I know that “a comfortable coze” (this month’s theme here at the blog) comes from Mansfield Park and refers to a confab between Fanny Price and Mary Crawford. (Read more about that in Diana Birchall’s post.) But I admit that the phrase conjured up something a little different in my mind. First, you should know …
Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I had hoped the audiobook of His Perfect Gift would be released by today, but unfortunately the review isn’t complete yet. I was trying to figure out what to do, and found this old quickie I wrote years ago, which I thought would be appropriate since Veterans’ Day was yesterday. It …
Jane Austen’s felicitious phrase, “a comfortable coze,” which we use as our banner theme for November (a month in need of a coze or two), comes from Mansfield Park. Fanny, preparing for her first ball, is perplexed about how to wear the cross given her by her sailor brother William, for she has no chain. …
Do you ever feel overwhelmed sending an overdue email to a friend because there’s just so much to tell them, so you procrastinate until it gets even worse? Especially when there’s something you really want to avoid saying? Well, that’s the spiral I’ve been in on blog posts, so I’m going to bite the bullet …
Hello everyone! What a year for holiday JAFF! Do you suppose it is because of how challenging the last year and a half has been? Today, I am sharing an excerpt from my new Christmas novella, Christmas at Blackthorn Manor. It came out in e-book format (and through Kindle Unlimited) on 25 October, and is …
A bit of dragon-y goodness to share from the new book: Draogn Keeper’s Cotillion. In which Anne and Wentworth settle in for the coming adventury with the Darcys. March 21, 1815, Thames House, London Anne squinted at the notes scrawled in pale pencil scratchings in the tiny notebook, sized to fit in a lady’s …
Its been so exciting to see so many wonderful holiday tales coming out this year. I am never one for the scary stuff, and I love American Thanksgiving and the December holidays so I welcome November with open arms! So to kick things off, here is an excerpt from my recently released holiday novella …
It had been an exceptionally wet October with winds and gales blowing around Mansfield Park almost daily, and Fanny was thankful to have recourse to her own dear East Room. This had been the Bertram sisters’ former school-room, now Fanny’s own refuge; but it was a chilly refuge in the inclement weather, for Fanny was …
Dragon Keepers’ Cotillion ~Territory challenges. Dragon battles. Baby dragon debutantes. When will the chaos end?
Don’t you think our Jane would agree that there’s nothing like reading a wonderful holiday story for real comfort? Curling up with a cup of warm tea or hot cocoa, snuggling under a blanket and getting lost in the world of Darcy and Elizabeth without overt interference by Mr. Wickham is how I long to …
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