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Wedding Announcements in the Regency + the Release of “Taming Lord Truist: Book 2 of the Strong Regency Women Duo” + a Giveaway

“A great many changes have happened in the neighbourhood, since you went away. Miss Lucas is married and settled. And one of my own daughters. I suppose you have heard of it; indeed, you must have seen it in the … Continue reading

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PreOrder for “Taming Lord Truist: Book 2 of the Strong Regency Women Duo” is Live!!! + a Giveaway

Taming Lord Truist: Book 2 of the Strong Regency Women Duo   “The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrecoverably gone.” – Jane Austen Miss Eleanor Wilder has admired Lord Augustus Truist since she was a young … Continue reading

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Catholic and Protestants Marrying + “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings” Anthology

Book Blurb: HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT  Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years … Continue reading

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A Lost Food, “Irish Moss” Recipe + “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology”

Book Blurb: HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT  Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years … Continue reading

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Traveling Through Ireland (He Said …) + “Lord Fearghal English Bride” + a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings”

HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT  Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years her junior. … Continue reading

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Traveling Through Ireland (She Said…) + “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology”

HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT  Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years her junior. … Continue reading

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Dung Cakes, Not Something to Eat + “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride”+ a Giveaway of “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology”

HERS WAS A CONVENIENT ARRANGEMENT Lady Claire Waterstone has spent more years out of England than she has enjoying English society. In fact, she feels very odd in making her Come Out with girls four to five years her junior. … Continue reading

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On PreOrder & Available July 5! ~ “Regency Summer Weddings Anthology” ~ Enjoy my “Lord Fearghal’s English Bride” + a Giveaway

Five delightful Regency stories, from USA Today bestselling and Award winning authors, all focused around summer weddings. Lose yourself in the Regency world, and be swept away by love!***** READ NOW ON KINDLE UNLIMITED *****This anthology contains: This anthology contains:Her … Continue reading

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June ~ the Month of Love and Marriage: Handfasting as a Means to Marriage

Although Sir Alexander Chandler and Miss Alana Pottinger do not come to their Happily Ever After in Lady Chandler’s Sister through handfasting, it is a subject of discussion. They met in Scotland, and handfasting was a more common practice there. But … Continue reading

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June ~ the Month of Love and Marriage: Marriage by Proxy, Possible or Myth?

When the Hardwick Act for the Prevention of Clandestine Marriages went into effect in March of 1754, the rules for marrying in England changed dramatically. Prior to that time, all the couple had to do was to pronounce their vows before a clergyman of the Church of England. Heck, it did not even have to be one’s local clergyman or even one’s local church. In fact, the Fleet Street prison saw quite a few marriages in those days Continue reading

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