First contest over. Congratulations to Rhonda, our winner for week one. See the new post for the week two contest, discount and giveaway. a Rafflecopter giveaway First week prize is: an ecopy of a title from my backlist of books (winner’s choice) a face mask in history themed fabric from RegencyStylebySusana an ecopy of the […]
Today’s Monday for Tea post belongs between To Wed a Proper Lady and To Mend the Broken Hearted, and is referred to in A Baron for Becky. It follows on from a post I wrote just over two years ago, from the point of view of the new Duke of Winshire. Eleanor was tempted to […]
Human inhumanity seems to dominate the news. Builders who cut corners causing deaths when a building collapses. Airlines who decide to fly a plane known to have a fault. Prominent men who hide predatory behaviour with charm and lawyers. Gunmen who open fire on little toddlers, leaving them dead or critically injured. Monsters, we call […]
Today, a couple of excerpts from A Baron for Becky. The first is when the Duchess of Haverford arrives in response to Hugh’s letter, asking her son for help. Aldridge must have been closer than Hugh expected. Three days after he sent his letters, a train of elegant sleighs coasted up the drive. Carriages, […]
(An excerpt post from about half way through my novel A Baron for Becky, the story of a courtesan and her escape from the life into which she had been forced when little more than a child. (Blurb and buy links if you click on the book name.) Hugh had been in the heir’s wing many […]
Haverford House, London, 1787 Fitz-Grenford balanced the delicate porcelain cup carefully on his knee, not taking his eyes off his hostess. Her Grace was remarkably contained, given she had just announced her intention to defy both Society and her husband. The Duke of Haverford was not a gentle man, and did not tolerate rebellion in […]
After a particularly vigorous practice bout with his son Andrew, the Duke of Winshire was mopping the sweat from his torso. He had held his own, Persian art of the samsir against the French sword play that Andrew and his older brother James, Lord Sutton, had been learning here in London. The three of them […]
“Mama?” At the sound of Aldridge’s voice, Eleanor, Duchess of Haverford composed her face, smoothing the slight frown that creased her forehead and forcing a smile as she turned from her desk to greet this beloved guest. “My love,” she said, as he crossed to press a kiss on the hand she raised for him, […]
Snippets from letters, notes, diaries, articles, and other written texts are often a good way for our character to tell the reader what’s going on in their lives without a long scene that might otherwise bog down the plot. Do you use them? Show me and the readers an excerpt in the comments. Mariana Gabrielle […]
My latest set of short stories has hit the New Release Bestseller lists on Amazon UK and Amazon US, and my newsletter short story was opened by more than 200 people. I enjoy the short story format. Two main characters, one tight plot arc, and a gallop to a happy ever after you can enjoy […]