My Love for Jane Austen

It is my greatest pleasure to invite Don Jacobson to stop on my blog today as part of his virtual book tour in celebration of the second volume but first part of The Bennet Wardrobe series. Don is rather new to blog tour so let's give him a warm welcome. Be sure to read a vignette in the series and try your hand at winning The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque in e-book format. Take it away, Don. Guest Post        The Bennet Wardrobe is an alternative history in the Jane Austen Universe. While the characters are familiar, I have endeavoured to provide each of them with an opportunity to grow into three-dimensional personalities, although not necessarily in the Regency period. If they were shaped or stifled by the conventions of the time, the Wardrobe helped solve their problems, make penance and learn lessons by giving them a chance to escape that era.        Thus far, two of a projected five novels have be...

Hot on the heels of new releases for this month such as Mendacity & Mourning and The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque is Cassandra Grafton's A Quest for Mr Darcy . This Pride and Prejudice variation was initially posted on her blog before removing them. Besides this she has written several Austen-themed novels including A Fair Prospect trilogy and co-authored The Darcy Brothers and The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen . In celebration of the official publication tomorrow, she is taking a quick virtual trip on several book blogs. Help celebrate the release by reading delightful excerpts of A Quest for Mr Darcy to know what the novel is about. There are also guest posts and chances to win A Quest for Mr Darcy and some unique Austenesque gifts . Cassandra's blog tour schedule is below: June 3rd: Cover Reveal – A Quest for Mr. Darcy by Cass Grafton @ All Things Jane Austen 19th: A Quest for Mr Darcy – an Update and a Giveaway @ Cass Grafton - A...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Janeites can't get enough of Austen-themed fictional stories. With this in mind author Jan L. Ashton has recently published her second Austenesque novel with Meryton Press. Mendacity & Mourning is her first Regency based Pride and Prejudice story although she has written a modern romance about Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet's path to happily ever after in A Searing Acquaintance last year. Today begins Jan's blog tour to engage potential readers to give her new release a chance. Get up close and personal with Jan through author interviews and guest posts or familiarise yourself with the plotline by reading exquisite excerpts, unmissable vignettes, captivating character interviews and reviews. Throughout this two weeks, there is also an opportunity to win one of eight e-books of Mendacity & Mourning  offered by the publisher. So don't forget to visit the following sites for her scheduled appearances. J...

According to Austen Authors's Don Jacobson post on his blog, he has achieved a lot of first in writing The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque . This is his first time doing a blog tour to celebrate the release of the first part of the second volume in The Bennet Wardrobe series. It is also his first collaboration with Janet Taylor who is well known in the Janeite circle. Not only is she a talented cover designer who also blogs on More Agreeably Engaged , she coordinates blog tours for new Austenesque releases. Which brings us back to this virtual book tour. Starting off on Janet's blog with an introduction to the series, the tour lasts for a fortnight. During this two weeks, you can encounter some excerpts, vignettes and character interview. In addition get to know the author better through interview and guest posts. You do not want to miss out on winning one of eight e-books of The Exile: Kitty Bennet and the Belle Époque generously provided by Don. So head ove...

Ardent Austenesque readers would have recognised the name Abigail Reynolds in an instant. The original creator of Pride and Prejudice variations back in the day when published Jane Austen fan fiction is seldom heard of, her numerous oeuvre include Impulse & Initiative (re-printed as To Conquer Mr. Darcy ), Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World ,  Mr. Darcy's Obsession , What Would Mr. Darcy? , Mr. Darcy's Undoing , A Pemberley Medley , By Force of Instinct , Mr. Darcy's Letter , Mr Darcy's Refuge , Mr Darcy's Noble Connections , The Darcys of Derbyshire and Alone with Mr Darcy . She has released Conceit & Concealment where our favourite couple faces their biggest obstacle yet in an alternate England conquered by Napoleon Bonaparte. Naturally, most authors participate in blog tours and you can count Abigail to be in. She has visited a few blogs and generously donated e-books of Conceit & Concealment and other Austen-themed gifts. Don...

The time has come for the winner of Modern Persuasion to be known. However do allow me to thank you for giving a warm welcome to debut author Sara Marks and commenting on her guest post . It is my fervent wish that you will come back soon and participate in many more Austenite blog tours. Out of a total of four readers, only three comments are counted for the giveaway to win an e-book of Modern Persuasion which is generously provided by the author. Random number generator was used and chosen Anji, please contact me by writing your email address and the format of the e-book that you would like to receive (mobi, epub, etc.). The deadline to claim your prize is Friday, 9 June 2017 . If no reply is heard by then, a new winner will be randomly selected instead.

