Tis the season to ring in the holiday spirit, and what better way to do so with than with a Jane Austen-inspired Christmas story? Here is a selection of novels and short stories from the past year that you might consider cozying up to with hot tea and festive holiday cookies on a cold evening [...]
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$1.99 eBooks from Sourcebooks in Celebration of Jane Austen’s Birthday
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Book Blog, Book Blogger, Books, Historical Fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Jane Austen's Birthday, SourceBooks on 14 December 2011 | 9 Comments »
Come celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday on December 16th with eBooks available for only $1.99! Sourcebooks, the number one publisher of Jane Austen sequels is offering a selection of fourteen Mr. Darcy themed eBooks for only $1.99, available December 13th thorough December 30th, 2011. Here is their description: The Darcy of your dreams is just a [...]
Preview of The Garden Intrigue, by Lauren Willig & Giveaway
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged A Night at Northanger, Giveaways, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Lauren Willig, Napoleopnic Era, Regency era, Swag, The Garden Intrigue, The Pink Carnation Series on 24 September 2011 | 50 Comments »
Regular readers of Austenprose will know that I am a huge fan of author Lauren Willig novels. I absolutely adore her bestselling Pink Carnation series set during the Napoleonic Wars, filled with spies, humor and romance. I was thrilled beyond words when Lauren agreed to write a short story for my upcoming Austenesque anthology Jane [...]
Giveaway Winners Announced for the Georgette Heyer Birthday Bash Celebration
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Book Blog, Books, Georgette Heyer, Giveaways, Historical Fiction, Regency romance, Swag on 25 August 2011 | 7 Comments »
68 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three Heyer book packs of her novels. The lucky winners drawn at random are: Heyer Pack #1 goes to Rachel who left a comment on 16th August 2011 Bath Tangle The Reluctant Widow The Grand Sophy Regency Buck The Convenient Marriage [...]
Georgette Heyer Birthday Bash Celebration with Laura Wallace & Sourcebooks!
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Georgette Heyer, Giveaways, Historical Fiction, SourceBooks, Swag on 16 August 2011 | 69 Comments »
Queue the paper streamers and party hats – today, Tuesday August 16th, is Georgette Heyer’s 109th birthday! We are celebrating the Queen of Regency Romance in style with a great guest blog from our resident Heyer enthusiast Laura Wallace and a ton of fabulous giveaways from Sourcebooks. So put on your best party frock and [...]
A Happy Birthday Celebration for Georgette Heyer!
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Books, Fiction, Georgette Heyer, Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, SourceBooks on 12 August 2011 | 8 Comments »
HUZZAH! Incredible news for historical fiction, mystery and romance fans… In grand celebration of the 109th birthday of Regency Romance Queen Georgette Heyer on August 16, 2011, Sourcebooks is discounting EVERY SINGLE one of the eBooks they currently have available of her titles to $1.99 for one week only. The party starts a day early [...]
Preview and Excerpt of Pride and Prejudice: The Jewess and the Gentile, by Lev Raphael
Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged Book, eBook, Elizabeth Bennet, Historical Romance, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Lev Raphael, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice: The Jewess and the Gentile on 6 August 2011 | 18 Comments »
I am continually amazed by how writers are inspired by Jane Austen’s characters from Pride and Prejudice. There are so many retellings and “what if’s,” recounting and elaborating on the relationship of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, our favorite romantic couple, that it makes my head swim — but — this may be a first! [...]
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