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Monthly Archives: August 2017
Frugality and the Cost of Being “Cheap”
This is a lovely guest post from my friend Jennifer Petkus about Jane Austen, frugality, and being a bit eccentric. Enjoy! I am frugal (cheap), but like many frugal (cheap) people I’m not always aware of the high cost of … Continue reading
English Drama and the Origins of Censorship
Of late, on social media we have been bombarded with what is termed “obscenities.” We writers are often accused by “reviewers” of writing obscenities or sexually explicit scenes when in our estimations, we are writing PG scenes. The problem is … Continue reading
Breach of Promise in the Regency + an Excerpt & Giveaway from MR. DARCY’S BRIDEs
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Miss Austen brings up the issue of “Breach of Promise Suits” as they apply to Lydia and Wickham. This exchange actually occurs after Darcy’s second proposal (chapter 60) when Elizabeth is asking Darcy when … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, British history, Church of England, eBooks, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, marriage licenses, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged book excerpt, book release, Jane Austen, MR. DARCY'S BRIDEs, Pride and Prejudice, Regency romance, Vagary
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Celebrating the Release of MR. DARCY’S BRIDEs with an Excerpt + Giveaway
In my new book, MR. DARCY’s BRIDEs, by mistake Elizabeth disrupts Mr. Darcy’s marriage to his cousin, Anne De Bourgh. Our daring heroine is in disguise (NOTE: I drape her with a heavy veil attached to her bonnet, which would … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, British history, Church of England, eBooks, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, marriage licenses, Pride and Prejudice, Regency era, Regency romance, Scotland, Vagary
Tagged annulments, Church of England, eBooks, handfasting, Jane Austen, marriage, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Scotland, Vagary
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Introducing Deanna Browne and “Demon Rising,” Arriving This Month from Black Opal Books
Today we welcome another of my fellow Black Opal Books authors. Deanna Browne is a debut author, whose love for magic is mixed with a strong creative streak. Check out a bit about her and her first book, Demon Rising. … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, book release, publishing, writing
Tagged Black Opal Books, book release, Deanna Brown, Demon Rising, fantasy, magic
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The Great Valley Road, Setting for My Novel, “The Road to Understanding”
When I began writing The Road to Understanding, I needed a perfect route to take my characters across the mountains between Virginia and Tennessee in the late 1780s. Who Traveled Across The Great Valley Road? The majority of the settlers in … Continue reading
Posted in America, book excerpts, book release, books, customs and tradiitons, eBooks, George Wickham, historical fiction, Pride and Prejudice, romance, Uncategorized
Tagged book release, excerpt, history, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regina Jeffers, The Great Valley Road, The Road to Understanding, Vagary
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Purchasing Commissions During the Napoleonic Wars
We often read of a young gentleman purchasing a commission in either the militia or the regulars during the Regency era, but did conditions exist when a commission could not be secured? The answer is “Yes,” but there were conditions … Continue reading
Posted in British history, British Navy, Georgian England, military, Napoleonic Wars, war
Tagged aristocracy, British Army, British Navy, commissions, military, Napoleonic Wars, officers
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