My Love for Jane Austen

It looks like mashing up Austen-themed stories with fantasy elements has gain a foothold within the Jane Austen fan fiction genre. Following Sarah Courtney's release celebration of A Season of Magic about a month ago, fellow Magical Austen member Lari Ann O'Dell has published a new Pride and Prejudice variation. Mr Darcy's Phoenix is the author's first foray into the magical realm but her fourth Austenesque novel after Mr. Darcy's Kiss , Mr. Darcy's Ship and Mr. Darcy's Clan . If Maria Grace has dragons inhabiting her Jane Austen's Dragons series, Lari Ann's mythical creature of choice is phoenix. The story begins when Elizabeth Bennet awoke to a melodious song early one morning after her return to Longbourn from a magical seminary in London. Wandering into the gardens of Netherfield Park, she found the music emitted from a beautiful and majestic-looking phoenix. After touching the animal, she experienced a prophetic vision of an elegant ge...