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Category Archives: excerpt
The Cancelled Chapters of Jane Austen’s “Persuasion,” a Guest Post from Alexa Adams
The Cancelled Chapters of Persuasion This piece originally appeared on Austen Authors in March 2015. I thought others might find it informative. I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within … Continue reading
A Bit About Horses, Guest Blog from Jude Knight + Release of “A Raging Madness” + a Giveaway
Today, I welcome my internet friend, Jude Knight, with a bit about her research on horses and the latest release in The Golden Redepennings series, plus a GIVEAWAY. My qualifications for writing about horses are ten years as a Riding … Continue reading
Posted in book excerpts, book release, British history, eBooks, excerpt, family, Georgian England, Guest Blog, Guest Post, historical fiction, Living in the Regency, marriage, Napoleonic Wars, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, writing
Tagged A Raging Madness, Alex Redepenning, broken bird, injured warrior, Jude Knight, Regency noir, Regency romance, romance, second-chance love, The Golden Redepennings series, Turkmens
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The Children of the Empire Series Continues, Guest Post from Caroline Warfield + a Giveaway
Yesterday, Caroline Warfield released her latest book, The Reluctant Wife, book 2 in her Children of the Empire series. Today we are part of the Launch! Please welcome my friend, Caroline Warfield. First, I must say, that I am over the … Continue reading
Celebrating the Release of “A Dance with Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” + Giveaway
A major turning point in my latest Austen-inspired vagary, A Dance with Mr. Darcy, comes when Elizabeth permits Lydia to convince her to join in the St Agnes Eve festivities. But who was St Agnes? And why do we celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, customs and tradiitons, eBooks, excerpt, giveaway, historical fiction, history, Jane Austen, marriage customs, medieval, Regency romance, religion, Vagary
Tagged A Dance with Mr. Darcy, Jane Austen, legends, Pride and Prejudice, religion, saints, St Agnes Eve, Vagary
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The Legend of Handfasting + Release of “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” + Excerpt + Giveaway
Last Tuesday, we looked at the formal betrothals known as “handfasting,” But what of the mythical handfasting ceremonies purported by popular literature? In the late 18th Century, an idea arose in Scotland that “handfasting” did not refer to a betrothal, but … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, books, British history, customs and tradiitons, eBooks, excerpt, giveaway, historical fiction, Jane Austen, legends and myths, Living in the Regency, marriage customs, marriage licenses, Pride and Prejudice, Scotland, Vagary
Tagged A Dance with Mr. Darcy, book excerpt, book release, giveaway, handfasting, legends, Pride and Prejudice, Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, Vagary
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Was an Annulment Possible in the Regency? + Release of “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” + Giveaway
One of the “what ifs” in my latest Pride and Prejudice vagary, A Dance with Mr. Darcy, revolves around Lydia’s marriage to Mr. Wickham. What if the marriage could be voided? What would it entail to break her bond to … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, customs and tradiitons, excerpt, historical fiction, history, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, marriage, marriage customs, Pride and Prejudice, Regency era, Regency romance, research, Vagary
Tagged A Dance with Mr. Darcy, book excerpt, book release, giveaway, Jane Austen, marriage laws, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Vagary
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Historical Handfasting as a Plot Point in “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” + Excerpt + Giveaway
Although Darcy and Elizabeth do not come to their Happily Ever After in A Dance with Mr. Darcy through handfasting, it is a subject of discussion. They are in Scotland, and handfasting was a more common practice there. But what … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, books, customs and tradiitons, eBooks, excerpt, historical fiction, history, Jane Austen, marriage, marriage customs, medieval, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, Regency romance, religion, Scotland, Vagary
Tagged A Dance with Mr. Darcy, betrothal, handfasting, Jane Austen, marriage customs, Pride and Prejudice, religion, Scotland, Vagary
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