#alice dashwood

[curiousb]

The Dashwood Family Album: Volume XVIII

Just a short update today, before we leave the Dashwoods and drop in on another family.

Harry's new school friend Phineas is a bit of an oddity it seems - following Alice and John around the house to pull faces at them, for no apparent reason.

Despite his eccentricities, he and Harry seem to get along quite amicably.

And of course - as always - Phineas and his cousin Annabel (who also happens to be Daniel's niece - it's complicated) come as a package deal.

Harry's social circle is also enlarged by getting acquainted with Alasdair, from across the road.

It's now time for the oldest child John to put away childish things.

~ Sagittarius 4 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 9

~ Excitable / Athletic / Good Sense of Humour / Savvy Sculptor

~ OTH: Sport

~ Favourite Colour(s): Blue

~ Aspiration: Romance / Pleasure (I didn't see that one coming!)

~ Turn-ons / -off: +Athletic / +Charismatic / -Serious

Tying the knot recently certainly hasn't cooled Daniel and Clara's ardour, and they make the most of a rare day at home together, without the older kids being around to cramp their style.

[queen-paladin]

I love you "boring" female characters. I love you ingenues. I love you female characters who aren't "modern" enough. I love you female characters who aren't "badass" enough. iI love you female characters who aren't "empowering" enough. I love you quiet female characters. I love you unappreciated female characters. I love you polite female characters. I love you female characters who "can't appeal to modern audiences." I love you frightened female characters. I love you female characters labeled as not complex just for being nice. I love you female characters who get criticism just for not being their tomboy or femme fatale counterpart. I love you silk hiding steel trope.

[iliadette]

I just watched Practical Magic and it's basically Sense and Sensibility modern magical AU??

[renee561]

What are your rare-pairs?? -miz

Ah @miz-chase , my friend my friend there are many of them. But I shall tell you the few that plague me:

OUAT:

RedCricket

Sleepingwarrior

Cursed!Gold/Mary Margret

Granny/Gepetto/Gepetto's wife (OC)

Granny/Gepetto's wife (OC)

Alan Rickman Movies:

Karen (Loathe Actually) Trevor/Sinclair Bryant (Bleach my Eyes)

Jane Austen:

Edward Ferrars/Mary Bennet

Mary Bennet/Georgina Darcy

Margret Dashwood/Alice Kingslish (Alice in Wonderland 2010)

Marianne Dashwood/Self-respect

Bones:

Agent Perotta/Camille Saroyan

Agent Perotta/Rebecca (Yes Booth's ex)

Gordon Wyatt/Donald "Ducky" Mallard

Rebecca/ Jack Hodgins

[thecardigangirl]

10 characters / 10 fandoms

Thank you so much for tagging me @chipmunkfanno1love ♡

1. Will Byers (Stranger Things)

2. Beth March (Little Women)

3. Frodo Baggins (The Lord of the Rings)

4. Cinderella (Cinderella (1950))

5. Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)

6. Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

7. Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty)

8. Susan Pevensie (The Chronicles of Narnia)

9. Alice Kingsleigh (Alice in Wonderland (2010))

10. Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)

Tagging @thegamineingrey @liliaenbaggins @my-lady-galadriel @myfanfictiongarden @risheweitzners and anyone who sees this and wants to do it.

[bethanydelleman]

Jane Austen Charted #17

Female Names across 6 Novels and Lady Susan

No female name occurs in all 6 novels! The names that cross the most novels are Sarah/Sally (not Emma), Anne/Anna (Not MP), and Elizabeth (not NA). We are told Sally can be a nickname for Sarah in Northanger Abbey. Sarah/Sally is commonly used for servants, though in NA it is the name of Catherine’s younger sister.

The two most common female names are Anne/Anna and Mary, tied at 9 occurrences. Next is Elizabeth (Betty, Betsey, Eliza) with 8 occurrences, Sarah/Sally with 7, and then Fanny/Frances with 5.

All female names that occur at least twice:

Unique female names:

Alice, Annamaria, Bridget, Clara, Emily, Flora, Georgiana, Hannah, Janet, Jemima, Julia, Lydia, Marianne, Martha, Nanny (Nancy?)*, Patty, Rebecca, Selina, and Frederica.

