My Love for Jane Austen

It is a well known fact that a majority of published Austenesque authors are female. But several of their male counterparts of broken through the mould and distinguishing themselves by penning heartwarming and memorable stories. One of them is Don Jacobson who wrote seven books in the time travelling series called The Bennet Wardrobe including his latest release, The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion . As usual, Don is currently on tour to promote this new Pride and Prejudice variation to ardent Austenite readers. Learn more of the youngest Bennet daughter by reading the memorable excerpts, knowledgeable guest posts as well as a review. The author is generously providing four e-books of The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion throughout the blog tour so be sure to visit all the sites listed below. September 26th: The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion – Excerpt & Giveaway @ From Pemberley to Milton 26th: Don Jacobson's...

The weekend is here and it's a perfect time to host another guest author on my blog. This author need no introduction as he has visited multiple times over the past years. If you are new to My Love for Jane Austen , you may not know that the author in question is Don Jacobson. Today he is bringing along an excerpt from The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion which is the seventh book in The Bennet Wardrobe series. Please enjoy the following time travelling scene and be sure to enter the contest too. Excerpt Chapter XXIII May 4, 1940, The Beach House at Deauville Shortly after Lydia had returned to Darcy House in 1815 after being informed of Wickham's demise at Waterloo by General Fitzwilliam, she asked Mary if she could borrow some mourning clothes from her. She went to Mary's chamber and tried to open the Wardrobe. And then 1,000 bees buzzed...        She groaned as she moved: not as Mr. Hill did when his rheumatism was aggravated. ...

It seems only yesterday that Victoria Kincaid last visited My Love for Jane Austen . She has agreed to grace us with her presence today to close the tour of her two latest audiobook release of her Pride and Prejudice variation which are Darcy vs. Bennet and When Jane Got Angry . Without further delay, let's read the introduction by the author herself and get acquainted with the gist of the story through the memorable excerpt. Over to you, Victoria! Hello Lúthien84 and thank you for having me back for a visit to your blog! Recently I released audiobook versions of Darcy vs. Bennet and When Jane Got Angry — two of my readers' favourites. They are both narrated by Stevie Zimmerman, who does a terrific job and is always popular with the readers. Below is an excerpt from Darcy vs. Bennet and information on a double giveaway of both audiobooks! Excerpt        Mr. Hurst was more awake than usual and not eating for once. No doubt he was husbanding his ...

Joana Starnes is no stranger to the Jane Austen fan fiction publishing world. Having published eight Austen-themed novels and contributed short stories in The Quill Collective anthology series, she recently launched a new Pride and Prejudice variation. If you are familiar with the original novel, you will know that the Gardiners together with Elizabeth initially plan to tour the Lake District which located in the northern part of England. However due to Mr Gardiner's business dealings, their vacation is postpone and limited to Derbyshire county. What if they managed to visit the Lakes and encounter Mr Darcy? Thus that is the premise of The Journey Home to Pemberley . Just like Elizabeth, Joana is also going on tour albeit a virtual one. You can find her at the usual blogs where she is promoting her work to Austenesque crowd. Get to know the story by reading some tempting excerpts, vignette and entertaining reviews. There are also several lovely prizes offered by the author th...

Welcome to sixth stop of Brigid Huey's blog tour for debut release titled A Chance Encounter in Pemberley Woods . We are nearly through the halfway mark of this fabulous virtual tour. Today Brigid has prepared an impressive character interview with someone close with the main leads in her novella. Let's take a look at the secrets she may or may not spill. And don't forget to enter the giveaway to win a free e-book of this Pride and Prejudice variation at the bottom of this post. Character Interview Hello, dear readers. I had the pleasure of meeting with the kind and welcoming Georgiana Darcy today. As a good friend, she was willing to share with me a few tidbits of information not found in the society papers! She did ask that I keep this information in confidence. I know she would not mind me telling you, as you are such fond and loyal readers of Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Hello Georgiana! It is such a pleasure to see you. I understand you have a new add...

