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Are You an Obstinate, Headstrong Girl? Take the QUIZ
Are you an obstinate, headstrong girl? Take the personality quiz.

Christina Boyd
Feb 19, 20201 min read


At last! "Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl"
At last! I can finally tell everyone what I have been keeping a secret since last year... #OmgItsOHG

Christina Boyd
Feb 18, 20202 min read


REVIEW: The Winter Companion by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd. She Needed to be Seen... As a lady's companion, Clara Hartwright never receives much attention from anyone. And...

Christina Boyd
Jan 21, 20202 min read


Rational Creatures Audiobook Makes “Best Of List”
“A super collection of short stories inspired by Jane Austen's most famous female characters, this is a lovely book for anyone who has...

Christina Boyd
Dec 30, 20191 min read


REVIEW: Someone to Remember by Mary Balogh
Review by Christina Boyd Thirty-six years after a squashed romance, a reformed rake and a middle aged spinster are reunited. What an odd...

Christina Boyd
Nov 23, 20192 min read


Drunk Austen Perfectly Pairs YULETIDE with Mulled Cider
Drunk Austen, the social media mavens that claim you only need like two of the following to know you are in the right place—liquor, men...

Christina Boyd
Nov 5, 20191 min read


YULETIDE Now Available at Jane Austen Centre in Bath
This. This blows my mind. Any Jane Austen fan knows how exciting this must be for us here at The Quill Ink. Recently the Jane Austen...

Christina Boyd
Oct 20, 20191 min read


REVIEW: The Bride of Northanger by Diana Birchall
Review by Christina Boyd What do you have when romance marries gothic mystery? Answer: The Bride of Northanger by Diana Birchall. An...

Christina Boyd
Oct 20, 20192 min read


REVIEW: A Convenient Fiction by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd A Convenient Fiction, third in Mimi Matthews’ “Parish Orphans of Devon” series, did not disappoint. Alex Archer,...

Christina Boyd
Oct 12, 20192 min read


REVIEW: The Stopover by TL Swan
Review by Christina Boyd I had never read anything by bestselling author TL Swan but the book info at NetGalley for this copy of The...

Christina Boyd
Sep 28, 20192 min read


REVIEW: The Journey Home to Pemberley by Joana Starnes
Review. New release of Jane Austen-inspired novel, "The Journey Home to Pemberley" by Austenesque author Joana Starnes. #rafflecopter

Christina Boyd
Sep 21, 20193 min read


REVIEW: A Lady's Reputation by Amy D’Orazio
Review by Christina Boyd: What happens when a besotted Darcy considers his future with the delightful Miss Elizabeth Bennet—and thinks...

Christina Boyd
Aug 11, 20192 min read


Review: PRIDE & PREJUDICE, a FLAWLESS MASTERIECE
Review by Christina Boyd. Many like to reimagine themselves as Elizabeth Bennet with all her pert opinions and courage for refusing not...

Christina Boyd
Aug 10, 20191 min read


REVIEW: An Eaton Affair by William Coles
Review by Christina Boyd: When a seventeen-year-old schoolboy, Kim, at one of Britain's most extraordinary institutions, Eton College,...

Christina Boyd
Aug 9, 20192 min read


#RationalCreatures Audiobook is Live
Check out the newly released audiobook #RationalCreatures at Amazon and Audible and iTunes.

Christina Boyd
Jul 19, 20192 min read


Am I Ancient?
As fifty looms near, I confess I may not be comfortable with the idea of aging (though I am strongly against the alternative), I am hopeful

Christina Boyd
Mar 22, 20183 min read
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