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Christmas Romance Month with “Lady Joy and the Earl”

Today, I celebrate one of my favorite Christmas tales,”Lady Joy and the Earl.” It does not have the typical hero and heroine found in historical romances, for James Highcliffe, Earl of Hough, and Lady Jocelyn (Powell) Lathrop are middle aged. … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Christmas Traditions Playing Out in “Letters from Home” and “Lady Joy and the Earl”

Christmas traditions in Yorkshire date back to the time of the Roman invasion. For example, documentation shows that a celebration dedicated to Saturn, the god of harvest and agriculture, took place somewhere between December 17 and December 25 in York … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Winners of Recent Giveaway

All these prizes have been delivered: from The Tea Room – July 10, 2019 Becky Cherrington, Mary Anne Landers, and Molly Laird chose Regency Summer Escape. Margaret Murray-Evans and Mary Ann Anderson chose Angel Comes to the Devil’s Keep. Patricia … Continue reading

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Releases, Chaos, and GIVEAWAYS, Oh, MY!!!!!

THIS PAST MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, saw the release of another new Regency for me. This release is a culmination of five weeks of releases and a bit of chaos, beginning on September 8. Permit me to explain, beginning with this most … Continue reading

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Celebrating the Release of “Beautified by Love” + a Giveaway

  I am so blessed to bring you two fabulous Regency Christmas novellas. You learned something of “Lady Joy and the Earl” on Monday; today, I wish to concentrate on “Letters from Home,” which will be part of a Regency … Continue reading

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