Well, have you? Swan Upping is the traditional census-taking of Mute Swans on the River Thames, wherein swans are rounded up, checked for bands or banded, and released. The king or queen of England, by ancient law and custom dating … Continue reading
Oxford, Harry Potter Hall, and Tolkien’s Grave Oxford teems with literary connections, and as a lifelong reader of British lit, I couldn’t wait to wander the lanes connecting Town and Gown in this concretion of shops, inns, and venerable walled … Continue reading
A literary ramble through England: “We’re being haunted by Jane Austen,” my husband Thor declared by the midpoint of our recent two-week jaunt through the midlands and southern England. It seemed that every town or village where we lighted had … Continue reading
Her pious father’s murder leaves Faith Montague orphaned and lost on the dangerous road to London, only to be rescued by a notorious highwayman. Morgan de Lacy, a lawless rake with the bearing of a nobleman, treats her finer than … Continue reading
All a Woman Wants by Patricia Rice “Mac” MacTavish impulsively steals his late sister’s neglected children, only to discover it’s easier to handle a clipper in a hurricane than steer two ornery brats. What he needs is a nanny until … Continue reading
Dash of Enchantment (previously: Touched by Magic) Sample Chapter Patricia Rice Chapter 1 March 1816 Soaring marble columns bearing gilded sculptures carried the gaze upward to an arched ceiling accented with carved moldings bearing the certain stamp of Robert Adam. … Continue reading
The Irish Duchess Patricia Rice Sample Chapter: Three Halting on the castle’s stone staircase the next morning, Fiona gritted her teeth and studied her nemesis. The duke loomed in her path, blocking her way to the medieval front doors. Tinted … Continue reading
Several of my close friends are also genre fiction writers. Several of them, in fact, were my friends before they were published writers. One of those is Jennifer Ashley who writes mostly historical fiction, romance, and erotica. I, however, have … Continue reading