Major Characters with unique names:

Lydia Bennet, Marianne Dashwood, and Frederica Vernon

Eleanor Tilney and Elinor Dashwood are unique if you count spelling differences.

*Nanny is what Mrs. Norris calls her servant, likely a housekeeper

Source and as ever many thanks to Project Gutenberg

Edit: Missed S&S for Anne, though my total was right.

[annbourbon]

After reading What is...? by @creativepromptsforwriting (if you haven't read her blog or follow her WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?)

I decided to add some of my notes here too. Because it's on the little things I've been studying every night to get better at writing. So please consider this post as part/collab of "What is...?"

★Please keep in mind that this comes from someone whose first language it's not english, so, what for some might be obvious, for others it is not.

Blurb? is a short promotional description on your book. But can also be used to promote movies and other things.

Needs: Hook + Keywords (define an audience) + keep it short and leave them wanting for more.

* Remember to check for spelling and grammar mistakes.

Nowadays you can use quotes from your book as promo too. Pinterest is your best ally here. Make a bunch of attractive images with a colorful quotes and upload it on your social media! ^♡^

Honestly when it comes to promos you should exploit it all (meaning: create quotes, collage, your cover, promos, etc!) Be your own fan. Create a playlist, ambience, set the mood. Let your own world drag you into the woods, do not resist it.

If you love it, other will love it too.

W.I.P.? Means Work in Progress. So you have yet a lot to do to finish your story. it's okay, it takes time \^♡^/

Pathetic fallacy Vs Personification?

Pathetic fallacy

It's specifically about giving emotions to something non-human (objects, nature, or animals)

Writers use the pathetic fallacy to evoke a specific mood or feeling that usually reflects their own or a character's internal state. While I have seen some detractors of using this technique, think of Emily Brontë novel, Wuthering Heights, or Shakespeare in several of his works like Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth. Or Mary Shelly's Frankenstein. So study it and use it carefully and you should be fine. Times change but you should write however you want too.

Personification

On the other hand, is giving any human attribute to an object.

Think of The Beauty and the Beast, Alice in Wonderland, and Toy Story as great examples of what personification is.

Atmosphere?  is the way an author uses setting, objects, or internal thoughts of characters to create emotion, mood, or experiences for the reader.

For me Mary Shelley with Frankenstein is one of the most accurate examples I can give, but when I think about it, Robinson Crusoe, and Moby Dick, both feel tremendously claustrophobic and desperate to the reader, full of details, the time passes slowly and it's insufferable. Which in theory is not okay because the reader can drop the book but guess what? They're classic because you want to know what happens next. Which brings me to my next point, if you want to know more about the art of writing, you should try the following channels on YT:

Abbie Emmons

She has some interesting videos, but one crazy tip that will change your mind. It actually works. And don't worry, she keeps repeating it over and over so you learn it too. She also offers some courses and several activities like writing together (in case you're trying to write but can't, now you have a date!)

Ellie Dashwood

If you're into social dynamics, subtlety and want to get better writing period stories wether they are romantic or dramas, then she's your best bet. While she doesn't teach you how to write better she does teach you literature and history. And trust me, some of these things can be more than helpful. The way she analyzes and provides for clarification over social situations has made me understand not just Jane Austen but my own time in a different way.

Fiction Beast

This is showing me a lot of literature and making me read classics. Of course it wouldn't work if it wasn't because of Ellie but it's a must! because it does explains a lot.

Ana Neu

I just discovered her and Ellen so I can't say a lot of things but their videos have been really helpful with some of the things I've been working on especially with Fit or Die, so you should check out both of these girls.

Ellen Brock

and of course, he needs no introduction, but if you didn't know, he has several classes posted on his channel which have been helping me tremendously.

Brandon Sanderson

*Disclaimer: They're not paying me for doing promo. I just do this on my own account because I truly admire their work and effort put into it. Plus, I always do this for anyone if I truly admire the way they work. And I believe this is helpful for anyone with hopes of becoming an author. Even if it's just a hobby. Have fun~!

