By Day, a Nurse. By Night, a Writer. Always, a Jane Austen Devotee.
I’ve been a Registered Nurse since the 80s, with a career spanning medical-surgical care, operating room nursing, Infection Prevention and Control, and home health and hospice. I’ve witnessed both the beauty and the heartbreak of life—and those experiences sometimes find their way into my stories.
My love for Jane Austen began when I was twelve years old, and Pride and Prejudice has always held a special place in my heart. I’ve read Austen’s novels more times than I can count, always wishing she had written a longer epilogue. I longed to know what became of Darcy and Elizabeth after their wedding—what their life together might have looked like.
Imagine my delight when I discovered the world of Pride and Prejudice retellings. I had no idea such variations existed! After years of enjoying the work of other authors, I finally sat down to write the story that had taken shape in my own mind years ago as a twelve-year-old child, the one where Mr. Bennet takes decisive action to protect his daughters. My second book followed, exploring Elizabeth’s inner strength as she faced Darcy’s relentless resistance to his destiny.
Now, more stories are clamoring for attention, waiting to be written.
I would love to hear from you, dear reader. What kind of Darcy captivates you most? What qualities do you seek in Elizabeth? Join me in imagining what comes next for Austen’s beloved characters.
By Day, a Nurse. By Night, a Writer. Always, a Jane Austen Devotee.
I’ve been a Registered Nurse since the 80s, with a career spanning medical-surgical care, operating room nursing, Infection Prevention and Control, and home health and hospice. I’ve witnessed both the beauty and the heartbreak of life—and those experiences sometimes find their way into my stories.
When the youngest Bennet daughter drags the family to the brink of ruin, Mr. Bennet finally takes decisive action to safeguard their future. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bennet is equally determined to preserve the estate—especially from falling into the hands of a distant cousin far too disagreeable to tempt...
To Have and To Hold A Pride and Prejudice Variation When Elizabeth Bennet rescues Georgiana Darcy from a disastrous entanglement with George Wickham in Ramsgate, she expects nothing in return—least of all a meeting with the girl’s formidable brother. Fitzwilliam Darcy arrives at the Gardiners’ leased seaside cottage prepared to reclaim his sister...
Forsaking All Others, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
If you love Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet and want to see them fall in love all over again, you will enjoy this retelling inspired by Jane Austen’s beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice.
When Elizabeth Bennet visits her younger sister at Hunsford Parsonage, she expects little more than quiet...
Rabies is a disease we seldom encounter in modern Britain, but in Regency England it was a frightening and very real threat. Often called hydrophobia when it appeared in humans, or described as canine madness when it afflicted dogs, rabies was well known long before physicians understood viruses or had any reliable means of preventing the disease after a dangerous exposure.
I touch upon rabies in Forsaking All Others, A Pride and Prejudice Variation. It is one of those subjects that required...
When we picture Regency London, it is easy to think first of elegant townhouses, fashionable shops, theaters, assembly rooms, and carriages filling the streets. What is less appealing to imagine is the air.
London was already a smoky and dirty city during Jane Austen's lifetime. The severe industrial pollution associated with later Victorian London had not yet reached its height, but smoke had troubled the capital for centuries. By the Regency period, a large and...
When a Letter Could Not Wait: The Express in Regency England
Today, when we have urgent news to share, we can make a telephone call, send a text, or write an email and expect it to arrive almost immediately. In Regency England, communication over any distance was much more complicated. For most people, the letter was the principal means of communicating with family, friends, and business associates who lived elsewhere. Letters traveled surprisingly efficiently through the British postal...
