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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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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
Jan 5, 20221 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 31, 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 13, 20212 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
Nov 7, 20211 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 16, 20212 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 18, 20211 min read


REVIEW: TWISTS OF FATE by Joana Starnes
Review of Joana Starnes’ latest Pride & Prejudice reimagining TWISTS of FATE

Christina Boyd
Jul 22, 20213 min read


REVIEW: JOHN EYRE by Mimi Matthews
Review of Mimi Matthews’ JOHN EYRE

Christina Boyd
Jul 20, 20212 min read


“I have lost a treasure...”
“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817

Christina Boyd
Jul 17, 20215 min read


The Year in Between: A Sense & Sensibility Variation by Christina Morland
About the book: Marianne Dashwood was "born to an extraordinary fate...to discover the falsehood of her own opinions, and to counteract,...

Christina Boyd
Jan 29, 20213 min read


REVIEW: Shelley and the Unknown Lady
Review: Shelley and the Unknown Lady

Christina Boyd
Oct 8, 20201 min read


Join us! Part 2 of “ELIZABETH: Obstinate Headstrong Girl” Audiobook Tour
Follow the audiobook tour of Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl

Christina Boyd
Sep 27, 20201 min read


REVIEW: Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
Review: A forbidden love between the young stable boy & daughter of a country squire is never to be when young Nicholas Seaton is wrongly...

Christina Boyd
Sep 7, 20202 min read


REVIEW: Fair As A Star by Mimi Matthews
Review of FAIR AS A STAR by Mimi Matthews

Christina Boyd
Jul 15, 20201 min read


REVIEW: Crazy in Love by Annabelle Costa
Review: I have never read a book that made me root for the hero and heroine more. Never have I wanted the happily ever after to be real for

Christina Boyd
Jun 21, 20202 min read


REVIEW: A Timely Elopement by Joana Starnes
Just the timely Austenesque fix I needed to read in a world gone mad.

Christina Boyd
Jun 5, 20203 min read


#OmgItsOHG Blog Tour ends March 31
The #OmgItsOHG blog tour giveaway ends March 31. Here are all the blog stops. Don't miss your chance for your share of the conversation.

Christina Boyd
Mar 29, 20201 min read


#OMGitsOHG! Guest Post at The Book Rat
It's my turn to have my share of the conversation in the #OmgItsOHG blog tour. Stop by The Book Rat...

Christina Boyd
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Leigh Dreyer’s “The Last Blind Date” from "Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl"
On the #OmgItsOHG blog tour, Leigh Dreyer visits Diary of an Eccentric. Stop by for your share of the conversation.

Christina Boyd
Mar 26, 20201 min read


Review: GEORGIANA by Sue Barr
Review: GEORGIANA is a standalone novel in the three-book “Pride & Prejudiced Continued” series from author Sue Barr. I am going to presume

Christina Boyd
Mar 4, 20204 min read
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