New book Day!
It’s almost October—that means it’s new book day for me!!!! Betrayed By His Kiss is (almost) available now (see it on Amazon here or at my website for more info)–and you can win a signed copy by commenting on today’s … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: September 2014
Basildon Park
One of the stops on The Duke of Wellington tour was Basildon Park–not because the historic house has any connection with the Iron Duke, but because it was nearby, open, and a treat to see. Basildon Park also represents the … Continue reading
We’ve been busy!
Some of you may know that I’m the elf who maintains the book links in our sidebar and also our Risky Books page. I was busy for most of an afternoon yesterday updating things, so that’s what I’ll talk about. … Continue reading
Eating and Reading
C.S. Lewis really nailed it. I’m someone who’s never thrown herself out of bed for eating crackers, and I’m a chronic eater/reader. The idea for this post came when I was getting ready to watch Call The Midwife (brilliant … Continue reading
Posted in Jane Austen, Reading
Tagged Baltimore Book Festival, Charles Dickens, food, Improper Relations, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
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R.I.P. Deborah Devonshire
I was really sad to learn earlier today that Deborah Devonshire (or, to use her title, the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire) has died at age 94. She was the last of the famed Mitford sisters, whose family was fictionalized by … Continue reading
The Regency Town House
As part of our Duke of Wellington tour, we visited The Regency Town House in Hove. The Regency Town House was built in the mid-1820s when sea bathing became popular and the Prince Regent made nearby Brighton fashionable. It was … Continue reading
Posted in History, Regency, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged Brighton, Hove, The Regency Town House, The Royal Pavilion
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Put Up Your Duke!
I’ve been absent, lo these many weeks, while on deadline for the second book in my Dukes Behaving Badly series. And now I’ve got it (sort of) finished, and I also have a title–Put Up Your Duke. Yes, the dukely … Continue reading
Am I the only one who’s read these books? (Plus a sale announcement)
Whenever I’m asked to list my favorite couples from my lifetime of reading, one of the pairs I always include is Jennie and Alick from Elisabeth Ogilivie’s Jennie trilogy (Jennie About to Be, The World of Jennie G., and Jennie … Continue reading
Posted in Regency
Tagged A Marriage of Inconvenience, Elisabeth Ogilvie, Jennie trilogy, Scotland, Susanna Fraser
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Books on sale and more Winterthur
Today DEDICATION is free for kindle! In Regency London, a quest to discover the identity of a mysterious gothic novelist leads Fabienne Craigmont into the arms of the rake who seduced and ruined her, now a respectable country gentleman. The … Continue reading
Posted in Risky Book Talk
Tagged A Certain Latitude, Dedication, Reader I Married Him, Winterthur
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A notorious Ruin
A Notorious Ruin launches September 23. click here for Pre-order links This book was everything you expect from Carolyn, outstanding characters, a great story and sumptuous awe inspiring sex. She writes with stunning complexity that keeps your mind engaged at … Continue reading
Posted in Risky Book Talk, Writing
Tagged A Notorious Ruin, shameless self promotion
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