Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s dragon is now available in Audio! (Click HERE to find it! ) He’s a sneak peak at the awesome work my narrator Benjamin Fife has done. To celebrate the amazing work he’s done, I’ve got some copies to give away! To enter to win, leave me a comment below with a caption …
An Inspiring Trip to the Lake
“Austen at the Beach” is the July theme here at the blog. The weather is getting hot, and aren’t we all thinking about how refreshing it would be to spend some time on or near water? But the only “beachy” scenes I’ve written for my books are ones I’ve already shared here at Austen Variations: …
The Cajun Cheesehead Critic picnics with 1940’s Pride and Prejudice
A Picnic Instead of a Ball – 1940’s Pride and Prejudice (with a giveaway), by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Well, we’ve run through three Pride and Prejudice adaptations—1980, 1995, and 2005. So, it’s time to tackle that strange beast known as P&P0: Robert Z. Leonard’s 1940 film Pride and Prejudice. The screenplay …
A picnic from The Vicar’s Daughter
The Vicar of Kympton–excerpt #2 Darcy slowly descending the grand stairs, steeling himself for those inevitably awkward moments in the drawing room when everyone was standing about stupidly waiting for something to begin. The situation inevitably begged for some conversation, but not a great deal, just enough to fill the empty space. Even so, he …
A Lady’s Reputation Cover Reveal
So I am super excited to reveal my cover today for A Lady’s Reputation but before I do, the giveaway for this cover reveal is a $20 amazon gift card. To enter, you just make a comment below! Easy-peasy! The winner will be announced simultaneously on the on the Austen Variations Facebook page and the …
It’s Always Been Us – Chapter 1
Hi, everyone! While I’m gearing up with the last installment, it’s time to start checking out the second book in the modern series I’ve been working on. I love Brandon and Jena and I hope you will too! Their story is a bit different, of course, but a lot of fun and a bit steamier …
20 Questions with Audiobook Narrator Stevie Zimmerman
If you’re a fan of Austenesque fiction and also enjoy listening to audiobooks, you are probably familiar with Stevie Zimmerman. With nearly 200 titles under her belt (many of them in the JAFF and historical romance categories), she has developed a loyal following—and having recently worked with Stevie on my own release, I can see …
A Summer Picnic with Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Someone Unexpected…
What’s not to love about picnics?! Typically, there are friends or family in attendance, baskets packed with delicious food, the beautiful outdoors (hopefully, Mother Nature is behaving herself!), and lots of fun to be had. 😎 Several years back, I wrote a whimsical short story about Emma Woodhouse, Mr. Knightley, and a fairy named Sylvia…who …
A Picnic in Jane Austen’s Day
Origin of picnics The concept of a picnic has been existence for a very long time. (Of course, one could argue that eating outdoors was the very first way to eat, but let’s not go back quite that far.) Food historians suggest that the modern concept of the picnic evolved from traditional moveable outdoor feasts. …
A Picnic at Pemberley
It’s picnic time! June is a great time for picnics, with or without our Regency glad rags on. I love writing about picnics. In The Second Chance there’ s one at the seaside (but on a pebbly beach and sitting on deck-chairs, so hopefully they didn’t have to worry about sand in their …
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