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This would be my dream library!

The real-life inspiration for the library from Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 1: Archer
In chapter 8 of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, volume 1: Archer , there is a very important architectural anomaly in Mr. Farrimond’s home:

She came out along a wide, airy hallway that she recognized, since Miss Farrimond’s bedroom was only fifty yards to her right. To her left, the hallway continued for several yards before ending at a small window. Directly across from the stairway was a narrow passageway blocked by a pedestal and a truly ugly vase.

The first time Phoebe and the Misses Laytons had been at Miss Farrimond’s home for a garden party in the backyard, they had been given a tour of the house. Miss Layton had commented on the oddly-placed vase, and with a mischievous smile, Miss Farrimond had proceeded to set it aside and lead them down the narrow, L-shaped passage. It ended abruptly in a plain door, and she reached above the lintel for an iron key.

The door had opened above a vast library, two stories tall. A narrow walkway lined three walls of the library, edged by an iron railing, with bookshelves against the walls and a wrought-iron set of stairs that curled up from the floor.

“This used to be the nursery before my grandfather renovated the house,” Miss Farrimond said. “He removed the floor to expand the library upward, but was too miserly to order the work to remove the door and the passageway.”

I based this little L-shaped passageway ending in a nursery door on an actual nursery in a manor house I visited in England on vacation. Unfortunately, I don’t remember which manor house (it might have been Chatsworth, but don’t quote me on that).

But it had a narrow passage that led off from the main hallway, ending in a small door that opened into the nursery of the house.

The two-story library was based on a small library in Sudbury Hall, the manor house whose interior was used for the interior shots of Pemberley in the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice.

(Here is me and my friend Liz Babbs in the gallery where Darcy stalks down, brooding about Elizabeth!)
The library was not in the mini-series, but here’s a photo of it that I took when I toured the house. Isn’t it neat? I’d love a library like that!

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Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7 is here!

You can now buy Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster on my website! I think I managed to get the books set up correctly on my website (I’m not very good with my website software, unfortunately).

You can buy the eBook, or if you buy the paperback, you get the eBook FREE! This offer only lasts until the book goes into Kindle Unlimited in February.

10% off coupon code for ALL BOOKS

I finally got all the Lady Wynwood’s Spies regular paperbacks in my store, and if you use the coupon code website10, you can get 10% off all the eBooks and paperback books in my shop! 

NOTE: If you’re waiting for the Special Edition paperbacks, those will be available in my Kickstarter in January.

December 20, 2024 Weekly Patreon Roundup and Holiday Shutdown

I know I just did a roundup on Monday, but I need to tell you that I’ll be on holiday break on my Patreon. So today’s chapter post is the last one for 2024.

I’ll be back on January 3, 2025.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

REMINDER (Tier 3 book boxes): Be sure to answer the question at the end of the update post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117341237/

BONUS: Free short story: How Laura Met Aya

https://www.patreon.com/posts/118057800/

New early access AND bonus annotated chapters this week:

(Tier 3: Miss Nell’s Assistant and higher)

Protection for Hire: Chapter 2 and Chapter 3

Lady Wynwood and the Senhora’s Bargain (bonus story for Tier 2 and higher): Chapter 1 and Chapter 2

Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster: Completed posting!

Access to older chapters has been opened up to other tiers.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-98508510

Thanks again for being my subscribers!

Camy

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December 16, 2024 Weekly Roundup on Camy’s Patreon

The latest on my Patreon:

REMINDER (Tier 3 book boxes): Be sure to answer the question at the end of the update post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117341237/

Ebooks: Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster ebooks have been sent out to all paid subscribers!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/117882802/

BONUS: Check out Elizabeth’s Droolworth Shoes from Protection for Hire

https://www.patreon.com/posts/117282261/

New early access AND bonus annotated chapters this week:

(Tier 3: Miss Nell’s Assistant and higher)

Protection for Hire: Prologue and Chapter 1

Lady Wynwood and the Senhora’s Bargain (bonus story for Tier 2 and higher): Prologue and Chapter 1

Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster: Completed posting

Access to older chapters has been opened up to other tiers.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-98508510

Thanks again for being my subscribers!

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Prelude for a Lord now on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited

The new, extended version of Prelude for a Lord is now available on Amazon!

I am re-releasing Prelude for a Lord, which was originally published by Zondervan but I got the rights back. Zondervan had a strict word count limit, so I cut about 20,000 words from the manuscript, but now that I have the rights back, I’m releasing the extended version before I cut the words out. The book is now about 120,000 words (the Zondervan version was 100,000 words).

Don’t worry, I’m still working on the Lady Wynwood’s Spies series. I’m just re-releasing this book since Zondervan is no longer selling it and some people wanted to read it. I’ll work on the Gentlemen Quartet series after I finish the Lady Wynwood’s Spies series (Lady Wynwood is projected to be 12 books). There will also be some neat cross-over between the two series!

I’ll eventually do annotated chapters with Easter Eggs and behind-the-scenes content for Prelude for a Lord, but for now, they’ll only be available to my Launch Team and anyone who bought it from my website, since the book is in Kindle Unlimited.

The paperback version is also now on Amazon, or you can order it from my website.

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December 9, 2024 Weekly Roundup on Camy’s Patreon

REMINDER (Tier 3 book boxes): Be sure to answer the question at the end of the update post: https://www.patreon.com/posts/117341237/
UPDATE: Upcoming posting schedulehttps://www.patreon.com/posts/117599910/
POLL: Vote on the Special Edition cover for Prelude for a Lordhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/117411742/
BONUS: (Tier 3: Miss Nell’s Assistant and higher) Read annotated versions of Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster, Chapters 53, 54, and 55. https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-98508510
New chapters this week: (Tier 3: Miss Nell’s Assistant and higher)Lady Wynwood’s Spies, Volume 7: Spinster, Chapters 54, 55, and epilogue (Yes! The book is done!)Access to older chapters has been opened up to other tiers.https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-98508510
Thanks again for being my subscribers!Camy

Protection for Hire cover reveal!

Here’s the new cover for Protection for Hire ! I made the cover in Canva, and then my graphic designer rearranged the elements a bit and adjusted the filter so it would look more professional.

What do you think of the new cover? The model actually looks a lot like my youngest niece!

Since you voted for the Protection for Hire series as the contemporary books I’ll start posting on Patreon , chapters will start going up next week.

I’m also going to try to annotate the chapters so you can read about Easter Eggs and behind-the-scenes tidbits about the book.

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