It’s Monday (day 4 after release) and I’m celebrating The Princess Problem with an audiobook code drop! Want to listen? Comment on this post with the phrase “PRINCESS AUDIO” and tell me: if you were offered a title, would you take it ? I’ll pick two winners at random, so be sure to enter by Friday …
Tag: Pride and Prejudice variation
Mr. Darcy’s Guidebook (excerpt from The Darcys in Venice by Diana Birchall)
As my novel The Darcys in Venice glides slowly as a gondola toward hopeful publication, I share a new scene with you, in which Mr. and Mrs. Darcy prepare for their journey. Mr. Darcy’s Guidebook Now the dark winter evenings at Pemberley became busy ones. The storms moderated, the guests departed, repairs were carried on, …
News about The Guardians of Pemberley
Yes, The Guardians of Pemberley, Book 3 of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mage, is still coming out in September, and it’ll be full of romance, excitement, and magic! It’s not going to be quite what I expected, though. In a good way! And it’s all my editor’s fault. Here’s a dialogue of what happened with my editor, …
Early sneak peek of “Threatened By Turns”
One of my favorite kinds of Jane Austen variations is when we have a story that follows all or part of the plot of the original story, except that there is something going on in the background that changes everything. From stories in which Elizabeth and Darcy are secretly married before they meet at the …
Planned in the Cradle: Darcy and Anne
“What a fine pair they are,” said Lady Catherine de Bourgh, tilting her dark, lace-capped head sentimentally to the side, for effect. “Surely no finer children were ever seen in England.” “You are right, I believe,” her sister Lady Anne Darcy answered placidly. “My little Darcy is remarkably strong and intelligent, and twice little Anne’s …
Preview #3 of The Courtship of Elizabeth Darcy
Preview #3 of My Latest WIP, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. I am sorry I have been out of commission for a while. I had complications from my cataract surgery last Fall. To be honest, I could not see well enough to write. However, things are much better now, and I have …
New Release – Gentlemen of Honor
Hello All! It’s Summer again (the person, not the season). I have a second new release for you. Some of you may be thinking, how can that be? You just released Dishonorable Gentlemen last week. Well, I’ve been hoarding manuscripts, like a Book Dragon, but not because I didn’t want to share. Rather, because these two …
New Release – Dishonorable Gentlemen + A Free Book!
Hello All! I hope this posts find you well. For those of you who don’t know me well yet, as I’m new to Austen Variations (though not to the world of Austenesque writing), I’m not much of a blogger, but I do love a good newsletter. Therefore, when I bring you a post, it will …
The Magic of Pemberley is here!
The Magic of Pemberley is finally here, and I couldn’t be more thrilled! Since this is the second book of the Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mage series, you’ll finally get some answers to the questions raised in Spellbound at Pemberley. And I can’t wait to see what you think! You can order the book at Amazon in …
An excerpt from The Magic of Pemberley – and a sale!
The Magic of Pemberley, the second book of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Mage, will be released on Sept 25 (paperback available on Sept 23 so you can get it in time for release day). I’m starting the celebration early with two things – a sneak peek at Chapter 1 of The Magic of Pemberley, and a special …



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