The June 2025 Saturday Broadsheet

June 14, 2025

PERSONAL UPDATE

This month, I’m going to keep this personal update as short as possible because my audiobook news is going to be rather longish.

I’ve been busy just trying to keep up with work and adjusting the schedule to fit in my physiotherapy exercises and to see if I can fit in a part-time job (because royalties are low and the cost of everything keeps going up – I’m sure you know how that goes).

I actually had to take a two week break from the exercises since I ended up catching a cough and cold that lingered. I’m doing fine now and need to rebook the appointments I had to cancel because of being ill.

There have been several rainy weekends here so we haven’t gotten out to do much other than to get groceries because of that (and because of my being sick).

My youngest son just had a birthday, and my hubby and I just celebrated 33 years since we said I do.

So basically, just regular and wonderfully normal life stuff has been happening since the last Saturday Broadsheet.

In a couple of weeks, my husband’s work schedule will shift to summer clean up hours since school will finally be out. That shift comes the day after Canada Day (July 1).

And that’s about it from here. Make sure you don’t miss the book deals below and the next section of The Colonel’s Lady at the end of this newsletter.

Leenie

WRITING and AUDIOBOOK UPDATE

In writing news, I am still in the midst of writing my next Annilee Nelson novel, Don’t Tell My Best Friend I Love Her. I’m about halfway through it.

I have started working on some edits of Harriet and the Colonel (which I have retitled To Win Her Colonel’s Hand) so that I can get that novelette ready to publish. I have not started any new Leenie works other than the one for this newsletter.

In audiobook news, there’s a lot more to mention. I have just finished editing all the files for None So Accomplished as Mary, and I’ll have that books scheduled to release to my Patrons on July 15 and my YouTube subscribers on July 16 before you read this. I have not decided on the release date for it everywhere else just yet.

How to Marry an Accomplished Lady will be available to my patrons tomorrow (both my free and paid patrons) and to my YouTube subscribers on Monday, June 16. And it will be available everywhere else July 1, 2025. (Some of these places may have it on pre-order/pre-save before that time.)

So where exactly is this “everywhere else” I’ve mentioned? Well, everywhere that Findaway Voices publishes digitally narrated audiobooks, and those places are …

Baker & Taylor
Bibliotheca
Overdrive
Audiobooks.com
Everand (Scribd)
Kobo, Walmart (I have not found them on Walmart yet, but they are on Kobo and part of Kobo Plus)
NOOK Audiobooks
Spotify
TuneIn

Currently, I have seven audiobooks that are on YouTube and Patreon, and are published through Findaway. On July 1, How to Marry an Accomplished Lady will make that eight, and I hope to have a new audiobook to add each month, barring any setback in my audiobook work schedule.

I have a page on my website dedicated to my audiobooks. You can find it here.

STILL MORE AUDIOBOOK INFO

This month, I have also started adding my catalogue of nonKU books to an digital reading app called ElevenReader. I have elected to do this for accessibility reasons and as a way to earn more income.

I will still work on getting digitally narrated audiobooks produced and distributed, but this takes time. Each produced book takes about 2 hours per chapter to produce to get it to the quality of recording that I am happy to put out for you to listen to. There are only so many hours I can work on these per day, since I have other things like writing and marketing and administrative tasks that must also be done.

It’s going to take a long time to get my catalogue of 70 or so Leenie titles produced as audiobooks.

This is where ElevenReader comes in. I can upload a book per week to their library without it taking too much time and effort to do. This means that if you need or want one of my books read to you, you should be able to find it in their library a lot faster than waiting for the produced book to be made available.

Here’s how ElevenReader works:

I upload my book file to ElevenReader and check that it looks okay.
Then, I fill in all the details about the book that they ask for and hit publish.
A reader finds my book on ElevenReader and adds it to their library. They select a voice and begin listening either right away or later.
When they have listened long enough for it to be a qualified listener (eleven minutes), I get paid $1.10 for that listen, and this is how listening via this app supports me as the author.

