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The Second Worst Thing….
By Mary Jo I once read that the most traumatic/stressful thing that could happen to a person was loss of a spouse. (I suspect that should include other close family members.) The second worst thing was…moving! Very few people manage to go through life without moving at least once, and usually more than once. And the longer one has lived in a house, the more things have accumulated in corners, and the more traumatic the process is. I moved into my soon-to-be former house in 1993.
Laying a Series Foundation
by Mary Jo Fifty years or so ago, in the early days of historical romance when authors wrote with quill pens on parchment, a lot of books were standalones and writers might jump all over the place in terms of settings. A pirate tale might be followed by a Civil War story, then a swashbuckling Viking setting or a Western. But readers and writers started appreciating the fun of connected stories and soon series proliferated. Now I’d say most new romances are as parts of series.
Brief Encounters
by Mary Jo As I plow toward finishing my current book, I’m using the Wench option of rerunning an older blog that I think might be interesting to you. I wrote this blog in 2017 and the theme is how brief encounters with people we meet casually are enriching to both parties and can make us happier and healthier. This has always been true, but I think it’s even more important now since the pandemic shut down so many communications, and I’m still rebuilding those skills now.
Five Books I’d like to read again for the first time
By Mary Jo I’m a great re-reader and there are many books I’ve read over and over. But there are certain books I’d love to be able to read again for the first time so I could have that wonderful sense of discovery for a second time. This is a listing not of my favorite books, though they mostly are, but books that took me to fascinating new places. 1) The Ivy Tree by Mary Stewart.
SILVER LADY | Kirkus Reviews
An unpromising start to a new series from a well-known author. Two gifted people are drawn to each other along the coast of an alternate Cornwall in 1803. Bran Tremayne has a gift—he has “perceptions and talents beyond what most people possess.” And in his world, this sort of gift is not well understood and is even hated by many people, including Bran's father, who abandoned him as a child. He was lucky to be adopted by a family that takes in gifted children and helps them thrive.
Once a Laird by Mary Jo Putney
Islands of Imagination by Mary Jo Putney Best-Selling Author of Once a Laird, The Rogues Redeemed Series Though I’ve traveled widely, I had never visited a place that immediately inspired me to set a book there until I visited Orkney, an archipelago in the far north of Scotland. I expected Orkney to be remote, historic, and beautiful, and it is, with fertile fields, dramatic coasts, and happy cows. But I didn’t expect to feel the power of thousands of years of heritage.
A Yuletide Kiss by Sabrina Jeffries with Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney
Kissing Bough By Sabrina Jeffries, Author of A Yuletide Kiss with Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney At Christmas in Regency England, there weren’t many Christmas trees, since that was a German custom that caught on later and tended to be practiced mostly by the wealthy until the Victorian age. Nor were there stockings “hung by the chimney with care,” since that was a Dutch custom popularized in the United States before being brought to England.
Once Dishonored by Mary Jo Putney
Home Web Extras Victoria Vignettes Once Dishonored by Mary Jo Putney A Question of Honor By Mary Jo Putney, Author of Once Dishonored All societies value honor, and although it may be defined in many different ways, the term essentially represents the relationship between an individual and his or her society. A person of honor is held in good standing with an accepted code of conduct. In the early nineteenth-century Regency period, a man’s promise was his bond.
Once Dishonored
Spurned by the society in which she once flourished, Kendra Douglas seeks justice for the wrongs committed against her by her former husband. With her reputation in tatters and her son kidnapped, Kendra needs allies in order to gain back her standing in the community and have some kind of life. Lord Foxton, Lucas Mandeville, is scarred by his time in war on the continent, but more damaged is his sense of honor after his escape from a French prison.
ONCE A SPY by Mary Jo Putney Read by Beverley A Crick
A superb performance by narrator Beverley A. Crick makes even the most credibility-stretching events in Putney's fourth Rogues Redeemed series delightful listening. Her voice is lovely, and her ability to slip between British and French accents and classes is impressive. Simon Duval, former British intelligence officer, and his cousin's widow, Suzanne, met once long ago and formed a bond of friendship.
