My Love for Jane Austen

If you have been active in the Austenesque communities, you would have heard of the annual celebration of everything concerning Jane Austen in the month of August. Have you guessed it yet? It's Austen in August we are talking about. In its ninth edition this year, host Misty Braden is reverting to the original format of honouring our dear authoress throughout the whole month (instead of two weeks only in the previous years) but only posting on weekdays. This means that there are lots more guest posts, excerpts, book reviews, group chats with Janeites, discussions and not to mention prizes to win. Speaking of giveaways, they are open worldwide unless otherwise specified. But you need to hurry and get your entries in because it ends next Friday, 7 September 2018 at 11.59 pm ET . The list prizes are below for easy perusal. If you wish to participate, simply click on the images which will take you to the direct link. Then fill in the Rafflecopter form and it will be counted. ...

Have you read the memorable scene from The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy chosen by Victoria Kincaid? If so you will know that there are two giveaways to accompany the post . Are you patiently waiting to discover if you are the lucky winner? But first do allow me to express my deepest gratitude to Ms Kincaid for contacting me and giving me another opportunity to host her. It is a joy and fun to read the excerpt which takes place in the bustling seaside town of Saint-Malo. Judging by the number of comments, I hope you agree with my sentiments. Now let's get back to business. A total of of fourteen readers (minus the author) have added their names to the mix. The randomly selected winner of The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy is Meanwhile the audiobook of The Secrets of Darcy and Elizabeth is gifted to as picked by random number generator Ladies, please get back to me latest by 11.59 pm on Friday, 31 August 2018 to claim your prize. Virginia, you have a choice of either a paper...

Fresh from publishing The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy and the audiobook of her very first Austenesque novel, The Secrets of Darcy and Elizabeth , author Victoria Kincaid has agreed to pay a short visit today. If you have been following my blog for some time, you may know that she is no stranger to My Love for Jane Austen . This time around she is delighting us with an excerpt from The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy along with two amazing presents to give away. Over to you, Victoria! Hi Lúthien84! Thank you so much for having me as a guest. Below is an excerpt from near the beginning of The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy . Darcy has just arrived at the French town of Saint-Malo and, as you can see, excitement follows. Excerpt        As Darcy wandered among the stalls of breads, cheeses, and vegetables, a loud growl from his stomach reminded him that it had been hours since he had eaten. A bit of apple with some cheese and bread would not go amiss. But he wanted to s...

Welcome one and all to the penultimate stop in What's Past is Prologue blog tour. It is my honour to host the author who will be sharing an excerpt today. Although Ann Galvia is not a new Austenesque writer as she made her debut two years ago with the release of Side by Side, Apart , this is her first time visiting My Love for Jane Austen . Let's give her a warm welcome and read the following scene. Excerpt        To set the scene: Elizabeth's courses have come in the night. As with any new bride, there was a lot of pressure to have children (with emphasis put on sons) immediately and the circumstances of her marriage and her background have Elizabeth feeling this pressure especially keenly. She shut Darcy out — both metaphorically and literally when she ran into the dressing room to clean up. She has now poked her head around the door to explain herself.        "That is to say," she added, "my courses are come. It i...

After a brief hiatus of a few months where Jan Hahn's The Child is the last published work, Meryton Press has once again released a new Pride and Prejudice variation titled What's Past is Prologue . Ann Galvia (whose previous credit is Side by Side, Apart ) has written an Elizabeth Bennet who has not fallen in love with Darcy but chose to marry him nonetheless. Will their marriage turn out to be what we have always hope for for our favourite couple? That theirs will be loving match that will rival all other happy couples in the literary world? Without running the risk of revealing spoilers, head to all the blogs listed below as the two-week virtual tour for What's Past is Prologue is currently underway. You can read some informative guest posts, entertaining excerpts and an interview with the author. On top of that there are also some book reviews that will give you an idea of the story is about plus multiple chances to enter to win one of eight e-books of What'...

With ten Austen-themed stories under her belt ( The Secrets of Darcy and Elizabeth , Pride & Proposals , Mr. Darcy to the Rescue , When Mary Met the Colonel , Darcy vs. Bennet , Chaos Comes to Longbourn , A Very Darcy Christmas , Darcy's Honor , President Darcy and Christmas at Darcy House ), Victoria Kincaid is quite a prolific writer. She has recently published another memorable Pride and Prejudice variation titled The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy that may piqued your interest. What if the accidental meeting between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth never happened at Pemberley? After the disastrous Hunsford proposal, Darcy intended to correct his mistake by bringing along Charles Bingley to Longbourn. What he did not expect is to hear of his beloved's demise due to an explosion aboard a ship near France. What would he do to avenge her death once he learns that a spy was responsible for igniting the explosion? And if Elizabeth is alive but has no recollection of her past, how will ...

It is always a pleasure to welcome Austenesque authors to my blog. Even more so when it's their first visit to My Love for Jane Austen . Ms Adams joins us today in celebration of her new comedic book titled The 26th of November which has been described by many as Pride and Prejudice meets Groundhog Day . The author has kindly shared an interview with the two protagonists who are now married to each other. Take it away, Elizabeth! Greetings, Lúthien84, and thank you for inviting me to share this exclusive interview with your readers. Right after the release of my new book, The 26th of November , I was able to meet Derbyshire's most popular newlyweds and they shared this interview with me between Darcy and Elizabeth. I hope your readers enjoy it as much as I did! Character Interview        Darcy shuffled his notes, written in a close hand on crisp white paper, and settled into a wingback chair by the fire in the study. His wife sat across from h...