Dec 9, 2021 | A Day In My Life
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a mother in possession of two single daughters will not rest until both daughters are wed. Even if one of the daughters—me, Phaedra Brighton—is a professor of English Literature and a Jane Austen scholar with a satisfying...
Dec 7, 2021 | A Day In My Life
Sleuthing 101 Am I the only one who doesn’t get young people these days? Take for instance, Emma, the young woman my late husband hired to have tea with me every Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock sharp. After watching Emma’s home-based travel agency go the way of...
Dec 5, 2021 | Cover Reveal
Ellen Byron is one of my favorite go-to-authors and I’m so thrilled to share with you the cover reveal for the first book in her NEW “Vintage Cookbook” mystery series, coming June 2022 and the book is up for preorder. Book SynopsisA fantastic new cozy...
Nov 30, 2021 | A Day In My Life
When I stepped off the ship in Milwaukee a few days ago, ending my long voyage across the Atlantic, I had expected that a day in my life would soon brim with everything I had dreamed of: an affectionate and intelligent husband, a farm to tend, the anticipation of a...