My Love for Jane Austen

Welcome to the penultimate stop of Death Takes a Holiday at Pemberley blog tour. Would you like to know more of the author of this newly published Pride and Prejudice romantic fantasy? Then you have come to the right place as Kelly Miller has graciously agreed to answer some burning questions that I have about herself. Don't forget to participate in the giveaway below as you can win an e-book of her novel. Author Interview How and when did your interest in Jane Austen take root? As strange as it may seem, I was a fan of the actor Colin Firth since I first saw the 1995 BBC mini-series of Pride & Prejudice on television, and enjoyed the story enough to wish to read the book, but I did not become a true Jane Austen fan until maybe three or four years ago. Romance was never a favourite genre of mine for reading or movies; I preferred other genres, like suspense, horror and mystery. Somehow, several years ago, I wandered into the website A Happy Assembly , and after readi...

Have you heard that a new Austen-themed novel has been published by Meryton Press just this week? It is a Pride and Prejudice sequel called Death Takes a Holiday at Pemberley . Penned by debut author Kelly Miller and infused with fantasy elements, the story is set a few years after the conclusion of Jane Austen's popular and well-loved masterpiece. The master of Pemberley is now happily married with a young son and heir. But things take a drastic turn when he nearly died in a riding mishap. Afterwards he is visited by Graham, an angel of death, who demands Darcy to be a guide in the mortal realm. How will this affect his relationship with his family and his life? As a newcomer to the genre, Kelly is participating in a blog tour to promote her novel. You can look forward to read some teasing excerpts, insightful guest posts and interviews with the author and a character from the book. If you wish to know if this fantasy romance is for you, a review is also included. Do take the...

Happy weekend, friends! How has your week been? I hope you will have enough rest and relaxation before you begin the next week. It is with sheer delight that My Love for Jane Austen welcomes fairly newcomer Mirta Ines Trupp to join us today. You may have heard that her recent release titled The Meyersons of Meryton is a different spin on Pride and Prejudice with a Jewish twist. I'll let her tell you more about the book and share some fascinating insights regarding herself. There is also an excerpt and a fabulous giveaway of five e-books to go along with it. Guest Post Thank you, Lúthien84, for your warm welcome. I am delighted to spend some time with you and my fellow Janeites. Unlike our beloved Miss Jane, I was not born in a scenic village in rural England. My family were neither descendant of landed gentry, nor were they Anglican. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and am the granddaughter of Russian Jews who escaped the pogroms, poverty and famine prior to the onse...

There are many published Pride and Prejudice variations that highlight the love and hate relationship between the two main protagonists. But none is as memorable than the newly released Nefarious penned by Nicole Clarkston. Indeed if you have been following along when the author first begun posting on Jane Austen Variations , you will know that Fitzwilliam Darcy behaved more horribly than depicted in canon. He is a total jerk that deserves what is coming to him but he has his reasons. If you wish to learn what they are and find out more, why not join Nicole on her virtual tour? She will be sharing a few special vignettes and entertaining guest posts in addition to a review written by eminent Austenesque reader. On top of that there is a generous giveaway of two prizes to be won during each stop including a paperback edition of Nefarious reserved for US residents. Thus hop on to blogs listed below to partake in the merriment. 3rd: Nefarious...Nicole Clarkston @ More Agreeab...