Up for pre-order!
Out on Amazon 29 Feb!
THE LAST DUKE SHE'D MARRY
Scoundrels of Mayfair book 3. Can be read as a standalone.
"She wants to be a duchess. Just not HIS duchess!"
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Today I’m delighted to have been invited to take over the @ChocLituk / @JoffeBooks romance newsletter to talk about my #Regency novella Marry in Haste! Are you a subscriber yet? If not just go to their website and sign up!
This little #peakdistrict view almost looks better in the Winter than in the Summer, allowing you glimpses of the 19th Century Shuttle House and bridge at Calver Weir through the bare branches of the quiet trees in the clear, pure light.
January is named after Janus, the Roman god who presides over doorways and new beginnings. The snowdrop, a symbol of hope and consolation, is a birth #flower of this month. The green markings on its inner petals are said to be their promise summer will return. #FairytaleTuesday
We've been looking after Gwydir now for nearly 27 years: restoring it and tending to its every need. And every day, in return, it gives us something beautiful. Today is no exception. This light show a moment ago just took my breath away.
“I’m face downwards under something,” said Pooh.
Owl frowned at as much of Pooh as he could see. “Pooh, did YOU do that?”
“No,” said Pooh humbly. “I don’t THINK so.”
“Then who did?”
“I think it was the wind,” said Piglet. “I think your house has blown down.” ~A.A.Milne #storm
It takes a great team with wide-ranging skills to look after & manage Hever Castle. We're currently recruiting for the following roles:
- Duty Manager
- Retail Assistant
- School Workshop Leader
- Visitor Service Assistant
- Catering Assistants
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Sometimes, on the darkest days, the best place to be is in the woods. Amid the noisy rattle of bare branches and the seethe of water, there's an odd kind of stillness. The air is soft and wraps itself around you, as if Nature has been waiting all this time to welcome you back.
The iridescence of rainbow obsidian
Rainbow obsidian results from lava cooling rapidly and trapping Magnetite inclusions, iridescent when exposed to light.
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“I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, born 3rd January 1892
Bothwell Castle near Glasgow (Scotland) '@legohelmet' image & stages of reconstruction for a Gif. A stronghold of the Black Douglas family. Archibald The Grim, 3rd Earl of Douglas repaired/rebuilt site. His Son added the Great Hall.#BothwellCastle#ScottishCastles#HistoryRebuilt
Burton Agnes (near Driffield) 'is all built with Bricks and so good Bricke that at 100 years standing no one Brick is faulty; The ffront Looks very uniform with severall round buildings on each side answering Each other with Compass window.' (Celia Fiennes 1697)