This  is the last regularly scheduled post from Megan Frampton and me. We have loved being part of Riskies and hope to be able to stop back from time to time to check in. But life intervenes and we both … Continue reading →
My WIP features a curmudgeonly hero who would rather be on his estate raising sheep than out and about among society. However, in order to make the most of his extraordinary wool, he feels he needs to get into the … Continue reading →
According to Hone’s Every Day Book (1827), today is St. Nicholas Day. This is, apparently, the anniversary of his death in 343. Hone reports that He is in the almanacs, and church of England calendar. He is a patron or … Continue reading →
We often see young ladies at the pianoforte in our books, but musical men appear so infrequently as to make one think that music was strictly for the ladies.  Today, let’s take a look at men making music. To begin, there … Continue reading →
This post would probably be more appropriate in mid-July, but as things start to cool down here in the Northeast, my mind turns to ice. In grand estates of the 18th century and early 19th century ice was harvested and … Continue reading →
I’ve spent the last several weeks moving The Republic of Pemberley to a new server and a new platform. This is the fourth or fifth time our web site has moved since it started as a one-horse bulletin board on … Continue reading →
Things have been interesting and hectic around here in the past couple of weeks, so I hope you don’t mind if I take this opportunity to just give you a short summary of changes in the Robens household. The big … Continue reading →
Private theatricals were all the rage during the late 18th century/ early 19th century. I have always had a hankering to write a story that takes place during a theatrical production at a house party. As Jane Austen recognized in … Continue reading →
I’ve finished my manuscript and am knee-deep in second draft territory, so I’m going to take an easy route today and share some of my favorite links on the Georgian and Regency eras. What Jane Saw – On 24 May 1813, Jane … Continue reading →
I am thisclose to finishing the manuscript I’m working on, so rather than go off and do unrelated research, I am going to give you something from the first chapter. My hero writes an anonymous fashion column and, here, he … 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
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