Anne held the guidebook of Bath in her hand, but after reading the same paragraph for the third time, she closed it. Her thoughts were elsewhere—Molland’s to be exact. She was still attempting to understand what had happened at the confectioner’s shop a day earlier. She had just finished a cup of tea and a …
In Persuasion, Anne visits Bath with her family. One of the most popular sites was Molland’s, a confectionery store, where she would have enjoyed a cup of hot tea and a sweet. Sweets included dried fruits, gingerbread, cakes, sugared almonds, and jellied fruits. Anne was sent back, however, in a moment by the entrance of …
This month’s theme is Jane Austen locations, particularly Bath, which immediately brought this story to mind. My husband works for Boeing and he occasionally travels with his job, jetting off to exotic vacation destinations like Glasgow Montana, Roswell New Mexico, and Fairbanks Alaska in the dead of winter. Needless to say, I’ve never felt the desire …
In case you’ve missed all the preliminary chatter, I’ll let you in on the worst-kept secret around. Ta-da! The authors of Austen Variations proudly present a new collaboration titled Pride and Prejudice – Behind the Scenes. Here’s the official book blurb: What did Mr. Darcy think when he first saw Elizabeth Bennet? How did Miss Bingley …
For my ‘Travels in August’ post this month, I’m sharing the first two chapters from Who Needs Mr Willoughby?, my third Jane Austen Factor book. Marianne Bennet is about to leave her home on the south coast of England to travel alone to Northumberland, where she and her mother and sister Elinor will soon reside. She’s not looking forward to …
Darcy finishes his business with the Prince Regent in the finale of this excerpt from And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family… When Darcy returned home he did not have a moment alone with Elizabeth until bedtime. He had decided to tell her the whole…he thought that she should know the background of …
In part two of this short story, excerpted from And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family, Darcy and his valet undertake a secret trip to Paris to rescue the Prince Regent from a blackmailer… Darcy fidgeted restlessly over his café au lait as he sat at the tiny table outside the café near Madame …
In this short story, excerpted from And This Our Life: Chronicles of the Darcy Family we find Mr. Darcy and his valet, Oliver, on their way to Paris under the Prince Regent’s orders to find and reclaim compromising letters his highness has foolishly allowed to fall into the hands of one of his minor amours…letters that could change the …
It’s release day! I’m so excited and I hope you are too! To celebrate, I have an outtake! I’d like to thank my family, my friends, my betas, and the wonderful proofreaders (including my husband) who helped me along as I’ve written this and been a huge bear while editing it! My poor husband didn’t …
Summer and fair weather is time for travels, near and far. Jane Austen’s characters see their fair share of travels. Elizabeth travels to Hunsford to see Charlotte. Catherine Morland treks to Bath. Frank Churchill journeys to Highbury. Captain Wentworth sails the seas with His Majesty’s navy. The Dashwoods sojourn to Barton Cottage after the loss of their home, thence to …
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