Comments on: REVIEW: Marrying the Captain by Carla Kelly

By: maria

maria — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:37:05 +0000

Hello,
I was delighted to have stumbled across your website. I was equally pleased to read that a third book is forthcoming. Wonderful. Would you kindly send me the link to the webiste containg the epilogue to Beau Crusoe?
Appreciatively,
Maria

By: Geri

Geri — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:45:47 +0000

I would also like to ask Jayne to e-mail the epilogue to Beau Crusoe to me. Thanks.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:00:54 +0000

[...] Surgeon’s Lady” picks up where “Marrying the Captain” left off. It’s a few months later and Nana Worthy has reached out to her two half [...]

By: Lynne

Lynne — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:10:57 +0000

I’m so excited to see new books available from Carla Kelly! I’m a huge fan of her Regency novels and would love to see “Miss Whittier Makes a List” made into a movie! Wish her older books were available in reprint too – like “Reforming Lord Ragsdale”.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:46:36 +0000

Would anyone be able to mail me the epilogue to Beau Crusoe. I crave Carla Kelly books.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:43:43 +0000

Molly, I just sent it to you. Let me know if it doesn’t get there.

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:22:53 +0000

Would you be able to email the Beau Crusoe epilog to me? I tried also and couldn’t get anywhere. I thought I was totally out of luck until I ran into this site! Thanks.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:34:51 +0000

Rachel, email me at Jayne @ dearauthor.com. Maybe I used the wrong email to send it to you.

By: Rachel C

Rachel C — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:19:53 +0000

Hi Jayne. No, I’m afraid it didn’t work – would you be able to try once more? Thanks,
Rachel

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:57:18 +0000

Rachel, I just tried to email it to you. Did it work?

By: Rachel C

Rachel C — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:48:47 +0000

Does anyone know if the Beau Crusoe epilog is still available? I’ve tried emailing the address given in AAR and at RT, but it bounces back. Is there a current email address to try, or has it been posted anywhere? I’d loooove to know what happens next!

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:51:22 +0000

Confession time: One reason I seldom go in for the aristos is that not even England ever produced that many dukes and earls, and darned if I can ever remember how to do those names properly.

Which is actually fine with me since a plethora of Dukes is a pet peeve of mine!

As for writing westerns, don’t give up. When I get caught up in a year, I’ll finish one I’ve started that’s set in SE Wyoming, where I used to live.

I’m so happy to hear this. And I can’t wait to read it.

Thanks again for your comments. I hope I’m not upsetting some website protocol by “saying what’s on my mind,” but I wanted to respond. If I am, I apologize.

Your welcome and we welcome any authors who want to comment. Some don’t feel comfortable doing so and some love it.

Carla Kelly

P.S. “The Surgeon’s Lady” comes out in June. I’m writing the third sister’s story now, and she’s involved with a Royal Marine.

OMG. Now I”m even happier! Three new books from you… I’m really happy dancing now.

By: Carla Kelly

Carla Kelly — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:41:53 +0000

Thanks so much for your lovely comments about MTC. I knew some would find “Nana” an offputting name, but it seemed right. In fact, I “borrowed” it – with her permission, of course – from a young reader from Ohio who lives in S. Korea.

Confession time: One reason I seldom go in for the aristos is that not even England ever produced that many dukes and earls, and darned if I can ever remember how to do those names properly.

As for writing westerns, don’t give up. When I get caught up in a year, I’ll finish one I’ve started that’s set in SE Wyoming, where I used to live.

Thanks again for your comments. I hope I’m not upsetting some website protocol by “saying what’s on my mind,” but I wanted to respond. If I am, I apologize.

Carla Kelly

P.S. “The Surgeon’s Lady” comes out in June. I’m writing the third sister’s story now, and she’s involved with a Royal Marine.

By: jmc

jmc — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:18:44 +0000

@Gemma: I believe Ms. Kelly posted an email address in a thread at AAR when her last book was out -- if you emailed her, she would forward the epilogue that had been edited out of Beau Crusoe. I'm not sure if the message board or thread was archived, but it might be worth checking.

By: Gemma

Gemma — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:08:24 +0000

I came home from work on Christmas eve and just happened to discover that there was a new Carla Kelly out. I subscribe to Mills & Boon historicals so I will no doubt receive Marrying The Captain in my book parcel in a few months time, but I couldn’t wait for that! I bought the ebook and devoured it. What a lovely and unexpected present.

I had a look for Carla Kelly online to send her a thank-you note/fan letter [which isn't something I ever really do] but didn’t find anything. Anyone know the best way to send fan mail via Harlequin?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:51:28 +0000

Jayne, Thanks! I also think her titled characters can be a bit more democratic than the typical titled gentleman of his time – but I’m a product of a 20th/21st century democracy, so I have no problem with the underlying assumptions.

I’ve read Kelly comment on other online sites that she’s not “allowed” to write American set historicals or other, (more obscure) European-set historicals because regencies are more marketable. I’m really looking forward to diving into MTC.

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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:12:52 +0000

[...] When he arrives, two things are apparent to him. One, he’s desperately ill with the throat and ear infections common to deep water sailors and two Nana Massie is the loveliest young woman he’s seen in ages. If he has to stay in port while his ship is being repaired, he couldn’t have landed at a better place. Pete, an old sailor who works there, can mix up a foul concoction that seems to be helping Oliver’s infection, Nana is a delight to be around but Gran takes the time, more than once, to warn him that she’s told Nana all about men of the Royal Navy. Read more of the review from Jayne here. [...]

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:13:18 +0000

I do sometimes wonder if Kelly has more of a democratic American sensibility to her stories than an English (aristocratic) one

Michelle, I’ve heard similar comments about her writing for years and happen to agree with them. She certainly has far fewer titled characters than most Regency authors. Which is why I’ve wondered why she doesn’t write (or isn’t allowed to write) American set historicals.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:05:05 +0000

Count me as another huge Carla Kelly fan. I haven’t read the review yet since I haven’t read MTC yet. I plan to buy it at lunch today.

I’ve also spent big bucks getting her whole back list and have read it all a few times. The most expensive one for me was Summer Campaign, but it was certainly worth it. My favorites are Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand and Miss Grimsley’s Oxford Career and Reforming Lord Ragsdale, but I find something new to admire in each novel every time I reread them. Her short Christmas stories/novellas are amazing as well. I do sometimes wonder if Kelly has more of a democratic American sensibility to her stories than an English (aristocratic) one, but she certainly consistently delivers a great, unique story with well-developed main characters (not always for her secondary characters). That said, her stuff is amazing.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:16:27 +0000

I believe the other new book this year will be out in mid summer. ::frenzied happy dancing::