May 21, 2023DerbyshireDovedale and Thorpe CloudI 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...
Jan 29, 2023Georgian JewelryCoral Jewelry in the Regency EraHave you ever looked at nineteenth century portraits and noticed all of the coral jewelry? After you’ve looked through a few dozen...
Dec 11, 2022An Appearance of GoodnessDerbyshire well dressingWhen 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...
Dec 4, 2022An Appearance of GoodnessMeet the original characters in An Appearance of GoodnessAn Appearance of Goodness takes place in Derbyshire after Darcy’s failed proposal during the time when in canon Mrs. Reynolds told Mr....
Nov 13, 2022writingCan 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...
Oct 23, 2022Regency EraHandwriting 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...
Oct 2, 2022An Appearance of GoodnessAn Appearance of Goodness Blog Tour and GiveawayNext week starts the blog tour to celebrate the release of my Pride and Prejudice mystery variation An Appearance of Goodness! Can a...