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There are a lot of Regency plots out there. Some I love, some not so much. What do YOU think? I’ve listed a few. Let me know how much you like the plot!

For the purposes of answering, assume the book is well written and you find the blurb interesting. I totally get that a great author can rock any of these plots. What other plots do you love, love to hate, or hate like poison? Tell me in the comments.

Marriage of Convenience

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Forced Marriage

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Virgin Widow

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Innocent But Fiesty Heroine

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The Betrayed Hero (aka I'll never trust again)

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The Shoe-Off – Part 2?

Risky Megan and I once engaged in a Shoe-Off over at my blog. Despite the fact that I cheated by voting for my shoes as many times as I could, I lost. Badly.

However, I have bought myself a pair of boots.

I hereby challenge Risky Megan to another shoe-off, pitting my new boots (when they arrive at my house) against the footwear of her choice.

You, too, may play along. In the comments here at anytime until satisfaction is rendered, post a link to a photo of your dueling-est shoes. It’s OK if someone else is wearing them.

I’ll figure out whose shoes duel whose or something.

So, Megan, are you up to the challenge?

Yes. I WILL cheat again if I have to, but I’m thinking I won’t need to.

The day job, people. The day job.

It’s impinging on my life in ways that are not fun.

Add to this the fact that on Friday my son moves into the dorms at COLLEGE and you can count me as ::flails:::

My baby is going to COLLEGE. We’re going down Thursday evening, I’ll cry or try not to cry all day Friday. Then come home without the boy Saturday morning. Aghhh!!!!

I’m scattered and feeling like I should go watch the last Stewarts and Colberts of his pre-college life with him. Because, wahhhhh!!!

Yes, he is aware I am not dealing well with this.

And that’s my post for this Wednesday.

College. Wow. He was 8lbs 10oz when he was born and now he’s going to college.

Alas, I must postpone the shoe-off one more week. Sorry. I owe Risky Megan a challenge email. I’m thinking of challenging the rest of the Riskies, too…

Anyway, to be honest, I’ve been distracted this past week. My son moved into the dorms at college on Friday and I’ve returned to a quiet house where things are subtly different. I was proud and happy to see him off of this next adventure, but even so, I miss his presence.

I am trying to keep up with the writing of The Next Historical and to do that, I must keep this post short. So, until next week, I leave you wondering who, at my household, will be the official lightbulb changer now that the six foot 2+ teen is not here.

(that would be me.)

I have been more than usually obsessed with cats in the last week, mostly in the nature of keeping my hands away from their teeth. My cat bite is healing very well and the whole episode is starting to feel like a bizarre dream.

But for lack of any other blog ideas today, I went in search of Regency cats, or cats that appear in Regency art.

The first is by Gillray and is called Harmony Before Matrimony. Near a scene of blissful courtship is a little foreshadowing–two cats fighting. It was somewhat reminiscent of my cat attacking my hand. Put my hand in the place of the cat on the floor.
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The next print is called Pluie de Chats. It is raining cats and dogs!
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My third depiction of cats in Regency art doesn’t come from the Regency but rather is a depiction of the Regency from around 1900 by Marcus Stone whose art you see often on Regency bookcovers. This one is called End of the Story.
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This one shows a typical reading experience for even today. If I’m reading, I’m very likely to have a cat trying to distract me.

If you need to waste some time (and who among us, especially those of us with deadlines, doesn’t need to waste time?) here’s a Cats in Art board on Pinterest.

That’s all for today, folks!

But weigh in…are you a cat person, a dog person, or both?

 

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