My Love for Jane Austen

Christmas is a time of gift-giving and what better way to celebrate than to have a fabulous contests. After the absence of several years, the Jane Austen Variations collective is once again hosting a Christmas-themed event. Each author is offering their own prizes so click on the images or links which will directly take you to their individual giveaway. You just need to leave a comment before the deadline stated on their posts. 1) Autographed paperback editions of Rain and Retribution , A Matter of Chance , An Unwavering Trust , Particular Attachments and The Earl's Conquest 2) Five audiobooks of Unwrapping Mr. Darcy 3) A complete paperback set of The Wedding Planner series 4) The Darcys of Pemberley and Return to Longbourn ( US : signed paperbacks ; international : e-book ) which ends on Tuesday, 31 December 2019 5) Four winner's choice of one e-book in the Perfect Pair or Mirabelle Harbor series that is open until Saturday, 4 January 2020 6) Ja...

The time has come to announced the winners of Amy Hilliges's Emma and the City fantastic giveaway. Have you commented on her inspirational guest post and the accompanying excerpt? Then you must be anxious to know the result. However do allow me the opportunity to properly thank Amy for kindly approaching me to host the author and her debut Austenesque novel. Best wishes for penning more Jane Austen modern adaptations like you mentioned in your guest post for us to read and enjoy. Without further delay, the five randomly selected winners for Emma and the City e-books are: darcybennett Sarah Unknown LAJ and Beverlee Swayze while the prize pack of a signed paperback , bookmarks and a tote bag goes to: Candy Winners, the deadline to claim your prize is Thursday, 11 October 2018 . An email address and e-book format is needed for you to contact me if you are one of the five who have won the e-book. As for Candy, if you are staying in UK or Europe please tell ...

After the back-to-back author visits last week, we are joined today by Amy Hilliges who is rather new to the Austenesque world. Her Emma contemporary update is a mix between Jane Austen's misguided heroine and Sex and the City , the popular comedy-drama television series to create Emma and the City . Please welcome Amy who shares with us her motivation to pen the novel. Don't forget to check out the fabulous giveaway at the bottom of the post too! Guest Post Happy Birthday, Lúthien84! Thanks so much for inviting me to guest post on your blog. It's a pleasure to be here. I think I may be unique among many of the authors you feature here in that it wasn't Jane Austen that drew me to writing Emma and the City , it was writing Emma and the City that drew me to Jane Austen. Before working on this novel, I never knew such a large community of Janeites existed or even that Jane Austen fan fiction was a thing. Of course, I'd read a few Jane Austen's novels, ...

It is my immense pleasure to welcome debut author Audrey Ryan to my blog for All the Things I Know , her modern homage to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice . This is Audrey's seventh stop which happens to be the midway point in her two-week blog tour. If you have not check out her visits, you can do so here . Now let's read an exclusive vignette that she has prepared for our enjoyment. Be sure to participate in the giveaway at the bottom of the post to win one of eight e-books of All the Things I Know . Vignette        It's nearly the end of the workday when I get a text from Jane.        Havta stay late tonight and finish the brief.        Can we reschedule our sister dinner?        I sigh, disappointed. I haven't spent time with Jane in weeks. I know she's paying her dues, but sometimes it feels like I see Jane less now than when I lived two states a way...

After a brief hiatus, Meryton Press is once again publishing another new JAFF and this time it's a Pride and Prejudice contemporary novel. Written by debut author Audrey Ryan, All the Things I Know is set in the techie world of Seattle where Amazon and Microsoft are headquartered. The story revolves around Lizzie Venetidis art history graduate who moved with her sister to the Washington city. How will she cope with her new life as a working adult? Will she encounter a snobbish and arrogant Darcy just like in canon? You can find out more details of the book through Audrey's two-week blog tour as is customary for authors contracted to Meryton Press. There are some fantastic posts lined up including vignettes, excerpts, guest posts, reviews and even interviews with the authors and characters. On top of that, eight e-books of All the Things I Know are also up for grabs throughout the tour. So what are you waiting for? Hop on over to the sites listed below: 3rd: Interview ...

Jane Austen is famous for writing popular characters that are truly memorable. Janeites would be familiar with the likes of Pride and Prejudice 's Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mrs Bennet, Captain Wentworth, Anne Elliot and Louisa Musgrove from Persuasion , Sense and Sensibility 's Elinor and Marianne Dashwood or even Mrs Jennings to name just a few. But what of the antagonist especially the male species? Have you ever wanted to know the story behind how they became the person as depicted by Jane? Editor extraordinaire Christina Boyd did just that by gathering a group of eleven talented Austenesque writers to tell an eclectic mix of stories ranging from clean reads to dangerously spicy romance level. The compilation of short stories is aptly named Dangerous to Know with the subtitle of Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues . With such an eye-catching title, it will surely turn the heads of ardent JAFF readers. As usual, a blog tour has been carefully planne...

It's always a pleasure to welcome JAFF authors on my blog. Joining us today is Karen M Cox who has visited once before. She has brought along an excerpt of her upcoming release titled I Could Write a Book to share with my dear readers. Be sure to read until the end as there are two Austenesque prizes to be won. Take it away, Karen! Excerpt Thank you so much for hosting a stop on the blog tour for I Could Write a Book ! The book is a quasi-modern adaptation of Emma that takes place in the 1970s, but today's excerpt is from the first chapter, and it's not quite the Seventies yet. So settle back and meet Emma Katherine Woodhouse, her friend Carol Ann, and a young college grad named George Knightley... July 20, 1969 Hartfield Road, Highbury, Kentucky        I sat on the overstuffed sofa in my father's grand living room, staring without seeing at the television set. Daddy's business associates, their wives and families were all outdoors, gathered p...

Have you always wish for more stories written about Jane Austen's heroines from her other novels besides Pride and Prejudice ? Well, wonder no more as there is an upcoming book scheduled to be published in the middle of this month. If you have not heard about it, Austenesque author Karen M Cox has penned an Emma -inspired novel that takes place in Kentucky in the 1970s. I Could Write a Book looks set to be as good as her previous releases ( 1932 , Find Wonder in All Things , At the Edge of the Sea , Undeceived and The Journey Home ) judging by the buzz on social media sites. If you are not convinced yet, why not follow Karen's visits to selected blogs as part of her one-month blog tour which began yesterday. There are fascinating guest posts, enchanting excerpts and reviews to read plus a bonus author interview to get to know her better. On top of that she is sponsoring two prize packages filled with Austen-themed goodies including autographed paperback edition of I Cou...

Today is the last day of Misty Braden's annual two-week celebration of Jane Austen and her novels on The Book Rat . This is a wonderful opportunity to interact with other like-minded enthusiasts and her invited Austenesque guest where every aspect of the beloved author's are discussed. Topics include Jane's epistolary novella titled Lady Susan , a twitter chat of the film Love & Friendship (which it is based on), future book releases, not-to-be missed e-book deals, informal chats with several authors, informative guest posts and succinctly written book reviews. You can check out the full schedule and join in the fun. Although the online festive event is drawing to a close, there is still time to enter the international giveaway . Yes, what would a party be without prizes for readers to win. The deadline of all contests (saved for one which has already closed at 11.59 pm EST on 28 August 2017) is on this Wednesday, 6 September 2017 at 11.59 pm EST . Just click on...