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From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Diversity within historical romance has been a heated topic lately covered in major media. The controversy with RWA has stirred up a lot of emotional discussions, and hopefully positive change toward including a wider range of authors and characters of ethnic and sexual orientation in the romance genre.... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: I am happy to welcome bestselling author Mimi Matthews to Austenprose today for an exclusive interview in celebration of her latest Victorian romance, Fair as a Star, which just released this week. Readers of this blog will be familiar with many of Mimi’s novel’s that we have reviewed... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Hello dear readers. How is your summer going so far? What have you been reading? My TBR pile is still out of control, but I have managed to enjoy several very diverse genres from romcoms to Austenesque to nonfiction writing books. I have Indulged my “imagination in every... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend. I am happy to report that I am making progress in the Weed War in my garden now that the weather is cooperating. Today I am thrilled to welcome a popular Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell variations author to Austenprose.... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: I am so happy to welcome author Laura Hile back to Austenprose today. Laura is the writer of several Jane Austen-inspired novels and short stories, notably the Mercy’s Embrace trilogy featuring none other than the peevish Miss Elizabeth Elliot from Persuasion, and her humorous fantasy, Darcy by Any... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Hello Dear Readers. Summer is finally here, and I am enjoying beautiful weather whilst gardening away, finally. I am conducting war with the weeds, but sadly, they are still winning! How are you doing? I am incredibly happy to host a book blast for Jenetta James’ new historical... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Hello Dear Readers, I am happy to welcome bestselling Austenesque author Victoria Kincaid to Austenprose today to share her fifteenth Pride and Prejudice variation, Rebellion at Longbourn. Variations have become the driving force in Jane Austen fiction for several years now. The creativity of the authors who imagine... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Pamela Mingle: Every good Regency romance deserves a manipulative old dowager. In this book, it’s Great Aunt Agatha. She tells the Duke of Everingham, called Hart, that her niece would “…rather live with dogs and horses than marry.” Likewise, she tells her niece that the duke would never consider her for... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Forced marriages are a time-honored trope in Regency romance. Recently there was To Have and to Hoax, by Martha Waters, and then there are classics like Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon, and The Convenient Marriage, by Georgette Heyer. In each of these novels the hero and heroine must marry... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Hello Dear Readers, Did you know that in historical fiction the fabulous fifties are the new forties? Yes, after years of WWII stories, novels set during the post-war years are now being published more frequently. I adore the Grantchester mysteries series by James Runcie, and later this month... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Hello dear readers, I hope that you are all coping during this crazy time. I am on lockdown here at Woodston Cottage trying to be productive while immersing myself in audiobooks and rom-com movies. It is Spring and the birds are singing, and the flowers are blooming. I... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â I have been watching several romcoms lately to offset the stress and anxiety generated from a world health crisis. Last week I enjoyed Father of the Bride (1991), Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Made of Honor (2008), and The Wedding Date (2004). Do you notice a theme... Continue Reading →
