Researching Christmas during the Regency was so much fun for me that I eventually wrote a whole book about it. (Regency House Christmas: The Definitive Guide to a
Remarkably Regency Yuletide!) I couldn't help it. The downside of having done this research, however, is that I cringe whenever I see a regency romance set during the holidays on the shelves of a bookstore. Most of them show big Christmas trees on the cover--wrong. Regency homes didn't always have a tree at all and if they did, it was a table-top one, not the big tall type the Victorians popularized.
The regency didn't have the commercialism, the huge number of presents, or Christmas cards, or outdoor caroling parties. ("Carolers" were usually "the waits," a special
town band, who got remuneration for their efforts.) Christmas was more centered around the church calendar, and decoration was mostly live greenery with berries, including mistletoe. So many differences! Was anything the same? Yes. Joy at the birth of the Saviour. I wish you a Merry Christmas. May it be happy, healthy, warm and wonderful. And for a special treat, enjoy a historical romance!

It's Happening Now!

The Christmas Book Contest is LIVE! For the next three weeks I'll be giving away two more copies of the Regency Christmas Book package! (I have two winners already, names will be posted after I hear back from them.)

Leave a comment now! Look around and respond to one post--I'll check comments by date, and you'll be entered in the contest.

To see the huge Christmas package and all the bonus gifts, stop by the Christmas book page on my website: HERE . Have fun with a dash into the past of the holiday season.

Blessings,

Linore
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Christmas All Year

I love hearing from readers. Many have said that there is just so much crammed into this book (especially when you include all the bonus ebooks) that they couldn't take it all in at once. It reminded me that I should tell you, if you're a fan of the Regency or Christmas history, (especially an English Christmas), then Regency House Christmas: The Definitive Guide to a Remarkably Regency Yuletide! (which is loaded with facts, stories, pictures, poems and even food-- in the form of authentic recipes) can keep you up to your ears in Regency style all year.

When you get weary of the daily grind, or just want a mini-escape, remember that you have, right on your desktop or wherever you filed it away, an escape to Regency England awaiting you. Delve into the poetry one day; or choose one short story; or read about the Charitable giving of the time; or pick a "Collect" from the Book of Common Prayer; it may just speak to your heart, as it often did to Jane Austen's. Speaking of Jane, you may want to read one of her prayers aloud, or to yourself;
follow it up by making yourself a merry libation or a syllabub.

Nothing like dessert ("afters") Regency style!
Enjoy.
(What? Don't have a copy of the ebook, yet? What, I must ask, are you waiting for?
All of the bonuses are still included. Get your copy today! at my secure website .

The Christmas Book is Growing

Did you know that when you get "Regency House Christmas" you've bought all future additions and add-ons--at no extra cost? It's like making an investment in a fund that grows so that your final value is much greater than your initial cost. I research and add new material every year, but you only pay once, upon purchase, for the ebook. This is a great deal, and wonderful news for any Christmas lover or history buff--especially regency fans, of course. So get a copy soon--don't wait for the next Christmas season to come around, because before next season I may have to put an end to this perk. I do love researching the Regency, however, so rest assured that more material is definitely forthcoming! You'll love it.

PS: Technical difficulties getting the new Index and Table of Contents working properly, made me stop posting this December. I didn't feel right continuing to advertise a product I was hoping to offer in a much-improved format, only to be foiled by the technical stuff. If you have the ebook, don't worry; you WILL get the "new and improved ebook" when it is finally as I want it. You'll find it easier to navigate, bigger than ever, and with a full index. The Regency? You've got to love it.