An Appearance of Goodness

Dovedale and Thorpe Cloud

I went to Derbyshire in the summer of 2019 and no trip to the Peak is complete without a visit to Dovedale. I loved it so much I had...

Coral Jewelry in the Regency Era

Have you ever looked at nineteenth century portraits and noticed all of the coral jewelry? After you’ve looked through a few dozen...

Derbyshire well dressing

When I visited Derbyshire in the summer of 2019 I saw a local custom that I just had to incorporate into a story set at Pemberley. In An...

Meet the original characters in An Appearance of Goodness

An Appearance of Goodness takes place in Derbyshire after Darcy’s failed proposal during the time when in canon Mrs. Reynolds told Mr....

Can mysteries be romantic?

If you look at my Goodreads shelf, you’ll see I read a ton of mysteries, far more than romance or Jane Austen variations. After my mother...

Handwriting in the Regency

"Oh!" cried Miss Bingley, "Charles writes in the most careless way imaginable. He leaves out half his words, and blots the rest." "My...

An Appearance of Goodness Blog Tour and Giveaway

Next week starts the blog tour to celebrate the release of my Pride and Prejudice mystery variation An Appearance of Goodness! Can a...