Whoa! We’re up to $495! Only $105 away from another scene by Monica Fairview! Click here to donate to Americares to support victims of Hurricane Dorian. Read part 3 here. Without further ado, here’s our fourth scene. Enjoy! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Elizabeth sidled through the servants’ passage and down to the kitchen, the overwhelming timbre of Lady …
Wow! You guys are doing great! We’re up to $395! Only $55 away from another scene by L.L. Diamond! Clicke here to donate to Americares to support victims of Hurricane Dorian. Read part 2 here. Without further ado, here’s our third scene from Nicole Clarkston. Enjoy! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ No one seemed to know quite what to …
You guys raised $150! Woohoo!!! Here’s scene 2 (from Elizabeth Adams). Click here for scene 1 (by Abigail Reynolds) Another $150 earns you another scene! Click here to donate to Hurricane Dorian relief. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Darcy could hear his aunt long before he reached the stranded carriage. She was screeching and demanding she be released, punctuated …
Almost there! My new book, A Matter of Honor, releases on Thursday, Sept 5. You can order the paperback now, and the e-book is available for preorder. Before we get to the chapter, there’s lots of other news, too: The audiobook of Mr. Darcy’s Enchantment was released yesterday, and I have to say Elizabeth Klett’s …
We are raising money for Hurricane Dorian relief! See the original post with cameos, writing critiques and books up for grabs here. Here is the first scene to our group relay story, September Storms, featuring Abigail Reynolds, Elizabeth Adams, Nicole Clarkston, L.L. Diamond, Monica Fairview, and Diana Birchall. Every time $150 is collectively donated (not …
My own “Austen in August” excitement is that I can now announce that I have a new, complete, actual, full length novel coming out, at long last! The title is The Bride of Northanger, and it is a variation – sequel – continuation – riff, call it what you will, on Northanger Abbey, from White …
Only a week to go until the A Matter of Honor is released! Meantime, here’s Chapter 4, where we finally hear Elizabeth’s point of view. Links to earlier chapters: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3. I’ll be posting Chapter 5 next Wednesday, and I’ll be celebrating the book launch on Sept 5 on Babblings of …
As many of you are probably aware, Austen Variations has been joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen. As August begins to draw to a close, I thought it might be fun to get to know Jane Austen a little better with some facts about the author’s life. Are …
One thing that always strikes me when I read Jane Austen’s works is how limited the opportunities for amusement really were. After all, our world is one of constant amusement— we can travel nearly anywhere, watch almost anything, read millions of books, play a game with someone we’ve never met. Endless possibilities! Compare that …
Welcome Austen in August Readers! Austen Variations is joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen! Join me a looking at one of the less examined aspects of Austen’s life, how might she have had fun? What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? With the …
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