Interview with a Janeite, with Special Guest Pamela Hunter

Hello, and welcome to another month of meeting some kindred spirits! This month, our guest is Pam Hunter, a longtime fan of Jane Austen and Austenesque works. Her host is our dapper George Wickham, so stick around and see how he acquits himself! AV: Tell us a little about your background? PH: Hi! It’s such …

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Lady Catherine’s Cat Part 5

And now the conclusion to August’s short story. Ginger encourages some thoughtful conversation. If you missed earlier parts, find them HERE Lady Catherine’s Cat, Part 5 Her insides roiled with his revelations. As much as her heart demanded she must, how could she deny his assertions? He declared himself to have been totally unsuspicious of her …

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Would You Rather: Austen Edition

My kids love to play the game Would You Rather. The questions range from, Would You Rather have Wi-Fi that’s always slow, or have a phone that’s always about to die? To questions like, Would You Rather burp every time you speak, or fart every time you kiss someone? A lot of the questions are …

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Mr. Wickham’s Wanderings: A Timely Reminder

Friends, it’s now just a matter of weeks until the Jane Austen Festival returns to the delightful city of Bath. My name shall, of course, be on a few lips this year thanks to the endeavours of my erstwhile editor, Catherine Curzon, and a gentleman whose name is forever associated with mine, Adrian Lukis. No …

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Falling at Pemberley Chapter 14

I have to admit, your comments and suspicions about Miss Westerfield greatly entertained me. There was nothing false about the accident, and no manipulative motives in writing Darcy requesting that he come. Derbyshire is a good distance from London and her home, and from Wakespur Manor, where she was, it would have taken longer for …

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Lady Catherine’s Cat Part 4

Continuing the August short story challenge. Getting Miss Elizabeth’s approbation was hard enough without Fitzwilliams “help.” If you missed earlier parts, find them HERE Lady Catherine’s Cat, Part 4 Ginger raced ahead of Darcy, breaking through a narrow opening in the hedgerow. Darcy started to follow, but paused at the sound of voices. “Your cousin’s …

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Unwrapping Mr. Darcy – Meet Grunt

In my new book Unwrapping Mr. Darcy, Lizzy has a fluffy black cat named Grunt. I thought everyone might like to meet the inspiration behind Grunt, who is a little more mischievous than his real-life counterpart but was a lot of fun to write. It’s been over a year ago that my husband decided my …

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Falling at Pemberley Chapter 13

Things have not gone well for Darcy and Elizabeth to have an honest talk with each other. Will it happen in this chapter? If you are new to the story, you can find Chapter 1 here. I hope you enjoy, and please be kind to the author, no yelling. Chapter 13 Elizabeth spent the afternoon …

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Lady Catherine’s Cat part 3

Continuing August’s short story challenge. A letter from Jane and a talk with Colonel Fitzwilliam. Which one is more vexing? If you missed earlier parts, find them HERE Lady Catherine’s Cat, Part 3 The woods in this part of Rosings were too thick for the early morning sun to penetrate deeply. Cool and dewy, they …

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In Want of a Gentleman of Large Fortune

I hope you are enjoying a relaxing August! I have been up to my eyebrows in a manuscript—of course—so all my creative juices are currently channeled into formatting a file for publication. My husband is hoping I finish soon so I can organize the office! The book I’m launching is Nowhere But North, which is …

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