Heather Moll's Blog 
Excessively Diverted 

C 1790-1810 Aigrette crescent and spray. Silver with an open-back and set with pastes. I always enjoy working Georgian jewelry into a book. Sometimes it’s a thoughtful gift, and often that gift ties in to a theme of the story. And other times, in the process of searching out jewelry while I’m plotting, that piece of jewelry ends up being a plot point. In A Most Natural Consequence , a meaningful gift and a plot point came together with a diamond aigrette.   An aigrette is a h

I'm excited that A Most Natural Consequence came out last week! Scroll for an excerpt from this forced marriage scenario where they agree to work together to make their marriage a success... and deal with a villainous Wickham and fall in love at the same time. They’re trying to navigate an unexpected marriage. But blackmail, lies, and their own insecurities could wreck their happily ever after… Elizabeth is in Ramsgate with her mother and Kitty and Lydia at the same time as D

I returned to the Jane Austen Cookbook to make that well-known dessert favorite syllabub. Or, at least well known if you’re a Georgian-era super fan. Syllabub is mix of alcohol and dairy, and sugar, depending on how sweet your alcohol is. Variations of this English dessert go back to the 16th century. There’s a mention in a 1537 play ‘A New Interlude Called Thersites’, which states: “You and I… Muste walke to him and eate a solybubbe.” The word syllabub possibly comes from