Alix James

Alix James/Nicole Clarkston is the author of Pride and Prejudice variations as well as North and South inspired novels. Copyright © Alix James, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 20212 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 All rights reserved. No part of Nicole's blog posts or published content may be reproduced in any form on by an electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review.

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  1. Jane in January: Another New Beginning — 206 comments
  2. Leap into Love: Excerpt from a New Novella by Nicole Clarkston — 119 comments
  3. Looking Forward: Launch of A Fine Mind and a Givewaway! — 110 comments
  4. Mr. Darcy and the Governess Pre-Launch and Giveaway — 100 comments
  5. Nefarious Pre-Order Announcement — 83 comments

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The Mirror at Northmere Launch Celebration and Giveaway

Why I Sent Darcy and Elizabeth Somewhere Pemberley Couldn’t Save Them Today is release day for The Mirror at Northmere, the third book in the Everbound Chronicles. It is, like its predecessors, a Regency romantasy and a Jane Austen variation — and like its predecessors, it begins with a question I could not answer inside …

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Confessions & Correspondence: Georgiana Darcy writes to Lady Matlock

Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Georgiana Darcy writes to Lady Matlock May 13, 1812 Dear Aunt Eleanor, I am writing …

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The Lantern Keeper’s Promise Launch

The Story Behind The Lantern Keeper’s Promise The Myths That Haunt This Story   Sea Brides, Lost Coasts, and Why Darcy Ran to the Edge of England Every coastal culture has a version of the same story. Someone goes into the sea. The sea keeps them. And the people left on shore have to decide how …

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Confessions & Correspondence: Darcy Writes in his Journal after Discovering Elizabeth at Rosings

  Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Private Journal of Fitzwilliam Darcy 25 March 1813 — Rosings Park, Kent The journey …

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The Lady of the Thorn Launch

The Story Behind The Lady of the Thorn A Regency Romance Rooted in Arthurian Legend There are certain legends that never truly leave us. They linger at the edges of the countryside — in thorn trees that bloom when they should not, in rivers that feel older than their banks, in family stories that refuse …

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Preview The Lady of the Thorn

Hello, everyone! I’m here with a story preview today, and I hope you’ll indulge me with a bit of a read. It’s titled The Lady of the Thorn, and isn’t that cover just breath-taking? I may have swooned a bit when it came back. Also, a disclaimer: This story is set to launch on February …

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Austen Variations 2025 Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Austen Variations Advent Calendar, where our amazing authors will bring you a new gift every day from now until December 24th. A Very Accidental Mistletoe: Part 2 The week after Christmas at Netherfield had been a parade of gentle absurdities. First: Lydia had declared that “we must begin celebrating at once,” …

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Austen Variations 2025 Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Austen Variations Advent Calendar, where our amazing authors will bring you a new gift every day from now until December 24th. A Very Accidental Mistletoe: Part One Someone—Lydia, almost certainly Lydia—had declared that every doorway in Netherfield must have mistletoe, and now the entire house looked as though a flock of …

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Christmas Time Already?

I know, it gets earlier every year… But the truth is, if you mean to release a Christmas book in time for the actual Christmas season, you have to start planning several months early! So, for me, it’s been Christmas for a long time now, so I’m excited you all can finally join me. And …

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P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Georgiana Has Feelings

Georgiana Has Feelings September 10, 1811 — Darcy House, London The morning room felt stuffy and dry. Georgiana sat near the window where the light was strongest, a half-finished sampler balanced in her lap. She was meant to be working on a border of small green leaves, but she had lost count somewhere near the …

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