Researching Willoughby’s Return: Exeter and the New London Inn

Anyone who stops by to read my blog will know how much I enjoy researching for the books that I write. Willoughby’s Return is set in Devon, Dorset and London so I spent a lot of time reading about these places as they were in the 1800′s. Marianne is married to Colonel Brandon and they [...]

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Willoughby, Marianne, and Colonel Brandon in the flesh!

I’ve been having a bit of fun with portraits. We all have our own images in our heads of what our favourite characters look like and I often see a painting and think -’Oh, there’s a Bingley, or he’d make a good Mr Darcy. I found these which match my thoughts on Willoughby, Marianne, and [...]

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Willoughby’s Return, a Sense and Sensibility Sequel, Up on Amazon!

It’s always an exciting moment when an author sees her new ‘baby’ go up on Amazon. The cover isn’t there yet but I know the wonderful designers at Sourcebooks are on the case! Willoughby’s Return is a sequel to Sense and Sensibility which is one of my favourite Austen novels. I’ve always wondered what might [...]

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