Deb Marlowe

Deb Marlowe creates Regency romances shaped by social expectations, resourceful women, and communities built around mutual aid. A Slight Miscalculation is a short story in her Half Moon House sequence. It brings together William Hampton, Viscount Worthe, an astronomer devoted to orderly calculations, and Jane Tillney, whose mathematical correction draws him away from his secluded routine. Jane volunteers at Half Moon House, where women facing difficult circumstances receive practical support. Their shared interest in science gives the courtship a playful intellectual foundation while connecting it to the wider series. Marlowe’s Half Moon House books also include The Love List, An Unexpected Encounter, and A Waltz in the Park. A Slight Miscalculation was released in 2014 and is explicitly presented as a short story rather than a full novel. Within that compact form, Marlowe uses an error in orbital calculations to challenge assumptions about gender, scholarship, and compatibility. The result is a concise Regency romance in which curiosity and generosity matter as much as social position.