My Love for Jane Austen

Are you ready for a long needed vacation from daily life? Would you like to experience a short holiday touring Regency London at its finest? Now you can with the recent publication of London Holiday written by none other than Nicole Clarkston. If you aren't convinced, take a peek at the vignette that she has specially penned for this ninth stop in this blog tour. Over to you, Nicole! Mr Bingley does not feature as a primary character in London Holiday until almost the end. When he does appear, however, Darcy recognises at once that introducing him to Elizabeth Bennet's elder sister could prove advantageous for everyone. This is a drastic alteration in Darcy's thinking, for earlier in the book Darcy was nervous when hearing about all the single women in Hertfordshire, just waiting for a single romantic like Bingley to light in their midst. By the end of the book, Darcy has reassessed his opinions and his actions show it. We only got a brief glimpse of Fitzwilliam Da...

Happy weekend, Janeites! How has the week been for you? It will even get better with Sue Barr's visit today. Why is that so? Because not only is she bringing an excerpt from Catherine , she's also sponsoring three copies of Catherine . You can find out all about the giveaway after the excerpt below. Let's welcome back Sue who has visited here last year to celebrate Caroline , the first book in Pride & Prejudice continued... series. Excerpt        Kitty ambled along the road between Lucas Lodge and Longbourn. She'd been visiting her very best friend, Maria Lucas and was now on her way home before the sun set and it became too dark to see the road.        Lucas Lodge was such welcome respite after the chaos that signified life at her home, Longbourn. With three of her sisters married, everyone assumed Mama would calm down and relax knowing her daughters were secure. Well, at least two of the daughters were secure. ...

Austen Variations ' author Nicole Clarkston has done it again! After the success of last year's These Dreams , she has published her fourth Pride and Prejudice story. As you can surmise from the title, London Holiday takes place in town with Elizabeth accompanied by Darcy (as a footman) tour the various attractions and sights that Regency London has to offer. You would not be wrong to think that this romantic comedy novel reminds you of the film Roman Holiday as the premise is quite similar with a different time and place. If you would like to know more of this book, a blog tour has been organised. Check out some of the entertaining guest posts, amusing excerpts, exclusive vignettes and reviews that are on offer. Then be sure to win one of eight e-books of London Holiday proudly sponsored by the author. The scheduled tour stops are as follows: 7th: London Holiday Blog Tour ~ Guest Post, Excerpt & Giveaway! @ So little time... 8th: Guest Post, Excerpt & Giv...