Advent Calendar Day 5: P&P Party Crashers

Welcome to DAY 5 of our ADVENT CALENDAR. I hope you’re enjoying these special posts. Today I’ve got a fun, mash-up scene that should be brand new to most of you! But first a few words about the phenomenon of the Advent Calendar itself. In case you’re wondering, no, it’s not a Regency thing and …

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Advent Calendar Day 4 ~ A Festive Dish

Hi! Today’s Advent treats are a brass band, a vignette and a virtual bite of Christmas pudding and the festive dish that went before it. Did you know that the Sunday before last (22 Nov) was Stir-up Sunday? That’s when families (those who still make their own Christmas pudding instead of buying it from the shop) …

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Unexpected Gifts! A New Darcy Family Christmas read

The Darcy Family Christmas series continues!

Christmas at Pemberley from A Wilful Misunderstanding (Advent Calendar Post 2)

It’s day 2 of our Austen Variations advent calendar, so here is a Christmas scene from my most recent Pride & Prejudice re-imagining,  A Wilful Misunderstanding. This is a scene that unfortunately got left on the virtual cutting room floor! Its a little racy so consider that your warning if you don’t like that sort of …

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Advent Day 1 – Puzzles, Puzzles Everywhere!

Welcome to Day #1 of our Austenesque Advent Calendar! We’ll be having something special and fun for you here at Austen Variations every day through Christmas. You can access our daily treats either via the blog or by visiting our Virtual Advent Calendar and clicking on the number matching the day’s date.  Sorry, peeking ahead …

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Sons of Pemberley release!

My newest book is here!!!   Tragedy. Love. Betrayal. Devotion. Secrets…   What if Lady Anne Darcy was alive to meet Elizabeth Bennet? Pemberley has been the home of the Darcys for twelve generations. It has seen their loves, their losses, their triumphs and heartbreaks. Spanning over 25 years and two generations, this family saga …

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A Triple Celebration!

“It is above eight months. We have not met since the 26th of November, when we were all dancing together at Netherfield.” –Charles Bingley to Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 44. Hello, friends, and happy Thanksgiving to all those celebrating today! As you may have noticed from the above quote, in addition to American …

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Sailing Ships and Nutty Wish-Lists

  Hello again! Soo, I’ve been hiding under the bonnet for a while, caught in a tug-of-war between two stories that want to be written: one short and happy, with pretty much all of Elizabeth’s reasons to dislike Mr Darcy cleared at the drop of a hat – and a longer one, where our favourite …

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Take Time for Thanksgiving

Right after Halloween (and sometimes even before) our retailers would have us begin focusing on Christmas, and now “Black Friday”, which used to be limited to one day, has expanded to an entire season dedicated to shopping for bargains. I love Christmas. But I often think it’s a shame that in our rush to get …

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