It should be noted that this is not a produced audiobook so there could be some changes in speed of reading, pronunciation issues at times, and other small glitches while listening. I’ve listened to a book or two using this app and these instances were few, but there were some. For the most part, it does an excellent job of reading and I know that Elevenlabs is constantly working on improvements.

I have a page on my website dedicated to listing the books that are on ElevenReader. You can find that here. (Currently as I write this, I have ten books listed there.)

If there is a book that you would like me to bump up towards the top of my schedule for listing on ElevenReader, please let me know, and I’ll see if it is possible to move it up or not.

And I think that’s the end of my audiobook info.

IN THE TEAROOM (on Substack)

In case you missed it, it was MY turn to post in the SWR Tearoom this month. I talked about anxiety and how that is playing a role in my new Annilee Nelson novel. (And there’s an excerpt) You can find my article here.

LEAVING KU

The Dash of Darcy and Companions Collection of stories will be leaving Kindle Unlimited on June 22, 2025.

The Choices Series will be leaving Kindle Unlimited on July 16, 2025.

Please make sure you’ve downloaded the stories you want to read with your KU subscription before then. For your convenience, all the stories can be added to your KU reading library in three box sets (two Dash of Darcy box sets and one Choices box set).

As far as I know, they will remain in your KU reading library until you return them – even after they are no longer in the KU program.

go to book promo page for links to these books

For the month of June, Overdrive (a library catalogue) is having a sale. All of my nonKU Leenie ebooks (except for the Willow Hall series) are included in this sale and are marked 50% off. So June is a great month to request for my books to be added to your library’s eBook selection.

The Beginning of Prudence is just $0.99 (USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, AUD, and NZD, with all other currencies also reduced) at all retailers this month.

Discovering Mr. Darcy is FREE on Amazon until Tuesday, June 17.

JUNE’S PATREON FREE READ

If you follow me for free on Patreon, there is a series starter that can be read for free each month. This month’s series starter read is From Tolerable to Lovely, which is part of my Teatime Tales Collection.

JUNE’S PATREON MEMBERSHIP PERKS

Each month, I offer an eBook or two to download and keep to my $2 or more Patrons, and every time there is a new audiobook finished, I also make a link to download that available to them. (The audiobook of How to Marry an Accomplished Lady will be available tomorrow, June 15.)

This month’s eBook offerings are The Tenant’s Guest and From Tolerable to Lovely.

SOMETHING NEW TO READ.

Our story continues this month with Richard arriving in town.

Please remember that there are sections where previous chapters from this story can be read on whichever platform you subscribe to.

On my blog, look for Harriet and the Colonel in the menu options.
On Substack, look for the Harriet and the Colonel section on the home page.
On Patreon, look for The Colonel’s Lady in the collections tab.

Chapter 1, part 2

Many hours later, Richard dismounted his horse in front of Lillesley House in Leicester Square. He had both a report and petition to be made before he could retire for the night – and he was weary. Just not weary enough to wait to see Harriet until tomorrow. Therefore, he had sent word that he would give his report today.

He handed his horse to a groom and drew three deep breaths as he rolled his shoulders and shook out his legs. He looked at the time on his watch. It was only ten minutes past the time when he said he hoped to arrive. Lillesley should be waiting.

With that thought in mind, he turned toward the door, but before he could do more than begin to ascend the steps, that very door opened. A grin split his face as he saw who it was who had come to welcome him.

“Has your brother fired the butler and given you, his position? Perhaps as a punishment for not doing something he thought you should?”

Harriet Phillips laughed and shook her head. “You will be please and perhaps shocked to know that I have not provoked him since before your last visit.”

Which had been less than a week ago, but, knowing Harriet as he did, that was a noteworthy feat.

“May I take your hat?” She held out her hand in expectation of his compliance. She never expected anything less than acquiescence to her petitions – or demands, as the case might be.

And that was why it was notable that she had not provoked her brother in the short time since he had last seen her, for her brother’s temperament was just as unyielding. Though to be honest, Harriet was often the victor in any standoff with her brothers. Edmund had a soft spot in his heart for his youngest sister that was nearly as deep as Andrews had been. Not that one would know it if one were to witness one of their battle of wills.

