Category: Book Launch
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Austen’s characters: Love them – or just love to hate them????
When the natives get bored on the Facebook Jane Austen Fan Club – and they seem to get bored perilously easily – some member almost always pipes with “Poll!!! Who’s the worst mother/villain/sister/adulterer/whatever in Austen’s novels?” Polls are conducted… opinions shared… and sometimes some seriously vicious judgement calls get handed down. According to some, Mrs…
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Misfortunes, Misunderstandings, Mistakes, and Merriment
Misfortunes, misunderstandings, and mistakes aren’t just the pitfalls of our favorite characters’ lives; they are the very elements that make their journeys toward merriment so compelling. Expect to find all these elements and more inside the pages of my multi-volume collection, For More Reasons than One. In the spirit of Throwback Thursday, I am sharing…
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It’s Finally Here!
My second book – Cause to Repine – is finally launching! So, I owe you all an explanation. Nearly a year ago, I sent out the first set of ARCs for my second book, Cause to Repine. It was downloaded by more than 200 separate people, and read/reviewed on Goodreads. I thought I was done…
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A Stroll Down Memory Lane, a Guest Post from Laura Hile
Today I have the pleasure to fill in for my friend, Barbara Cornthwaite. Barbara and I go way back, back to a time when online fiction forums—and the Internet—were young. This was before Facebook and Instagram and good gracious, even before Myspace. It was indeed a heady time. Suddenly, thanks to the worldwide web, people…
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Building a Better Pemberley for “Mr. Darcy and the Designing Woman” – Celebrate the Book’s Release with a Giveaway
Today, my latest Austen-related book, Mr. Darcy and the Designing Woman, releases. It has been the work of many days, and those of you who have read it already know there was a great deal of research involved to have the “special bits” of the story accurate. If you are interested in reading the other…
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Trick or Treat: A Halloween Diversion
Trick or Treat! Happy Halloween! The kids coming around door-to-door all call out Trick or Treat, but I only have treats, and no tricks at all. Treat Number One: A Short Story Halloween has a long and spooky history. I won’t go into details, but it is a bit of an amalgam of the Celtic…
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Excerpt from Cause to Repine
Today I’d like to showcase a chapter from my upcoming release – Cause to Repine. I’m trying desperately to finish the prologue and get the final copy formatted with my distributor so that I can upload a pre-order, and I’m hoping that a little glimpse to this amazing and supportive group will help me with…
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A Tale of Two Soldiers + an Excerpt and Cover Reveal!
Colonel Fitzwilliam & Lieutenant Wickham As I wrap up my next novel, Propriety and Piquet, I realize it greatly contrasts Wickham and Fitzwilliam. They both have ongoing stratagems at Bath, and although their goals are independent, they end up in conflict just by being who they are. Colonel Fitzwilliam has a large role to play…