My Love for Jane Austen

The Austenesque book scout welcomes you to another round of Austen-themed competitions to start the week with. Austen Authors ' Barbara Silkstone is giving US readers the chance to win a pair of Lizzie Bennet's poodle slippers on her post . This special item is featured in her Mister Darcy comedic mystery series where excerpts from her books are also included. So leave a comment by midnight EDST on Saturday, 29 August 2015 to qualify. Head over to Regina Jeffers's blog as she is celebrating the publication of her eight and final book in The Realm series titled A Touch of Emerald . There is an excerpt from the novel to be read and two e-books of A Touch of Emerald are offered. Just comment on the post before the contest closes at midnight EDST on Friday, 28 August 2015 to be counted. Jan Hahn has stopped by More Agreeably Engaged to share her appreciation for readers. She is gifting the first four winners with the most correct answers to her quiz  ...

Every year without fail, blogger Misty Braden host an annual two-week virtual love fest dedicated to Jane Austen on her blog, The Book Rat . This year is no different as she has an impressive line-up of guest posts, conversations with various guests, book reviews, movie night and discussion, twitter parties, quiz, a read-along of Emma and giveaways . Although the third edition of Austen in August (sixth if you include past events held in June called Jane in June ) has already started, you can still catch up on the schedule and join in the festivities. Throughout the event, prizes donated by various authors are to be given away. You just need to fill up the Rafflecopter form on the post by clicking on the image for quick links to be entered. All contest are open worldwide unless stated otherwise and close on Saturday, 5 September 2015 at 11.59 pm EST . 1) Two e-books of Mistaking Her Character by Maria Grace 2) A paperback copy of Noe & Cindy's Mr Darcy falls...

There are relatively new JAFF authors who breaks into the publishing world every so often that readers were not aware of their work until their fellow friends promoted them on social media. One such writer is Zoe Burton whom I came to know through her contribution to Peculiar Ramblings newsletter. Her first book is a novella length Pride and Prejudice variation titled I Promise To... which was released last year. Just a few weeks ago, the sequel to I Promise To... was published. Promises Kept follows Elizabeth and Darcy through their first year of marriage. Unlike in canon, the couple has known each other from a young age. To find out what happens next, join Zoe on her blog tour as guest post and excerpts from the novel are presented to eager readers. If you are lucky, you may also receive free e-book of Promises Kept generously provided by her. The scheduled visits are as follows: 11th: Guest Post with Zoe Burton ~ Promises Kept ~ Excerpt & Giveaway! @ So little ti...

Janeites may be aware of the little-known story Cassandra Austen told her nieces and nephews in her twilight years. Many years before when Jane is still alive, she met the love of her life at a seaside resort. Alas the gentleman in question died before anything more could have happened. Scholars have since speculated who this man was and what his profession is. On the fictional side, a few authors used this information as a plot device in published novels such as Shannon Winslow's The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen . Another such work is the recently released Jane by the Sea written by debut novelist Carolyn V. Murray. If you wish to know more about the book and the author, you are fortunate as Carolyn is embarking on a short virtual trip. There are excerpts to read and chances to win copies of Jane by the Sea . Besides this the exciting news from yesterday as reported on Guardian UK is a new Jane Austen romance film is in the works which is based on this new novel. Nev...

Another week has passed by which means there are new Austenite giveaways to look forward to courtesy of the Austenesque book scout. Austen Authors ' Regina Jeffers is celebrating the impending publication of the eight and final book in The Realm series. Read an excerpt from A Touch of Emerald and be sure to comment there for the opportunity to win one of two e-books of A Touch of Emerald . The contest closes at midnight EDST on Friday, 21 August 2015 . Besides this Regina Jeffers discusses the Peterloo Massacre and shares an excerpt from His Irish Eve on her blog . She is also offering an e-book of His Irish Eve to readers who leave a comment on her post . The deadline is also at midnight EDST on Friday, 21 August 2015 . Head to Mommasez.... . as blogger Cindi Clubbs is hosting a giveaway for a copy of What Would Jane Do? . You are required to read her guest post on Roof Beam Reader's Austen in August and comment on the subject on her post with your email...

If you have been following my blog this past week, you would have known that Austenesque author Cat Gardiner has visited with a short guest post, excerpt and two e-books of Denial of Conscience . Before the winners are announced, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Cat for including my blog in her virtual tour and engaging readers with her comments. Six of you have indicated an interest to receive Cat's second novel for free which means there is a one in three chance of winning. The randomly selected winners are: Ladies, please write to me on the contact page with the e-book format and email address if you wish to claim your prize. You have 72 hours to respond or another drawing will be held instead. Take note that although you may have won prior to this giveaway (where I have your email) or your email address is mentioned in the comment, it is imperative to write to me to confirm that you really want the book. If you were not lucky enough to win this t...

Austenesque author Ayr Bray, who specialises in writing erotic and sexy love stories about Pride and Prejudice 's famous couple, has just published her second novel in her Pemberley series. This time Pompous Schemes shifts the focus to Mr Darcy's cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam and his lady love who broke his heart a few years prior to the beginning of the book. If you want to learn what happens next and get to know the author better, you should participate in Ayr's blog tour. It has already begun since Monday but it is still not too late to join in. Besides she is also providing e-book and paperback editions of Cowardly Witness and Pompous Schemes in addition to a few goodies of her own. 10th: Book Tour for "Pemberly, Pompous Schemes" by Ayr Bray @ Donna Hatch 10th: Pemberley: Pompous Schemes Book Tour @ Room With Books 11th: Book Tour: Pemberley: Pompous Schemes by Ayr Bray @ Semi Short chic 12th: Book Tour & Giveaway ~ Pemberley: Pompous S...

Today JAFF author Ayr Bray stops by as part of her blog tour for Pompous Schemes . For readers who are not familiar her work, she writes erotic love stories featuring Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice . Lately she has published two novels in the Pemberley series which are Cowardly Witness and Pompous Schemes and has plans to release another book in the series. Without further ado, read interesting facts from the author and enter the competition to receive free books. Top Ten List 10 Random and Possibly Funny Facts about Ayr 1. I wrote my first novel in 2007 while on bed rest for seven months during the pregnancy of my second son. 2. Pompous Schemes is my 13th story published under the name of Ayr Bray, but my 14th published story. 3. I eat a 26.5 oz jar of Nutella spoonful by spoonful for every 35,000 words I write. 4. I love to learn, but I hated high school and college. If I could go back and do it all over again, I would graduate HS early get ...