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Review: I COULD WRITE A BOOK by Karen M Cox
Austen said she was going to write Emma as a character that only she might like. But I think you will come to adore Karen M Cox’s modern...
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I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart; I am, I am, I am. —Sylvia Plath
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Christina Boyd
May 16, 20226 min read
REVIEW: Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Review: Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author of “The Jane Austen Society,” returns with a compelling and heartwarming story
Christina Boyd
Apr 6, 20221 min read
REVIEW: Wanderings — A Collection of Short Stories by Kenneth G. Bennett
Haunting, disturbing and surreal. As in his bestselling “Gaia Wars” series and sci-fi eco-lit thriller “Exodus 2022,” Kenneth G. Bennett...
Christina Boyd
Feb 8, 20225 min read
EXCERPT from JANE AND THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER by Stephanie Barron
What a delight to be a part of Stephanie Barron’s book launch tour, sharing an excerpt from Jane and the Year Without a Summer (below)....
Christina Boyd
Jan 12, 20223 min read
REVIEW: THE SIREN OF SUSSEX by Mimi Matthews
Review: As in her “Parish Orphans of Devon” series, Matthews creates a story as rich and imaginative as the tailor’s workroom...
Christina Boyd
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Grace: #OneWord2022
Last year my ‘word’ was ‘breath’. “Instead of knee jerk reactions, take a breath. Before meeting a challenge, take a breath. Every day,...
Christina Boyd
Dec 31, 20212 min read
Wishing Peace, Prosperity, & Good Luck in 2022
A time for renewal is just around the corner, and 2021 will pass into the history books. A new year, new resolutions, and the future awaits.
Christina Boyd
Dec 17, 20211 min read
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Seasons greetings! Ornaments are my favorite things about dressing the house for the holidays—all the remembrances associated with each.
Christina Boyd
Dec 15, 20213 min read
REVIEW: Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
“Jane & The Year Without a Summer” is Book 14 in Stephanie Barron’s “Being a Jane Austen Mystery” series. Having read the entire series...
Christina Boyd
Nov 13, 20212 min read
REVIEW: The Colonel by Beau North
Spanning decades, continents, wars abroad and wars at home, The Colonel is the anticipated companion to Longbourn’s Songbird.
Christina Boyd
Nov 7, 20211 min read
Another Silly Jane Austen-inspired Faux Magazine Cover
Another silly Austen-inspired faux magazine cover with a “mother” theme. What do you think?
Christina Boyd
Oct 18, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
I read “Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady” last autumn and through the winter because I have the epistolary novel featured...
Christina Boyd
Oct 16, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M Cox
Everyone knows Lizzie’s bad reputation and won’t let her forget it. But in the summer of 1959, when Billy Ray Davenport, son of preacher...
Christina Boyd
Oct 7, 20211 min read
InD’Tale Magazine Awards a Crowned Heart for Excellence to Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl
This just in! InD’Tale Magazine awarded a Crowned Heart for Excellence to Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl, and if I am reading it...
Christina Boyd
Sep 18, 20211 min read
My “Yuletide” Bench Installed in Chawton House Walled Garden
YULETIDE garden bench I donated via North American Friends of Chawton House was one of the first eight installed on Chawton House grounds.
Christina Boyd
Sep 1, 20211 min read
Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist
How wonderful! Thrilled our “Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl” was a book award finalist at Readers’ Favorite. Check out the Review...
Christina Boyd
Aug 22, 20211 min read
Austen in August
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Austen In August and flowers are blooming in my garden. In case you missed my post for...
Christina Boyd
Jul 22, 20213 min read
REVIEW: TWISTS OF FATE by Joana Starnes
Review of Joana Starnes’ latest Pride & Prejudice reimagining TWISTS of FATE
Christina Boyd
Jul 20, 20212 min read
REVIEW: JOHN EYRE by Mimi Matthews
Review of Mimi Matthews’ JOHN EYRE
Christina Boyd
Jul 17, 20215 min read
“I have lost a treasure...”
“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817
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