Pat Rice
patriceauthor.bsky.social
Pat Rice
@patriceauthor.bsky.social
reader, writer, dinosaur
On the @wordwenches.bsky.social blog today, @nicolacornick.bsky.social looks at the surprising similarities between #Regency and modern-day celebrity culture and asks for nominations for your favourite Regency celebrity!,_._,

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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I am writing my 100th full-length #novel, the last book in a 12-book series, and after a career spanning 40 years, I cannot find a solution to the plot I have created. I really cannot go out in a stumble instead of a sheet of flame. Can I time travel an AK47 back to the Regency? patriciarice.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM
@wordwenches.bsky.social Mary Jo Putney has just returned from a #Puget Sound cruise, riffs about the cruise and the lovely city of Seattle. Enjoy@ wordwenches.com/sailing-into...
October 10, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Because all I'm seeing is ugly today, here's a sunset over Puget Sound. Show me lovely, please!
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Just posting a moment of peace. As you write, imagine people populating this beach, reading your book. It can happen. #romancelandia
September 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I'm creating #historical classic covers for my romances from the good old days of books so large they make two of today's titles. We had it all back then: humor, action, adventure, love... Those were the days! Click around on my website and see if you missed any!
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September 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
On @wordwenches.bsky.social , intrepid traveler @andreapenrose.bsky.social sketches out the #history of luggage and baggage and how life has become easier for travelers:
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September 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
THE SCOUNDREL'S DEADLY DEED is listed as a B&N favorite, along with some other most excellent books. Check it out! tinyurl.com/3zpay5rb #mystery #romance #Regency
August 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM

On the @wordwenches.bsky.social today @ChristinaCourtenay.bsky.social gets a crash course in Sashiko Stitching, a wonderful Japanese sewing technique that's very versatile and useful! Have you ever tried it?

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August 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Because this is where my mind needs to be today. How does your garden bloom? #garden #peace #orchidcactus #blooms
July 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM

@wordwenches.bsky.social Join Mary Jo as she revisits Orkney, one of the clusters of far northern islands of Great Britain! Have you ever wanted to visit? wordwenches.com/orkneyrevisi...
July 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
That face says it all, doesn't it? For those in the US, take care of your furbabies tonight, and remember what this day about! #fourth
July 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches, @andreapenrose.bsky.social Penrose explores the backstory of the decadent sweet-salty chocolate bar that is taking the world of confection-lovers by storm! wordwenches.com/a-sweet-sens...
June 23, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Today @wordwenches.bsky.social , @andreapenrose.bsky.social is musing on what elemental joys in Life help keep her happy and grounded in these fraught times. wordwenches.com/what-makes-m... Stop by and tell us what makes you happy!
May 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
@wordwenches.bsky.social Mary Jo Putney describes a book of World War II headlines taken from the archives of the Baltimore Sun, and showing the day to day drama of a terrible and turbulent time:
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May 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
❤️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 — 𝐒𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #1 ❤️
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A LAWMAN HAUNTED BY HIS PAST . . . A SCIENTIST HAUNTED BY HER FUTURE. #romancelandia
May 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Villain's Fatal Plot, the first book in my new #Regency #romantic #mystery series, The Gravesyde Village Mysteries, releases 4/15! patriciarice.com/books/the-vi...
April 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Mary Jo reflects on the history, power, and vital functions of church bells:
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April 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Today @wordwenches.bsky.social , @andreapenrose.bsky.social is musing on an author's delight on discovering unexpected connections in history, which add even more fun to the storytelling within a book-in-progress. wordwenches.com/striking-it-...
#romancelandia #mystery
February 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Today @wordwenches.bsky.social Wenches, @andreapenrose.bsky.social Penrose is talking about how the little details in the buildings that surround us really matter. Come have a read if you want to smile! wordwenches.com/carved-in-st...
January 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@wordwenches.bsky.social today, Mary Jo Putney celebrates the joys of #soup, especially in winter! wordwenches.com/soup-gloriou... Do you have a favorite soup?
January 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM


Today @wordwenches.bsky.social , @andreapenrose.bsky.social Penrose is musing on the challenges—and the unexpected pleasures—of giving new life to the first books she ever wrote! wordwenches.com/new-life-for... #writing #books #romancelandia
January 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The first book of my Regency romantic Gravesyde Mystery series, THE SECRETS OF WYCLIFFE MANOR, should be on sale at your favorite retailer right now and with any luck, through the new year. #romancelandia #booksky #romanticmystery

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December 22, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Public Service Announcement! Smashwords book #sale- fill your Christmas stocking now!
December 12, 2024 at 9:32 PM