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Heather Moll chose such a lovely excerpt as one of her favorite romantic scenes. It is from her book, His Choice of a Wife. What do you think? Pretty swoon-worthy, isn’t it! Elizabeth had always been aware that her immediate … Read More
Don Jacobson’s favorite love scene is from one of his Bennet Wardrobe books, The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier’s Portion. Some part of Wickham’s brain registered a warm breath against his ear. Then a whispery voice pushed through the … Read More
Kelly Miller shares one of her favorite romantic scenes from her first novel, Death Takes a Holiday at Pemberley. Enjoy! When Darcy arrived home, he instructed a servant to have water sent up for a bath. In the main hall, … Read More
Brigid Huey shares one of her favorite scenes from A Chance Encounter at Pemberley Woods. It is lovely. Deciding to wait to approach her father until after Wickham and Lydia had departed, they walked together until they were within view … Read More
-Jan Hahn My favorite love scene takes place at the Harvest Ball at Pemberley in An Arranged Marriage. It’s my favorite because I can still remember how much fun I had writing it. Elizabeth has been forced to marry Darcy … Read More
In celebration of Valentine’s, the holiday of love and romance, several Meryton Press authors are sharing a favorite scene from one of their books. Linda Beutler has picked a scene from her first book, The Red Chrysanthemum. Enjoy! Chapter 8 … Read More
Release and Blog Tour Kelly Miller’s Mr. Darcy’s Perfect Match released in eBook format today, January 25th, at Amazon US, UK, and Amazon worldwide. The paperback will follow soon. The Blog Tour begins Monday, January 27th. The Schedule with links … Read More
The winners for the giveaway were randomly selected and all have been notified of winning. Thank you to everyone who participated. If you did not win, there will be more chances to win soon. Be watching the Meryton Press Facebook … Read More
1 Grand Prize: US only 2 eBooks, winner’s choice: international The Grand Prize consists of: 1 Jane Austen Book Tote 1 Jane Austen’s Matchmaker Card Game 1 eBook, winner’s choice (from the Meryton Press library) 1 Pride & Prejudice 8.5″ … Read More
Happy Halloween! Thank you to everyone for joining us for our month of mystery and haunting tales. We’ve had lots of fun and hope you have too! Our last post is not a vignette but a Halloween poem written by … Read More
Note: This vignette is based on an idea I had years ago for a longer story in which our dear couple cannot fulfill their destiny and meet again several generations later. Warning: zero romance and one graphic scene. Enjoy! Haunted … Read More
Haunted Hotel Years ago, my husband and I and another couple took a three-week driving tour through Europe. While in the Beaujolais region of France, we happened upon the exact circumstances described in this story, though our guide book and … Read More
The Haunting of Longbourn C. P. Odom Wednesday, October 27, 1813 Longbourn, Hertfordshire “Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, sir,” Hill announced from the door to her master’s refuge. “Tea is being prepared.” Mr. Bennet greeted his favourite daughter and … Read More
The Masquerade Ball Elizabeth skirted the edge of the ballroom, her eyes skimming over the colorful dancers. She had never been to a masquerade before. Indeed, no one back home in Meryton would ever dream of putting on such a … Read More
Author’s note: This vignette is based on a true story that happened to my father, the youngest of seven boys. One Halloween night, one of his brothers and his mother scared all the boys, but especially my father. I … Read More