This is a double release week for me — and what makes it twice as fun is that both projects are modern, Austen-inspired stories!! My contribution to RWA’s second anthology, SECOND CHANCES (Sept. 12th release – more on that further down the page), is out right now, as is the final book in my Mirabelle Harbor …
Some of you may already know this because of conversations with me on Facebook (I couldn’t contain my excitement last week 😀 ), but my Persuasion-inspired addition to the Mirabelle Harbor series, which is also the final chapter in this contemporary Austenesque story collection, is now complete!!!!!!!! I’ve got the story details, and pre-order links!! AND, just …
Particular Intentions is now available through Audible and on Amazon and iTunes as an audiobook! I’m so excited to have it available this way, and hope in the future that I can work backwards a bit to offer you the rest of my books as well, though I’ll need a little break before I start …
It’s here!! It’s finally here!! After nearly seven and a half years since its original publication, there’s finally a new edition of my debut novel, According to Jane 😛 . I’m so excited to celebrate its re-release! In honor of this occasion. ♥ ♥ ♥ For anyone who may not familiar with the novel, it’s …
Now, I know what you are all thinking. Where has Caitlin Williams been? She hasn’t posted anything for ages, she’s been so quiet lately, I hope she’s okay, etc. What’s that you say…you hadn’t noticed? Charming! And I thought we were friends. The truth is, I have been deep, deep, deep undercover working on a …
Several years back, at the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention in Chicago, a group of us decided we’d each research and serve a popular Regency drink as part of a workshop we presented called “Jane Austen Happy Hour.” What fun to get to learn about (and taste test) so many delicious drinks. My beverage of choice was …
There are few moments in a new relationship so memorable as that first kiss. *sigh* When I think of the stories I enjoyed reading most, the romantic films I loved best, or the dates from my own past that still make me grin like a teenager, it’s those first kiss scenes that often spring to …
The idea of pairing a classic literary figure or character with a compelling paranormal situation has been a popular narrative technique, as well as a delightful amusement (!!), for many contemporary writers. In my case, I was really taken with the fantasy of having Jane Austen herself as an advice-giving ghost in the mind of …
Today I am excited to announce the release of my novel, A Peculiar Engagement! And there is a giveaway! Many of you may recall about a year and a half ago I began posting chapters of it as I was writing Mr. Darcy’s Rival. It was the ‘book in a book’ that Miss Anne de Bourgh had …
It’s a while since I’ve posted here at Austen Variations, and it’s lovely to be back! What’s more, I’m bringing a guest with me: my friend and writing partner, Ada Bright. We’ve just spent a fantastic year co-writing a contemporary mystery-cum-romance set against the backdrop of the beautiful city of Bath during the annual Jane …
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