Sometimes all it takes is a few pages to tell a story. And so it is with A Third Proposal, a vignette from the life of Mr Bennet as he returns to Meryton from a trip to London. All is not well at Longbourn and Netherfield. But who's to blame? And … [Read more...] about Introducing “A Third Proposal”
“Lots of my writing happens when I’m not writing”
"I dearly love a laugh," says Elizabeth Bennet. As do I, though it takes a very good book to make me do so. One such book is Rose Servitova's The Longbourn Letters, which mirrors the warmth, inventiveness and humour of Miss Austen in an extended … [Read more...] about “Lots of my writing happens when I’m not writing”
Mr Bennet’s diary and yet more delights
The Cake and Courtship blog tour finished at the weekend. Once again, a huge round of thanks to all who joined in, particularly the wonderful bloggers who hosted me. Giveaways are still open on many of the blogs at the time of writing, but hurry … [Read more...] about Mr Bennet’s diary and yet more delights
Mr Bennet’s emails and other delights
We're halfway through the book blog tour for Cake and Courtship and here are the highlights so far. Many, many thanks to all who've commented and helped spread the word. And especially to those kind bloggers who've hosted me. BTW all giveaways are … [Read more...] about Mr Bennet’s emails and other delights
Mr Bennet ON TOUR Feb/Mar 2018
Break out the trumpets...we have an announcement. Mr Bennet and Mr Brownlow are off on tour to celebrate the paperback launch of Cake and Courtship. We shall be visiting several wonderful book blogs from February 28 to March 9. Join us for author … [Read more...] about Mr Bennet ON TOUR Feb/Mar 2018
Ooohhh…paper!
Not sure if it needs a whole blog post to say it, but Cake and Courtship is now also available in paperback. This is what it looks like (sherry, cake and orchid not included): I'll be taking the book and Mr Bennet out on a tour of the book … [Read more...] about Ooohhh…paper!