Hello, everyone! Today’s treat is some time under the Christmas Bough. Even in Jane Austen’s time, the Christmas Bough was an old tradition. It had made an appearance in the 14th century as an effigy of the Holy Family surrounded by a couple of hoops festooned with greenery – holy, ivy, mistletoe, bay, rosemary or …
Launch of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men, by Jack Caldwell Merry Christmas, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Years ago, back in the dark ages of JAFF, my beautiful wife Barbara challenged to write an Austenseque story. That story became THE THEE COLONELS: Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. The story was audacious at the …
Hi! Today’s Advent treats are a brass band, a vignette and a virtual bite of Christmas pudding and the festive dish that went before it. Did you know that the Sunday before last (22 Nov) was Stir-up Sunday? That’s when families (those who still make their own Christmas pudding instead of buying it from the shop) …
My newest book is here!!! Tragedy. Love. Betrayal. Devotion. Secrets… What if Lady Anne Darcy was alive to meet Elizabeth Bennet? Pemberley has been the home of the Darcys for twelve generations. It has seen their loves, their losses, their triumphs and heartbreaks. Spanning over 25 years and two generations, this family saga …
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 …
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 …
Rosings Park preview #2, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I’m back with Chapter 1 of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. Post one (which may be found HERE) gave some backstory as well as a couple of clues to not only this book but the upcoming BROTHER OF THE …
Congratulations to the winners of Encounter to Remember giveaway! Mary A Coble won the paperback, and Lara and Linny B won an ebook. I will be contacting soon you by email! Today is LAUNCH DAY of the “Encounter to Remember” kindle, and here is Chapter 2. (The paperback went live two days ago!) If you …
Congratulations to the winners of Encounter to Remember giveaway! Mary A Coble won the paperback, and Lara and Linny B won an ebook. I will be contacting soon you by email! Greetings everyone! It seems forever since I have posted here, and if you have been wondering where I have been, I took a step …
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