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REVIEW: Falling for Mr. Thornton: Tales of North and South
Review by Christina Boyd Mention Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South, specifically swoon-worthy John Thornton, and hearts start to...

Christina Boyd
Nov 12, 20191 min read


REVIEW: Holiday Mix Tape by Beau North & Brooke West
Review by Christina Boyd Jane Austen’s Persuasion translated to modern day Portland, Oregon? The writing team of Beau North and Brooke...

Christina Boyd
Nov 10, 20191 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


REVIEW: The Daily Jane Austen: A Year of Quotes by Devoney Looser
Review by Christina Boyd Before I even power up, I read a quote from Austen scholar Devoney Looser’s The Daily Jane Austen: A Year of...

Christina Boyd
Oct 30, 20191 min read


YULETIDE audiobook is LIVE!
Last night #Audible notified us that our fourth anthology, YULETIDE: A Jane Austen-inspired Collection of Stories, is LIVE at Audible,...

Christina Boyd
Oct 29, 20192 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 21, 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 21, 20192 min read


Wicked Good Hop via ChickLitHQ
It's that frightfully fun time of year, and Chick Lit Chat HQ has a few tricks along with a whole lot of treats coming your way this...

Christina Boyd
Oct 20, 20191 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 13, 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 22, 20193 min read


It’s a Wrap! RATIONAL CREATURES Audiobook Tour
Thank you to the wonderful bloggers and reviewers who supported our audiobook blog tour for #RationalCreatures via the outstanding...

Christina Boyd
Sep 18, 20192 min read


REVIEW: The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen
Review by Christina Boyd I remember first reading The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen when Ada Bright and Cass Grafton first...

Christina Boyd
Sep 15, 20192 min read


#RakesAndGentlemenRogues are 99 Pennies This Week
Feed your kindle #RakesAndGentlemenRogues for 99c —“Delicious!”

Christina Boyd
Sep 13, 20191 min read


Dream-casting RATIONAL CREATURES
DREAM CASTING #RationalCreatures, audiobook tour and giveaways
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Sep 6, 20193 min read


REVIEW: The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
Review by Christina Boyd The Hamilton Affair is an almost faithful narrative of the real life and times of one of America’s most...

Christina Boyd
Aug 30, 20191 min read


REVIEW: Letters from the Heart by Kay Bea
Review by Christina Boyd One of my favorite romance tropes is a forced marriage scenario. You know...something occurs that brings about...

Christina Boyd
Aug 28, 20191 min read


YULETIDE Made the Jane Austen Regency World Magazine NEWS
I have always been a fan of Jane Austen Regency World magazine (to me it’s the Rolling Stone magazine of Regency world) and was...

Christina Boyd
Aug 26, 20191 min read


REVIEW: The Wallflower Wager by Tessa Dare
Review by Christina Boyd The Wallflower Wager, the Proof why Tessa Dare’s books are an automatic download for me! An animal loving...

Christina Boyd
Aug 22, 20191 min read


CONTINUED SUPPORT of CHAWTON HOUSE
Anyone that knows me knows how I love getting mail marked ROYAL MAIL. What a banner day! This just arrived from Chawton House for being...

Christina Boyd
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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