The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam

The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles by Jack Caldwell The Austen Interviews – An Interview with Colonel Fitzwilliam [Originally posted 04/28/2011]   JACK CALDWELL – Hello, everyone—Jack Caldwell here. We all know that Fitzwilliam Darcy is Jane Austen’s ideal man and the readers’ favorite gentleman. For this edition of The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles, I’m pleased to interview …

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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 …

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Mr Wickham’s Wanderings: Bonnets!

Friends, I recently invited you to share your questions with me and benefit from my experience of this wide world of ours. Happily, I have received missives from a good many correspondents, and can now address myself to the task of answering your queries. Of course, do continue to send me your thoughts, there is nothing …

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The Heir of Rosings Park Chapter 7

Small Tom, the butler, knows better than to get in Mary’s way, but is Col. Fitzwilliam equally wise? Find additional chapters HERE Chapter 7 A se’nnight! For a full se’nnight she had held her tongue, patiently giving Colonel Fitzwilliam the opportunity to prove that he had not only heard her, but that he had also taken …

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Chapter 3 WIP

Here is Chapter 3 of my WIP that is a Pride and Prejudice variation where Elizabeth meets Mr. Bingley first, as Jane and Mr. Darcy are both away. If you have not read the previous 2 chapters, here is the link to Chapter 1. Now, on to Chapter 3, where we finally see the arrival of …

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The Heir of Rosings Park Chapter 6

Mr. Collins has some surprising news in today’s chapter. Find additional chapters HERE  Chapter 6 The clock chimed five o’clock and the table was set for dinner. And then it chimed six. Mary and Charlotte sat in the back parlor, looking at each other, or rather trying not to look at Mr. Collins. The final …

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Cover Reveal: CLASH

Hey everyone, I’m so excited to finally reveal the cover for my upcoming novella, CLASH here at Austen Variations. CLASH takes place after SWAY, but stands alone. If you haven’t read about Ava Elliot from SWAY yet, but want a fun, quick read, or an idea of my style, CLASH is the way to go. And …

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Mr Wickham, Wedding Planner

Many decades have passed since George Wickham married Lydia Bennet and that marriage, which many greeted with a note of caution, has proved fruitful, happy and, it must be said, exceptionally eventful. George Wickham’s hellraising reputation will never leave him no matter how many medals he wears but over the years, those scheming edges of …

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The Heir of Rosings Park Ch 5

Mary finds her patience tried this Sunday. Find additional chapters HERE Chapter 5 Sunday came, exactly as it did every week. Mary sat beside Charlotte at the front of the church, exactly as she did every week. The parishioners took their seats exactly as they did every week. The church looked exactly as it always …

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June Weddings – Trivia and a P&P Tale

Our Austen Variations theme for June is weddings! Since I’ve been having so much fun posting “Tuesday Trivia” on our Facebook page lately, I thought I’d kick the month off with some Regency-era English wedding trivia followed by a short P&P wedding scene.  Did you know that… Until the late 1880’s, weddings by law had to …

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