My Love for Jane Austen

My sincerest apology to the four commenters who wrote their opinion and thoughts during Victoria Kincaid's last visit to My Love for Jane Austen back on New Year's Day. You must have been eagerly waiting for a long time to learn who among you is the winner of Mages and Mysteries . But please allow me to thank the author once again for bringing an excellent excerpt from her newest fantasy novel to share with us. Without further delay, random name picker has chosen Ginna as the owner of the e-book. Since you have won several times here, you know what to do. Ginna, kindly let me know your email address and include your preferred e-book format ( epub , mobi , pdf , etc) on the contact page. Please be informed that Victoria will email the prize to you.

Hi, Austenesque friends. How are you doing? It has been nearly two months since we have a guest on My Love for Jane Austen . Fortunately Alice McVeigh has agreed to share her inspiration for writing her debut Austenesque novel titled Susan which was released last June. This post was supposed to go live early last month before the launch of Harriet , a new spin on a secondary character from Emma . But due to unforseen circumstances, it is postponed until today. So please welcome Alice and show some love and support to the author by commenting on her post. Why I still love Lady Susan — enough to re-create her at sixteen I got bitten by the Jane Austen bug early, though nowhere near as early as many fellow fanatics. Not a joke: there are Austen fans I know who practically lisped through Pride and Prejudice when aged about six, and took on Tolstoy himself by the time they were ten. These annoying geniuses had already learned to appreciate Persuasion before they shot off to Harvard...

After devoting many years working on The Bennet Wardrobe series, Don Jacobson's imaginative and complex Pride and Prejudice time travelling tales has come to an end. From The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey to The Pilgrim: Lydia Bennet and a Soldier's Portion , the author has always taken the self-publishing route. Then Meryton Press came calling to purchase the publishing rights to his full-length novels. All seven books are re-edited and re-released once every month since last May under their banner but keeping the original beautiful covers. The series has completed its arc with the launch of the final story titled The Grail: The Saving of Elizabeth Darcy on Valentine's Day. Just like his previous releases, Don is currently on tour to some of the popular blogs in the Austenesque community. Be sure to drop by to get your fill of entertaining guest posts, charming excerpts and a character interview. His publisher is also generously sponsoring a total...