"Ten Things I Hate About the Duke" eBook is $1.99 for a limited time

Ten Things I Hate About the Duke

Once again, I happened on this deal accidentally, so there isn’t much time left. Until 25 September the eBook retailers are offering Ten Things I Hate About the Duke for $1.99.

If you haven’t sampled my Difficult Dukes series yet, this is an inexpensive way to do so. Or maybe you’d like to make a gift of it to a friend.

And by the way, yes, the third book in the series is in process and yes, it’s actually progressing in a sane manner. Finally. If all goes well it will be finished by the end of the year. After that? Publication date is unknown. My publisher has had a long wait, and I have no idea what the scheduling might be.

Two Nerdy History Girls on YouTube

La M. de Corsets, ca 1832, anonymous, after Numa, Rijksmuseum.

We talked about cleanliness and chamber pots. We talked about corsets. Yes, we always seem to talk about corsets. We talked about nursing mothers and wet nurses. We talked about getting from one place to another and the state of the roads in England and in 18th century America. We talked about other things.

Our listeners asked questions and helped us out from time to time when our nerdy brains failed to provide a detail. Susan Holloway Scott and I had fun, and the time passed quickly. All went smoothly because we have a terrific host in Meena Jain, Ashland Public Library Director.

Miseries of London by Thomas Rowlandson

You can watch the proceedings here at the Ashland Public Library’s YouTube channel.

Images: La M.de de Corsets, ca. 1832 : Cést de la vrai (...), anonymous, after Numa, c. 1832. Rijksmuseum.

Miseries of London, Jam of Coaches. Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834 (publisher) Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, (printmaker). Published/Created:[London] : Pubd. Feby. 1st, 1807 by R. Ackeman [sic], No. 101 Strand, [1 February 1807]. Courtesy Lewis Walpole Library

The Two Nerdy History Girls Return...Again

Meena Jain, of the Ashland Public Library, seems to believe that readers are ready for another round of Nerdy History Girl talk.

And so, Susan Holloway Scott and I will return to answer questions, courtesy the Ashland Public Library.

 Virtual - The Two Nerdy History Girls Ride Again!
Tuesday 13 June 2023

7pm ET

You can register here.

 Image: La Mode, Dresses for March 1830, courtesy Los Angeles Public Library