Shoemaker’s Stocks
“New, or straight shoes. I was in the shoemaker’s stocks; i.e. had on a new pair of shoes that were too small for me.”
Author: Cora Lee
Cora Lee is a National Bestselling author of Regency romance. She went on a twelve year expedition through the blackboard jungle as a high school math teacher before publishing Save the Last Dance for Me, the first book in the Maitland Maidens series. She then followed it up with six other novels and novellas ranging from sweet and traditional to spicy and suspenseful.
When she’s not walking Rotten Row at the fashionable hour or attending the entertainments of the Season, you might find her participating in Regency Fiction Writers events, wading through her towering TBR pile, or eagerly awaiting the next Marvel movie release. If you’d like to find out more about Cora or her books you can sign up for her newsletter, or connect with her on Facebook, BlueSky, Bookbub, or Goodreads.
Quote of the Week
No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.
–William Gladstone
http://www.victorianweb.org/history/pms/gladston.html
Regency Word Wednesday
Catachrestical
“Contrary to proper use; forced; far fetched.”
Quote of the Week
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.
–Martha Washington
Quote of the Week
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
–George Eliot
http://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Eliot
Friday Favorite: Castle Cast Reads Romance
A lot of authors read passages from their books at signings and Q&As. But in this week’s Favorite, Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic take on a love scene from Heat Wave–one of the books Fillion’s character wrote on the hit show Castle. Romance writers take note! This is how it’s done…if you can keep a straight face 😀
Regency Word Wednesday
She House
“A house where the wife rules, or, as the term is, wears the breeches.”
Quote of the Week
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
–Isaac Newton
http://users.clas.ufl.edu/ufhatch/pages/01-courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm
Regency Word Wednesday
Adread
“In a state of fear; frighted; terrified: now obsolete.”
Quote of the Week
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
–Moliere
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Moliere-French-dramatist
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 