Good day! The monthly theme for August is ‘Up the Garden Path’. My vignette is loosely based on it, and I drew inspiration from my nifty little Nancy Drew book once again. This time the quote I choose is “The best way to clear one’s mind is to commune with nature” from The Hidden Staircase. …
Tag: Darcy and Elizabeth
We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 1
We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 1, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. As you know, I’ve been focused on my latest novel, BROTHER OF THE BRIDE: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. However, this darn plot bunny just wouldn’t leave me alone! It demanded to be written, and as …
A Sneak Peek: Entangled, A Short Pride and Prejudice Variation
Hi everyone, I hope the summer is treating you well. Here in London we’ve had a heatwave lasting around ten days followed by torrential rain and flooding yesterday. At least the plums in our garden are ripe. We picked the first batch this afternoon. I wonder whether Elizabeth and Darcy liked plums? If they did, …
Twists of Fate ~ Launch and Giveaway Winners
It’s Twists of Fate launch day! If you pre-ordered the book, I hope it’s already downloaded to your Kindle and awaiting your reading pleasure. If you’d like to order it now, please follow the link to Amazon and find the eBook here (the paperback will be released soon). Early reviews are already in …
Twists of Fate Giveaway & Murphy’s Law: the JAFF Version
Good morning, and thanks for stopping by today as I’m callously preparing to ruin Mr Darcy’s wedding day. If you missed any of the posts on the TWISTS OF FATE blog tour, you can find them here: A ride in the rain; A fiery Mr Darcy; A very un-Hunsford-like proposal; Breaking the wall of silence and …
‘Twists of Fate’ ~ Excerpt and Ongoing Giveaway
Good morning! Thanks for joining me today for a second excerpt from TWISTS OF FATE, due for release in less than a month – but read at your peril, for there be spoilers! Still, I hope you won’t mind a few teensy-weensy ones. If you missed the first excerpt, you can find it here. …
Blossoming Love: The Rosarian (Excerpts from Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma)
While ruminating on our theme for June, Blossoming Love, and having written a piece on the subject already (“I have always been indifferent to flowers,” June 3), I was reminded of roses, and the fact that in my first Austenesque novel, I wrote a character who was actually a Rosarian. He was a minor character, …
Blossoming Love: The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy bonus scene
Hi everyone, When I was editing The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy, I wrote several scenes to show more of Elizabeth and Darcy (‘William Lucas’) when they were younger. This one did not make it into the book, and when the monthly theme of ‘blossoming love’ was chosen, I immediately thought about it. It takes place …
P&P Dating Profiles
This month’s theme is “Blossoming Love.” I’m not sure this post fits, except that before love can bloom, two people have to find each other. Right? Today you might look for your perfect match online. Back in the day it was the personal ads of the newspaper. A while ago, I came across a clever …
Being Mrs Darcy Deleted Scene
Hello everyone, Back in March, the monthly theme here at Austen Variations was comeuppance. I had a perfect scene from Being Mrs Darcy in mind for it, but at the time I was sharing news about The Recovery of Fitzwilliam Darcy and never got around to posting it. I thought that I would now. This …
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