Love is worth the risk
Once again, the Bluestocking Belles bring you a gift, a bit of holiday fiction, some information about the holiday, and a recipe, as we will every week until January. Today Susan Ellis presents an epilogue to Valuing Vanessa, from the Bluestocking Belles’ 2016 holiday collection, Holly and Hopeful Hearts The daughter of the house awaits […]
When the Duchess of Haverford organizes a house party, the staff faces many challenges. No one expected the housekeeper’s cat to give birth in a most inconvenient spot. Soon the guests arrive and the kittens make free with the house. You’ll find an opportunity to win one at the end of this post. For now, […]
You’ve probably heard me talk about The Bluestocking Belles. Jude Knight wrote this excellent history and explanation of the name we’ve chosen as our own. Readers of historical romances, especially those set in Georgian and Regency England, are familiar with the term ‘bluestocking’. A woman described as a bluestocking will be clever, fond of reading, […]
Folks, the Bluestocking Belle’s Boxed, Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem, set goes live in two days (November 1). To celebrate we are having a launch party from 4 to 9 that day. Join us to visit with the authors, win prizes and have fun. Be sure to enter for a chance at the Christmas Party Box. (See […]
As part of the blog tour for Mistletoe, Marriage, and Mayhem, the holiday box set by the Bluestocking Belles, characters from the novellas will be meeting up outside the covers of the book, appearing on Belles’ blogs throughout the month of October. This vignettte uses characters from my story in the box set, A Dangerous […]
In honor of Malala’s birthday she wants action not greetings. She asked us all to post the reasons we prefer books over bullets. Are you kidding me? Books open minds. Bullets close them. Books inspire. Bullets kill. Books give voice. Bullets silence. Shall I go on? We need to ask all governments to support universal […]
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. Stella, Streetcare Named Desire Writers have ever relied on the kindness of strangers. We hope someone will pick up our work, read it, love it, and tell others about it. No amount of self promotion works if that doesn’t occur. While I would never want to lump […]