UPDATE: The random drawings have been done!! CONGRATS to the 3 flash drive winners with the PDFs of these books: Meryton Miss – According to Jane Shelley B Hoisington – Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match Christa Buchan – Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Bet Please email me (MarilynBrant AT Gmail DOT Com) — or, …
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Jane in January and You – Austen and Her Brilliant Characters
One of the first things I noticed when I read Pride and Prejudice in high school was how incredibly human Jane Austen made her characters. I loved ALL of them, even when I didn’t like the way they behaved in the story! The heroes, heroines, and various secondary players who inhabited JA’s novels were so …
Double Release Celebration: Coming Home & Second Chances!!
This is a double release week for me — and what makes it twice as fun is that both projects are modern, Austen-inspired stories!! My contribution to RWA’s second anthology, SECOND CHANCES (Sept. 12th release – more on that further down the page), is out right now, as is the final book in my Mirabelle Harbor …
A Modern Twist on Persuasion
Some of you may already know this because of conversations with me on Facebook (I couldn’t contain my excitement last week 😀 ), but my Persuasion-inspired addition to the Mirabelle Harbor series, which is also the final chapter in this contemporary Austenesque story collection, is now complete!!!!!!!! I’ve got the story details, and pre-order links!! AND, just …
According to Jane – 2nd Edition Celebration!
It’s here!! It’s finally here!! After nearly seven and a half years since its original publication, there’s finally a new edition of my debut novel, According to Jane 😛 . I’m so excited to celebrate its re-release! In honor of this occasion. ♥ ♥ ♥ For anyone who may not familiar with the novel, it’s …
Raising a Glass of Rum Punch in Honor of Jane’s Birthday
Several years back, at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Chicago, a group of us decided we’d each research and serve a popular Regency drink as part of a workshop we presented called “Jane Austen Happy Hour.” What fun to get to learn about (and taste test) so many delicious drinks. My beverage of choice was …
First Kisses and Thanksgiving Gifts
There are few moments in a new relationship so memorable as that first kiss. *sigh* When I think of the stories I enjoyed reading most, the romantic films I loved best, or the dates from my own past that still make me grin like a teenager, it’s those first kiss scenes that often spring to …
Fantastical Austen – The Spirit of Jane
The idea of pairing a classic literary figure or character with a compelling paranormal situation has been a popular narrative technique, as well as a delightful amusement (!!), for many contemporary writers. In my case, I was really taken with the fantasy of having Jane Austen herself as an advice-giving ghost in the mind of …
September in Bath – According to Jane, an Anniversary Celebration
It’s been seven years — to the day! — since According to Jane was published. It came out on ebook on September 21, 2009 one week in advance of its paperback release from Kensington Books, and I remember those days very well… I couldn’t have been more delighted, overwhelmed, scared, and enthused all at once. 😀 At …
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