“My fine visions are all very well, but I must not forget they are absolutely unreal. I have a rosy sky and a green flowery Eden in my brain; but without, I am perfectly aware, lies at my feet a rough tract to travel, and around me gather black tempests to encounter.”

― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

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  • Sign Up to Receive a Free Short Story

    Subscribe here and get access to a free Jane Rochester Story. I’ve completed a new short (quite short) story featuring Jane and Mr. Rochester. This is a standalone tale (no need to read the rest of the series to understand… Continue reading

  • The House of Ferndean

    I’m still working on the next Jane Rochester Mystery, as well as some other things, but I’ve also returned to an idea for a short story that takes place before The Hour of Fatality. It is not one of those… Continue reading

  • When Charlotte Took Up Her Pen…

    The sun sets around 4 pm at Haworth Parsonage in November. Charlotte Brontë intends to write a letter, but she must set up her writing desk near the window to make the most of the fading light. If she is… Continue reading

  • Letters from Jane Eyre – Now on Kickstarter

    Taking a leap of faith… Over a year ago, I came up with the idea of writing a new Jane Rochester mystery and releasing it in the form of physical letters sent through the mail. It’s an ambitious project for… Continue reading

  • The Recipient of Secrets and the Fading of the Year

    The change of seasons is very subtle where I live, but even here there is the faintest tang of change in the air. Autumn is coming and I couldn’t be more delighted. This is my favorite season, and I don’t… Continue reading

  • In which I talk a bit about letters

    I’m working on a new kind of project that I think I am ready to talk about. It’s a new Jane Rochester story, but not quite like the previous ones. Last year, I came across an indie author who was… Continue reading

  • In which progress is made on a new Jane Rochester Mystery.

    Those of you who enjoy the Jane Rochester Mystery series will be pleased to know that I have been making great progress on the third book. As a writer, I have always tinkered with multiple projects at the same time,… Continue reading

  • On Being Done with The Recipient of Secrets

    “I think I’m done with writing.” “Oh really? Again?” I had been contemplating for some time the dreaded conclusion that it was no longer in me to write a novel to completion. I had a long list of reasons for… Continue reading

  • The Recipient of Secrets is now available for pre-order!

    You can pre-order the new Jane Rochester Mystery The Yorkshire village of Morton is hiding a dangerous man, and Jane is determined to bring him to justice. When Jane and Mr. Rochester are unexpected witnesses to a man violently attacking… Continue reading

  • Writing about Blindness

    When I decided to write about Mr. Rochester, post–Jane Eyre, I realized I was going to have write about a blind man. This is not something I have much real life experience with and must often draw on my imagination… Continue reading