The Redemption of Lydia Wickham Giveaways for August-September 2022

If you take a look at Pride and Prejudice-inspired titles published throughout the years since Jane Austen fan fiction became well known, it is a given that most authors choose to focus on Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Although this may be the case, stories featuring secondary characters such as Mary Bennet, Kitty Bennet, Georgiana Darcy, Anne de Bourgh and Colonel Fitzwilliam as the protagonists are gaining popularity nowadays. However there are even fewer novels that casts Lydia Bennet in a central role let alone atone for her past mistakes. Maria Grace's The Trouble to Check Her comes to mind. Now you can count on debut author MJ Stratton to deliver such a premise in The Redemption of Lydia Wickham.

In this fresh take on the youngest Bennet daughter, the foolish and impulsive Lydia soon regrets her choice of marrying the dastardly evil George Wickham. Unable to divorce him since it is rare for married spouses to legally dissolve their union at the time since it is an expensive undertaking and would harm both their reputations, she decided to remain by his side and learn how to make the best of her situation. Her family is not aware of her changed circumstances from the daughter of gentleman to a working class woman who have to fend for herself and skimp on food to make her allowance lasts. Fortunately fate is kind to Lydia when her abusive husband died fighting for his country. As she begins her life anew with her unborn child, will she able to find an enduring love with a man who respect and treat her for who she really is?

Whenever a new author publishes her/his first novel, you can be sure that a virtual tour is planned to introduce it to curious readers. This is true for MJ Stratton who has visited some well known Austenesque blogs with a few engrossing excerpts, enlightening guest post, character interview featuring Lydia Wickham and an author interview. The author is also bringing presents of three Kindle editions of The Redemption of Lydia Wickham but the worldwide contest has already closed on 6 September 2022. Nevertheless you can still head over to the sites and leave some encouraging words for MJ.

August

24th: Q&A + Giveaway with Author M.J. Stratton!!! @ Austenesque Reviews
25th: MJ Stratton: Guest Post & Giveaway @ Run Mad As Often As You Choose, But Do Not Faint...
27th: The Redemption of Lydia Wickham by MJ Stratton - Character Interview and Giveaway @ Babblings of a Bookworm
29th: "The Redemption of Lydia Wickham" by MJ Stratton, excerpt + giveaway @ my vices and weaknesses
31st: The Redemption of Lydia Wickham by MJ Stratton ~ Blog tour ~ Spotlight & Giveaway! @ So little time...

September

1st: The Redemption of Lydia Wickham by MJ Stratton – Excerpt & Giveaway @ From Pemberley to Milton
5th: The Redemption of Lydia Wickham @ Interestsofajaneaustengirl

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