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Kiffles are the new Magic

December 2, 2021 by Claudia Long 5 Comments

I was enjoying Jean Metzer‘s The Matzah Ball, a really fun #Hanukkah romance in the classic Romance-novels style (meet-cute, boy and girl hate each other as sparks fly, the last […]

Filed Under: advice, Food, Hanukkah Tagged With: #Hanukkah, #Jewishfood, #NineTenthsoftheLaw, #rugelach, #TheMatazahBall, chocolate, Jewish, The Matzah Ball

Jewish Book Tour on Instagram

November 12, 2021 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

book cover Consuelo

Welcome to my first post on my books as part of the #Jewishbookstagramtour. The Duel for Consuelo—book two in the Tendrils of the Inquisition series—weaves poetry, the Enlightenment, and the […]

Filed Under: Crypto-Jews, Mexico, Uncategorized Tagged With: #DuelforConsuelo, #HistoricalFiction, #Jewishbookstagramtour, #womensfiction, historical fiction, Jewish, Mexico, Women writers

An old law leads to forced marriage–can this bride be saved?

June 29, 2021 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

 Barcelona, 1584 Dear Madam Mariana,  I dare not ask this question of anyone I know but–I must seek counsel.  In Jewish law, when a man dies, his brother is obligated […]

Filed Under: advice, Jewish law, love, sons, Uncategorized, widows Tagged With: #eggs, #fertility, #fertility foods, #halitzah, #indiewriter, #levirate marriage, #levirate union, #lovelorn #MadamMariana, #mandrakes, #Pride and Prejudice, #womensfiction, advice, Jewish, widows, Women's Dreams

Look who’s back! The original Mariana!

May 13, 2021 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

Ciudad de Mexico, 1587 Estimada Madam Mariana, I am caught between two suitors–again! My brother in law, Jorge de Almeida, remember him? the “other Jorge,” my sister Leonor’s husband? Anyway, […]

Filed Under: advice, Journeys, love, Mexico, silver mining, Uncategorized Tagged With: #bigamy, #MadamMariana, #mercurypoisoning, #silvermining, historical fiction, inquisition, Jewish, Mexico, Women writers, Women's Dreams, writing

Breaking up with a killer? Here’s how!

April 22, 2021 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

Dear Mrs. Know-it-all, aka Madam Mariana: I am the taller, more beautiful sister of the notorious Zara Persil-Pendleton, who is getting all of the attention as usual. As if money-management […]

Filed Under: advice, artists, Books on Parade, Food, Journeys, love, San Francisco Tagged With: #bestsellingnovel, #booksonparade, #coittower, #MadamMariana, #moneymanagement, #siblingrivalry, #tellallnovel, advice, Jewish, Women writers, Women's Fiction

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