An Offer of Marriage is now available! Its a forced marriage, enemies to lovers romance and I hope you’ll check it out 🙂 The audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Grace, will come soon! Hope you enjoy and in the meantime here is a little excerpt to wet your whistle! An Excerpt from An Offer of Marriage …
P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Bingley Talks to an Estate Agent
Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …
Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy encourages Bingley to think about a country estate
20th of August 1811 The acrid smoke from a nearby gentleman smoking a pipe burnt Darcy’s nostrils as he entered the cardroom at White’s, and he crinkled his nose. Why did Bingley enjoy this diversion so much? The cardroom always reeked of the tobacco from those who fancied a smoke while they wagered …
How to write a book about blackmail . . . without calling it blackmail
One of the interesting challenges for JAFF writers is the ever-evolving nature of the English language. All languages change over time, leaving modern French speakers trying to read Old French, like the Eulalia text: Buona pulcella fut eulalia./ Bel auret corps bellezour anima/ Voldrent la veintre li deo Inimi. almost as lost as your average …
Prelude to Pemberley: Caroline’s Hopes Rise
Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …
Readers’ Responses: Six Very Important Questions
Six Very Important Questions: Readers Respond! Last week, I posted six very important (very silly) questions — and shared eleven of the Austen Variation authors’ responses. This week, it’s your turn! Here are the answers seventeen of you gave! (I’m not including identifying information, but feel free to claim your answer in the comments.) If …
Did Jane Austen Ever See an Elephant? by Diana Birchall
You don’t have to be a pachydermophiliac to delight in a very delectable question, whose origin may be traced to a discussion on one of the Jane Austen online lists from as far back as 2011 – this post is what one might hopefully and tactfully call An Old Classic. Research has not revealed whether …
P&P: Prelude to Pemberley- Darcy Decides to Match Bingley and Georgiana
Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …
Coming Soon—An Offer of Marriage by Amy D’Orazio
I have a new book coming this month! An Offer of Marriage is currently available for preorder. An excerpt is below, from a part where Darcy and Elizabeth are engaged but Bingley knows nothing about it. Hope you enjoy! You can preorder it here or begin reading it here. “Elizabeth, perhaps I might show you …
Six Very Important Questions for our AV Authors!
I don’t know about you, but August makes me want to be silly! In the spirit of August Austen silliness, I presented my fellow Austen Variation authors with six very important questions. Read on to find out what they thought! (Want to answer these questions yourself? Click here if you want to answer the questions …

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