Hi there! Please note I do write in other genres - almost always light comedy mysteries or cozy murders. But for the next 5 days my sort-of-serious set (say that three times fast) is FREE. (Please visit my Amazon Author's page for a complete catalogue of my novels and novellas) With love & laughter, Barbara Silkstone Amazon A Regency tale inspired by Jane … [Read more...]
New Release and Sale!
Florence Nightingale Comedy Mystery Series Enjoy a New Release: The second book in the Florence Nightingale Comedy Mystery Series ~ The Killer Corset and grab the first book The Giggling Corpse for only 99 cents! Florence Nightingale faces a series of bizarre mysteries and must use her nimble deductive powers aided by her pocket owl and her sweetly snarky sidekick, … [Read more...]
Free Until Friday – June 15, 2018
Enjoy the first book in this continuing magical adventure for Free until Friday June 15, 2018! Click to grab that frog! Fitzwilliam Darcy’s first spell has gone wrong, and he arrives at Netherfield with a small jewel box possessing the power to topple the British monarchy. Desperate to find a witch to undo his botched magic, he is attracted to Elizabeth Bennet—but hijinks … [Read more...]
Miami Mummies
A Wendy Darlin Comedy Mystery ~ Miami Mummies The legendary mastermind criminal and mummy thief, Kyzer Saucy, strikes again. Part-time tomb raider and full-time real estate broker, Wendy Darlin joins her lover, archaeologist Roger Jolley as they struggle to save a rare Miami mummy from the clutches of this evil genius. Can Saucy be stopped before he kills again? Meanwhile can … [Read more...]
Free audio ~ Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole
For those fans who enjoy audio books I have free Reviewer copies of my most recent release Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole ~ A Knights Templar Adventure and the final book in the Mister Darcy series of comedic mysteries. Click here to listen to a … [Read more...]
We All Want What We Can’t Have
Vince / Guy Whisperer Case #387 We all want what we can’t have… including me. I spot him across the lobby of the Peabody Hotel in Orlando. Outstanding. Vince and I met briefly two months earlier. I remembered he was good looking in a virile, rugged, stubble-strewn way. I’d been through hundreds of interviews and I secretly hope this guy is a keeper. He has hazel eyes … [Read more...]
Hurry! A New Year’s Gift for you!
A little treat to start the New Year off with a smile~ Buy a copy of Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole between now and January 3rd. Send me the first word in Chapter 15 from the book. In return I will send you a free copy of your choice of any of the other 8 books in the series. See instructions below. The mysterious Mister Darcy, a modern day Knight Templar, follows his beloved … [Read more...]
The End of Mister Darcy!
The Final book in the Mister Darcy Series of Comedic Mysteries is here! It is with a bittersweet feeling that I bid farewell to this popular series that found a devoted fan base, even among Regency-only readers. Darcy Down the Rabbit Hole is the 9th book in the series that has been so warmly received. As fans of the series know, the mysterious Mister Darcy is a … [Read more...]
A Feel Good Holiday Tale – excerpt
A Feel Good Holiday Tale MISTER DARCY’S CHRISTMAS Book 2 in the Mister Darcy series By Barbara Silkstone Christmas just became a lot more complicated for dog psychologist Lizzie Bennet and her sisters. While shopping in London they find little urchin Annie and her dog Sammy. As a fierce snowstorm takes over the city, the aloof but alluring Mister Darcy invites the girls, … [Read more...]
My Fair Lizzy – Fun with cockney!
My Fair Lizzy - Fun with cockney! Now available in Audio! Click to hear a short sample: My Fair Lizzy The fun things you discover while creating a new adventure for Darcy and Lizzy! It was important to my new release, a mashup of Pride and Prejudice and Pygmalion, that Lizzy talk with a *cockney accent. But how could I do that to our darling girl? And how much of her quirky … [Read more...]
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