I’ve been awfully quiet here lately, but if you’ve been following some of my Facebook posts, you’ll already know why. Today is the launch date of a brand new North and South anthology, Falling for Mr. Thornton! Both Melanie Stanford and I contributed, along with ten other fabulous authors. Some of them you already know …
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Jane in January: Finding Inspiration in Random Places
Like most authors, inspiration comes to me anywhere, anytime, and from anything. Sometimes I’ll randomly think of a line and quickly jot it down, with the plans on using it someday. Sometimes a What If? kind of scenario enters my mind and the beginnings of what could be a book are formed. With my retellings, …
Nowhere But North Release
My latest project has been live out there in the world for a little over a week now (although it seems much longer–I even had to check my calendar to be sure that was right!). While Nowhere But North does not qualify as JAFF, prevailing sentiment suggests that its source material, North and South, might …
It’s COLLIDE’s Release Day!
Happy release day to me! Today is the day COLLIDE, my second Romance Revisited novel, comes out and I’m so excited! *throws confetti* COLLIDE is inspired by Elizabeth Gaskell’s North & South. Here are some graphics I made up that give you some teasers of the book: There are very few modern …
Sequels in September: An Excerpt from COLLIDE
In celebration of Sequels in September, I bring you an excerpt from COLLIDE, my second Romance Revisited novel. While COLLIDE is a sequel to SWAY, they can be read as standalones. A minor character from SWAY makes a brief appearance in COLLIDE. (Both books will come together more in the final novel in the series, …
Cover Reveal: COLLIDE
COLLIDE, my second Romance Revisited novel, has been a long time coming. It was under contract with my previous publisher on two different occasions before I received the rights back and decided to publish it on my own. Although the wait has been long, I’m excited that COLLIDE is almost here! Here’s the blurb: When …
House Guests
Greetings, fair readers! Today we have another instalment in our Wickhams/ Thorntons mashups, and we are hoping you will indulge us as we introduce a new character. After a lifetime of hard-earned wisdom, the George and Lydia Wickham we all remember for their impulsiveness have grown rather respectable. Now doting grandparents, they have broadened their …
Words from Experience to Youth: Part Four
Welcome to the part four of our special March Mashup! Plans are afoot for the silver-haired George Wickham and his silk-clad wife to visit Margaret Thornton in her new marital home. Read on to learn of perfume, scandal and Mrs Wickham’s hard-won battle with her ornamental feathers. If you would like to catch up with the correspondence, …
Words from Experience to Youth: Part Three
Welcome to the third installment of this March Mashup special series! Once again, we bring you evidence of a remarkable and highly unlikely friendship: that of a wiser George Wickham and a young Margaret Hale. We hope you enjoy his mature reflections and witticisms as he advises and befriends the new wife of a cotton …
Words from Experience to Youth: Part Two
Welcome to another edition of March Mashups! Today we continue our serialisation of the letters exchanged between the young Margaret Hale and the rather more seasoned George Wickham. Discovered in their respective archives, these letters offer an invaluable insight into a most unlikely friendship. We hope you enjoy reading them. -Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston …
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