Richard doffed his hat but hesitated in handing it to her. The rule at Lillesley House was that he was to keep all of his things with him when visiting Edmund on official business, and this was a visit of that sort – at least, in part.

“I will put it on the table in the little library,” she added, as if she knew what had caused him to pause.

And this was one reason why she tended to get her way. She was excellent at anticipating objections and providing a solution.

“In that case, you may have it,” he said, handing her his hat. “It is good to see you, Harry, but as you most assuredly know, I am here to see your brother.”

“For more than just business, I hope.” She gave him a teasing smile that shone in her eyes.

“As do I,” he agreed, as she closed the door behind him.

“A moment please, Colonel,” she said before he could begin the short trudge down the hall to the little library.

When he turned towards her, she rose on her toes and pressed her lips to his. Her brother would be far less than pleased to see such a demonstration in the entry to his house, but Richard was not. His right arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her close as he returned her kiss.

“Harriet!”

Richard broke their kiss at Edmund’s bellow.

“I will thank you not to accost our guest in the hall.”

Harriet’s cheeks were rosy, but her eyes were filled with defiance. Goodness! She was a delicious sight to behold. At least, when that defiance was directed at her brother on his account.

“I am not accosting our guest. I am simply welcoming him and reminding you that this is the man I intend to marry.” She stepped around Richard and began walking towards the little library.

“Yes, well, that will come … in time,” Edmund replied.

Richard’s left eyebrow rose of its own accord as he followed Harriet. In time? What exactly did that mean?

“Before Christmas,” Harriet replied.

“Perhaps and then, again, perhaps not.”

Harriet placed Richard’s hat on the table inside the little library and turned towards her brother. “Before Christmas.”

“Spring might be better,” he replied in a soft and somewhat cajoling tone.

A scheme was in play – likely not one of Lillesley’s making, but a scheme none the less. Richard shook his head. This was the part of his current profession that he found both exhilarating and bothersome.

It was exhilarating because the objective was often shifting and moving forward. It was bothersome because the shifts and moves were not always predictable and rarely in his power to make of his own free will.

“Am I still able to offer for her? Or will I be led along a merry path that includes some other task that must be completed first?” Richard demanded.

“No, no. You are free to make your offer – though it does seem a bit redundant to do so since she has made it abundantly clear that she will not marry anyone else.” He gave his sister a piercing glare before turning back to Richard. “However, I do not know how long the next part of sorting out this…” He waved his hand in a small circle. “Situation will take.”

He sighed. It was as he had suspected. The next step must be made quickly. Mr. Wickham and Mrs. Younge were only the beginning of uncovering what was a foot.

“Surely, it will not take nearly half a year.” Richard could hear the annoyance in Harriet’s tone as she mounted her protest. “Indeed, it would not, if you would let me help you.”

“No!” Richard and Edmund said in unison.

She huffed and crossed her arms. “I found that watch much faster than you would have.”

“I will grant you that,” Edmund said, “but I am not entirely certain that that was in our best interest.”

Richard cocked his head. “What do you mean?”

“I will explain after I have had your report. Harriet, would you be so kind as to see that we have some refreshment?” Edmund asked.

She smiled. “It was ordered before the colonel had even dismounted his horse. Jimmy will arrive shortly with all that is needed.” She motioned to the chairs in the library. “Do you wish to meet here, or shall we go to your study?” She took a seat next to the chair Richard always sat in when he waited her for her brother in this room.

Edmund scowled. “Apparently, here is acceptable.” He sat down, and Richard followed. “Shall we begin with your report on how things stand in Hertfordshire?”

“That is one of the reasons why I am here.” The other reason was the feisty and precious lady who took his hand as soon as he was seated.

The May 2025 Saturday Broadsheet

May 10, 2025

Today, we’re going to start with a link to the Free Clean Romance event that I’m taking part in this weekend. It ends tomorrow, so if you missed yesterday’s email about it, here’s your chance to take a peek at (and download) the books that are included. I did see at least one other P&P variation in the list, as well as a contemporary sports romance inspired by Persuasion.