[classic-lit-couples-showdown]

Current Submissions

Submissions remain open until ~10pm pst tomorrow (March 3rd); submit through this form or the ask box

Those who have secured spots on the bracket (3 or more submissions);

Elizabeth Bennett & Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Enjolras & Grantaire from Le Misérables by Victor Hugo

Victor Frankenstein & Henry Clerval from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Faustus & Mephistopheles from Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe

Ishmael & Queequeg from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Mina & Johnathan Harker from Dracula by Bram Stoker

Henry Jekyll & Gabriel Utterson from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Other possible contenders (under read more);

Offred & Moria from The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

Celie & Shug from The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Lestat & Marius from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

Gimli & Legolas from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Samwise Gamgee & Frodo Baggins from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien

Gandalf & Hobbits from the works of Tolkien

Romeo & Juliet from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Clarissa Dalloway & Sally Seton from Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf

Anne Elliot & Frederick Wentworth from Persuasion by Jane Austen

Emma Woodhouse & George Knightley from Emma by Jane Austen

Maurice & Alec from Maurice by EM Forster

Margaret & Thornton from North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Holden Caufield & Stradletter from The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

Charlie & Patrick from The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Gene Forrester & Finny from A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn from the works of Mark Twain

John Yossarian & the Chaplain from Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Jane Eyre & Helen Burns from Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Lionel Verney & Adrian Windsor from The Last Man by Mary Shelly

Eugenie Danglars & Louise d'Armilly from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Dante & Virgil from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Hamlet & Horatio from Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Lizzie Hexam & Eugene Wrayburn from Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens

Phileas Fogg & Passepartout from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne

Huckleberry Finn & Jim from the works of Mark Twain

Sherlock Holmes & John Watson from Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Lord & Lady Macbeth from Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Beatrice & Benedick from Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

Gilgamesh & Enkidu from The Epic of Gilgamesh

Heathcliff & Catherine Earnshaw from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Mr. Collins & Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Victor Frankenstein & Adam ('the creation') from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Dorian Gray & Lord Henry from The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

Rodion Raskolnikov & Mitya Razumikhin from Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern from Hamlet by William Shakespeare

First Mate Starbuck & Captain Ahab from Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Charles Bingley & Fitzwilliam Darcy from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jane Eyre & Mr. Rochester from Jane Eyre by Emily Brontë

Jean Valjean & Inspector Javert from Le Misérables by Victor Hugo

Victor Frankenstein & Robert Walton from Frankenstein by Mary Shelly

Mary Catherine Blackwood & Constance Blackwood from We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Benvolio & Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Achilles & Patroclus from The Illiad

Ajax & Ajax from The Illiad

Jack & Ralph from The Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Telemachus & Theoclymenus from The Odyssey

Jo & Laurie from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Elinor Dashwood & Edward Farrars from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Charles Bingley & Jane Bennett from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Jo, Amy, Meg, & Beth from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

Jack Seward & Abraham van Helsing from Dracula by Bram Stoker

Henry Jekyll & Edward Hyde from The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Ned Land & Conseil from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

Earl of Montararat & Earl Tolloler from Iolanthe

Fogg, Passepartout, & Aouda from Around the World in Days by Jules Verne

Guy Montag & Professor Faber from Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Nick Carraway & Jay Gatsby from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Napoleon & Squealer from Animal Farm by George Orwell

Antonio & Sebastian from Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Antonio & Sebastian from The Tempest by William Shakespeare

[gilliandersons]

i was tagged by @jubileen. thank you 💗

take this test and present yourself with who you got:

Phoebe Buffay (Friends): 95%

Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls): 94%

Jo March (Little Women): 93%

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility): 93%

Donna Sheridan (Mamma Mia!): 92%

Keeley Jones (Ted Lasso): 92%

Fleabag (Fleabag): 91%

Lily Aldrin (How I Met Your Mother): 90%

Alice Cullen (Twilight): 90%

Penelope Garcia (Criminal Minds): 89%

tagging: @thislotuseater @mrgaretcarter @davisbette @jowhittaker @curious-earth @springsteens @sophiedevreaux (no pressure, mwah <3)

[onebluebookworm]

February 2023 Book Club Picks

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, fascinated with thoughts of romance and passion. Her older sister Elinor, conversely, is practical and sensible, always having to keep her flighty younger sister out of trouble. But when both sisters are faced with romantic calamities that threaten their futures and their hearts, they that a combination of sense and sensibility are what’s needed to survive life’s many trials.

Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson: In 1971, Go Ask Alice hit shelves, and revolutionized young adult literature, opening America’s eyes to the horrors of drug addiction, mental illness, and teen prostitution. In 1979, Jay’s Journal was published, detailing a young man spiraling into the violent world of Satanic worship, and is often credited with igniting the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. Both books purported to be true diaries from real young people. In reality, they were both written by the same person: aspiring writer and fame-hungry con woman Beatrice Sparks, who twisted what facts she had and made up the rest, relying on halfhearted reporting, public outrage, and parents’ inherent fear of children they don’t understand to turn her into one of the most infamous “anonymouses” that’s ever existed.

The Fire This Time by Jesmyn Ward: “You know and I know, that the country is celebrating one hundred years of freedom one hundred years too soon.” These words positively singe in James Baldwin’s letter to his fifteen-year-old nephew in what would become his 1963 essay “The Fire This Time”. And Jesmyn Ward felt them when another year came, bringing with it a slew of black lives ended by police violence and racist rhetoric. Gathering the premiere writers, poets, and thinkers of the modern age, Ward puts together a collection of thoughts and essays to refute the truth that we are living in a “post-racial” society.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: Nick Carroway is a new face in the swinging Jazz Age New York scene, full of beautiful people throwing money around and living like they’ll die tomorrow. And among the beautiful elite is the crown jewel of the city, Nick’s neighbor Jay Gatsby, known for his lavish parties and enigmatic past. Everyone has a guess about who Gatsby is and where he (and his money) came from, but Nick finds himself slowly being drawn into Gatsby’s inner circle to learn the truth. Unfortunately, learning that truth comes with a whole host of personal problems Gatsby has been harboring for decades, which all culminates explosively and painfully.

Exit, Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell: The time is 1953. The United States is locked in a Cold War with the Soviet Union, and the government is scrambling to flush out any subversives that may compromise the nation to the encroaching Communist threat. Among those under suspicion is famed Southern playwright Snagglepuss, the toast of Broadway who’s harboring a secret or two of his own. When he becomes the target of the House Committee of Un-American Activities, no one in Snagglepuss’ life is safe.

[starry-sky-stuff]

Ranking 2022 Historical Romance Reads

Here’s my ranking for the romance books I’ve read this year. I’ve ranked the books, pairings, heroes and heroines. 

Cut for length

Books: 

What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long

Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas

A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare

When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath

In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath

Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas

Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas

The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran

Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean

How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long

Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway

A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas

Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare

Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath

The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe

A Lady By Midnight by Tessa Dare

The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway

Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran

Falling Into Bed With the Duke by Lorraine Heath

The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville

Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath

Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long

The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanne Shupe

When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath

The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley

The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe

Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath

Bombshell by Sarah Maclean

It Happened One Night by Julie Anne Long

The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long

The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes

Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean

When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden

Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean

The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean 

Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas

Pairings: 

Genevieve/Alexander (What I Did For a Duke)

Catherine/Leo (Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas) 

Minerva/Colin (A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare) 

Gabriella/Adam (Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway)

Adelaide/Henry (Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean)

Grace/Lovingdon (When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath)

Amelia/Cam (Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas)

Catherine/Luke (In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath) 

Anna/Liam (The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran)

Susana/Bram (A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare)

Violet/Richard (The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway) 

Beatrix/Christopher (Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas)

Olivia/Jack (Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath)

Lydia/James (Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran)

Winifred/Kev (Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas)

Phoebe/Julian (How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long)

Nora/Dash (Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare)

Minerva/Ashe (Falling Into Bed With the Duke by Lorraine Heath)

Katherine/Preston (The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe)

Aslyn/Mick (Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath)

Chloe/Lawrence (The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley)

Alice/Kit (The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanne Shupe)

Kate/Samuel (A Lady by Midnight by Tessa Dare)

Sesily/Caleb (Bombshell by Sarah MacLean)

Juliana/Cain (The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville)

Maddie/Harrison (The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe)

Cynthia/Miles (Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long)

