Tag Archives: Christmas
Lord Grantwell’s Christmas Wish
I have a new book out! Lord Grantwell’s Christmas Wish is available at online bookstores now! I had a lot of fun writing this one, especially in adding Yorkshire Christmas traditions and researching toys of the time period. See my … Continue reading
The Myth and Mythos of Merrie England
I’ve never written a holiday novel or novella, but I have written books that include Christmas, and it’s fun to look and see what traditions that are familiar to us now would also have been familiar to my characters. Sometimes, … Continue reading
Christmas wishes and a special offer
Do you like Christmas stories? Just wanted to alert everyone to this special promotion! If you love Christmas stories and read them even after the holiday is over (as I do!!), take a look at this group (yes, you’ll see … Continue reading
Happy New Year and Twelfth Night!
How do you celebrate the January holidays? I think I have only just recovered from celebrating New Year’s Eve, when I hosted a group of old friends who gather to enjoy a festive dinner every year. My health has improved … Continue reading
Preparing for Christmas
(I first posted this blog on Dec 3, 2012 and, really, it still applies. I still need to prepare for Christmas….) I am the lady of this house, not an exalted country house, but a respectable one and I must … Continue reading
Those Holiday Romances
 Do you read holiday romances? I do. I read them, and re-read them when the season comes around, and keep adding them to my collection. Addicted much? I admit it. But I have questions for you. 1) Since these stories … Continue reading
A Regency Christmas in Bound By A Scandalous Secret
Bound By A Scandalous Secret, available in paperback and ebook, begins and ends in the Christmas season. I’ve written about Christmas before in A Twelfth Night Tale (my only Christmas novella, still available in the Governess Brides Bundle), but I … Continue reading
Looking Forward and Back: Some Changes in the Wind
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you’ve been enjoying the holidays, and found some time to relax, read, write, or at least spend some time with loved ones. It always feels refreshing to me when we start a new year. … Continue reading
Holiday Music, Traditional and Reinvented
I love old and unusual (pre-commercial-madness) holiday music. This season I spent some time prowling around Youtube and found some traditional renditions of favorites, and also some interesting reinterpretations. The Coventry Carol deals with the Massacre of the Innocents, when … Continue reading