TAKE ME TO ALL THE FREE BOOKS

PERSONAL UPDATE

I have started some physiotherapy with the hope of my therapist helping me overcome what remains of the long covid symptoms. I also am doing some exercises for my knee because I stepped wrong and hurt it.

While these things are good and promise good things to come, they are also causing my dysfunctioning nervous system some grief which in turn leads to exacerbation of some symptoms until the nervous system realizes I am not actually trying to harm myself by adding new routines to my life. It’s a process and not a quick one. (It takes something like 66 or 67 days to create a new neural pathway. So definitely not super quick.)

The goal I have set with my therapist at present is to be able to walk a mile without it causing me any malaise afterward.

The April 2025 Saturday Broadsheet

April 12, 2025

April showers bring May flowers … but will those showers be rain or snow? One never knows around here.

Two days ago, there was snow enough for schools to be cancelled, and today, we’re almost back to bare ground and the sky is blue and the sun is shining. And then, I hear we might get rain over the weekend.

It’s just spring in the Maritimes. 🙂

I adore spring. Even with it’s less than predictable temperatures and weather. I think what endears it to me is that it’s a time of new beginnings. Kind of like how I love a new blank calendar in January, new notebooks just waiting to be filled, and so on. The possibilities are tantalizing. It’s a rather energizing season.

PERSONAL UPDATE

One thing that is new for me this spring is that I’m reading again! *waves streamers and toots a kazoo*

Finally.

It’s been nearly three years now since I first came down with THE virus that left me with some post-viral issues. Part of those issues involved the ability of my brain to have enough energy to function in just mundane, everyday tasks and to write without becoming overwhelmed and hurting (not with a standard headache, but with a brain ache).

Reading wasn’t part of the picture at all for a very long time. There just wasn’t enough energy for it.

And that’s tough when you love books like I do.

Slowly as I worked on getting my brain stronger and regulating my nervous system, I started adding in my books. I re-read so many of my books (more than once). It was easy for my brain to deal with them as it wasn’t deciphering things in the same way a new story would be.

From there, I moved to re-reading books in my library. Again, because it seemed to take less energy to do. I knew what was going to happen. I didn’t need to wonder or try to figure it out.

Then, I went to new but short reads that progressed to longer reads. I would read one new book per month. Then, I could do two per month, and then, one per Sunday. Recently, I read two books in one weekend (and didn’t suffer for it), and I thought the world was finally opening up to me.

And you know what? It was. At least in the reading realm.

I’ve been reading several books per week for a few weeks now. They aren’t long books, and it’s not done without discomfort. My brain still hurts at the end of many days. But, it and my nervous system seem to be recovering fairly well after a night’s sleep. (Not perfectly well, but so much better than it has for the past couple of years.)

So, I’ll keep working on that as I add in another new item for this spring that I hope will open up another part of my world that has been locked away for the past three years. I’ve started adding a short walk on a trail to my weekends. And the occasional treadmill walk during the week. I’m hoping that getting back to walking as I love to do won’t be too far down the trail. (pun intended LOL)

WRITING and AUDIOBOOK UPDATE:

In my writing life, I’ve been working on getting back into my Annilee novel, as well as producing some audiobooks. I actually got one finished and uploaded to YouTube just at the beginning of April – right around the same time that None So Accomplished as Mary was released.

That audiobook is His Beautiful Bea, and this time, I’ve submitted it to a new audiobook distributor called Findaway Voices, which is owned by Spotify. I hope that they will eventually add it to their Spotify offerings. But getting it distributed to all the places that will allow digital voice recording can take up to a month. So maybe by May it will be on Spotify and at Everand and in a few other places as well.

I have an audiobooks page on my website where you can find links to all the places where my audiobooks are available.

