My Love for Jane Austen

It is my greatest pleasure to invite Don Jacobson to stop on my blog today as part of his virtual book tour in celebration of the second volume but first part of The Bennet Wardrobe series. Don is rather new to blog tour so let's give him a warm welcome. Be sure to read a vignette in the series and try your hand at winning The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque in e-book format. Take it away, Don. Guest Post        The Bennet Wardrobe is an alternative history in the Jane Austen Universe. While the characters are familiar, I have endeavoured to provide each of them with an opportunity to grow into three-dimensional personalities, although not necessarily in the Regency period. If they were shaped or stifled by the conventions of the time, the Wardrobe helped solve their problems, make penance and learn lessons by giving them a chance to escape that era.        Thus far, two of a projected five novels have be...

Hot on the heels of new releases for this month such as Mendacity & Mourning and The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque is Cassandra Grafton's A Quest for Mr Darcy . This Pride and Prejudice variation was initially posted on her blog before removing them. Besides this she has written several Austen-themed novels including A Fair Prospect trilogy and co-authored The Darcy Brothers and The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen . In celebration of the official publication tomorrow, she is taking a quick virtual trip on several book blogs. Help celebrate the release by reading delightful excerpts of A Quest for Mr Darcy to know what the novel is about. There are also guest posts and chances to win A Quest for Mr Darcy and some unique Austenesque gifts . Cassandra's blog tour schedule is below: June 3rd: Cover Reveal – A Quest for Mr. Darcy by Cass Grafton @ All Things Jane Austen 19th: A Quest for Mr Darcy – an Update and a Giveaway @ Cass Grafton - A...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Janeites can't get enough of Austen-themed fictional stories. With this in mind author Jan L. Ashton has recently published her second Austenesque novel with Meryton Press. Mendacity & Mourning is her first Regency based Pride and Prejudice story although she has written a modern romance about Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet's path to happily ever after in A Searing Acquaintance last year. Today begins Jan's blog tour to engage potential readers to give her new release a chance. Get up close and personal with Jan through author interviews and guest posts or familiarise yourself with the plotline by reading exquisite excerpts, unmissable vignettes, captivating character interviews and reviews. Throughout this two weeks, there is also an opportunity to win one of eight e-books of Mendacity & Mourning  offered by the publisher. So don't forget to visit the following sites for her scheduled appearances. J...

According to Austen Authors's Don Jacobson post on his blog, he has achieved a lot of first in writing The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque . This is his first time doing a blog tour to celebrate the release of the first part of the second volume in The Bennet Wardrobe series. It is also his first collaboration with Janet Taylor who is well known in the Janeite circle. Not only is she a talented cover designer who also blogs on More Agreeably Engaged , she coordinates blog tours for new Austenesque releases. Which brings us back to this virtual book tour. Starting off on Janet's blog with an introduction to the series, the tour lasts for a fortnight. During this two weeks, you can encounter some excerpts, vignettes and character interview. In addition get to know the author better through interview and guest posts. You do not want to miss out on winning one of eight e-books of The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque generously provided by Don. So head ove...

Ardent Austenesque readers would have recognised the name Abigail Reynolds in an instant. The original creator of Pride and Prejudice variations back in the day when published Jane Austen fan fiction is seldom heard of, her numerous oeuvre include Impulse & Initiative (re-printed as To Conquer Mr. Darcy ), Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World ,  Mr. Darcy's Obsession , What Would Mr. Darcy? , Mr. Darcy's Undoing , A Pemberley Medley , By Force of Instinct , Mr. Darcy's Letter , Mr Darcy's Refuge , Mr Darcy's Noble Connections , The Darcys of Derbyshire and Alone with Mr Darcy . She has released Conceit & Concealment where our favourite couple faces their biggest obstacle yet in an alternate England conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte. Naturally, most authors participate in blog tours and you can count Abigail to be in. She has visited a few blogs and generously donated e-books of Conceit & Concealment and other Austen-themed gifts. Don...

The time has come for the winner of Modern Persuasion to be known. However do allow me to thank you for giving a warm welcome to debut author Sara Marks and commenting on her guest post . It is my fervent wish that you will come back soon and participate in many more Austenite blog tours. Out of a total of four readers, only three comments are counted for the giveaway to win an e-book of Modern Persuasion which is generously provided by the author. Random number generator was used and chosen Anji, please contact me by writing your email address and the format of the e-book that you would like to receive (mobi, epub, etc.). The deadline to claim your prize is Friday, 9 June 2017 . If no reply is heard by then, a new winner will be randomly selected instead.