Author: jengeiglejohnson

An award winning author and mother of six. Check out my news and published historical romances. http://www.jengeiglejohnson.com Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure. She is a member of the RWA, the SCBWI, and LDStorymakers. She is also the chair of the Lonestar.Ink writing conference. https://www.jengeiglejohnson.com Twitter—@authorjen Instagram—@authorlyjen https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJenGeigleJohnson/

All For Love: True Story of Sarah Siddons

March 2, 2026.Reading time 3 minutes.

It just wasn’t done. Not in the Georgian Era. And yet, Sarah Siddons did it anyway. Sometimes you stumble upon a woman in history that must be known. Maybe she’s almost forgotten, maybe she’s underestimated or misunderstood. The more I learned about Sarah Siddons, the more I wished everyone knew about her. Known as one […]

The Appeal of Song of Salzburg

January 11, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

One of the joys of writing books is the human connection you create with readers. I felt this the most from writing Song of Salzburg and as I look back at the text and rethink the story, I am convinced it is in part because this book really touches on the journey of an artist. […]

Storymakers workshop Tension for Proper Ladies

May 16, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A Torn Allegiance: First Chapter teaser

January 24, 2021.Reading time 29 minutes.

Grosvenor Square, London, 1814 Lady Elsie Morrow, daughter of the Duke of Shelby and twin sister of Duncan, Baron of Argyll in Scotland, wished she stood on a craggy rock, the wind whipping all of the pins out of her hair. She could almost see the hills rolling in every direction, a low stone wall […]

Shopping guide

December 2, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

I was just thinking about some fun stuff that we do and use and there is so much more where this list came from. I wonder, if while raising six kids I might have a few things I could pass along, you know, to the folks just starting out. this list isn’t it, but it […]

His lady in Hiding

July 12, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

Launched in April to a big splash…

She will be Heard

July 31, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

While researching for A Lady’s Maid, I found myself on numerous occasions, standing up and pacing. “How?” “Why?” Even the teenage, “I can’t even…” all rushed through my mind. Then I would rush back to the screen, trying to puzzle through how a human could come to another and say, “We want our voice to […]

Women’s Suffrage and Regency?

June 5, 2019.Reading time 2 minutes.

Yes. Women were there, asking for the right to vote while Darcy found Elizabeth not tolerable enough. Women were there when Heathcliff was making us all depressed. Women were marching for suffrage during the Dashwoods’ many plights. Women were there during Roman times. Women ruled during the time of the Egyptians. And yet, they weren’t […]

Scarlet and the Art of Retellings

October 12, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

The nitty gritty about the first scene in Scarlet: I have wanted to talk about retellings for some time. What makes a good retelling? Do we want to stay in that world longer, and so as a reader we look for new characters in the same world? Or do we love the characters so much […]

First comes Love, then comes Marriage…or Emotional Resonance.

June 5, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

In a romance, the proposal or marriage comittment is what is happening on the OUTSIDE. A kiss, a proposal, a marriage are all important symbols. But what’s more important, of course, is the INNER emotional journey.