As Maria Grace’s and Lucy Marin’s posts have shown, Georgian England was far from a monochromatic tapestry. People from a variety of backgrounds could be found in different walks of life. Among them, several Black Britons stand out – remarkable people who left their mark on the world around them, on the social and cultural …
And… they’re off! The runaways are speeding away from Rosings as we speak, with Mr Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam in hot pursuit. If you’d like to follow them, now I believe you can. I hope that something good comes out of these troubled and distressing times. Stay safe and strong, and see you …
Good morning! Thanks for stopping by last Monday for a peek at my upcoming book. If you missed that post, you can find it here. But in a nutshell, this is the premise: “What if Mr Darcy’s first proposal was interrupted by a bearer of ill tidings? The worst tidings: an elopement! Ah, but whose elopement …
Good morning, and I hope you’re safe and well. Thanks for stopping by for a chat. You bring your tea or your coffee, and I’ll bring the snacks. Virtual ones, but hey, what can we do? A while ago, I was searching through Regency cookbooks for some nibbles that could feature in a scene in …
Hello again in this month of proposals! Hope you’re keeping well and that you’re most agreeably engaged 😊 Thanks for stopping by ten days ago to read my ‘blast from the past’ (if you haven’t read it, you can find it here). And now here comes the ‘new-one-never-before-seen.’ Sending hugs and good wishes from across …
Hi, and I hope you’re safe and well! Since most of us are still stuck at home, how do you feel about a spot of #ArmchairTravel? If #ArmchairTravel sounds tempting, you can find the book previews and Amazon links at the end of this post. But while you’re deciding where you’d like to go, I …
St Valentine’s Day is coming, love is in the air and, as luck will have it, it’s a leap year. So what better way to celebrate our favourite couple and their Leap into Love than with romantic excerpts from our books and gifts for our readers? (Such a great idea, Jennifer!!) I think my readers …
Austen by the Fireside is this month’s theme, and it’s such a cosy one! Perfect for January. This is the time for cosiness, for wrapping up warm and curling up with a good book – or with several. It would be ever so nice if we could curl up before an open fire, but these …
We’re almost at the end of the month and Halloween is just around the corner. But did you know about other ways in which the countryfolk of Ye Olde England used to amuse themselves on wet and cold October days? In my forays in second-hand bookshops I came across a couple of gems that give …
THE JOURNEY HOME TO PEMBERLEY is now out on Amazon. Huge thanks for following my posts last month and for leaving all those wonderful comments – they really made my day! I’m so glad you enjoyed the excerpts, and I hope you’ll like the full story too. BOOK TRAILER You can …
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