Regency Period – Page 4 – Fiction Aficionado

The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey (Carolyn Miller) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Will a damaged reputation and desire for society’s approval thwart the legacy of grace? Tainted by scandal and forced to leave London for the quieter Brighton countryside, the Honorable Miss Clara DeLancey is a shadow of her former society self. She’s lost the man she loved to another and, in a culture that has no patience for self-pity, is struggling with depression. A chance encounter brings her a healing friendship with the sisters of an injured naval captain. But Clara’s society mama is appalled at the new company she’s keeping. Captain Benjamin Kemsley is

27 October 2017

First Line Friday – 20 October 2017 – The Dishonorable Miss DeLancey (Carolyn Miller)

Welcome to another week of First Line Friday, hosted by Hoarding Books. Can you believe October is half over? The end of the year is going to be here before you know it! This week I have the first line from an historical by fellow Australian Carolyn Miller! It’s the third book in her Regency Brides series and releases next Tuesday, 24 October. If you’ve read the first two books in the series, you’ll know a little bit of her background, and to be honest, she hasn’t been the most likable character so far, so I’m looking forward to getting to

20 October 2017

The Captivating Lady Charlotte (Carolyn Miller) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Her heart is her own–but her hand in marriage is another matter Lady Charlotte Featherington is destined for great things on the marriage market. After all, as the beautiful daughter of a marquess, she should have her pick of the eligible nobility when she debuts. She, however, has love at the top of her list of marriageable attributes. And her romantic heart falls hard for one particularly dashing, attentive suitor. Sadly for Charlotte, her noble father intends her betrothed to be someone far more dull.

21 July 2017

Interview + Australian Giveaway with Carolyn Miller

If you love Regency novels then you are going to love my guest today! You might remember that a couple of weeks ago I shared that I met up with author Carolyn Miller in her home town of Moss Vale in New South Wales, Australia. (Click here to read the post.) Well today, I’m going to share some of that time we spent together with you! And let me tell you, it was so nice for these two Aussie gals (who live a whole ocean away from most of our fiction writing and reading friends) to meet up in person!

28 June 2017

First Line Friday – 16 June 2017 – The Captivating Lady Charlotte (Carolyn Miller)

Happy First Line Friday everyone! I’m still on the road with the family, on the last day of our trip to Melbourne. It’s been a busy, but fun time, and tonight we will be home with all the fun of unpacking to take care of! But before all of that, I have a very special guest to introduce to you, all the way from Moss Vale in New South Wales, about three hours south of my home:

16 June 2017

The Elusive Miss Ellison (Carolyn Miller) – Review

~ About the Book ~ Handsome appearance counts for naught unless matched by good character and actions. That’s the firm opinion of not-so-meek minister’s daughter Lavinia Ellison. So even though all the other villagers of St. Hampton Heath are swooning over the newly returned seventh Earl of Hawkesbury, she is not impressed. If a man won’t take his responsibilities seriously and help those who are supposed to be able to depend on him, he deserves no respect from her. In Lavinia’s pretty, gray eyes, Nicholas Stamford is just as arrogant and reckless as his brother–who stole the most important person

2 March 2017

First Line Friday – 13 Jan 2017 – A Noble Masquerade

I’m very excited to be joining some of my best book-blogging buddies for First Line Fridays this year. If you’re not familiar with these posts, it’s pretty simple. Open the book nearest to you (or go and pick up the book you’re currently reading – fiction or non-fiction) and share the first line in the […]

13 January 2017

A Spy’s Devotion (Melanie Dickerson) – Review

Julia folded the original piece of paper and put it back in its hiding place in the drawer. She quickly folded the copy she had made into a very small square and held it in her palm. Too nervous to look anymore, she closed the drawer and stood up, grabbing the keys off the desk. She strode to the door and listened. Not hearing anything, she carefully opened the door. She looked both ways in the corridor and then stepped out and closed it behind her. She still had to take the keys back to the valet’s room. She

11 February 2016

The power of fiction, the beauty of words, and the God who made us to wield them for His glory.