Tea and Romance: This week yours truly, plus three of my romance writing besties —USA Today Bestsellers Genevieve Jack, Suzan Tisdale, and Tara Cromer—got together for lunch and were interviewed by Pam Adams of the PJ Star. We talk romance writing, empowering women, and hot men in kilts over a nice English afternoon tea and some cakes! Here’s a link to the article.
Monthly Archives: May 2018
A Counterfeit Heart is one year old: Another GIVEAWAY to Celebrate !
A Counterfeit Heart is one whole year old today, so I though I’d set up an Amazon giveaway to celebrate. Hurrah! Happy book birthday Richard and Sabine!
If you’d like to enter this drawing, here are the details:
See this #AmazonGiveaway for a chance to win: A Counterfeit Heart: A Secrets and Spies Novel (Kindle Edition). https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/
Good luck!
Kate
May 2018 Newsletter Giveaway!
May 2018 Giveaway!
This month’s newsletter giveaway features FIVE fabulous romances plus a tote bag and swag, including books by Carrie Lofty, Susan Wiggs, Sarah E Ladd and Cobyn Carr. To enter, all you have to do is follow me on one (or all!) of the social media platforms such as Amazon, Bookbub, iBooks, Facebook or Twitter, and then leave me a comment below. That’s it! Links to follow me and to the blog post are below. Winner will be chosen at random next month. Open worldwide. Good Luck!
A funny satirical print – and tea!
Morning, my fellow history geeks (and tea-lovers!)
I thought I’d share with you this amusing satirical 19thcentury print I bought at auction recently. As you can see, it shows a lovely interior scene with classic Regency-style furniture, and a family and guest taking tea. It’s entitled “ A Tea-Party or English Manners and French Politeness” and the inscription below the illustration says: “A Frenchman not aware of the custom constantly returned his cup without the spoon in it – which being immediately replenished by the Lady of the house, he though I t a point of politeness to drink the contents which he continued to do, to the great surprise of the company until he perceived the Lady pouring out the 14thcup, when he rose in great agony and cried Ah! Madame, excuse me I can take no more.”
I wasn’t aware of this tea-time custom, but I suppose we should infer that in 1835 (so during the Reign of William IV, which came directly after the Regency and George IV’s reign) it was recognized that if you returned your cup to your hostess WITH a spoon, it meant you were finished with your tea. If you returned it WITHOUT the spoon, it was a signal that you wanted a refill!
The R.C. and Anchor is for the artist Isaac Robert Cruickshank, (printmaker; painter/draughtsman; British; Male; 1789 – 1856) who is the brother of the more famous George Cruickshank.
Time to put the kettle on!
