Category: Hope of the Future

Hope of the Future “Daily Snippets” #1 to #9

During the month of July, and for part of June, on my Facebook Author Page I shared teeny excerpts every day. The endeavor was for promotion, of course, and included a giveaway. As for the giveaway winners, I will be selecting those and announcing the winners next week as part...

Hope of the Future “pre-order” news & more

I have been a super busy little bee this past two weeks! So busy that I have been remiss in updating my readers and this blog. Oh my! Let me sum up as best I can, in regards to where I am with the release of Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope...

Hope of the Future full print cover

My upcoming novel, Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future, is FINISHED!  Yes, I typed the final sentences on July 9 and after a few tweaks and other prep work, had the completed manuscript in the hands of my editor, Gretchen Stelter of Cogitate Studios, by July 12. Whoot! Now,...

Three Famed Regency Actresses: Siddons, Davison, Kemble

Blogging this month will be inspired by a fact of some sort that I uncovered while writing Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future. Today, from a chapter where poor Mr. Darcy attempts to shop for Elizabeth. Lost amongst the vastness of Harding and Howell, he is assisted by three...

Courtship, Betrothal, Weddings, & Rings in the Regency

My upcoming novel, Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future, is the second volume of the “prequel duo” to my Darcy Saga sequel series to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Since the duo novels, including volume one Darcy and Elizabeth: A Season of Courtship, are set entirely during the betrothal...

A Season of Courtship ON SALE + a Hope of the Future update

This is the week when I will finish Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future. YES! As I prepare this blog, late on Sunday evening, I am perfecting the final chapters in order to have it in the hands of my amazing editor Gretchen Stelter by Monday, July 10 at...

A Wax Jack. What is that thing?

Getting back to writing my novel also meant getting back into research. Both I love, so it has been a win, win! Today in the “What is that thing?” category, a new discovery for me was the device seen to the right. First introduced in the late 1600s and popularized...

Hope of the Future DAILY SNIPPET with Giveaway

As promised, I am posting small excerpts from Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future every morning over on my Facebook Page.   Starting this past Sunday, June 25, and on through until the novel is released sometime in late July or early August, every day at 7am EST a...

“Hope of the Future” is COMING VERY VERY SOON!

It has been over three years now, since March of 2014 to be precise, when I published Darcy and Elizabeth: A Season of Courtship, my “prequel to the sequel” novel. That novel, the last published in my name, is the first volume of a two-part “Prequel Duo.” Why the long...

State of the Author Address

I know it is WAY past time for an update on what is happening with me and, more importantly, the status of Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future. All of your queries on Facebook, my website, and via email have not gone unnoticed, trust me. The enthusiasm is marvelous...

Creating “Hope of the Future” book cover

Yesterday I shared the process I went through to create the front and back covers for Darcy & Elizabeth: A Season of Courtship. That creation was arduous partly because it was my first foray into creating a cover, and also because I had to create a back cover and spine...

Prequel News!

I have been a wee bit absent this past week for a very good reason. Are you ready to hear? Yeah! Alright, as a little background: From the moment I conceived of writing the engagement months for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, I imagined covering the time thoroughly. To do...