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INTERVIEW: Felicity George on Chasing Dreams

Jul 11, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: Felicity George on Chasing Dreams

Felicity George is a writer and teacher from Toronto, where she lives with her husband, her two teenage children, a large cat, and a tiny do

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Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews

Christina Boyd

Jun 28, 20233 min read

Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews

Review by Christina Boyd: Appointment in Bath” is another page-turning installment in Mimi Matthews’s oeuvre of happily-ever-after…

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INTERVIEW: How Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder Inspired Maureen Lee Lenker

Christina Boyd

Jun 27, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: How Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder Inspired Maureen Lee Lenker

Maureen Lee Lenker is an award-winning journalist who has written for Turner Classic Movies, The Hollywood Reporter, Ms. Magazine, and more.

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Review: A Few Audiobooks Narrated by HARRY FROST

Christina Boyd

Jun 15, 20231 min read

Review: A Few Audiobooks Narrated by HARRY FROST

These 3 were narrated by British voice actor, Harry Frost—the multi-talented voice actor from The Darcy Monologues and Yuletide anthologies.

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Christina Boyd

Jun 6, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: Syrie James is a Plotter

Syrie James is the author of thirteen critically acclaimed novels of historical fiction, romance, and young adult fiction ...

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Christina Boyd

May 23, 20233 min read

INTERVIEW: Bryn Donovan Plots First

Bryn Donovan first became known to me when I bought her Master Lists for Writers: Thesaurus, Plots, Character Traits, Names, and More.

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INTERVIEW: Linda Berdoll, Zeal of a True Obsessive

Christina Boyd

May 16, 20234 min read

INTERVIEW: Linda Berdoll, Zeal of a True Obsessive

INTERVIEW: Linda Berdoll’s debut book, her continuation of Jane Austen’s classic Pride & Prejudice, was initially self-published in 1999.

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Review: RETURN TO SATTERTHWAITE COURT by Mimi Matthews

Christina Boyd

Apr 10, 20234 min read

Review: RETURN TO SATTERTHWAITE COURT by Mimi Matthews

About the book: A reckless Victorian heiress sets her sights on a dashing ex-naval lieutenant, determined to win his heart as the two of...

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Christina Boyd

Feb 16, 20234 min read

Review: SNOWBOUND by Joana Starnes

SNOWBOUND is is the great Joana Starnes at the top of her game. When a snowstorm and carriage accident require Elizabeth and Jane Bennet…

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Some Jolly News: Must Hope, Trust, Believe

Christina Boyd

Dec 24, 20222 min read

Some Jolly News: Must Hope, Trust, Believe

Sharing “one thing very clever, be it prose or verse, original or repeated—or two things moderately clever—or three things very dull indeed”

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Review: HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT by Aimee Brown

Christina Boyd

Dec 8, 20223 min read

Review: HE LOVES ME, HE LOVES ME NOT by Aimee Brown

Review: I had the opportunity to read this as a beta reader and I loved it then but I love it more now in its published form.

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Review: PRIDE AND PROTEST by Nikki Payne

Christina Boyd

Nov 17, 20224 min read

Review: PRIDE AND PROTEST by Nikki Payne

I daresay, regardless of race, creed, or sex, readers will connect to this astute, sexy Austen reimagining like never before. Payne delivers

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Review: WILL WRITE FOR WINE by Sara Wesley McBride

Christina Boyd

Oct 24, 20224 min read

Review: WILL WRITE FOR WINE by Sara Wesley McBride

ABOUT THE BOOK: Alexis Lynn has just quit her successful twenty-year career and escaped on a direct flight to Italy. A one-way ticket to...

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Woman in the Painting: Shortlisted for RTTA Unpublished Award

Christina Boyd

Oct 24, 20221 min read

Woman in the Painting: Shortlisted for RTTA Unpublished Award

Christina Boyd’s unpublished debut novel WOMAN IN THE PAINTING has made final round in 19th Romance Through the Ages Contest.

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Winning at Pacific Northwest Writers Conference

Christina Boyd

Sep 26, 20222 min read

Winning at Pacific Northwest Writers Conference

Finding my writer wings at the Pacific Northwest Writers Assoc conference—a win on so many levels! #PNWA2022

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To Celebrate RATIONAL CREATURES 4th Book Birthday

Christina Boyd

Sep 16, 20221 min read

To Celebrate RATIONAL CREATURES 4th Book Birthday

To celebrate the upcoming fourth book birthday of RATIONAL CREATURES anthology, I am giving away a $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD and all 5...

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The Wall Street Journal: My Share of the Conversation

Christina Boyd

Jul 15, 20224 min read

The Wall Street Journal: My Share of the Conversation

In case you are unaware, because I don't like to assume, a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion has released on Netflix, July 15,...

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Review: I COULD WRITE A BOOK by Karen M Cox

Christina Boyd

Jun 12, 20223 min read

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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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.

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REVIEW: Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M Cox

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...

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