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Austen’s World Wrap Up. May 11, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Winners!
The winners of my Birthday celebration post are: Cindy G Susan B Gaynor SaraLC Megan F I’ve emailed each of you so please respond so I can get your winnings to you! Thanks for celebrating with me.

Dr Who and an Announcement—Finally!!
I am excited about two things to share with you! First, I can –FINALLY!! –tell you that the “new, improved” version of The Magnificent Marquess has a release date! May 15. (Cue the fireworks?) I have worked on the revisions … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. May 4, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Hello, my Friends – A Contest!
I have been absent at the Riskies for a bit, but I am here today. ::hand waving:: as to reasons, but the short version is Life. I have had my head entirely in my very overdue current project, Surrender To … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. April 27, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Sleeve Buttons, a Gentleman’s Accessory
Let’s have fun and look at a male accessory today. I give you sleeve buttons! During the Georgian era shirts did not open all the way down the front (no matter what you see on covers). They had a partial … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. April 20, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

A Class, a Sale, and a Fundraiser!
I want to thank all the lovely readers who’ve been patiently waiting for my next book. I also need to apologize for how long it is taking. I tried to work on a new romance project last fall, but realized … Continue reading →

Bookish News & a Reading
I’m terribly late with today’s post (so late that it’s already tomorrow here in Frankfurt) because I had this brilliant idea to record a reading for you only to realize that after more than a year out of the classroom, … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. April 13, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Mechanical Music in the Regency
No release date yet for The Magnificent Marquess! Possibly end of this month? Or early May? In the meantime, I’d like to share a recent, new-to-me discovery. Do you listen to the radio all day or play music on your … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. April 6, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

New Release! Bound By Their Secret Passion
Bound By Their Secret Passion is now in bookstores, with online vendors, and in ebook version. This is the last book in my Scandalous Summerfields series–Lorene’s story. Here is the back cover blurb: A forbidden attraction… A hidden desire! Years ago, … Continue reading →

Risky Amanda Slipping Through Time!
We’re delighted to have Amanda McCabe/Cormack/Laurel McKee pop in for a quick visit! Here’s her post.          I’m so happy to be posting at the Riskies again today!  I miss being here regularly, though it’s fun to still be risky … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 23, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Call for Films for 2017 Annual General Meeting in Huntington Beach
The Steering Committee for the 2017 Annual General Meeting in Huntington Beach invites films for

their Young Filmmakers Contest related to the conference theme, “Jane Austen in Paradise: Intimations of Immortality.”

Some possibly unpopular thoughts
A few things have happened in the last month or so to put diversity in historical romance at the forefront of my mind. All of them came to a head when I was reading tweets discussing the recent post on … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 16, 2017

Looks What’s Brewing in the Regency

Who wore it best?
Yesterday, my daughters and I went out to shop for a prom dress for my youngest. We had a lot of fun and she found a lovely princess-y dress that fits her perfectly. It’s making me think about pretty dresses … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. March 9, 2017

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The Argyll Rooms
When I was writing Bound By Their Secret Passion, the final book in the Scandalous Summerfields series, I needed to invent a masquerade that would attract the most scandalous of London’s aristocracy and the Cyprian world. I decided to place … Continue reading →

Spring Thinking: Looking Forward, into the Past
As I pondered a topic for this month, a friend suggested “spring fashions” and here’s what happened: 1) I decided fellow Risky Isobel’s expertise on Regency fashions so far exceeds my own, I should leave that topic to her, and … Continue reading →

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Austen’s World Wrap Up. February 23, 2017

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The Life and Opinons of Ignatius Sancho
One of my favorite Georgian novels is The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (and not just because I also adore the movie with Albert Finney!). I own a Victorian copy in two volumes that I found at a … Continue reading →

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