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In September 2011, my husband and I drove the Pacific Coast Highway (US 101) from Olympia, WA to San Luis Obispo, CA, including Hwy#1 north of San Francisco. If you ever get the chance, take this drive. One of the … Read More
Way back when I had the idea to set a modern Pride and Prejudice story on the Appalachian Trail, I didn’t know how much the setting would shape the story and the characters. But that’s what the Appalachian Trail does: … Read More
Great news for fans of C P Odom… His next novel to be published is currently in the editing process with Christina Boyd doing the honors. The not yet titled book would be the third for Mr Odom following A … Read More
The Southern Festival of Books (SFoB) is about a month away and we are busy getting our act together for the event. This event, held on the weekend of October 12-14, 2014 will be the last planned book festival Meryton … Read More
I go a little crazy when I’m researching for a story. A little detail that might be three words can have a week of research behind it. Case in point: the cost of a hack from the mail coach terminus … Read More
Congratulations to Raven RJ Johnson who won the bonus prize of 3 Jane Austen themed giftbags from J Marie Croft and to Elena Darcy who wins an Alias Thomas Bennet necklace and one book of her choice written by one … Read More
Before launching myself completely into the debut of Longbourn to London, I cannot leave The Red Chrysanthemum behind without including one more flower used by both Darcy and Elizabeth in their nosegays to each other. Identified as merely … Read More
Each one of us has moments of inspiration. Some are inspired to create, others to action, others to thought. You may have noticed the theme on Meryton Press’s social media recently. We want to explore what inspires you and share … Read More
Cynthia Ingram Hensley, Author, will join 45-60 other authors at the West Gate Mall in Spartanburg, SC. Authors will meet and greet fans as well as sign their books. The event will be held on Saturday,June 14th from 10am to … Read More
Stronger Even Than Pride, by Gail McEwen starts it’s blog tour on June 16th. Follow the tour to read excerpts from the book, read reviews, learn more about Gail, and participate in giveaways of the book. This is the second … Read More
We are proud to share that in recent weeks, three of our publications have garnered 4 awards. The first award in the pack went to The Red Chrysanthemum by Linda Beutler in which the language of flowers plays a dominant … Read More
In her latest and much anticipated Pride and Prejudice variation, author Jan Hahn has boldly and daringly done the unthinkable…she has engaged Elizabeth Bennet to George Wickham! And she’s not just engaged – but secretly engaged! *gasp* Can you believe … Read More
We had such a great time meeting some of our fans at the Los Angeles Festival of Books last month (read about it here). We hope to have the same kind of wonderful experience meeting our East Coast fans at … Read More
With my current novel less than a chapter from being completed, why do I find myself scribbling down a short story that keeps sneaking additional ideas into itself, not to mention an original character? Authors will tell you this happens … Read More
Wowee! In less than a week, we have added 4 awards to our roster! In addition to the Silver IPPY Award earned by Linda Beutler for The Red Chrysanthemum, we now have 3 Indie Book Publisher Awards from two more … Read More