Sara Marks is making her debut as a published Austenite author with the impending release of Modern Persuasion next Monday. If you looking for something unique other than Pride and Prejudice related, you may want to give this contemporary adaptation of Persuasion a chance. As mentioned in my previous posts, an author whether a newbie or a veteran in the publishing world needs to draw in readers to read his/her books. So Sara has organised a one week virtual book tour to promote Modern Persuasion . You can expect to read either guest posts, interviews, excerpt or reviews of the novel. And what would a blog tour be without giveaways? There are two types to choose from which are e-books of Modern Persuasion offered at the following sites. The second prize is a paperback copy of  Modern Persuasion and a collection of touristy knick-knacks that the protagonist visited as happened in Sara's novel. 22nd: Modern Persuasion Blog Tour - Sara Marks, 10 Things I Love about Captai...

It is my honour and privilege to welcome you to the fifth day of debut author Sara Marks's one week blog tour for Modern Persuasion . As the book title says it all, the novel is a modernisation of Jane Austen's Persuasion , one of my all-time favourite novel. While we await the official release which is scheduled for next Monday, why not get to know Sara and learn how she became a published author? Be sure to read until the bottom of the guest post to find out how you can win some Austenesque goodies. Guest Post Germ of an Idea Three years ago this week, I sat on a bus riding to New York City for the publishing conference Book Expo America and for a brand new conference about Wikipedia. I had, just that April, finally written a modernisation of Pride & Prejudice . That story had been in my head for years and I was thrilled that I had gotten it out of my head and on the page. I was thinking about what I wanted to write in July. Both April and July are part of Nation...

It is estimated that new Austenesque releases especially based on Pride and Prejudice are published on Amazon every few days. Ardent readers of this genre may be asking how they can keep up with them and know which books are worth reading or utter nonsense and should be avoided. On the other hand, how does a debut JAFF author get the word out to interested readers? Simple, by organising and/or participating in blog tours. Therefore it works both ways as authors and readers benefit from the publicity generated from it. With this in mind, Melanie Rachel who wrote The Courage series ( Pride and Prejudice sequel) has also taken this path. Her second book Courage Requires which was released last month continues where Courage Rises left off. If you are unsure if the writing is any good, there are selected excerpts and reviews by other Jane Austen enthusiasts to guide you. Additionally you can read guest posts by the author and be in the running to win either Courage Rises or Coura...

What if you have the opportunity to go back in time to meet a world famous author and discover the true cause of her death? Would you so agree to be part of it? Of course any Janeites will love the idea of time travelling back to the Regency era. But what if you have to steal an unpublished manuscript from her possession? Are you prepared to go against your moral principle for the benefit of humankind? This is what Rachel Katzman and Liam Finucane, two modern time travellers are task to do. Trained to infiltrate their target, Jane Austen, by posing as a brother and sister pair of wealthy West Indies planters, will they be able to achieve their goal and return back to their lives? This is the premise of the The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn, a first-time author. She is participating in a blog tour to promote her novel as is the norm for any published author. Get to know her by reading the short interview and a special guest post. In addition her publisher, HarperCollin...

One of three founding members of Austen Variations , Maria Grace is known to be a prolific writer among Jane Austen Fan Fiction circle. She has authored a series of Pride and Prejudice variations ( Given Good Principles and The Queen of Rosings Park ), novellas, short stories and two Jane Austen non-fiction books in Jane Austen Regency Life series. Besides that she has collaborated with her fellow Austen Variations authors to publish The Darcy Brothers and Pride & Prejudice: Behind the Scenes . However since last year she has embarked on a totally different direction by mixing Austen-themed stories and fantasy elements with the release of Pemberley: Mr. Darcy's Dragon which starts the Jane Austen's Dragons series. The second book titled Longbourn: Dragon Entail was launched a few weeks ago with a virtual fanfare in the form of blog tour. Get to know the story by reading excerpts and reviews and don't miss the opportunity to win a free e-book at the sites l...

As more and more new Austenesque novels are published daily, it is difficult to keep track of books to read. How does a book stand out from the rest and what does the author do to promote their work especially if they are new to this business or self-publish? One route to take is to organise or participate in a blog tour to attract readers to give it a try. It is no wonder that writers such as Lory Lilian choose this method as the way forward. The recently released A Man with Faults has already achieved the best-seller's ranking in Amazon in just a few weeks. So if you wish to find out more about this Pride and Prejudice variation, head to the sites below. There are enticing excerpts and guest posts to read and chances to win an e-book of Lory's works including A Man with Faults if you choose to. April 19th: A Man with Faults – Launch Post & Giveaway @ From Pemberley to Milton 23rd: Lory Lilian, AKA, The Queen of Hot Mush, Discusses Her New Book, "A Man ...