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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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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Gifts by the Shore (Part 3) 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 Gifts by the Shore (Part 2), Marianna meets Gil Canton, a local businessman and artist, …

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Persuasion 200: Wentworth Sees Anne for the First Time in Eight Years by Marilyn Brant

Captain Frederick Wentworth has been staying with his sister Sophia and her husband Admiral Croft at Kellynch Hall — within easy visiting distance of Anne Elliot — but he has yet to cross paths with his former love, until today… Frederick had been on his best behavior for what felt like an eternity. Truth be …

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Gifts by the Shore (Part 2) by Marilyn Brant

In Gifts by the Shore (Part 1), I introduced you to my main character, Marianna Greggor, a 39-year-old single mom of a college-aged daughter and, also, the younger sister of Ellen, who owns a bungalow in Sarasota, Florida. As many of you already know — or can guess from the names! — one of my inspirations for this …

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Gifts by the Shore (Part 1) by Marilyn Brant

I’ve been intrigued by the relationship between sisters for as long as I’ve been a writer. It’s a bit odd, actually, because I don’t have a sister myself (just one awesome younger brother). And, yet, despite having watched sister-to-sister dynamics with fascination in real life, I still didn’t expect so many sister pairs to turn …

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New Release! THE ROAD AND BEYOND by Marilyn Brant

I’ve been waiting for over a year to finally get to release THE ROAD AND BEYOND, which is the expanded book-club edition of The Road to You! Why is there a new version, and what’s in it, you ask? Well, when I first released The Road to You, my coming-of-age romantic mystery published last October, the …

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Outlander, Northanger, and the Eternal Search for the Perfect Hero… by Marilyn Brant

I’ll admit, I can be distracted fairly easily by a handsome face. (Not to mention thighs of steel. Or muscular, manly shoulders. Or hair I’d love to run my fingers through…) Although my husband rolls his eyes when I say this, I call this heightened state of distraction “Writing Inspiration & Research” or, alternately, “The …

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Book Release PARTY for Pride, Prejudice & the Perfect Bet!!

Finally!!!!!!!!!  At long last, it’s the official release day celebration for Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet (aka, “Jane & Bingley’s story” and the sequel to Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match) – YAY!!!! (Cue the music to the Eddie Murphy version of “Party All the Time” – circa 1985 – I’ve been hearing that …

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