Hi everyone! Thank you all for the warm reception to part 1 of my silly little summer story. If you missed it, you can it here. https://austenvariations.com/the-travails-of-mr-charles-bingley-part-1/ Today, I present part two of what I have decided will be a total of four. As I mentioned last time, the inspiration came from both the monthly …
The Carriage Awaits
Would you like to have a closer look at the sort of carriages that our favourite characters might have used to travel around town or dash up and down the country? Then let’s stroll through the Carriage Museum at Arlington Court in North Devon. There are around 50 vehicles in the collection, the oldest …
The Greatest Risk- Chapter 2
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on until I am.” ~Jane Austen So here we are again, readers. Another day, another chapter. Once again, here is 2nd chapter of my work in progress, The Greatest Risk. I’ve thought about your comments and they’ve really helped me identify some …
Dragons of Pemberley Audio now Available
Narrated, once again by Benjamin Fife, you can now listen to the Darcy’s latest dragon adventure.
The Cranky Cajun Cheesehead Vents
The CRANKY Cajun Cheesehead Vents, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I have, for most of my life, been what Miss Bingley would call a “great reader.” I’ve enjoyed classic literature, popular fiction, and historical tomes. Thus, I have become a lover of words, particularly English words. According to WorldAtlas, it has been …
The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part 1
Hello everyone! Today, I’m posting the first part of a short story. I’m not sure exactly how many parts there will be—three or four. I sought inspiration in the July monthly theme, “When One Travels in the Summer”, but when I needed a little more to get the ideas flowing, I went back to another …
WIP news: What am I working on?
You’re probably be wondering whether I’m going to give an update on the release date of my third novel in my Dangerous Magic series. Alas, all I can report is that I’m working on it as diligently as possible, and I’ll let you know as soon as I’m sure of the release date. But for …
A little more magic – Pride & Prejudice style
Yes, my new magical Pride & Prejudice variation is still coming! I’ve finally got the ending in hand, and hopefully I’ll have a finished manuscript soon. It’s taken longer than I would have liked, so I’m excited to finally be getting there. Anyway, here’s another excerpt from it. This follows shortly after the previous excerpts …
Summer Travels
Last month, when I went to stay at Hunsford, I was seriously tempted to drive up to Pemberley as well. When I mentioned that to my husband, he didn’t roll his eyes or anything. He’s always a gentleman, and his patience for everything to do with my obsession borders on the superhuman. He only pointed …
2022 Austen Variations Summer Book Sale
The 2022 Semi-Annual Book Sale! It’s summertime and the living is easy! Time to buy your beach reading. Jane Austen Variations will help you out with this generous Book Sale! Enjoy novels by Marilyn Brant, Jack Caldwell, L.L. Diamond, Amy D’Orazio, Monica Fairview, Lucy Marin, Anngela Schroeder, and Joana Starnes! Sale runs July 1-3, 2022 Books …
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