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 …
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. …
I thought at first that a theme like “proposals,” would be easy. After all, there’s at least one proposal in all my books, just as in Jane Austen’s. Right? And if I wrote P&P variations, there would be no difficulty (or mystery). The proposals would be between Darcy and Elizabeth and we would all know …
Hello, friends! I hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during this difficult time. With everything going on in the world, I felt the need to share something uplifting this month, and when it comes to raising spirits, who better to turn to than the queen of wit and wisdom herself: Jane Austen. 🙂 So, …
“Let us never underestimate the power of a well-written letter.” Okay, so this line isn’t strictly a Jane Austen quote… but it certainly could have been. She must have subscribed to this policy (as I do) because she often allowed her characters to explain themselves and express their innermost feelings in letter form. Case in point: …
Preview of PERSUADED TO SAIL, Chapter 7, Part 2 Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here, celebrating a milestone. Not only is this the final preview of my upcoming novel, PERSUADED TO SAIL: Book Three of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men, this also marks my fiftieth posting in Jane Austen Variations. I hope you have enjoyed my little …
I’m hard at work on my new book, and you’ll be hearing more about that soon, but in the meantime, I have some news about two of my favorite older books. Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections and The Darcys of Derbyshire have new covers! I was never completely happy with the old ones which I designed …
Preview of PERSUADED TO SAIL, Chapter 7, Part 1 Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here, jumping about again. Happy Mardi Gras! You’ll have to wait until PERSUADED TO SAIL is published to see what was in Chapter 6. As for this one, I’m going to break it up for this posting and the next one. It’s …
With Valentine’s Day, love is in the air. And it’s a Leap Year besides! So we’re celebrating all this month with romantic excerpts and special giveaways! Today it’s my turn, and I have a romantic ‘Darcy and Elizabeth’ chapter from The Darcys of Pemberley, my first (and still most popular) novel. Even if you’ve read …
Preview of PERSUADED TO SAIL, selections from Chapter 5 Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Holy mackerel, I did it again. What happened to Chapter 4? The purpose of these previews Is to give you a taste of PERSUADED TO SAIL. I believe I have accomplished that. While Chapter 4 is a very interesting one, as …
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