ONCE A SPY by Mary Jo Putney
Our man in Waterloo proposes a marriage of convenience and ends up with much more. Suzanne Duval may be the Comtesse de Chambron but nevertheless, she’s making ends meet with piecework in a boardinghouse when Col. Simon Duval comes to find her. Simon, her late husband’s second cousin, has returned from his service as a spy in the Napoleonic wars and has sought her out to propose marriage.
SEDUCTION ON A SNOWY NIGHT
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Joyeux Noël from Québec City
Snow falls gently along the cobblestone streets of Old Québec, near the banks of the St. Lawrence River, turning this historic neighborhood within the walls of Québec City into an authentic winter wonderland. From Upper Town to Lower Town, the Christmas spirit comes alive with every boutique, bistro, and abode reflecting the area’s distinctive French character amid the exuberance of the season.
More or Less a Temptress By Anna Bradley
SPONSORED CONTENT ‘Tis the Season for Feasting By Anna Bradley, Author of More or Less a Temptress, The Somerset Sisters Novels Believe it or not, the holidays are now upon us! If you’re anything like me, when you think of holidays you think of festive parties and mouthwatering Christmas feasts. So, what better way to whet our holiday appetites than with a peek into Regency-era formal dining? Let’s imagine you’ve been given an invitation to London’s most exclusive dinner party.
The Gold Pawn by L.A. Chandlar
The Thirties Cocktail: More Than Just a Drink By L.A. Chandlar, Author of, The Gold Pawn, The Art Deco Mysteries The 1920s and ‘30s were two decades sandwiched between the two World Wars. On one side was a lost generation, and on the other was the Great Depression. It was a time period full of tensions. As soon as women (at last) got the vote in 1920, the restraints of the “Noble Experiment”—prohibition of alcohol—were slapped onto the law.
Falling From His Grace by Kristin Vayden
Gossip, Gambling, and Gaming By Kristin Vayden, Author of Falling From His Grace Anyone for Whist? What about Hazard? No? What about Charades? While we are familiar with the names and even the rules of some of the mentioned games, we don’t exactly clear our Friday night calendar for a rousing game of Faro. But in the Regency and Victorian Era, that was considered a perfectly proper evening.
ONCE A SCOUNDREL
In seeking a life of freedom away from British society, Lady Aurora Lawrence finds herself in a seemingly inescapable trap: She’s been kidnapped by Barbary pirate Malek Reis and added to a harem as she waits to see whether her family will pay Malek’s massive ransom demands. Rory's family has long given up on making a respectable woman of her, but her mother nevertheless seeks to hire a rescuer who might have a chance of saving her from a life in chains.
Echoes from the Bayou
Echoes from the Bayou September 19, 2018 After more than thirty years in Louisiana, Linda and Larry Porche retired to another state, but the couple’s state of mind remains planted among the live oaks and historic mansions of their beloved New Orleans.
by Mary Jo Putney
'Once a Rebel' by Mary Jo Putney is Book Two in The "Rogues Redeemed" series. This is the story of Catherine Callista 'Callie' Brooke and Lord George Gordon 'Richard' Audley. I have read the other book in this series but feel this can easily be a standalone book. Callie and Richard have been childhood best friends until one day when she was sixteen her father informed her that she will marry and older man. Callie's father never really liked her, he beat her and was happy to be rid of her.
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AUDIOBOOKS JUBILEE $4.95was $31.47 BY MARGARET WALKER Jubilee tells the true story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress. Vyry bears witness to the South's antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction. wonderful, great, unforgettable BESTSELLERS THE CYPRESS TRAP FREEwas $2.99 BY JC GATLIN For Owen and Rayanne Meeks, what was meant to be a weekend trip to repair their marriage turns into a deadly race for their lives.
ONCE A REBEL by Mary Jo Putney
Two childhood friends find each other again by the dawn’s early light. Callista Brooke and Lord George Gordon Audley were once the best of friends; when they were 16, they even ran away together to save Callie from having to marry a man her abusive father had promised her to. They were soon discovered by their fathers and banished to separate corners of the British Empire. Fifteen years later, their lives collide again in Washington, D.C., at the heart of the War of 1812.
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