This is it. The beginning of the holiday season. For me, the season begins with Halloween and then races on until January 1. When my kids were in school, this period rushed by in one big blur and it seemed I was always trying to catch up. I’m STILL trying to catch up. This year [...]
Congratulations to my Oct 17 winners of the website contest! Cathy from Kansas and Marcy from Michigan (How’s that for alliteration?) Cathy and Marcy each win a copy of Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress and an ebook download of M.J. Frederick’s Midnight Sun And because I forgot to choose a second winner on Sept 30, a [...]
Today at Risky Regencies I’m celebrating Columbus Day by talking about Regency Explorers…such as they are. There were few winners in exploration during the Regency era. Luckily I have winners to announce today! Sept 30 Winner of my website contest is…Selena of Dallastown. I’ve emailed you, Selena. Email me back at diane@dianegaston.com Last Thursday’s winner [...]
This is the first week my new Undone has been released. In celebration of that fact, I’m giving away one copy of Regency Improprieties. Comment for a chance to win. I’ll announce the winner here on Monday. The Liberation of Miss Finch tells the story of what happened to Claude Mableau, the boy my Three [...]
Winner! Congratulations to Pintip! You are the K.I.S.S. and Teal winner of Cathy Maxwell’s signed copy of The Seduction of Scandal. I’ll email you! Thanks to all who commented! Because you are all so wonderful, I’m donating the full $25 to Ovarian Cancer Awareness, just as if 100 of you had responded. If you like [...]
Congratulations to the winners of my Chivalrous Captain, Rebel Mistress website contest that ended April 30. Eva from Virginia Amanda from Oregon The winners will receive (as soon as I can get myself to the post office) signed copies of either Regency High Society Affairs, Volume 12, featuring The Wagering Widow, or Volume 13, featuring [...]
Winner of my “Thomas Lawrence” Contest is……Librarypat! Librarypat, look for an email from me. Your prize–postcards from the Yale Center for British Art gift shop–will be mailed as soon as I receive your address. Today at Risky Regencies, I’m talking about the other art at Yale’s Center for British Art. I’ll be back here on [...]
On Monday at Risky Regencies, I wrote about my visit to Yale Center for British Art to see the Thomas Lawrence exhibit, a collection of art work seen only once before at the National Portrait Gallery in London. This road trip, a good 6 hours from Washington, DC, was the brainchild of Victoria Hinshaw of [...]
Winner of my Regency Bicentennial contest was……Kate! Look for an email from me, Kate. Today on Risky Regencies I’m talking about Research websites, including one that just has EVERYTHING! Stop by and explore. Don’t forget to visit the Harlequin Blog for their own Regency Bicentennial celebration all month. You’ll find lots of fun and informative [...]
This coming Sunday marks the 200th anniversary of the Regency in England. After King George III went mad (see The Madness of the King-a good movie), on February 6, 1811, his son signed papers making him Prince Regent. The Regency only lasted until 1820, when the King died, but it has loomed very large in [...]
