2 days agoCarriage and Horse Accidents in An Affectionate HeartAs delightful as it might sound to us to ride in an open carriage, driving and riding in Georgian England wasn’t as carefree as you might...
May 8Book Review: The Mad Girls of New YorkI’m a fan of reporter Nellie Bly and have read a few biographies and nonfiction books about her trip 72 day trip around the world against...
May 1Book Review: Fierce PoisonDESCRIPTION London, 1893, there is poisoner loose in the city, with deaths piling up, and private enquiry agents Cyrus Barker and Thomas...
Apr 24What's a turnpike road?In An Affectionate Heart, Elizabeth speaks to Darcy for the first time at the pedestrian path next to a tollgate, and later in the book a...
Apr 17Book Review: Three Debts PaidDESCRIPTION A serial killer is on the loose, targeting victims with a mysterious connection that young barrister Daniel Pitt must deduce...
Apr 11An Affectionate Heart giveaway winnerThank you so much to everyone who entered the An Affectionate Heart swag giveaway! The lucky winner is Vicki Lynn Hale! Email me at...
Apr 10Book Review: Business Not As UsualDESCRIPTION: A woman learns the hard way about mixing business with pleasure in this hilarious new romantic comedy by USA Today...
Apr 1An Affectionate Heart blog tour and giveaway!The An Affectionate Heart blog tour is underway! Be sure to visit your favorite historical romance and Austenesque blogs to read...
Mar 27Georgian Chocolate TartIf you've ever looked at Georgian-era cookbooks, there aren't a ton of chocolate desserts. Lots of things with fruits, almonds, honey,...
Mar 13Complete the crossword for cluesMy latest Austenesque release An Affectionate Heart is on presale now, and the paperback is already available! Are love and affection...
Mar 6Book Review: SummerhavenDescription: Hannah Kent and Oliver Jennings pledged their hearts to each other as children. Now, years later, Hannah is thrilled to...
Feb 27Jane's "nidgetty" capJane Austen's letters to her sister Cassandra are filled with irreverent humor. In December 1798, Cassandra was visiting family in...
Feb 20Book Review: A Perfect EquationI was excited to receive an ARC from NetGalley of A Perfect Equation (The Secret Scientists of London Book 2) by Elizabeth Everett....
Feb 13I look up weird stuffResearch is a big part of writing historical fiction, especially if you value authenticity as much as I do. My background is in...
Jan 30Book Review: IndecentThe opening chapter of Darcy Burke's Indecent captured me, no pun intended, and I liked Prudence right away. The idiot viscount was going...
Jan 16Book Review and Giveaway: The Siren of SussexI thought I was the last historical romance fan who hadn’t read Mimi Matthews, so I was eager to read an ARC of her latest release The...
Jan 3Can Austen cross over with sci-fi and fantasy?As someone who writes Regencies, someone who enjoys a dive down the historical research rabbit hole, why would I write a story like Nine...
Dec 12, 2021A Regency MasqueradeWhat do The Sylph (1778) by the Duchess of Devonshire, Cecilia (1782) by Fanny Burney, and Belinda (1801) by Maria Edgeworth have in...
Nov 14, 2021What are "Tea Things"?Drinking tea, making tea, or using "tea-things" are often mentioned in Austen. Elizabeth Bennet hopes that after the tea things are...
Nov 1, 2021Excerpt from A Hopeful HolidaySnowball fights, mistletoe, and a masquerade ball? Who's ready for a romantic regency holiday read? My New Year's Eve-themed novella A...