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Austentatious, by Alyssa Goodnight – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , on 4 February 2012 | 2 Comments »

Guest Review by Aia A. Hussein The archetypical figure of the fairy godmother – an imagined mentor with supernatural powers – is an attractive trope because it suggests that certain elements of the unseen universe are rooting for us whether we are aware of it or not.  The most popular fairy godmother is arguably the [...]

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Austentatious Blog Tour with Author Alyssa Goodnight, & Giveaway

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , on 2 February 2012 | 70 Comments »

Jane Austen’s indisputable influence continues, so much so, that she shows up as a character in Alyssa Goodnight’s new, innovative novel Austentatious. Please join us today in welcoming Alyssa as she visits during her blog tour in celebration of the release of Austentatious, published this month by Kensington Books. In this humorous guest blog, Alyssa [...]

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Giveaway Winners Announced for Rosedale in Love

Posted in Edwardian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , on 2 February 2012 | 3 Comments »

43 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three copies of a digital edition of Rosedale in Love, by Lev Raphael. The winners drawn at random are: Mary Ann Potter who left a comment on January 24, 2012 Laura’s Reviews who left a comment on January 24, 2012 Evangeline [...]

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Compulsively Mr. Darcy Blog Tour with Author Nina Benneton, & Giveaway!

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , , , on 1 February 2012 | 71 Comments »

There are a lot of Mr. Darcy novels out there. Hundreds, in fact. Some are retellings of his side of Pride and Prejudice. Others continue his life at Pemberley after his marriage to Elizabeth Bennet, but, a new Mr. Darcy novel released today has an entirely new twist! Please join us today in welcoming author [...]

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April Lady, by Georgette Heyer – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Georgette Heyer Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 January 2012 | 8 Comments »

Guest Review by Laura A. Wallace Georgette Heyer’s April Lady is the last re-issue by Sourcebooks of Heyer’s novels.  (The very last is Pistols for Two, a collection of short stories.)  Originally published in 1957, it is comfortably set within the Regency period that she had made her own.  The setting is London, and the [...]

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Quotes honoring Pride and Prejudice’s 199th Birthday!

Posted in Jane Austen Quotes, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 28 January 2012 | 20 Comments »

I could not let this day pass without wishing Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice a happy 199th birthday. Written between October 1796 and August 1797, Pride and Prejudice was first entitled First Impression and would not premiere on the printed page until after many revisions and another sixteen years. Publisher Thomas Egerton of Whitehall [...]

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A Summer in Europe, by Marilyn Brant – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Randomly Not Jane Austen Book Reviews, tagged , , , , on 26 January 2012 | 3 Comments »

Guest review by Shelley DeWees – The Uprising “A chorus of Happy Birthday roused her into greater awareness of the rest of the group.  Her aunt, who’d managed to light candles on a big, chocolate, sprinkle-covered birthday cake, came forward in song and demanded Gwen’s attention.  She thought about her wish: to be happy, secure, [...]

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