Just a quick note to let you know Tantor Media is having a sale on the audiobook of Threads of Magic. Two days left, so grab it while you can and gift it to friends for the Holiday. https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/promotedBook/575140/threads-of-magic?refId=50764&fbclid=IwAR3G-UhHCZWIaB2sV8YgmkJE0h_rtmRnZt26kYxOMAg2Ty6w7RAbOI_CVuE#.Y432lruHeCs.twitter
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Audiobook Threads of Magic offer! 75% off!!!
Hello everyone, This is just a quick announcement to let you know that my audiobook publisher Tantor Media is having a big SALE, and I wanted to pass on the GREAT NEWS to my readers. My audiobook is one of the audiobooks they’ve chosen to discount, and the price is an AMAZING bargain! This sale …
Frosted Window Panes
Back in October I released a new modern Pride and Prejudice Christmas novella, “Frosted Window Panes.” I have posted several excerpts and have another one today. Here are the links to the previous excerpts: Excerpt 1 Excerpt 2 Excerpt 3 I have one announcement before I post today’s excerpt. I have now put “Frosted Window …
Dispelling the Gloom, Part 4
Happy November—and for those of you who celebrate the holiday, Happy American Thanksgiving! I am thankful to be part of a community that takes such pleasure in Jane Austen’s works. I’m also thankful for your patience! Over a month ago, I began a “vignette” called “Dispelling the Gloom,” based on October’s magic and malevolence theme. …
A Walk in the Peak District: Darcy searches for peace
This short excerpt is based on a deleted section from Mysterious Mr. Darcy. It was meant to be the prologue to the novel, but then I changed it completely. Since it fits with the theme of the month — Indoors and Outdoors — I thought it might be fun to share it. I’ve expanded it …
“Fashionable Goodness” and Jane Austen’s use of “faith words”
Here at Austen Variations, WE’RE ALL ABOUT FICTION, as you know. But occasionally one of us will feature a non-fiction book we think will be of interest to our readers. So today, I want to do just that! I want tell you about a fascinating book that I had the privilege of, in my own …
Halloween and a Forgotten Scene: Darcy & Elizabeth visit Lady Catherine
I started writing a Pride and Prejudice Halloween scene for this blog earlier this month, and then, as I was sorting out some of my older folders, I discovered a prologue I had written and forgotten about completely! I had a folder full of notes and possible directions the story could take, but had no …
Dispelling the Gloom, Part 3
Happy end of October! Below you’ll find Part III of the story I began here and continued here, in honor of this month’s theme, Which Witch: Magic and Malevolence in Austen. Many years ago, when I was posting regularly on one of the fan boards, I claimed to be the Wickham of my own life—and …
New Book Released!
News! My latest book, Meet Your Mark, just got released! It is available in all Kindle stores and on Kindle Unlimited. This is the second book in my series, A Collection of Unusual Tales. Each of these stories has something a little out of the ordinary. This story features soul marks, a theme I’ve enjoyed …
JASNA AGM & Other Travels
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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