If you notice the recent trend of Austenesque books, there is a record number of titles that are published this summer. The list also include Meryton Press newest release called A Chance Encounter in Pemberley Woods . Written by debut author Brigid Huey, the novella adds an unexpected twist to the original Jane Austen masterpiece where Mr Darcy came upon Elizabeth Bennet at his estate with a baby in her arms. You can imagine the astonishment both must have felt with the added mystery of the baby's parentage. Would you like to know what happened next? Then be sure to join Brigid as she embarks on a whirlwind blog tour for nearly two weeks. There are a selection of charming excerpts, enlightening guest posts and reviews to peruse on top of entertaining interviews with the author and a character from her novella. Moreover her publisher will be sponsoring eight e-books of A Chance Encounter in Pemberley Woods to be given away at the conclusion of the virtual tour. Thus you are we...

How are you spending the weekends throughout the month of September, dear friends? Why not pay a visit to My Love for Jane Austen ? We have an amazing line up of Austenesque authors who will be dropping by to share their releases with us. The first of these is Jayne Bamber and today she has brought along an exciting excerpt from A Sister's Curse along with an enlightening guest post. Please welcome back, Jayne! My Love for Plot Bunnies It's great to be back at My Love for Jane Austen ! I'd like to talk today about my own love for Jane Austen, which began in my (predictably) awkward teenage years. I practically grew up on the VHS tapes I would borrow from the local library of the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice, wondering things like ' Why does Colin Firth look so angry at bath time? ' and ' Maybe my mom needs smelling salts, too... '. I started reading JAFF the summer after my first year in college, also courtesy of the local library. I discovered the ...

Following Amy O'razio's successful publication of a Lady's Reputation , another new and original Austenesque novel was released last month by Quills & Quartos Publishing. This time it is Letters from the Heart penned by debut author Kay Bea. With a similar premise as Mrs. Collins' Lover , Elizabeth Bennet is forced to marry her cousin William Collins. Diverging after the Netherfield ball, will she be reunited with Mr Darcy and destined to live happily ever after? If you are eager to learn more of this Pride and Prejudice variation, you are fortunate as the blog tour for Letters from the Heart has commenced this week. As usual there are a variety of posts to read such as an author interview, excerpts, review and guest posts. The publisher is offering a US$50 Amazon gift card to encourage readers to comment on the sites below. The deadline for the giveaway is Thursday, 19 September 2019 which gives you ample time to participate. 3rd: Blog Tour - Kay Bea, L...

There are quite a number of new Austenesque titles published last month by established authors in this genre. Included in this list is Jennifer Redlarczyk's modern Pride and Prejudice romance, A Taste of Peanut . You may know that she wrote A Very Merry Mix-up , Darcy's Melody and A Holiday To Remember which are all published last year. Although it's a short work, it promises to be an entertaining read where American Elizabeth Bennet, a contestant in baking television competition meets a very British William Darcy. Would he take to peanut butter, a favourite spread in US homes? Just like her previous release, she is currently visiting several popular Austenite blogs to introduce A Taste of Peanut to potential readers. You can be sure to look forward to some memorable excerpts and tantalising guest posts. On top of that, she is giving away e-books to lucky winners who leave a comment there. The complete blog tour schedule is as follows: August 22nd: I'm Hav...

Happy September, friends! Have you been waiting to learn of the winner of Mrs. Collins' Lover e-book edition? However please forgive my tardiness in posting the result later than promised. Before the lucky winner is revealed, do allow me the opportunity to thank author Bronwen Chisholm once again for becoming my guest and sharing your new release with us. It is a privilege to come to know you better through your inspirational guest post . A total of seven readers have commented and random name picker has chosen Buturot as the victor. Buturot, please give me your email address and format of the e-book when you fill in the contact page . The deadline to do so is midnight on Wednesday, 4 September 2019 . Otherwise another prize drawing will occur until it is claimed. Look out for more chances to win new releases this month as more authors have confirm to visit my blog.