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Review: I COULD WRITE A BOOK by Karen M Cox
Austen said she was going to write Emma as a character that only she might like. But I think you will come to adore Karen M Cox’s modern...
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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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Christina Boyd
- May 16, 2022
- 6 min
REVIEW: Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner
Review: Natalie Jenner, internationally bestselling author of “The Jane Austen Society,” returns with a compelling and heartwarming story
Christina Boyd
- Feb 8, 2022
- 5 min
EXCERPT from JANE AND THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER by Stephanie Barron
What a delight to be a part of Stephanie Barron’s book launch tour, sharing an excerpt from Jane and the Year Without a Summer (below)....
Christina Boyd
- Jan 12, 2022
- 3 min
REVIEW: THE SIREN OF SUSSEX by Mimi Matthews
Review: As in her “Parish Orphans of Devon” series, Matthews creates a story as rich and imaginative as the tailor’s workroom...
Christina Boyd
- Jan 5, 2022
- 1 min
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
- Dec 31, 2021
- 2 min
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 17, 2021
- 1 min
It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas
Seasons greetings! Ornaments are my favorite things about dressing the house for the holidays—all the remembrances associated with each.
Christina Boyd
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron
“Jane & The Year Without a Summer” is Book 14 in Stephanie Barron’s “Being a Jane Austen Mystery” series. Having read the entire series...
Christina Boyd
- Nov 13, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Oct 16, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Sep 18, 2021
- 1 min
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 1, 2021
- 1 min
Readers’ Favorite Book Award Finalist
How wonderful! Thrilled our “Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl” was a book award finalist at Readers’ Favorite. Check out the Review...
Christina Boyd
- Aug 22, 2021
- 1 min
Austen in August
It's the most wonderful time of the year: Austen In August and flowers are blooming in my garden. In case you missed my post for...
Christina Boyd
- Jul 22, 2021
- 3 min
REVIEW: TWISTS OF FATE by Joana Starnes
Review of Joana Starnes’ latest Pride & Prejudice reimagining TWISTS of FATE
Christina Boyd
- Jul 20, 2021
- 2 min
REVIEW: JOHN EYRE by Mimi Matthews
Review of Mimi Matthews’ JOHN EYRE
Christina Boyd
- Jul 17, 2021
- 5 min
“I have lost a treasure...”
“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817
Christina Boyd
- Jan 3, 2020
- 4 min
A Little Something I've Been Working On
A little something I've been working on (excerpt)...
Christina Boyd
- Jul 30, 2019
- 1 min
Christmas Comes Early to Chawton
Authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a check for $2400.
Christina Boyd
- Jul 20, 2019
- 2 min
#RationalCreatures Audiobook is Live
Check out the newly released audiobook #RationalCreatures at Amazon and Audible and iTunes.
Christina Boyd
- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
Coming Soon: Rational Creatures to Audiobook
London voice actress Victoria Riley is currently recording our anthology #RationalCreatures.
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