Tommy/Jonathan (It Happened One Night by Julie Anne Long)

Frannie/Sterling (Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath)

Olivia/Lyon (The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long)

Gillie/Thorn (When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath) 

Celeste/Kieran (The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh)

Viola/James (When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden)

Hattie/Whit (Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean)

Victoria/Lucien (The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden) 

Felicity/Devon (Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean)

Grace/Ewan (Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean)

Poppy/Harry (Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas)

Heroines:

Genevieve Eversea (What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long)

Catherine Marks (Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas)

Minerva Highwood (A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare)

Adelaide Frampton (Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean)

Catherine Mabry (In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath) 

Anna Devaliant (The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran)

Amelia Hathaway (Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas)

Beatrix Hathaway (Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas)

Gabriella Garrity (Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway)

Grace Mabry (When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath)

Violet Kent (The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway) 

Winifred Hathaway (Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas)

Lydia Boyce (Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran)

Minerva Dodger (Falling Into Bed With a Duke by Lorraine Heath)

Katherine Delafield (The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe)

Susana Finch (A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare)

Cynthia Brightly (Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long)

Sesily Talbot (Bombshell by Sarah MacLean)

Kate Taylor (A Lady By Midnight by Tessa Dare)

Alice Lusk (The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanne Shupe)

Chloe Wynchester (The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley)

Juliana Merton (The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville)

Olivia Stanton (In Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath)

Frannie Darling (Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath) 

Aslyn (Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath)

Phoebe Vale (How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long)

Gillie Trewlove (When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath) 

Nora Browning (Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare)

Maddie Webster (The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe)

Tommy de Ballesteros (It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long)

Olivia Eversea (The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long) 

Hattie Sedley (Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean)

Celeste Kilburn (The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh) 

Viola Darling (When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden) 

Felicity Faircloth (Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean)

Victoria Lacey (The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden) 

Grace (Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean) 

 Poppy Hathaway (Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas)

Heroes: 

Alexander (What I Did For a Duke by Julie Anne Long)

Leo Hathaway (Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas)

Colin Sandhurst (A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare)

Lovingdon (When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath)

Henry Claybourn (Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean)

Lucian Langdon (In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath)

Adam Garrity (Regarding the Duke by Grace Callaway)

Cam Rohan (Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas)

Christopher Phelan (Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas)

Richard Murray (The Viscount Always Knocks Twice by Grace Callaway)

James Sanbourne (Bound by Your Touch by Meredith Duran)

Liam Devaliant (The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran)

Mick Trewlove (Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath) 

Dash Travers (Lord Dashwood Missed Out by Tessa Dare)

Kev Merripen (Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas)

Preston Clarke (The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe)

Bram (A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare)

Kit Ward (The Lady Gets Lucky by Joanne Shupe)

Harrison Archer (The Heiress Hunt by Joanna Shupe)

Jack Dodger (In Between the Devil and Desire by Lorraine Heath)

Caleb Calhoun (Bombshell by Sarah MacLean)

Samuel Thorne (A Lady By Midnight by Tessa Dare)

Miles Redmond (Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long)

Lawrence Gosling (The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley)

Cain Godfrey (The Wild Marquis by Miranda Neville)

Sterling Mabry (Surrender to the Devil by Lorraine Heath)

Devon (Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean)

Ashe (Falling Into Bed With a Duke by Lorraine Heath)

Thorn (When a Duke Loves a Woman by Lorraine Heath)

Julian Spenser (How the Marquess Was Won by Julie Anne Long)

Kieran Ransom (The Good Girl’s Guide to Rakes by Eva Leigh)

Jonathan Redmond (It Happened One Midnight by Julie Anne Long)

Lyon Redmond (The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long)

Whit (Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean)

James Kilbrenner (When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden)

Ewan (Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean)

Lucian Wyatt (The Madness of Viscount Atherbourne by Elisa Braden)

 Harry Rutledge (Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas) 

[curiousb]

The Dashwood Family Album: Volume XXV

The Dashwood youngsters are struggling to come to terms with all the changes in their lives of late, but especially the loss of their grandmother Elinor, which is still fresh in their minds.

Youngest Matilda is the most unsettled - and seemingly can't help being deeply concerned about the possible long-term psychological impact of all this upheaval.

