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3 Drinks for Hot Days & Pictures of My Cat Contemplating Flowers

3 Drinks for Hot Days & Pictures of My Cat Contemplating Flowers

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It’s been above 90 degrees for 1000 days in a row.

That might be a slight exaggeration.

I am a winter person. House Stark. Cold Miser. Snow Queen (minus the Hans Christian Andersen pessimism about all things). But, I love summer drinks. Icy, complex, and full of unexpected flavors. If this was a video instead of a blog post I would cast Stanley Tucci as the sexy bartender, but alas, you will have…

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Follow Me

The gown on this Charleston Museum tumblr ( thanks Two Nerdy History Girls! ) is the exact shade of celestial blue Celia suggests Kate wear in this scene from Follow Me . 

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“When she wakes you must try to persuade her to take a little cool broth or tea,” Kate said quietly.

Mr. Abernathy appeared not to hear…

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Four Great Writers Who Visited Haworth Parsonage — Anne Brontë

You may be aware that a national newspaper yesterday printed a very disparaging article about Emily Brontë, ‘Wuthering Heights‘ and Brontë lovers in general.

The Orangery in Georgian Scotland (via) All Things Georgian

We are absolutely thrilled to be welcoming back the author Regan Walker whose latest book has just been released – A Secret Scottish Christmas and today she’s written a guest blog about orangeries.

Research

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Aspects of the unfinished book that still haunts me pop up all the time, but I still don’t know what to do with it. One of the three heroines (that number maaaay be one of the problems) is in a wheelchair. She is the Victorian era heroine. I’m saving this invalid chair post on Two Nerdy History Girls to read later. And A Duke in Shining Armor looks amazing. Here is a bit of that unfinished book…

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The Uske

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In a crumbling otherworldly society once dedicated to life, love and beauty, one young woman must risk all to free…the Uske. “The sun had begun to set but it was light enough for Alder to clearly see the thing in his hand. It looked like nothing. Three inches of black stone or glass: rough and rounded at one end, hooked like a tail at the other. Vertical indentations lined the surface between the…

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FOLLOW ME is a Kindle Exclusive Romance!

FOLLOW ME is a Kindle Exclusive Romance!

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  FOLLOW ME is a Kindle Exclusive Romance Book Deal for the entire month of July! Get it here for just 99 cents! Claire Islington, blessed with a perfect life, is torn between her fiancé and a phantom lover from nineteenth-century England who awakens a passion in her like she has never known. Her soul echoes the refrain, “Love is enough,” and yearns for a long-denied fulfillment. But to follow is…

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