I’m thinking that the Scots know how to do New Year’s. Their celebration of Hogmanay may have roots in early Viking celebrations of winter solstice or other pre-Christian winter customs. Or maybe Hogmanay became the popular celebration because celebrating Christmas … Continue reading →
(January marks another entry in the Castonbury Park series…Bronwyn Scott’s Unbefitting a Lady! Bronwyn is visiting us this last weekend of the year to talk a little about the research behind the story of the horse-mad Lady Phaedra. Comment for … Continue reading →
Hello! By now, you’ve no doubt noticed that the remarkable Myretta Robens is posting here on Saturdays when I do not. Myretta knows far more about titles, Jane Austen, and ignoring cats to write than I do, so please bug … Continue reading →
Hello and Apology I recently got back from traveling to see family, just barely outrunning winter storm Euclid. I’m still catching up on laundry and still fighting the sinus thing I caught before the holidays began. My head is so … Continue reading →
It’s been a long time since I took off so much time from the dayjob, and I have the luxury of an entire week and two bits from work. Huzzah! I am actually getting some writing done. But enough of … Continue reading →
I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday with family and friends–and that you are staying warm (it’s snowing here!). I will be back next week with more wedding pics, but for now check out this gingerbread Downton Abbey..
Christmas Eve at the Country House So sorry to be posting later than usual, but here at the country house, we have been supervising the bringing in of the Yule log, and, I must say, it is fatiguing to watch … Continue reading →
As an adjunct blogger, I missed Risky Regencies’ Jane Austen week, but I cannot let another week go by without my own acknowledgement of what Jane Austen has meant in my life. I have been reading Jane Austen yearly since … Continue reading →
Susanna Fraser was scheduled to post today but she is in deep deadline frenzy, making sure her new book, A Dream Defiant (coming in July, 2013) is the best it can be before delivering to her editor. Apparently, no one … Continue reading →
Today, author Isobel Carr visits the Riskies to talk about her new book, Ripe for Seduction, answer some questions, and give away some books. Check it out, because she’s being very generous. Details on how to enter at the end … Continue reading →
New from the Riskies!
Lord of Misrule by Gail Eastwood
The Wallflower's Mistletoe Wedding by Amanda McCabe
A Pregnant Courtesan for the Rake by Diane Gaston
How to Find a Duke in Ten Days by Grace Burrowes, Shana Galen, and Carolyn Jewel
Look for some changes in the Riskies community soon!
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