Tag: Her Secret Beau

Music Monday: Safe in Your Embrace (Kevin Kern) + a Free Book Day

On the list of all the people who were not to know about Mr. Blakesley, her sister sat at the top.

[from Her Secret Beau, Touches of Austen book 3]
Published to YouTube by Luisa Moreta Pérez on November 16, 2014

Today, I am only sharing one line from tomorrow’s story — but I think it is a good tantalizing line. 🙂 What do you think?

I’m also just plucking a song off my Music to Write By playlist because I listened to it several times this week while writing. And I did get a good bit of writing done this week.

I have reached the end of Addie’s story, but this one is going to need more work in the editing department than most of my stories do. I talk a bit more about why that is in tomorrow’s Austen Authors post. So, for the curious, you can find out there. 😉

To get to the end of Addie’s story and then figure out why it didn’t feel right meant that Addie’s was the only story I wrote on last week, so I am going to have to focus on my Tuesday and Thursday stories this week or next week there might not be anything to post. Yikes! 🙂

In other book-related news, I have two promotions happening this week. Continue reading Music Monday: Safe in Your Embrace (Kevin Kern) + a Free Book Day


Music Monday: You Don’t See Me (North and South)

…“I did not know Mr. Blakesley had a lady,” Grace’s new bench mate said. “Indeed, I have never seen him with any lady in particular in all the time I have been in Bath.”

“Oh, she is not from Bath.” Grace’s stomach twisted at the idea of spreading gossip about Walter.

“I do not see how she could not be. I do not believe Mr. Blakesley has been gone from Bath for these past six months.” She leaned a bit closer to Grace. “Not even at Christmas time. His parents came here.” She clucked her tongue. “If he has told you he has a lady somewhere other than in Bath, he has not been honest with you.” She sighed. “And I find it difficult to believe he would be so deceptive.”

[from Her Secret Beau, Touches of Austen book 3]
Published to YouTube by greencat9 on July 22, 2007

This video has nothing to do with tomorrow’s chapter of Her Secret Beau but everything to do with how Lord Westonbury might be feeling about his relationship with Mary and where my brain kind of needs to be while writing their story at present. It also has to do with the fact that I was given the privilege of reading the first draft of a North and South short story which Rose Fairbanks has written for an anthology that she is in with several other authors called Falling for Mr. Thornton.  You can keep up with the project on their Facebook page if you are a Facebook user.

Currently, as I am attempting to write this rapidly on Saturday, hurricane Dorian is beginning to make his presence known. The wind is picking up and the rain is pelting down, but we still have power. However, we know that the power will eventually go out as the storm settles in. That’s why I am attempting to dash this off as quickly as possible. 🙂 Continue reading Music Monday: You Don’t See Me (North and South)


Music Monday: A Good Day for Marrying You (Dave Barnes)

“It is not very old, is it?”

He shook his head. “No, it not much older than you.”

“Indeed? Is it very modern within?”

“I shall let you determine that.” He waved his hand toward the door which stood, waiting for them to enter, and smiled with a great deal of satisfaction at her exclamation upon entering just ahead of him.

“I believe she likes it,” Graeme muttered behind him.

“I would say you are correct.” And Walter was as delighted by that fact as Grace was by the flooring and the second door that separated the foyer from the interior of the house. He had hoped she would like his house, for he was beginning to hope quite seriously that it would one day also be hers.

[from Her Secret Beau, Touches of Austen Book 3]
Published to YouTube by Dave Barnes on Feb 10, 2015.

Tomorrow, Grace is going to finally get to see Walter’s townhouse, and they will get to spend a little bit of time alone together. Speaking of visiting houses, last Wednesday, I got to visit two Georgian Era houses, as well as a Victorian Era wool carding mill, while doing some exploring along the south shore of Nova Scotia with my husband. I will share some pictures from my exploring below.

First, let me give you a very short update on what is happening in my writing life.  Continue reading Music Monday: A Good Day for Marrying You (Dave Barnes)


Music Monday: Anne Elliot & Capt. Wentworth – Only Time

A pained expression created a great furrow between Grace’s eyes. “Then, how is one ever to know if one is in love enough to marry?”

“That is an excellent question,” Roger replied, turning to Walter. “Do you have an explanation? You always had some reply when we pondered such impossible things in school.”

[from Her Secret Beau, Touches of Austen Book 3]
Published to YouTube by TheAlena31 on February 7, 2011.

Today marks the beginning of my husband’s vacation time, which means a reduced number of work hours for both him and me. There will be a full week of blog posts this week, but next week the blog will be rather bare with only a Monday post.

The song title for the video today, I think, goes well with both tomorrow’s chapter of Grace’s story and the excerpt from a previously published, currently being updated book at the end of this post because only time will tell how each of these situations is going to work out. (They will work out. That’s not the question really. It’s more how will they work out.)

There is not a whole lot of news to share this week. I am still plugging away at my various projects:  Continue reading Music Monday: Anne Elliot & Capt. Wentworth – Only Time


Music Monday: Love Me (Yiruma)

Can you believe it is August already? July certainly seemed to fly by. This upcoming month will be a busy and fun one for me as my husband will be off from one of his jobs for part of the month. So, I’ll be cutting back on some of my work time while still attempting to keep a few projects on track.

Published to YouTube by YirumaVEVO on July 12, 2019.

And that cutting back means there will be some impact on the blog — but it should be minimal. These Monday posts might end up being abbreviated and there will be one week (August 19-23) when there will be no posts at all. Yes, there will be a two-week wait between chapters for both the Sweet Tuesdays story and the Thursday’s Three Hundred story. However, I will make sure our couples are in happy places the week prior. So, there will be no cliffs to hang off of for those two weeks. 🙂

Let me update you on the projects I have underway. Continue reading Music Monday: Love Me (Yiruma)