Just a heads up here, but previously released books on Kobo may disappear for a bit once I have this Findaway thing figured out a bit better. That’s because I cannot choose who to distribute to on their website. It’s all or nothing. And since they distribute to Kobo, I will need to unpublish that audiobook there before I can publish it again with Findaway.

I have not begun working on any new Leenie stories yet. I have, however, written the final segment of my Harriet and the Colonel story (for now). You can read about that at the bottom of this broadsheet, and let me know if you want more. 🙂

IN THE TEAROOM (on Substack)

In case you missed it, it was Rose Fairbanks’ turn to post in the SWR Tearoom this month. She was also talking about spring and connecting it to her writing. You can find her article here.

LEAVING KU

The Willow Hall Series will leave the Kindle Unlimited program this month. So, make sure you have it downloaded before April 21 if you want to read it using your KU subscription.

Shortly thereafter, it will be published everywhere and should be available with your Kobo Plus or Everand subscriptions. It will also be added to the library on Patreon so you’ll be able to read that with your paid subscription there as well.

eBOOK DEALS (which you can find on the Book Promo Page here)

His Irreplaceable Belle is just $0.99 (USD, CAD, EUR, GBP, AUD, and NZD, with all other currencies also reduced) at all retailers this month.

As I write this, With Quill and Ink is free everywhere but Amazon. I have a price match request in to them, and I hope that by the time this broadsheet goes live, it will be free there as well. This book will be free until May 12 because it will be taking part in a “Stuff Your eReader” type promotion between now and then.

APRIL’S PATREON FREE READ AND PATRON PERKS (find me on Patreon here)

If you follow me for free on Patreon, there is a series starter or novelette that can be read for free each month. This month’s series starter read is His Beautiful Bea.

Each month, I am offering at least one ebook to download and keep to my $2 or more Patrons, and every time there is a new audiobook finished, I also make a link to download that available to them.

This month’s offerings are Oxford Cottage and His Beautiful Bea (both as an ebook and audiobook)

SOMETHING NEW TO READ

And now for the final installment of Harriet and the Colonel, which needs a better title. If you have any suggestions, I’d love to hear them.

Also, I am torn between just writing an epilogue for this story and being done with it, or possibly writing a second story that takes these two from where they are in this installment to their wedding. Do you have a preference? Cast your vote in the comments.

Chapter 5 (part 2)

Harriet paced the hall outside the little library. The footmen she had gone to fetch had already entered her brother’s study. Surely, they would be finished soon.

The door to her brother’s study opened and one of the men exited quickly. He was likely going to fetch other men. That seemed to be how these things worked with her brother.

A footman would be holed up in Edmund’s office for a bit of time, and then, he would scurry away through the servant’s halls and entry way.

She expected to see a half-dozen other men arrive to call on her brother within the hour. The little library would be well-used today!

She took one more circuit of the hall, from top to bottom, before entering that little library and creeping softly to the door that adjoined her brother’s study. She strained to hear anything, but the most she could decipher was the tone of voice.

That was her brother.

That was the colonel.

One of the footmen asked a question.

Ah! There was a promising sound. Shifting chairs and the opening and closing of the door to the hallway.

Quickly, she made her way to the small table that held the colonel’s hat. She ran her finger along the edge of it as she held it. He would not leave without this, and she was not going to give it to him until she had receive a few minutes of his time.

She glanced at the miniature of her eldest brother that stood next to similar pictures of her parents, as well as she, Samantha, and Edmund.

A lady simply did not know when someone she loved would leave her for the final time.

And knowing that her brothers – and likely her father before them – as well as Richard, were employed in dangerous, but necessary, pursuits, there was absolutely no way she was going to let her colonel leave without him knowing that he was cared for. So very dearly.

Several minutes ticked by before the secret door opened, and Richard exited. Alone.

“Is my brother behind you?” She placed his hat behind her back.

“No, he said he had some work to do.” His expression was one of amusement. “Are you planning to keep my hat?”

“Only as long as necessary,” she replied.

“And how long will that be?” His tone was teasing but not as carefree as it would normally be. Of course, that was understandable.

