Lucy Marin

Toronto, Canada

Lucy Marin developed a love for reading at a young age and whiled away many hours imagining how stories might continue or what would happen if there was a change in the circumstances faced by the protagonists. After reading her first Austen novel, a life-long ardent admiration was borne. Lucy was introduced to the world of Austen variations after stumbling across one at a used bookstore while on holiday in London. This led to the discovery of the online world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction, and soon after, she picked up her pen and began to transfer the stories in her head to paper. Her first novel, Being Mrs Darcy, was published in March 2020, followed by a novella, Mr Darcy: A Man with a Plan, in July 2020. The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy was released in April 2021, an a holiday novella--Christmas at Blackthorn Manor--in November, followed by Her Sisterly Love in January 2022. The Marriage Bargain, a full-length novel, was published in April 2022. This was followed by The Truth About Family (January 2023), A Matter of Prudence (August 2023), and Mrs Bennet Makes a Match (October 2023). There is more in store for 2024!

Most commented posts

  1. His Family Objects: Cover Reveal & Excerpt — 156 comments
  2. The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy Cover Reveal! — 154 comments
  3. The Marriage Bargain Cover Reveal and Excerpt — 137 comments
  4. The Truth About Family Cover Reveal & Bonus Scenes — 115 comments
  5. Her Sisterly Love–Cover Reveal, Excerpt, & Giveaway! — 112 comments

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The Truth About Family Release Day!

The Truth About Family is now available in e-book and via Kindle Unlimited, as well as in paperback! To celebrate, today, I have another excerpt to share with you. In the last excerpt, which you can find here , Lady Anne forced Elizabeth to go to Rosings. (The cover reveal and bonus material can be …

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The Truth About Family Excerpt

Happy New Year! Thank you all for the warm welcome you gave to my first post on The Truth About Family, my new book, which is out next week (book, e-book, KU; the audiobook is will be out soonish, I hope). If you missed the cover reveal and bonus material I posted last month, you …

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The Truth About Family Cover Reveal & Bonus Scenes

I always love finally being able to tell people about a new book! It takes month (and months and months—haha) of work before I can talk to a selected handful of people about what I’m working on, and it’s tough to keep quiet. Today, I’m pleased to introduce you to The Truth About Family. Be …

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JASNA AGM & Other Travels

Royal Palace Brussels Marin

Hello everyone! Last week, both Shannon and Diana talked about their time at the JASNA AGM, and since I was also there, I wanted to share my impressions. As some of you know from Facebook, I was in Belgium earlier in September, too, and I thought I’d make some Jane Austen links to my time …

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Names, names, names

Hello everyone! I have a different sort of post today. It’s not a new story. Sorry! I am actively writing and editing, though, and I’ll have ‘interesting news’ later this year. 🙂 Instead, I thought I’d talk about names, specifically where I find them. I do get around to talking about The Marriage Bargain, including …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 5

Happy Friday, everyone! I’m back with the conclusion of my summer short story. It’s long (longer than I would generally have a book chapter), but I decided against dividing it into smaller pieces. The links to the previous parts are here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Thank you so much for …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 4

I’m back with part 4! There is one more to go; it will be posted next Friday. You can find the previous parts here, here, and here. Thanks for reading.  🥰 The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 4 In which Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley meet again As soon as the hour was appropriate, …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 3

Hello everyone! I’m back with part 3 of my short story. It’s long, and I did not get in everything I originally planned for it. The consequence is that the story will now be five parts, not four. However, I’ve finished some other work, giving me more time to work on it, so I’ll be …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley Part 2

Hi everyone! Thank you all for the warm reception to part 1 of my silly little summer story. If you missed it, you can it here. https://austenvariations.com/the-travails-of-mr-charles-bingley-part-1/ Today, I present part two of what I have decided will be a total of four. As I mentioned last time, the inspiration came from both the monthly …

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The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 1

Hello everyone! Today, I’m posting the first part of a short story. I’m not sure exactly how many parts there will be—three or four. I sought inspiration in the July monthly theme, “When One Travels in the Summer”, but when I needed a little more to get the ideas flowing, I went back to another …

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