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Mary Reynolds, One of the First Recorded Incidents of Multiple Personalities
Mary Reynolds (1785–1854) was a 19th-century Pennsylvania woman considered the first, and perhaps most famous, American case of multiple personality disorder (now Dissociative Identity Disorder). Beginning in 1811, she experienced profound, alternating shifts between a melancholy, quiet personality and a … Continue reading
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Rochester, England, Part of the Plot Line for “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing
I have set the latter part of my latest Dragonblade novel in and around Rochester, England. One of the characters introduced in the novel “Lyon on the Inside” is a Scottish “gentleman,” who is familiar to both Lord Macdonald Duncan … Continue reading
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Iron Plates Used in Regency Era Coaches + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
In one of the final scenes of Lyon on the Inside, as well as the series, our hero and heroine are captured by the “murderer” who has taunted Lord Macdonald Duncan’s family for nearly a year. Lord Aaran Graham, our … Continue reading
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“Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender,” Traditional Scottish Ballad + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
I have sung this song since I was quite small in the homes of my Appalachian relations, and I have used it previously in another book, a vampiric Jane Austen tale, which the original publisher will rerelease for for the … Continue reading
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Playing Hazard in the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
In a pivotal scene in Lyon on the Inside, Lord Aaran Graham attempts to explain to Lady Freya why he thinks the game of hazard is hard to master, though those who continually do well are much smarter than many … Continue reading
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Coaching Inns Between London and Kent + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
In this last installment of my Lyon’s Den Connected World seires, Lady Freya Cunningham decides she will visit with her Aunt and Uncle Turner in Kent, while her friends are all at Thom Manor, a mere two miles away. To … Continue reading
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What Might Be Served in a Regency Era Tearoom? + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
Lady Freya Cunningham, the heroine of book 5 in this series, “accidentally” encounters Lady Emma Orson (Richard’s wife), Miss Victoria Whitchurch (Benjamin Thompson’s betrothed), and Lady Annalise Beaufort (Navan’s wife) leaving Madame Emmeline’s modiste. The ladies ask Freya to accompany … Continue reading
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Banyans, A Gentleman’s Dressing Gown + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
In 2011, the Brighton Pavillion had a display of Regency fashion as part of their annual Jane Austen celebration. It was magnificent. One of the items on display was a quilted chintz banyan, what a gentleman might wear in the … Continue reading
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Newgate, Marshalsea, Coldbath Fields and Fleet, Prisons in the Regency + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
The hero of Lyon on the Inside has a leg that has been twisted out of place and a scar on his face. For those of you new to the series, Lord Aaran Graham’s mother dropped him when he was … Continue reading
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“Leda and the Swan,” a Painting Often Mentioned as Part of the Lyon’s Den’s Decor + the Upcoming Release of “Lyon on the Inside” from Dragonblade Publishing, Arriving 24 June 2026
Many of the authors of books in either the Lyon’s Den books or the Lyon’s Den Connected World books mention the somewhat shocking, especially to young ladies, artwork on the walls of the Lyon’s Den. More than one of us … Continue reading
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