Perhaps tickles from big sister Alice will help.

And a reassuring cuddle from mum.

Nonetheless, they're a very cosy little family, and all the kids enjoy hanging out together.

Extended family are very welcome too, and the kids' cousin Emma is a firm favourite with everyone.

Uncle Robert is still a regular visitor to the family home too.

Just because I think he's pretty.

As a very congenial evening draws to a close, Robert feels inspired to express his feelings on becoming a father for the third time through the medium of interpretive dance.

And kind-hearted John can't resist bravely trying to go to the aid of neighbourhood stray Scout, who is being viciously attacked on the front lawn by a rogue wolf!

(Lulu stands well back.)

Thankfully, no serious harm has been done in this territorial scrap. And John appears to be making a new friend.

[alexthegamingboy]

Toonami Weekly Recap 06/03/2023

Dr. Stone: Nerw World (Age of Exploration Arc) EP#36 (01) - The Taste of Failure: Returning from their balloon flight, Senku reveals to Ryusui his plan to construct an oil-powered ship to reach the source of the petrification ray, South America. Before that, they must successfully locate the still existing Sagara Oil Field. Ryusui enthusiastically agrees to help navigate as ship's captain. Realizing their journey across the ocean will require tons of preserved food they use their balloon and search teams on the ground to locate cedar trees for shipbuilding, wild animal herds for hunting, and an entire valley of wheat to make flour. To increase food production Senku introduces crop farming, freeing the village from their reliance on foraging. Taiju, Magma, and Yo take to farming with particular enthusiasm as more food means they can afford to free more statues from petrification. Senku’s first attempt to bake bread is so bad it is practically poisonous, so he and Ryusui agree they must find a professional chef and free them from petrification immediately.

Unicorn: Warriors Eternal EP#06 - The Mystery of Secrets: Following the aftermath of the Octopus monster rampage, the mayor of London demanded Hastings about the incident. Sailor Jim, who was secretly paid from the benefactor, inform them that he spotted a Fox from the dock and located her hideout at the abandoned church. As the Scotland yard arrived at the church, the Evil ambushed them and quickly escape feeling betrayed. The Unicorns tries seek help from the factory on repairing Copernicus but remained helpless. Seng venture into the sea of time to find answers on activating Copernicus. With Seng's departure, Melinda/Emma and Edred are invited by the automaton butler, Dashwood, to help repair Copernicus. Dashwood transport them to an isolated lab and introduced his inventor and benefactor Otto who was willing to fix Copernicus body parts. During their wait time, Emma tries to reach out and reason with Melinda over what happened in the past not being her fault, but Melinda not only won't allow it but also wants nothing to do with Emma at all. Otto successfully rebuild Copernicus body parts but his consciousness remained mysteriously powerless. The Evil attacks them and Melinda clashes allowing Edred to summon his sword to vanquish Evil permanently. Seng returns from the cosmic realm and revealed Edred's knowledge on fixing Copernicus. Seng confirms that they must travel to Edred's home, along with a cryptic message, "The blood to remake will flow for all time."

Food Wars: The Fifth Plate (The BLUE Arc) EP#84 (11) - The Taste of Failure: As the match continues, Alice and Hisako bring Azami to the tournament, where he reveals that all of his actions in raising Erina were in an effort to prevent the despair that Mana fell into. Asahi then completes his dish, which is a French basty filled with shark fin soup, Indian spices, and ravioli filled with Turkish dondurma. Asahi's dish impresses the judges and even Mana herself. Soma responds with his own dish, which is fried rice that combines Chinese dongpo pork, Italian acqua pazza, Indian poriyal, French mirepoix, and Turkish pilaf. The judges are shocked at the insane risk Soma took to combine all the various flavors together. Even Mana is shocked by the dish when she realizes Soma used ouef mayonnaise to coat every individual pilaf grain in a thin coat of egg yolk to lock their flavor in. Soma reveals to Asahi that this fried was based on one of his mother's failed dishes that he learned from her, and the one critical element it has that Asahi's dish doesn't is "the taste of failure". Mana ends up being equally impressed with Soma's dish, leaving everybody uncertain on who will be declared the winner.

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