Missing my wonderful mother, Marge Shelly, on this day to honor moms. She passed away in 2009, but I was blessed with one of the best moms EVER! In large part because of my mom’s example, being a mother myself was a yearning desire. Thankfully I was blessed with...
A friend of mine in the town where I reside invited me onto her blog as a guest. Isn’t that sweet? Jessica Brooks is an author as well, her genre “young adult” fiction (see bio on Jessica down below) and her blog is My Thoughts Exactly where she has started...
Ever noticed that practically every time you visit Facebook the powers-that-be have changed something? It is impossible to keep up on the constant “improvements” but if you are hanging out on FB once in a while just for fun, it does not matter all that much. In my case, since...
I can’t believe my fabulous novel – The Passions of Dr. Darcy – has already been out into the world for a week! My, how time flies! Sadly part of my busyness this week was getting taxes done, which is never fun. Probably should have planned such an unpalatable task...
Many thanks to author Linda Banche for this lovely review of The Passions of Dr. Darcy. Posted on her blog – Linda Banche and Her Historical Hilarity – Linda has nothing but wonderful praise for George Darcy and his tale of adventures. I’m posting the review in its entirety below,...
I am thrilled to report the first reviews from readers! Thanks to the ARCs I sent out and my publisher providing early access, I am seeing a few lovely reports filtering in. On Amazon, there are three 5-STAR reviews! Thanks to Vee, Cherri, and Anasheh. Read their thoughts HERE. Since...
There they are! THE PASSIONS OF DR. DARCY My author copies arrived early last week, and talk about excited! There was some happy-dancing going on in the Lathan household, let me tell ya. Shiny, thick, perfectly printed – it is a masterpiece. I may be a wee bit prejudiced, I’ll...
Parents: James and Emily DarcyBorn: January 12, 1767; oldest by five minutes to identical twin AlexanderSiblings: Mary (10 years older) James (7 years older), Estella (4 years older), Alexander, and Philip (8 years younger)Birthplace & Residence: Pemberley in Derbyshire, England Mature appearance: Tall and thin; eyes azure blue; brownish-black, thick,...
Happy Easter everyone! I do hope your weekend celebrations are wonderfully fun and relaxing. As much as I would love to send all of my wonderful readers chocolate bunnies and marshmallow eggs, I am forced to make do with a different type of delicious treat: An excerpt from The Passions...
As everyone who has followed the Darcy Saga and my blog knows, Dr. George Darcy was never meant to be a main character. He wasn’t meant to even stay in England for very long! Needless to say, he had a very different idea on that subject, and being the pushy...
Long ago I rather flippantly inserted the fact that George was widely traveled. That was in Loving Mr. Darcy, when a message arrives at Darcy House informing Fitzwilliam Darcy that his uncle was in England and soon to arrive. George, remember, was originally planned to be a “minor” character who...
Included in my upcoming novel, as in all the others I have written, is a Cast of Characters. Considering the vast number of people inhabiting Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and then the ones I created, having a reference to flip to was necessary for me from time to time,...
Hi all! I have a number of sound bits to report. Been too busy to post each one individually! Life! First up, this weekend I am heading to Southern California, specifically Santa Ana just below Anaheim to hang with my writer pals and attend the SoCalRWA Writers Conference. Very much...
My wonderful chapter of the Romance Writers of America, the Yosemite Romance Writers in the Central Valley of California, is hosting a one-day writing seminar. I am delighted to share the information for this event we have been working so hard to arrange. Personally I can hardly wait! If you...
This was actually a tough job! There have been so many fabulous gowns in Oscar red carpet history – and a ton of not-so-fabulous as well – so picking a few was impossible. I might have gotten carried away! Enjoy this collage of gowns I particularly adored. It isn’t an...
