Monica is an author with nomadic tendencies who believes in drinking tea to Stay Calm. She has lived almost as many years in the USA as in the UK. Her favorite things to do are visiting historical sites here in the UK and snuggling up with a good book when it's raining. She dislikes zombies like the plague, and avoids them if at all possible. Monica writes serious, comical and fantasy Pride and Prejudice Variations. Her most popular books are Fortune and Felicity (serious), the Dangerous Magic series (magical fantasy, also serious), and Longbourn Entanglement (comical novella). Which makes her mostly a serious writer, but she loves to laugh. She lives with the delusional idea that her two cats are telepathic. Which they are.

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Sneak Peak: Allow Me to Tell You

At long last, I am at the final stages of my non-magical  WIP,  Allow Me to Tell You: A Regency Pride and Prejudice Variation. Writing this novel has been a strange and convoluted process. Originally, it was supposed to be a very short comic novella, part of a series of novellas that started with Longbourn …

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‘Christmas Celebrations’: An Anthology of Jane Austen Short Stories

Cover of Christmas Celebrations Anthology stories by Monica Fairview, Joana Starnes and Leslie Diamond Dark starry night with a white tree

I’m very excited to let you know that I have a little GIFT for you for the Holiday Season. I have a FREE SHORT STORY in a Holiday-themed anthology. And I’m not the only one. Apart from me, are three other Austen Variations authors in the anthology: Joana Starnes, Marilyn Brant and Leslie Diamond. In …

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Audiobook Threads of Magic offer! 75% off!!!

Audiobook of Threads of Magic is on sale. 75% until December 12th! Grab this bargain while you can!! Showing the blue cover with gold writing. Subtitle Mr. Darcy's Magic Book 2

Hello everyone, This is just a quick announcement to let you know that my audiobook publisher Tantor Media is having a big SALE, and I wanted to pass on the GREAT NEWS to my readers. My audiobook is one of the audiobooks they’ve chosen to discount, and the price is an AMAZING bargain! This sale …

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Audiobook Threads of Magic 75% off

Just a quick note to let you know Tantor Media is having a sale on the audiobook of Threads of Magic. Two days left, so grab it while you can and gift it to friends for the Holiday. https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/promotedBook/575140/threads-of-magic?refId=50764&fbclid=IwAR3G-UhHCZWIaB2sV8YgmkJE0h_rtmRnZt26kYxOMAg2Ty6w7RAbOI_CVuE#.Y432lruHeCs.twitter

A Walk in the Peak District: Darcy searches for peace

Mr. Darcy is walking the Peak district in this short scene by Monica Fairview. The image shows a path leading down to a bridge in a narrow valley.

This short excerpt is based on a deleted section from Mysterious Mr. Darcy. It was meant to be the prologue to the novel, but then I changed it completely.  Since it fits with the theme of the month — Indoors and Outdoors — I thought it might be fun to share it. I’ve expanded it …

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Halloween and a Forgotten Scene: Darcy & Elizabeth visit Lady Catherine

Elizabeth and Darcy Halloween scene

I started writing a Pride and Prejudice Halloween scene for this blog earlier this month, and then, as I was sorting out some of my older folders, I discovered a prologue I had written and forgotten about completely! I had a folder full of notes and possible directions the story could take, but had no …

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An Ill-fated Romance and a Forgotten Royal: Princess Charlotte Augusta

As you probably know by now, I love visiting National Trust properties. One of my favorite places to go is Claremont, near Esher. It’s an easy 20 minute drive from where I live, and it’s one of my go-to places when I want to go walking without having to drive too far. The grounds are …

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WIP news: What am I working on?

You’re probably be wondering whether I’m going to give an update on the release date of my third novel in my Dangerous Magic series. Alas, all I can report is that I’m working on it as diligently as possible, and I’ll let you know as soon as I’m sure of the release date. But for …

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Celebrating Threads of Magic release with a Giveaway🎉!!!

Hello Everyone! I’m very excited to be celebrating the release of Threads of Magic here on Austen Variations as part of my blog tour. Well, my second book in my series Mr. Darcy’s Magic is now out, and I’m already working on the next one. Some of you have been asking how many books there …

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Threads of Magic: Excerpt

Hello everyone. I hope your New Year has been going well so far. I know some of you have been having an unexpectedly snowy time of it, but I hope it’s been a pleasant experience overall. Personally, I’m looking forward to Spring and longer days.  I dropped off my daughter yesterday at her university, Royal …

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