Category: Kara Louise

A Sale and an Excerpt

I may have left everyone hanging when I posted my last chapter of Chance and Circumstance” here before publishing it. Mr. Darcy could no longer bear to see Elizabeth and Charles together, so he left during the Netherfield Ball, and returned to London the next day. A lot happens after he leaves, but I want …

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Jane in January and You – Meeting Jane Austen

Congratulations to Maria Maderi, who is the winner in the giveaway! I will be contacting you! When you meet another Jane Austen fan, your conversation might eventually lead to when and how each discovered her. I love hearing people’s stories, whether they were very young, or perhaps it has been fairly recent. I would love …

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Welcome to Jane in January and You

Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it is 2018. It seems each year passes more quickly than the last! But being January 1, we at Jane Austen Variations want to continue a tradition we have had during this month, and that is Jane in January. We like changing things up a bit, however, so …

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Jane Austen’s Advent – Day 20 – A Christmas Review

For today’s Jane Austen Advent Calendar post, I am going to share with you something I experienced a few weeks ago. I was able to step into Pemberley and share in the Christmas festivities with Darcy and Elizabeth, admire the beautiful drawing room, enjoy watching our favorite couple interact with family, friends, and each other, …

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Chance and Circumstance Book Launch

I am excited to have my book launch today for “Chance and Circumstance!” I have been posting chapters since April, and this is the final one I will be posting here. (The book has 28 chapters and an epilogue.) In addition to sharing with you one final chapter, I will be giving away 2 copies …

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Chance and Circumstance Ch. 12

So far this month I have revealed the title of my book, the cover, and today I am revealing the blurb. Since most of you have been reading these chapters as I have posted them, this won’t be too much of a surprise, but here it is: Chance brings about an early encounter between Charles …

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Chance and Circumstance Chapter 11 and Cover Reveal

In addition to posting Chapter 11 of my new book, “Chance and Circumstance,” I’m excited today to reveal the cover. I am also excited because my sister, Cheryl Wallace, painted the cover for me. I asked her to paint the landscape and the girl separately so I could move her around and play with it …

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Chapter 10 WIP

On this first Friday in the month of October, I am finally announcing the title of my new book, which I have been mainly referring to as WIP (work in progress) when I have posted my stories. I actually had one title I was going to use, but then recently I decided to go with …

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Chapter 9 WIP

Here is Chapter 9 of my WIP, that I hope to have published by the end of October. I will post 4 more chapters on Fridays in October, with the first 3 posts revealinsomething about the book. Next week I will reveal the title, the following week I will reveal the cover, the week after …

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WIP Chapter 8

Here is Chapter 8 for you, my 3rd chapter this month, and there will be one more next Friday, as I promised. I shall post 4 more  chapters in October on Fridays, along with some reveals as we lead towards the book launch (see below for my proposed schedule). I hope you are enjoying these …

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