“My brother is …” She paused and shook her head. “What he did was deplorable, and I will be speaking to him later.”

This caused a genuine chuckle to escape Richard’s lips.

“Will I be allowed to have my hat before then?” he asked.

“Oh, yes,” she assured him with a smile. “But not until you know just how greatly I am upset with him on your behalf and that of your cousin and Miss Elizabeth.” She sighed as her shoulder sank. “They will be well. We must believe that.”

She held out her hand to him, and he took it. “You are the best my brother has to offer, since he refuses to enlist my services,” she added with a playful smile to lift the heaviness of the emotions that surrounded her.

“He had better not enlist your services,” Richard growled. “Someone needs to keep you safe.”

“And you would trust him to do that after what he has done to you?” She gave him a pointed look.

“He does not work alone.”

“Oh, I know that.”

“No, I mean he has men in your household.”

Harriet blinked. “Of that I am aware, though to be honest, I have not yet figured out just how many.”

He shook his head. “I should have known that you would know.” He placed the hand he held between both of his. “I am tired and should be on my way, but before I go, I must ask you what exactly you have done.” His left eyebrow arched over a pointed look.

“What do you mean?” she asked cautiously.

“Your brother has informed me that I am no longer unacceptable as a suitor for you, and that I can present myself to him to offer for you after this particular assignment has been completed.”

Harriet chuckled as a wide grin engulfed her features. “It seems he was quite serious about wishing for someone else to take care of me. I thought that he was, but one cannot be too certain until the proof has been presented as irrefutable.”

Richard closed his eyes and shook his head as he repeated his question. “What exactly have you done?”

“I simply proved to him that there is one female who would make an excellent partner for his best man and dear friend.”

“How precisely did you do that?”

She swallowed and looked away. He was not going to be happy to hear this. “It had to be done,” she said to preface her admission.

“What had to be done?”

She bit her lip as she met his gaze. “I found Andrew’s watch.”

His eyes grew wide, and he dropped her hand to run one of his through his hair. “You did what?”

“I went shopping with Jimmy – he is one of Edmund’s men, you know.”

“Yes, I know.”

“And while shopping, I just happened to find a place that deals in loaning money to people in exchange for various items.”

“A pawnbroker? You went to a pawnbroker?” He huffed and shook his head as if he could not believe her.

Harriet crossed her arms and glared at him. “I had to. My brother needed to know that I could be an asset and not a liability to you. And I will have you know that Edmund did a fine job of scolding me already, so you do not need to.”

“I believe I do,” he returned. “For I have a feeling that you did not bow to his admonishments. He has always had trouble being anything but generous with you.”

“That is not a fault, is it?” She smiled at him and fluttered her lashes. “I took precautions. And, as I said, it had to be done, because I will not marry anyone but you. I do not care how many Mr. So and So’s or Sir or Lords he tries to push at me. You are the only man I will ever love.” She placed his hat back on the table before taking his hands. “I have told Edmund so before. Many times. However, he refused to listen. So, I showed him just how serious I am.”

Once again, Richard was shaking his head. “You are…” He seemed lost for words.

“Edmund said I was impossible when he was yelling at me regarding the watch. To which, I replied that I was passionately independent, and that led to him saying I was staunchly recalcitrant. And that was right before he threatened to punish me.”

“He yelled and threatened to punish you?” He turned to look towards the door to Edmund’s office. “Your brother?”

“Yes.” She waited until she had his full attention again. “Which is how I know that what I did was excessively dangerous. But you, my dear sweet colonel, are worth it.”

“Harry, when are you going to learn that it is my job to say such things to you and not the other way around?” He placed a hand on her cheek.

“Can we not both say them?”

“You are a treasure. Do you know that?” He sighed. “Please, do this one thing for me, and keep my precious treasure safe. Can you do that for me? I have enough people to worry about. I do not wish to add you to that list.”

How could a lady say anything but yes to such a delightfully romantic thing? Well, a lady who did not immediately promise to do just as requested would have to be a lady very unlike Harriet. For Harriet was the sort who was incapable of not occasionally being daring. Therefore, the best reply should could make was, “I will do my best.”

