Double Dessert – or – What to Do With a Dozen Eggs

Welcome to May! Everybody hoped we’d be past this pandemic by now, but that’s not the case for most of us. We’re still living a “new normal” – missing some things we’ve lost, at least temporarily, but learning to rediscover enjoyment in others, especially in simple things like family time, reading a good book (of …

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Will You: A Quarantine Love Story

For the last Will You…? post of April, I’ve written a bit of a quarantine story. I hope you’ll forgive me for writing a Pride and Prejudice love story out of our current predicament, but it was what was in my head. I’ve been crazy busy between the book release and a few courses I’ve …

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Through Kitty’s Eyes: A New Proposal Scene

Bingley, who wanted to be alone with Jane, proposed their all walking out. It was agreed to. Mrs. Bennet was not in the habit of walking. Mary could never spare time, but the remaining five set off together. Bingley and Jane, however, soon allowed the others to outstrip them. They lagged behind, while Elizabeth, Kitty, …

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Launch Day! Fortune and Felicity

It’s finally here!! It seems like it was a very long journey for this Pride and Prejudice what-if variation, which was written during difficult circumstances for me and, more recently, for the whole world. I can hardly believe the project has finally come to fruition! I’m wiping away a little tear from my eye. Fortune …

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Will you?

Hello again in this month of proposals! Hope you’re keeping well and that you’re most agreeably engaged 😊 Thanks for stopping by ten days ago to read my ‘blast from the past’ (if you haven’t read it, you can find it here). And now here comes the ‘new-one-never-before-seen.’ Sending hugs and good wishes from across …

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A Proposal Scene by Jennifer Altman

Hi friends! I hope everyone is hanging in there and staying safe and healthy. As you’ve likely noticed, we’re celebrating proposals at Austen Variations this month, so today, I’ll be sharing a scene from my debut novel, To Conquer Pride. Ironically, when I first set out to write a Pride and Prejudice variation, the proposal …

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Yet More Proposal Scenes by Jack Caldwell #3

Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This month, our theme is “Will You?” That’s right, it’s a month full of proposals, the good, the bad, and the ugly! Most will probably melt your pudding, but you might just see a stinker in the bouquet. We all need to laugh, right? Okay, I didn’t write the above. …

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A Daring Proposal and ArmchairTravel

Hi, and I hope you’re safe and well! Since most of us are still stuck at home, how do you feel about a spot of #ArmchairTravel? If #ArmchairTravel sounds tempting, you can find the book previews and Amazon links at the end of this post. But while you’re deciding where you’d like to go, I …

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Another Proposal Scene by Jack Caldwell #2

Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This month, our theme is “Will You?” That’s right, it’s a month full of proposals, the good, the bad, and the ugly! Most will probably melt your pudding, but you might just see a stinker in the bouquet. We all need to laugh, right? Okay, I didn’t write the above. …

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A Quarantined Proposal by Nicole Clarkston

How are you all holding up? It’s a wild ride, that’s for sure. I thought you could do with a bit of laughter, so this is my very first crack at a modern Darcy and Elizabeth. (I said you could laugh, right?) You may even empathize with our dear couple’s struggles! Enjoy ! -NC “Lizzy! You’re …

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