Summer Hanford

Since the moment she read her first novel, Summer’s passion has always been writing. As a child growing up on a dairy farm, she built castles made of hay and wielded swords made of fence posts. She is also passionate about animals, travel, and organizing her closet. Nothing pleases her more than a row of tops broken down by sleeve length and ordered by color…except working on her latest novel with her cat in her lap, her dog lounging on the rug dreaming of squirrels, and a cup of tea at hand.

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  1. New from Summer Hanford + Giveaway + Excerpt — 45 comments
  2. Welcoming Author Summer Hanford — 39 comments
  3. Dishonorable Gentlemen on Audiobook — 26 comments
  4. New Release – Dishonorable Gentlemen + A Free Book! — 17 comments
  5. Austen Variations 2025 Advent Calendar — 14 comments

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New from Summer Hanford + Giveaway + Excerpt

Hello All and Happy New Year! I have two exciting New Releases to tell you about, plus a ‘Secret Audiobook Giveaway.’ Although, given the way ACX goes about reviewing and approving audiobooks, I really have no way to know if the audiobook will still be ‘secret’ by the time this post goes up. I guess …

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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. Two Free Novellas for You! Please enjoy your copies of both Anne de Bourgh Prequel Novellas to Mr. Darcy’s Bookshop, free today for you on Amazon. Or listen to them …

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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. Enjoy your Austen Variations New Release Solitaire. Like playing Austen Variations Advent Solitaire? Try out Spider Solitaire or Freecell as well! As a side note, if you click on the …

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Dishonorable Gentlemen on Audiobook

Hello All! I’m very excited to announce that Dishonorable Gentlemen is now an audiobook. That’s right, now you can listen as our wily bandits shoot a hole right through Mr. Darcy’s hat, no reading required. Perfect for when you have a lot of baking to do. Or when you’ve done a lot of baking, and …

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FREE Mr. Darcy’s Bookshop!

Hello Everyone! I’m here to tell you about BookBub Deals… Well, sort of. There is this thing called a BookBub Deal (many of you have probably heard about it), and it’s meant to be a very wonderful thing for an author to get (you have to apply, sort of like a mini-resume, and assure them …

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P&P Prelude to Pemberley – Springing the Trap

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …

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New Release – Gentlemen of Honor

Hello All! It’s Summer again (the person, not the season). I have a second new release for you. Some of you may be thinking, how can that be? You just released Dishonorable Gentlemen last week. Well, I’ve been hoarding manuscripts, like a Book Dragon, but not because I didn’t want to share. Rather, because these two …

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New Release – Dishonorable Gentlemen + A Free Book!

Hello All! I hope this posts find you well. For those of you who don’t know me well yet, as I’m new to Austen Variations (though not to the world of Austenesque writing), I’m not much of a blogger, but I do love a good newsletter. Therefore, when I bring you a post, it will …

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Prelude to Pemberley: The Net Closes Around Georgiana Darcy

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …

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P&P Prelude to Pemberley: A Collusion Takes Shape

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …

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