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Category Archives: blog hop
Happy 5th Book Birthday to “Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”
Back in 2017, I landed upon an idea that became part of an Austen-inspired book. You see, there is this whole faction of people/experts who believe Francis Bacon and others within Bacon’s circle wrote Shakespeare’s plays. And guess what? Francis … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, drama, excerpt, Georgian England, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, playwrights, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Vagary
Tagged book excerpt, book release, drama, Elizabethan England, giveaway, Gorhambury House, Hertfordshire, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar, Sir Frances Bacon, Sir Nicholas Bacon, Vagary, variation
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Inheritance and Illegitimate Heirs + “The Earl Claims His Comfort” + Excerpt
INHERITANCE FOR ILLEGITIMATE SONS Could an illegitimate son inherit during the Regency? We are speaking of the illegitimate son inheriting the man’s property, not necessarily his peerage/title. First one must realize that there is actually a rule against perpetuity law … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, Inheritance, primogenture, Regency era, Regency romance, research, romance
Tagged Angel Comes to the Devil's Keep, Black Opal Books, book excerpt, book release, giveaway, illegitimate heirs, inheritance, law of perpetuity, Publishing, Regency Era, The Earl Claim His Comfort, Twins trilogy
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It is HERE!!! Pemberley’s Christmas Governess: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary Goes Live Today!!!
Today, my 28th Jane Austen-inspired tale goes live. I hope you have your copy waiting for you in your inbox. I pray you will enjoy this tale. It is a bit different from my usual fare, where I stay close … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, Christmas, eBooks, excerpt, Georgian England, Georgian Era, giveaway, heroines, historical fiction, holidays, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, writing
Tagged Austen characters, blog tour, book excerpt, Christmas, clean romance, Georgian Era, giveaway, historical fiction, holiday, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, Regency romance, Vagary, writing
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Introducing “Pemberley’s Christmas Governess”
In Emma, Jane Austen describes Jane Fairfax in these terms: “With the fortitude of a devoted novitiate, she had resolved at one-and-twenty to complete the sacrifice and retire from all the pleasures of life, of rational intercourse, equal society, peace, … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, eBooks, excerpt, George Wickham, Georgian England, Georgian Era, heroines, historical fiction, holidays, Jane Austen, marriage, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Austen characters, book excerpt, book release, Christmas, clean romance, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holidays, Jane Austen, Pemberley's Christmas Governess, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, Regency romance, Vagary, writing
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Interview with Mirta Ines Trupp and News of the Release of “Celestial Persuasion”
Mirta Ines Trupp is a member of the Austen Authors group I admin, along with Sharon Lathan. Her Austen tales come from a totally different perspective from the majority of that group, for Ms. Trupp adds her Jewish roots to … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, books, British history, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, real life tales, Regency era, Regency romance, research, Vagary, writing
Tagged book release, excerpt, Georgian Era, guest post, JAFF, Jane Austen, Jewish, Mirta Ines Trupp, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, research, variation, writing
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Celebrating the Release of “The Colonel’s Spinster: A Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series Novel” from Author, Audrey Harrison
Today, I welcome another of the authors involved in the Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series. Where I took up the tale of the Sheriff of Nottingham in I Shot the Sheriff and Lindsay Downs “transformed” Frankenstein in his The … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book release, books, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, military, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Audrey Harrison, book release, Georgian Era, guest post, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency Era, Regency romance, The Colonel's Spinster, Tragic Characters is Classic Lit Series, Vagary, variation, writing
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“Luminous” Blog Tour ~ Worker Compensation Laws and the Radium Girls, a Guest Post from Samantha Wilcoxson
Many people do not realize how much we owe to the dial painters in 1920’s radium studios for our modern workers’ compensation laws. The idea that workers should be protected from harm and that companies were liable for damages to … Continue reading
Posted in American History, blog hop, book release, British history, eBooks, Guest Post, history, Industrial Revolution, medicine, publishing, reading habits, real life tales, research, writing
Tagged blog tour, Catherine Donohue, guest post, history, Luminous, Publishing, Radium Girls, real-life tales, research, Samantha Wilcoxson, writing
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Congratulations to the Winners!!!
These lucky winners just won an eBook copy of my latest novel, Losing Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation. The Kindle notice should be in your email box. The list below reflects the winners on my blog, Every Woman Dreams, … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book release, eBooks, giveaway, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vagary
Tagged Austen Authors, giveaway, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vagary, variation
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Celebrating the Release of “A Mother’s Touch” from Jennifer Redlarczyk + an Excerpt + a Giveaway
Regina, I’m so happy to be back visiting your blog today with my Mother’s Day Anthology, A Mother’s Touch. This book is a collection of seven stories inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. See Lady Anne through the eyes … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Post, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, reading habits, real life tales, Regency era, Vagary, writing
Tagged A Mother's Touch, book release, eBook, Georgian Era, guest post, JAFF, Jane Austen, Jennifer Redlarczyk, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, variation, writing and publishing
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Catholic/Protestant Marriages During the Regency + “The Earl Claims His Comfort”
Catholic/ Protestant Weddings During the Regency Era On 25 March 1754, the Hardwicke Act went into effect in England. It was designed to prevent Clandestine Weddings (Read More on Clandestine Weddings HERE) and to force couples marrying in England to … Continue reading
Posted in Black Opal Books, blog hop, book excerpts, book release, British history, Church of England, excerpt, George IV, Georgian England, historical fiction, Ireland, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, marriage licenses, real life tales, Regency era, Regency personalities, Regency romance, research, romance
Tagged Black Opal Books, book excerpt, book release, British history, Catholic, Catholic Emancipation, Church of England, George IV, Hardwicke Act, Ireland, Maria Fitzherbert, marriage, Protestant, Regency Era, religion, Romantic Suspense, The Earl Claims His Comfort, William Pitt the Younger
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