Tag: Jane Austen

Elizabeth Elliot Seeks a Husband Part I

When I first heard the monthly theme of “After the Wedding,” my mind immediately flew to a Persuasion plot based on Elizabeth Elliot deciding she’s had enough of being single. It’s a different take on the theme, meaning it is not a couple’s honeymoon, but I hope you enjoy it nevertheless. This is part one …

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Darcy and Elizabeth: The Wedding Night (past and future)

Darcy and Elizabeth: The Wedding Night (past and future), by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. The theme for this month is After the Wedding. The idea is for different Austen Variation authors showing the day or night after the wedding of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Today, it’s the Cajun Cheesehead’s turn. Oh boy. …

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Darcy and Elizabeth: Their Wedding Night (Leaving More or Less to the Imagination)

For our “After the Wedding” theme, I turned to my very first novel: The Darcys of Pemberley. As a P&P sequel, technically the whole thing takes place after the wedding. However, since the story picks up a year into D&E’s marriage, there’s not much about the actual wedding night, only this short PG clip, which …

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Darcy and Elizabeth: The Wedding Night

This month’s theme at Austen Variations,  After the Wedding, is an effort to provide a little sweet distraction during difficult times. According to our blog stats, the most common search term bringing readers to our blog is ‘Darcy and Elizabeth’s wedding night.’ Not just the most frequent, but by far and away! Which is kind …

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Amazing Grace: a Must-See Movie

For the last month, I’ve been busy with the blog tour launching my latest novel: Murder at Northanger Abbey. Next up? I have just a few chapters written so far of another P&P book, this one from Mr. Darcy’s point of view. Also, I have not one but two audio books in production! Leap of …

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Looking Back, Looking Forward ~ People of Colour in Georgian England

As Maria Grace’s and Lucy Marin’s posts have shown, Georgian England was far from a monochromatic tapestry. People from a variety of backgrounds could be found in different walks of life. Among them, several Black Britons stand out – remarkable people who left their mark on the world around them, on the social and cultural …

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New Audiobook: A Matter of Honor

What could be better than a Pride & Prejudice variation set in Scotland? Hearing the audiobook version with all those luscious Scottish accents! Yes, the audiobook of A Matter of Honor is available now from Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. Narrator Elizabeth Klett did her usual fabulous job bringing Elizabeth and Darcy to life – her …

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Book Launch for “Murder at Northanger Abbey” by Shannon Winslow

The day is finally here! Maybe some of you have been waiting impatiently for Murder at Northanger Abbey to come out. Believe me, I have too! Usually I underestimate how long it will take to get everything done and I’m scrambling at the end. So for this book, I decided to be smart and allow …

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Cover Reveal for “Murder at Northanger Abbey” by Shannon Winslow

TA DA! Here it is: Murder at Northanger Abbey. Isn’t the cover luscious? And what fun I had writing this book! I’d never written a murder mystery before, but that seemed the only choice for a sequel to Northanger Abbey. So I went for it, taking an unconventional approach. You see, unlike most writers of the …

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Drinks, Desserts, and a Free Short Story!

My Dear Austen Friends ~ To say it’s been a strange & stressful past few months would be a serious understatement (at least in our house!), but I definitely warmed to the idea of sharing some recipes in May and just had to share a few on the blog. Here’s hoping the selection I’ve included …

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