“It is above eight months. We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.” –Charles Bingley to Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Hello, friends, and happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating today! As you may have noticed from the above quote, in addition to American …
Hello again! Soo, I’ve been hiding under the bonnet for a while, caught in a tug-of-war between two stories that want to be written: one short and happy, with pretty much all of Elizabeth’s reasons to dislike Mr Darcy cleared at the drop of a hat – and a longer one, where our favourite …
Right after Halloween (and sometimes even before) our retailers would have us begin focusing on Christmas, and now “Black Friday”, which used to be limited to one day, has expanded to an entire season dedicated to shopping for bargains. I love Christmas. But I often think it’s a shame that in our rush to get …
Here is the second and final section of Where Dreams Come True. You can find Part I here. Enjoy! Lucy Elizabeth was standing outside of Boma, one of Animal Kingdom’s restaurants with Jane, Charles and Katie waiting for their table to be ready. Her thoughts were far away. Well, not that far away, really; she …
Sorry to keep you waiting so long for this new chapter of The Price of Pride. Real life got a little too exciting, but I’m back to work now. I’m sorry to confess that the release date is being pushed back, too, to either mid-December or early January. I hope you enjoy this chapter. To …
Hello everyone! I was looking through some old (old) short stories of mine and thought I would polish them up and share them with you. This one, which will be posted in two parts (Part II will be next Thursday), was inspired by a family trip to Disney World when my daughter was six. It …
Rosings Park preview #4 and cover reveal, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I’m a generous guy. back with Chapter 3 of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. Post one may be found HERE, post two HERE, and post three HERE. You’ll remember from last time that things are not …
Rosings Park preview #3, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I’m back with Chapter 2 of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. I hope you enjoyed the previous preview chapters. Post one may be found HERE and post two HERE. Last time, we had a glimpse of how things are …
When most of us think of Halloween, we tend to envision ghosts and witches and mummies and things that go bump in the night. But did you know that there is actually a history of prophecy (and dare I say romance) associated with the holiday? Halloween (or Hallowe’en) is essentially a contraction of “hallowed evening,” …
And now it starts to get exciting! Here’s the third excerpt from The Price of Pride, where we see the fallout of Wickham’s visit. Thanks for all your comments – they keep me inspired! If you’ve missed the earlier sections, check them out here: Prologue, Chapter 1, Chapter 2. ~~~ The red-haired chambermaid came to …
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