An Affectionate Heart

An Affectionate Heart Epilogue

I have a new goodie for newsletter subscribers. When you subscribe to my monthly newsletter, you'll get the unpublished epilogue to An...

Regency Income: 500 versus 10,000 per year

Jane Austen always informs us about the financial status of her characters. It wasn't a taboo topic like it often is today. James Morland...

Someone call an apothecary

When you read a regency and someone falls ill and calls for an apothecary, do you wonder, “Why don’t they call a real doctor?” We modern...

Mourning Jewelry: creepy or cool?

I feature a piece of jewelry in every full-length Regency novel I write. Usually, jewelry is associated with glamor and wealth, or is a...

Single women in Georgian England

Elizabeth Elliot from Persuasion “had the consciousness of being nine-and-twenty to give her some regrets and some apprehensions: she was...

Carriage and Horse Accidents in An Affectionate Heart

As 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...

What'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...

An Affectionate Heart giveaway winner

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the An Affectionate Heart swag giveaway! The lucky winner is Vicki Lynn Hale! Email me at...

An 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...

Complete the crossword for clues

My latest Austenesque release An Affectionate Heart is on presale now, and the paperback is already available! Are love and affection...

I look up weird stuff

Research is a big part of writing historical fiction, especially if you value authenticity as much as I do. My background is in...