A Regency era girl stands at the piano, a boy standing behind her. The title reads The Unexpected Miss Bennet by Patrice Sarath

Book giveaway — The Unexpected Miss Bennet

It’s February. It’s cold. The nights are long. It’s the perfect month for a book giveaway! Of course you want a copy of The Unexpected Miss Bennet. Who could resist? Just tell me in the comments why you read Jane Austen. What does she mean to you? Are there certain lines of dialog or scenes that have grabbed your imagination and never let go? For me, it was learning to love the craziness that is Read more…

The Heyers are here!

The Heyers arrived today! Check out these covers: The paperbacks are from the ’60s and early ’70s. The hardback is copyright 1939. It’s a bit fragile but I still intend to read it. Ahhh…it’s so nice to have a copy of Cotillion back in my possession. I have to read that one first — it’s like visiting an old friend. I was in high school when I first started reading Georgette Heyer. I think The Read more…

Worldbuilders 2011 charity auction for Heifer International

Hey folks: this isn’t about Miss Bennet or Gordath Wood or me, but it is about Heifer International. If you want to support one of the best charities out there for helping people of the world become self-sufficient, here’s one way to support Heifer International, through Worldbuilders. Patrick Rothfuss has been running this charity auction and this year they are hoping to raise $250,000! Check it out — you can win awesome books or signed Read more…