Amy D'Orazio

Amy D’Orazio is a longtime devotee of Jane Austen and fiction related to her characters. She began writing her own little stories to amuse herself during hours spent at sports practices and the like and soon discovered a passion for it. By far, however, the thing she loves most is the connections she has made with readers and other writers of Austenesque fiction. Amy currently lives in South Carolina with her husband and daughters, as well as three Jack Russell terriers who often make appearances (in a human form) in her books.

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Mysteries of Pemberley — Chapter One

Welcome back to the Mysteries of Pemberley! To read the Prologue click here Chapter One  Michaelmas 1816, Hertfordshire There was in that year a cold, a pervasive greyness that covered the land and made warmth impossible. Spring began late, with snow and flooding interrupting the attempts of the trees and flowers to bud, and killing …

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The Mysteries of Pemberley

This is a little story I’ve been working on, my attempt at the gothic style that was popular in JA’s day. Hope you enjoy it! I will be posting on Wednesdays unless I tell you otherwise 🙂  Most of the story is told in 1816, the year without a summer, but we’ll start off in …

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It’s Release Day for A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity

Its Release Day for A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity! (OK well, sort of. It came out early on Monday but still…)  I have a little excerpt for you below as well as a chance to win a copy if you comment! Thanks for joining the party and have a wonderful Valentine’s Day ♥ Synopsis Is …

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Jane in January and You — Guess Who?

  Today I have a little game for you, just for fun! I have modernized a few of the secondary characters from Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, and Emma below. See if you can guess who they are from the descriptions! The letters have nothing to do with their names so don’t let that throw you. …

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Jane in January and You – Who are your favorite Jane Austen couples?

Jane Austen wrote not only unique characters but some pretty interesting couples as well. Some of them were a product of the era they were written in (looking at you Charlotte Lucas) but others are just plain quirky no matter what century you put them in. Of course in my opinion (and I suspect for …

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Jane Austen’s Advent Calendar — Day 18

Whatever holiday you are celebrating this month, I hope it’s been pure magic! Some of you might already know this story, its an old one I wrote a long time ago. But I have a soft spot for Emma so I thought it was worth it to dust it off and shine it up for …

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Autumn Gone Awry: Part 3

This is the third and final installment of Autumn Gone Awry. The first two can be found by clicking these links : Part One: Owing Nothing  Part Two: Owing Something  Owing Everything Of course, he could not still love you. He would not yet wish to marry you. Now, more than ever, he must make …

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Autumn Gone Awry

Part Two: Owing Something  If you missed it, the first part of this tale is here https://austenvariations.com/autumn-gone-awry/     November 1814 “So tell me about her.” Darcy jerked his head around to find his cousin, Viscount Saye, studying him carefully, an air of eager anticipation about him. “Who?” “The lady sitting with my Lillian.” Saye gestured …

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Autumn Gone Awry

Part One: Owing Nothing He was gathering his thoughts, preparing to speak, when she began. “Mr. Darcy, I am a very selfish creature; and, for the sake of giving relief to my own feelings, care not how much I may be wounding yours. I can no longer help thanking you for your unexampled kindness to …

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A State of Inelegance

Hope that wherever this month finds you dear readers that you are keeping cool!  The end of July, Pemberley  As she walked across the lawn towards the river, Elizabeth turned back to look again at Pemberley, and while she contemplated it, the owner of it himself suddenly came forward from the road, which led behind …

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