Steventon Rectory. This painting was inspired by drawings made by Jane Austen's neice, Anna Lefroy. Jane Austen had just turned twenty t...

I used to knew a delightful picture framer. We became good friends and enjoyed many happy conversations about this and that whenever I broug...

I can hardly catch my breath this month with three books out! The seventh in the Regency Silk & Scandal continuity, and my second contr...

We've got a white world once more - and before Christmas! A rare occurrence in Cornwall. Even here the amount of snowfall can vary huge...

Here in Hereford, we're waiting for the next dollop of snow to land on us. Hereford is a mistletoe growing county. It's been picked ...

I’d like to do something a little different this month—review a non-fiction text that wasn’t written by anyone on this blog, or their coll...

As I look out of my office window, all I can see today is hoar frost and freezing fog. It looks very beautiful but also very cold – and very...

by Monica Fairview I’ll admit this isn’t a subject I’ve given much thought to until lately. I was reading David Noke’s biography of Jane Aus...

Hi everyone. With the current icy weather sweeping the UK I remembered putting a very snowy scene in my slightly supernatural tale, MOONSHA...

Writing the Loveday series has been a dream beyond my wildest expectations. For eleven years and eleven novels I have lived and breathed th...

We'd like to welcome Hazel Statham to the blog today. Thank you so much, ladies, for inviting me once more onto you blog. Previously, m...

With two books out in December, both of which have heroines who start out as well-behaved young ladies (even if that doesn't last long!...

First I would like to tell you about something I consider quite daring for me. I have put a book into Kindle myself. I wasn't sure I cou...

In Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth goes touring to Derbyshire with her aunt and uncle they visit Pemberley and to Lizzy's horror she ...

The battle of Albuera in 1811 and the storming of Badajoz in 1812 were among the bloodiest engagements of the Peninsular War. Recently, I vi...

Regency novels often avoid the inclusion of Christmas trees as the general belief is that Christmas trees only came to England with Prince A...

I met a friend last week, one I hadn't seen for a while. I had sent her a copy of the RNA 50th Anniversary Anthology , Loves Me Loves ...

I'm delighted to welcome Margaret McPhee to the guest spot to talk about Unlacing the Innocent Miss , the sixth of the Regency Silk and...

I'm delighted to be able to show you the first of my People's Friend books - the title was changed from 'Miss Shaw & The Doc...