He chuckled. “See that you do. For when I am finished rounding up some scoundrels and returning Georgie and Elizabeth to their families, I will be back for you.” He pulled her into his embrace. “I am broken because of the danger that threatens them,” he whispered. “But I would be beyond repair should anything happen to you.”

Tears gathered in her eyes, both at the thought of his pain and how treasured she was. “Then, I will do so well that Edmund will wonder what has happened to his sister.”

“Just do not do so well that he changes his mind about you being my burden to bear,” Richard teased before preventing her from any retort by claiming her lips with his.

Harriet wound her arms around his neck and held him firmly to her. He deepened the kiss, and she responded in kind. She was passionate. So very passionate about many things but none so fiercely as this man who held her heart and who trusted her with his. There was nothing that would keep her from seeing him safe and well – even if it meant making changes to her own behaviour.

Surely, she could be inquisitive and even a touch daring and still make sure that she was not the cause of him being broken forever.

“Take care,” she whispered when her head rested over his racing heart as he simply held her tightly. “For if you do not, I will not refrain from coming to your aid.”

A chuckle rumbled through him. “I would say the same.”

He pulled back from her and then took her face between his hands. “Do not ever change, my darling Harry. Always be as ardent as you are now. Just please, apply that zeal to your safety as strongly as you do to provoking your brother, for in keeping yourself safe, you will be protecting my heart.” He placed a gentle kiss on her forehead.

Then, taking up his hat, he said, “I shall return when this mission is done.”

She snatched his hand before he could leave her. “Send word as soon as the ladies are safe.” She kissed his knuckles and then allowed him to depart.

As she watched the door to the house close behind him, she smiled and sighed for she knew that soon he would return to claim her as his forever.

So, epilogue or another story? Let me know in the comments.

The March 2025 Saturday Broadsheet

March 8, 2025

Sometimes, you sit down to write a newsletter, and it flows so well. Things just fall into place. And then, other times, it’s like walking through mud trying to even begin. Today, as I sit down to update you on all the things, I’m finding myself in the muddy scenario. I’m tired. And tired brains do not fire as quickly or easily as well-rested ones.

I feel like that kind of describes the season right now, too, to some degree. Like this meme says, “Spring is just around the corner.” Winter is almost over. And I tend to feel a bit tired at the end of winter. There’s definitely a “I’m ready for a change” feeling in the air.

I hope your final days of winter (if you live where it is winter) are going well, and that spring weather will settle in for you soon.

I’ve been busy. Though at times it feels like I’m moving forward three steps only to slide backwards two. Progress is a struggle. But progress has been made. So, let’s get on with the updates and then get to the book deals and finally another installment in Harriet and the Colonel’s story.

Enjoy!

Leenie

The February 2025 Saturday Broadsheet

February 8, 2025

Happy February to you all!

I hope you’re surviving the winter if that’s the season you’re in or enjoying the summer if that is your current season. We are expecting a snow event this weekend. We had a rather dry January with bare ground for most, if not all, of it. It was also warmer than expected at times, but then we also got some seriously frigid temps, too. It hasn’t been too horrible a winter for me, but that doesn’t mean I’m not eagerly looking forward to spring. 🙂

I got snagged by a nasty cold last month and lost a few days of work to that. However, I actually recovered from it far faster than expected, so that was encouraging. My hubby is still fighting the lingering cough and my youngest son is now sniffling and coughing, so it’s making the rounds at our house.

I am still working on writing Sweet Extra #5, None So Accomplished as Mary. I hope to have that finished in a couple of weeks. (I’m currently sharing chapters of that novelette on Patreon with my paid patrons as I write.)

Remember that my Sweet Extras are always gifted to my subscribers. In the past it has been just my email (Substack) subscribers and patrons on Patreon, but I can now email to just subscribers on my blog, too.

So this time, if you subscribe to my Substack, Patreon, or Blog (leeniebrown.com) via email, I’ll be able to share a freebie with you, too.