baby granddaughter—Princess Sugar Pie—I have been trying to write a …
The Measure of Love Launch
I keep a little running list of plot threads that tickle my fancy. I think most authors do, and like most, that list is so much longer than the list of stories that will ever get published! Sometimes a couple of threads work together to turn into something bigger than either idea was on its …
Reviewing Hallmark’s “Lovuary with Jane Austen”
I had a lot of interest when I published this post on my own blog (www.shannonwinslow.com), so I decided to give it an encore presentation here, for any of you who may have missed it. These are my reviews of Hallmark’s four featured February films: I was skeptical when I heard of the Hallmark Channel’s …
Snippet from my WIP: An Intriguing Connection
Now that Mr Darcy and the Enchanted Library has been polished and published, I realized that I haven’t given you any updates for some time on my writing progress. Just to reassure you, the FOURTH and FINAL book in Mr. Darcy’s Magic is in progress. It is chugging along very well indeed [to use a …
“Shattered” — a new Elizabeth and Darcy short story (complete)
Happy February 29, that rarest of days! This month’s theme is “Alone Together,” so I thought I’d finish a short story from a few months ago, one that seemed relevant to this theme. But when I read back over the story, I didn’t like it–and so I started anew. The idea for this story is …
The Measure of Love: Chapter Two
How are you settling into February so far? Wait, it’s almost over? Goodness, how did that happen so fast??? I’m back with Chapter Two of The Measure of Love. I’ve been sharing about it in my newsletter, but not as much here. I’ll start catching up! (Read Chapter One Here.) When I first posted this …

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