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Regency Marriage Proposals
[Note that this post has been revised to reflect new information. See also the follow-up post.] The research for this post began when I was writing a proposal scene in one of my Regency romances. I wondered whether gentlemen in… Continue reading
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Review: A LORD’S GUIDE TO MUTINY, MARRIAGE, AND MISTLETOE.
I love funny, lighthearted historical romances, but I also like historical romance that does serious political work. Anne Knight’s Christmas novella, A Lord’s Guide to Mutiny, Marriage, and Mistletoe, is an example of the latter. Centered on an early nineteenth-century… Continue reading
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Review: DUKE THE HALLS
At this time of year, it seems like everyone who writes romance is publishing a holiday novella. Romance readers are spoiled for choice, especially if they subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. While some Christmas novellas rush the romance or feature forgettable… Continue reading
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Regency Romance with a touch of magic!
This week, my new book list at Shepherd.com launched! It’s a list of Regency romances that have fantasy elements. You can find it here: https://shepherd.com/best-books/regency-romances-with-a-touch-of-magic Choosing the books for the list was difficult because there were some Regency novels I… Continue reading
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“Scary Ghost Stories”
With Halloween over, many people are gearing up for the big winter holiday season. I thought today might be a good day to look at a tradition that surprisingly connects Halloween and Christmas: telling ghost stories out loud. Think about… Continue reading
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Getting Creative at Pitch Parties
Although the writing community has slowly moved away from X/Twitter over the last year, there are still a few pitch parties for unagented authors taking place on Formerly-Known-As-Twitter. Other pitch parties have moved to Discord or other apps, typically using… Continue reading
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Fantasy of Manners Book Group
My guess is that if you’re following this blog, you probably like historical fantasy, Regency fantasy, or “fantasy of manners.” (Unless you’re interested in Regency romance without fantasy, which is okay. I write that, too!) If you’re not familiar with… Continue reading
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Sentence Level Revision 5: Personal Filler Words
Filler Words You’ve probably heard that you should revise to remove “filler words.” There are whole lists of filler words that are commonly overused. For example, “just” is often unnecessary. So is “very.” (There are more colorful ways of indicating… Continue reading
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Sentence Level Revision 4: Stronger Verbs
As things get weirder on social media, I’m going through my old Tweets and deleting snippets that I posted as examples of Sentence Level Revision. Since I don’t want to lose all my examples, I’m going to share more of… Continue reading
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Introducing Richard and Ivy
My next book, The Secrets of Selwyn Castle, is scheduled for release in August 2024. It’s a low-heat (kissing-only) Regency romance, and it will be the first installment in my new series, Beau Monde Secrets. Unlike The Solitary Rose, the… Continue reading




