Marilyn Brant

Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women's fiction, romantic comedy, and mystery. She loves Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes, travel, music, gelato, and chocolate. She was named the 2013 Author of the Year by the Illinois Association of Teachers of English and lives in the Chicago suburbs with her family. Visit her website at www.marilynbrant.com.

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  1. Fantastical Austen – The Spirit of Jane — 139 comments
  2. According to Jane – 2nd Edition Celebration! — 139 comments
  3. Book Release PARTY for Pride, Prejudice & the Perfect Bet!! — 129 comments
  4. WANDERLUST IN SUBURBIA by Marilyn Brant – Launch Party! — 88 comments
  5. A Work in Progress: Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet — 79 comments

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Take a Chance on Me & The One That I Want – Double Release Celebration!

It’s a party — with giveaways 🙂 . My new Mirabelle Harbor series just launched with a double release this past week, and I’ve been looking forward to getting to celebrate here with all of you!! As some of you may remember from my last AV post — A Visit to Mirabelle Harbor — this contemporary …

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A Visit to Mirabelle Harbor by Marilyn Brant

My new contemporary romance series — “Mirabelle Harbor” — is beginning in a month, and I can’t tell you all how excited I am about this project 🙂 . It’s been a long time coming! Let me tell you a little story… Once upon a time, there was an aspiring writer who lived in the …

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WANDERLUST IN SUBURBIA by Marilyn Brant – Launch Party!

“A mother would have been always present. A mother would have been a constant friend; her influence would have been beyond all other. ” ~Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey It’s celebration time! I have a different kind of book release out this week—my first nonfiction essay collection—and I’m so excited to get to share a little …

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Holding Out for a Hero by Marilyn Brant

There are certain fictional heroes who stay with us. Who draw us to them and command our attention. And I know you know the type I mean… They’re the ones whose actions are so powerful, so illustrative of the kind of man others can’t help but respect that we feel — as readers — to be in the …

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St. Patrick’s Day & Our Favorite Holidays

I’m not even a drop Irish but, back in 1995, I had the pleasure of visiting about a dozen beautiful cities in Ireland, and I adored the experience. Additionally, I happened to marry a man who has a thread of Irish heritage, a love of Celtic relics, and an addiction to corned beef, so we …

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The Dance by Marilyn Brant

Do you have a favorite real-life “love story”—your own or that of someone you know? A romance that simply makes you smile whenever you think about it…no matter how long it lasted, be it a few days or multiple decades? We’re all inspired by the heartening love stories of our beloved Jane Austen characters, and …

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Jane in January – The Imprint of Pride & Prejudice in the Modern World by Marilyn Brant

We’re in our 4th and final week of ‘Jane in January’ and hope you have enjoyed our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” The giveaways are being distributed through rafflecopter, so be sure to sign into it to be entered.  We will announce our final winners this Sunday. Remember that old Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup commercial from the ’70s & ’80s? The one …

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A little Jane for the Holidays: Holiday Man

The holidays are fast approaching and it seems like an ideal time to indulge in our favorite thing at Austen Variations, share our variations on Jane Austen’s works.       I hope you all had some tea & a treat in celebration of Jane Austen’s birthday yesterday!! In my contemporary romance, HOLIDAY MAN, Shannon …

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Gratitude and Gifts by the Shore & More by Marilyn Brant

This Thursday, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving in the States and, for a number of reasons, the spirit of this holiday has long made it one of my favorites. The focus is on gratitude, and I know I have a lot of gifts to be thankful for this year. Some of those are known only to me …

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Gifts by the Shore (Part 4) by Marilyn Brant

In Gifts by the Shore (Part 1), I introduced you to my main character, Marianna Greggor, a 39-year-old divorced mom of a college-aged daughter. Her older sister Ellen owns a bungalow in Sarasota, Florida, which Marianna is staying at for the summer. In Part 2, Marianna meets Gil Canton, a local businessman and artist, but they don’t exchange …

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