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P&P The Untold Stories: Lydia Prepares for Her Wedding by Diana Birchall

No wedding clothes for Lydia…

August 31, 1812

Mrs. Gardiner entered her husband’s study quietly and glided across the room. Kissing him on the cheek, she pulled a chair up beside him and sat down. To her dismay, he looked even more tired and distracted than he had been for the past few weeks.

“Thank you for coming, my dear,” he said.

“I am always looking for an excuse to spend more time with you, my love.” She placed her hand affectionately upon his knee. Their eyes met and for a moment the wor...

The Maid is coming soon!

The Maid is coming soon! The Maid is book one of a 4 book series I’ve written with my friend Jessie Lewis and comes out September 10.  It is a rags to riches, Cinderella-esque, enemies to lovers with a triangle on the side regency romance. Not the usual fare I know but I hope you’ll give it a try anyway!

The following is an excerpt from chapter 10 of the Maid. Hope you enjoy! Release day is September 10th! If you’d like to preorder it, you can do so by clicking HERE.

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Book Sale and Giveaway! by Jennifer Altman

Hello, friends!

First, I’d like to offer my sincerest apologies for being MIA for the better part of the last year. To be honest, there’s been a lot going on (some of which I will be sharing in the coming months) but I truly appreciate everyone’s patience as I continue to truck along on my next novel. I know it’s been a long time coming, however, I promise that I am making steady progress, and I look forward to sharing some excerpts very soon!

In the meantime, I really wanted to use today’s pos...

Great news and a Sale!

In order to not be beholden to Amazon and their whims, I have decided to sell my books directly to readers. (Ahhhh!) I have been working behind the scenes for a while now on my new store. After a LOT of preparation,  you can now buy books directly from me at foxpinepress.com. There is also a TON of reader-centric merchandise featuring your favorite characters, quotes, and places.

I love selling direct / having my own store because it lets me organize things however I like. (And who doesn’t like ...

Prologue: Worthy in Every Way

Hi everyone! We’re in the lead up to the next! I just need to go through the edits to the epilogue and send it to the proofreaders, and we have a new book! In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the first chapter to Worthy in Every Way!

 

Prologue

4th February 1815

Even though she sat upon the settee, appearing very much the lady she was, Lizzy’s knee bobbed in a furious rhythm. With her sister’s current state, Georgiana would soon need to restrain her brother’s wife should she become more discompose...

Unmasked: The Darcys in Venice. Chapter 25, Mr. Collins Meets Lord Byron

Nobody spoke for a moment. At the sight of Mr. Collins standing in the doorway of Lord Byron’s apartments at the Palazzo Mocenigo, the persons assembled wore expressions ranging from surprise, horror, and pained disdain; but no one looked at all happy. Mr. Collins, who seemed the least distressed, was the first to speak.

“Lady Catherine!” he exclaimed. “This is the residence of Lord Byron you have brought me to, I collect?”

“Yes, to be sure,” she answered him shortly. “I told you it was.”

He bo...

Preview #2 of The Courtship of Elizabeth Darcy

Preview #2 of My Latest WIP, by Jack Caldwell

Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here.

I’m still busy running Granddaddy Day Care for my baby granddaughter—Princess Sugar Pie—but I have hammered out Chapter 2. Again, it’s rough. Enjoy.

Link to Chapter 1 is HERE.

THE COURTSHIP OF ELIZABETH DARCY

 

Chapter 2

ELIZABETH DASHED THE TEARS from her eyes. Crying would do her no good—she had to think! Mr. Wickham so wicked and Mr. Darcy so heroic! How could it be? It was something out of a three-volume n...

The Magic of Pemberley is coming soon!

For some reason I’ve been nervous about saying much about The Magic of Pemberley, the second book of my Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mage trilogy. Maybe it’s because I’ve heard so many authors say that the second book of a trilogy is the hardest and takes the longest. I got around some of that by not releasing the first book, Spellbound at Pemberley, until I had almost half of Book 2 done. I wanted to be sure I could finish it for readers in a timely manner!

Now The Magic of Pemberley is done, with rave r...

Worthy of her Love is an Audiobook!

We have a lot coming up! Worthy in Every Way, Georgiana Darcy’s love story, is almost completely edited. Previews have been added to the posting schedule, and you’ll be able to read it for yourself soon enough. Release day is September 12th!!

In the meantime, Worthy of her Love on audiobook here! Deborah Balm has performed the latest Montford Series book and I can’t wait for you to hear it! I think she did a marvelous job with all of the characters and really brought them to life. I have a sampl...

P&P:TUS Mrs. Bennet Persuades Mr. Bennet

Mrs. Bennet can be very persuasive.

August 18, 1812

Mrs. Bennet’s unique rap sounded at the study door just an hour after dinner.

Mr. Bennet leaned his head back into the soft wing back. Even if it was expected, he did not relish the call. She had only begun coming downstairs once again the day before yesterday. Could she not afford him just one more evening of peace?

“Come.”

She bustled in, a hen with feathers ruffled, looking for someone to peck. “I would speak with you, si...