Lizzy Bennet’s Diary continues below! I hope you are enjoying these extracts and thank you to everyone who has commented on the story so far. If you’ve missed the other chapters, you can find them here: Chapter One Chapter Two Lizzy Bennet’s Diary Extracts from the Journals of Miss Elizabeth Bennet ~o0o~ Chapter Three Longbourn, …
The scene below takes place shortly after Commander Wentworth (he isn’t a captain yet) starts paying particular attention to the middle Elliot daughter. “My, my, my! He’s a handsome one,” Molly, the kitchen maid said, collapsing into her bed in the attic of Kellynch Hall. “Who’s handsome?” the scullery maid asked as she undressed for …
What breed of dog is Mr. Darcy? Hi, folks—Jack Caldwell here. I’m busy writing the prequel to my CRESCENT CITY project for 2015, so I thought you would like this little blast from the past. Enjoy! In this special edition of the Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles, we dive into a never-ending discussion of epic proportions—if your …
In the summer of 1806, Anne Elliot and Commander Wentworth are thrown together. He was, at that time, a remarkably fine young man, with a great deal of intelligence, spirit and brilliancy; and Anne an extremely pretty girl, with gentleness, modesty, taste, and feeling. Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been …
Well, the day is finally here! This is the official release of Mr. Darcy’s Pledge and I’m thrilled to be having it here on Austen Variations to celebrate with such a familiar and supportive group of readers. This is my first Darcy-centric novel and quite different from my other novels in that it’s a …
Frederick Wentworth was visiting his brother, a curate in Monkford, a parish near Kellynch Hall, when he was onshore between assignments in the Royal Navy when he met Anne Elliot, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, baronet. __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ “Are you sure you don’t want to go to the Winterthorpe’s dinner, Frederick?” Edward Wentworth checked …
Thank you to everyone who read, commented and/or shared links to the opening chapter of Lizzy Bennet’s Diary! I really appreciate your support. Today, I am continuing to post another extract from the journals (there are ten in total, not twelve as originally mentioned). This week, Elizabeth has made two new acquaintances. Come and read her thoughts on her …
Some of you may not know that in addition to writing Jane Austen re-imaginings, I also write the Patrick Shea mystery series. For about two years, I have been going back and forth between the two genres, but with my latest novel, I decided to combine the two! Here’s the blurb from the back jacket: …
Here is Part Seven of Elizabeth Darcy’ s Ring in my Jane Austen’s Jewel Box collection. If you’d like to catch up on parts one to six, they are posted in Writer’s Workshop! I’ve been really thrilled by the response from everyone – thank you so much for all your input, it’s been so helpful. …
The day is fast approaching for the official launch of Mr. Darcy’s Pledge and I thought I would share the cover with you. It was designed by the enormously talented JD Smith. I think it creates a certain atmosphere though I can’t put my finger on quite what it is. Can you think of a good …
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