Lots of excitement this week! The ebook of my first book, The Best Part of Love is returned to Amazon and KU as of yesterday! And the cover reveal for A Lady’s Reputation is here next week. Hope to see you there! There just might be a giveaway! Chapter Three The Gardiners received the express …
A Picnic in Venice (Part 12 of Byron and the Darcys series)
Lady Catherine was in a very bad mood. As she seated herself at the breakfast table, arrayed in her richly and stiffly embroidered morning dress with its tight lace collar Elizabeth and Darcy could see, by her black looks, that her temper, so far rigidly held in, would not be so for long. She began …
Summer Travels and New Projects
This month, we are discussing Summer picnics and travels. Are you going anywhere fun? Do you have any favorite summer treats on the menu? Our family loves to camp. This summer, we are determined to get out as many times as possible, and we have already made it out for two separate weekend trips. That’s …
Mountaintop Picnic
If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter at all, you know I’ve been travelling this summer. In a fit of insanity, my husband and I planned an entire summer spent in Europe – WITH our three children. It started with 2.5 weeks in Germany. We participate in a home exchange group and a German …
Adrian Lukis as Mr Wickham – Live on Stage!
I’m thrilled to finally announce my super secret project. On 15th September Bath’s fabulous Jane Austen Festival will host the premier of Being Mr Wickham, my theatrical writing debut, starring Adrian Lukis (who else!?) as Jane Austen’s quintessential rogue. Mr Wickham may be a little older, but is he any wiser? “Written off as a rake …
The Newlywed Tilneys with a View to a Picnic
Picnics! What a fun theme! Only one problem; I didn’t have a single picnic scene in any of my books to share… so I wrote one for the Northanger Abbey sequel I have underway (working title: Murder at Northanger Abbey). It fit nicely into the first chapter where I’m giving a snap shot of Catherine …
A Picnic excerpt from The Vicar’s Daughter
Darcy asks his sister to plan a picnic, but she isn’t sure she is up to the task. The next day, Elizabeth sat at her dressing table, unplaiting her hair. So many things to do this morning, best get to them quickly. She picked up her brush; it had been Mama’s—one of the few …
A Lady’s Reputation Chapter Two
Thank you all for your warm welcome and lovely comments to the first post of A Lady’s Reputation. If you missed it, you can find it here. Chapter Two Sunday, 12 April 1812, Hertfordshire Mr and Mrs Bennet, followed by Mary, Kitty, and Lydia, strolled towards the church on Sunday morning, enjoying the warmth …
A Picnic Excerpt from Only Mr. Darcy Will Do
For those of you who aren’t aware, each month we choose a theme that some of our authors may choose to write about. Our theme for this month is Summer is the time for Picnics, and I knew right away what I wanted to post. This is a scene from “Only Mr. Darcy Will Do,” …
A Lady’s Reputation Chapter One
A Lady’s Reputation will be available for purchase in July but I wanted to give everyone a few chapters first, to get a taste of the story! I will post the first three parts weekly and on June 26th will show you all the beautiful cover! Chapter One Wednesday, 8 April 1812, Kent …
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