The Christmas Season (whatever your belief or religion) is the time for merry-making and parties… So come and join some wonderful authors (and their characters) for an Online Virtual Party! Browse through a variety of Blogs (hopping forward to the next one on the list) for a veritable feast of entertainment! (And as with any […]
On 20th December (or 21st if you’re my side of the date line) I’m joining 24 other authors to invite you to join us and our characters on a Christmas party in the blogosphere. More news, and the list of places to party, will follow, but I just wanted to ask you whether you’d rather: visit […]
At the weekly book talk that my Bluestocking Belles’ sisters and I hold on Facebook, today’s topic was ‘Why do we do what we do’. That is, why do we authors write and sell books. Great topic, so I thought I’d answer it again here. Why do I write? I write because otherwise the stories […]
Are you looking for some holiday reading? I have some novellas and some collections for you. Click on the title to go to more information plus buy links. Jude’s Christmas books Paradise Regained In discovering the mysteries of the East, James has built a new life. Will unveiling the secrets in his wife’s heart […]
Is it ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder’? Or ‘out of sight, out of mind’? You may have noticed I haven’t been around much. We’re selling our house and buying a new one, and my life is teetering on the edge of out of control. I’ve been proofing the Bluestocking Belles’ next anthology, Fire & […]
“Such a nuisance, Perkins,” Her Grace the Duchess of Haverford consoled her coachman. “But I know you will have it repaired as soon as you may.” She was sitting on a blanket spread over a grassy bank, perfectly comfortable, and had been hardly at all bruised when the coach lost its wheel, as she assured […]
As I race toward the release of my third story collection (If Mistletoe Could Tell Tales), I’ve been thinking about my brief (so far) career as an independently published historical romance writer. My first post on my blog was three years and three months ago, on 16 September 2014. ‘Tentative first steps’, I called it. […]
The Duchess of Haverford’s manner to her guest was, perhaps, a little warmer than usual. While she would never embarrass Lady Avery nor dishonour her husband by apologising for the duke’s behaviour, she was very aware that the Haverfords were indebted to the lady. Minerva Avery was every inch a lady, whatever her origins, and whatever His Grace […]
“The duchess is a charming, gracious lady, Min,” Viscount Avery assured his wife, when he dropped her to the front entrance of Haverford House. He immediately undercut his own assumption of confidence. “I can stay if you wish. Do you want me to stay?” Minerva Avery looked around the grand entrance hall, the full height […]
The headline is a quote from the man I adore: “What have you learned from this experience?” (Not, incidentally, what you want to hear when you’ve just bumped your toe or broken your heart. But I love you, darling.) Two years ago this December, I published my first historical romance, a novella. I’ve since published two […]