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"Hope for Charity"-Fashion/Part 3: The Aristocratic Woman Welcome! Last time, we looked at the fashions of working women in 18th-century England. This time let's delve into the fashion of the aristocratic women of the time. From the elegant to the ridiculous, these fashion trends are worth...

"Hope for Charity"-Fashion/Part 2: The Working Class Woman Welcome to The Life and Times of Hope for Charity Series. In this episode, we will look at the Working Woman's daily wear. Hope for Charity, my upcoming debut Christian Historical Romance novel is set in the Georgian/Regency era of the...

"Hope for Charity"-Fashion/Part 1-Fabrics Welcome to the Life and Times of Hope for Charity series. In this episode, we will begin our look into the fashion of the Georgian/Regency era in which Hope for Charity, my upcoming debut Christian Historical Romance novel, is set by taking a quick look...

"Hope for Charity"-Travel Planes, trains, and automobiles... Nope. Not in 1747. Today, we will talk about how people traveled in the mid-1700s. New here? Welcome! Hope for Charity is my debut novel and is in the process of finding a home for publication. This series, The Life and Times of Hope...

Hope for Charity-Daily Meals (Bonus-Two Recipes) Welcome to another episode of The Life and Times of Hope for Charity. Today we will catch a glimpse of Georgian-era meals. And how those differed between the Upper Classes and the Middle-Lower Classes. At the end, I'll share two authentic recipes...

"Hope for Charity"-Daily Life/The Kitchen In this episode of The Life and Times of Hope for Charity, we'll look at the mid-18th century English kitchen. Today, we can order our groceries online, and have them delivered to our house, then place them in a nice cold fridge or freezer. Then...

"Hope for Charity"- The Places Welcome! This is the second episode of my blog series The Life and Times of Hope for Charity. In this episode, we’ll take a brief look at the places in which Hope for Charity, my debut novel, is set. It’s the first of a three-book Christian Historical Romance...

Come join me for the first episode of my new blog series, The Life and Times of "Hope for Charity." In this episode, we’ll look at the era in which "Hope for Charity," my debut novel, is set. It’s the first of a three-book Christian Historical Romance novel series. The Life and Times of "Hope...

https://www.sandykayslawsonwriter.org/post/gwyneth-persistent Gwyneth: Persistent by Sandy Kay Slawson "Gwyneth Elgin stood behind a wagon loaded with baskets of apples and watched the handsome Oswin Baines. The first time she’d seen him had been three years before..." This is the last...

Sissy: Virtue/Part 2 "The close call with Da earlier in the day made sleep impossible for Sissy. The scene played out in her mind. Over and over and over. What if mum and Aida hadn’t come home when they did? Could she have brought herself to--kill him?"...

Sissy: Virtue/Part 1 "Cecilia Lowell, Sissy, flipped toward her little sister, Aida, and smoothed the hair away from her face. The fifteen-year-old wished she might let the poor girl sleep but feared the consequences if she did..."

Tommy: Brave/Part 3 "Tommy left home after his chunk of bread and cup of milk. This his second week as a laborer, he’d be smarter. Those boys at the market had stolen from him and hurt him for the last time..." https://www.sandykayslawsonwriter.org/post/tommy-brave-part-3 (Parts 1-3...

Tommy: Brave/Part 2 by Sandy Kay Slawson "Tommy stared at the door after his mother closed it until he heard the lock click into place. And then he stared at the handle. When his mum didn’t change her mind and pull him inside again, Tommy’s insides flipped and twisted with fear. With great...

Tommy: Brave/Part 1 by Sandy Kay Slawson "Tommy covered his ears and moved further into the corner. His head hit the wooden slat underneath his mother’s bed. He froze. Waited. The man’s snores did not falter, but mum heard. No doubt she’d heard..."...

Darla: Strength/Part 2 "Darla scooted to the farthest edge of the carriage seat, as far from Mr. Felix as possible. With the packed flour sack clutched on her lap, Darla straightened her spine with stoic determination not to show the fiend the emotional turmoil he’d caused. Mind and heart clung...

Darla: Strength "Darla left the tavern through the rear entrance lest the men who waited at the entrance spot her departure. The mess from the previous night might have been the worst yet, since she’d begun her employment as a maid a year before. Unable to leave at her usual time, well ahead of...

Learn more about some of my favorite secondary characters from Hope for Charity, my upcoming novel set in 18th century England, in this new series, The Backstory. The Backstory-Emily Pratt by Sandy Kay Slawson "Emily Pratt stomped into her family’s cabin with a furrowed brow and down-turned...

"The Heir Comes Home"-Part 7 (Last Episode) by Sandy Kay Slawson "Regina swept the floor of the mercantile storeroom while Kathleen arranged several new reams of fabric on a table out front. Kyrk took the day’s earnings to the bank, while the two women handled the closing chores..."...

The Story Continues... "Kyrk Stewart entered his room at the boarding house with a heavy heart. Why had his inclination been to distrust Regina for the second time? A false identity under these circumstances made perfect sense. When Kathleen pulled out the wanted posters and he discovered...