My Love for Jane Austen

Hello, Janeite friends! Now that we are in the second week of the new year, you can look forward to more Austenesque releases to add to your library. One such novel is the recently published Pride and Prejudice variation written by Christina Combe. She is joining us today to tell us all about A Promise of Forever . Aren't you excited to know more? Then let's welcome Christine on her first visit to the blog. Thank you for having me, Lúthien84! I'm so excited to be visiting My Love for Jane Austen today as part of my A Promise of Forever blog tour. Here's a little question and answer session to tell you a little bit about me... Author Interview What inspired you to write your first book? I've wanted to write for a very long time. In fact, when I was about 20, I started writing a romantic suspense novel I'd titled The Princess Spy , and I think I got about seven or eight chapters into it before I stopped writing it. I don't recall the reason why I st...

A very happy and blessed New Year 2022 to you and your family, dear Austenesque friends! My fondest wish is for everyone to stay safe, strong and healthy as we strive to get through this challenging times and look forward to a fantastic year ahead. What better way to ring in the new year than with a social call from a regular guest contributor to My Love for Jane Austen . This is author Victoria Kincaid's eleventh visit so please give her a warm welcome. Guest Post Hello Lúthien84! Thank you for welcoming me back to your blog! Today I am introducing my first fantasy Pride and Prejudice variation, Mages and Mysteries . The excerpt below takes place at the Lucases' ball. Darcy has been staring at Elizabeth when he is distracted by Caroline Bingley who is (for the time being) his fiancée. Excerpt        A throat cleared loudly beside him, startling him out of his reverie. He glanced around guiltily; Caroline stood a few feet away. How long had she wa...

Happy weekend, dear Janeite friends! With Christmas just around the corner, how is the preparation going on? Have you figured out the perfect gift for your family and friends? How about getting something for yourself too? If you love Austenesque stories but have no idea what new titles that will be released soon, then you have come to the right place. Today's guest author Bronwen Chisholm will tell you about her upcoming novel which is a continuation of the series that begun with As A Proper Lady Would . Take it away, Bronwen! Guest Post Hi everyone! I am so pleased to be back visiting you here at My Love for Jane Austen . The second novel in my Defying Propriety series, Son of an Earl , is now available for pre-order. *WARNING! This blog may contain spoilers.* For the last stop on my blog tour, I am sharing some of the information I learned while researching for Son of an Earl . Anyone who has followed me for any length of time should know I love names and their meanings....

Hi, Austenite friends! What have been up to these days? Read any releases that you like? As for me, work has been keeping me quite busy which leaves me very little time to blog. But that is about to change with today's guest author who will introduce her latest Pride and Prejudice variation to us. This is Bronwen Chisholm's third time stopping at my blog so let's give her a warm welcome. Guest Post Hi everyone! I am so excited to be back visiting you here at My Love for Jane Austen . The first novel in my Defying Propriety series, As A Proper Lady Would , came out on 1st October on Kindle and in paperback. Well, this is the last stop on my blog tour and I thought I would share another excerpt with you. I mentioned once or twice that Darcy's cousins assist him during social events, so I thought I would let you see a sample of their assistance. Excerpt Fitzwilliam Darcy entered the ballroom a step behind his father. The gentlemen had spent a few easy moments...

Welcome to the third stop of Riana Everly's Death of a Clergyman which was launched not too long ago. It is the first book in the new mystery themed Pride and Prejudice series called Miss Mary Investigates . If you didn't already know, you can download the prequel novella, The Mystery of the Missing Heiress for free at Amazon and get to know the characters that will play a major role in the series. Speaking of which, let us check out the author's fascinating guest post and the accompanying excerpt. After that you may wish to try your hand at winning the e-book. Villains, Villains, Everywhere My new novel, Death of a Clergyman , is a murder mystery, set in the world, and the action, of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice . And it should come as no surprise that the victim is the clergyman Mr. Collins. I am not the first person to write a P&P mystery and I will not be the last, but I hope that my contribution to the corpus will amuse and entertain readers ...

It has been three years since author Virginia Kohl last visited My Love for Jane Austen to promote her debut Sense and Sensibility variation novel. She has come back again to tell you about Adventure Awaits which was recently published. It is a follow up novel to True Love Comes to Delaford where Margaret Dashwood takes centre stage. She has given us a delectable excerpt to tease us on what to expect. Don't forget to participate in the giveaway too. Take it away, Virginia! Since writing my debut novel, True Love Comes to Delaford , I knew I wanted Daisy to have her own story. When her young charges fall ill, the adventuresome young woman meets the village's new physician. Excerpt         After Dr. Mallard completed his examinations, Daisy settled the children down for the third and hopefully final time that night. Entering the corridor, she found the physician staring out upon the gardens bathed in dusky hues.     ...

My Love for Jane Austen is delighted to welcome esteemed Austenesque author Bronwen Chisholm on the final leg of her virtual tour for Missing Jane . She first visited nearly a year ago to promote Mrs. Collins' Lover . This time it is the turn of her new Pride and Prejudice variation novella. Let's read her short introduction before we dive into the deleted scene specially chosen for this occasion. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the post because you don't want to miss the splendid giveaway. Guest Post Hello Readers! I am so happy to be back with you today at My Love for Jane Austen . My latest novella, Missing Jane , is now out and I wanted to stop by and share a deleted scene with you. Before we begin, here is a bit about the book (Please refer to Book Blurb👇). With any writing project, there are scenes that have to be cut away in order to move the book along or maintain clarity. In other blogs, I mentioned that Missing Jane originally began from Elizabeth...

Throughout the years since My Love for Jane Austen was established, there are some Austenesque authors who frequently visit my blog. One of them is Victoria Kincaid who is back for the tenth time. You may be unaware but her latest Pride and Prejudice was released the beginning of June. In Rebellion at Longbourn , Mr Bennet has died for two years and his heir, Mr Collins has allowed the surviving family members to reside at his home but not for long. There is trouble on the horizon as Elizabeth attempts to save her father's beloved estate from ruin. Please welcome Victoria as she shares a scene from the novel. Guest Post Hello Lúthien84! Thank you for welcoming me back to your blog! Rebellion at Longbourn takes place after Mr. Bennet has died and Mr. Collins has taken possession of the Longbourn estate. Still living at Longbourn manor, Elizabeth tries to protect the estate's tenants from Collins's worst and greediest tendencies. In this scene Collins has sent one of t...