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From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Happy Friday readers. I hope that you are ready for Halloween. I understand that it will be the first night since 1944 that all three time zones in the US will have a full moon. How appropriate. To put you in the mood for the season, I am... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Good morning readers. Are you ready to dive into a debut novel for your weekend reading? If so, I have a suggestion for you. Silver Buckles, a new Pride and Prejudice variation was just released on October 13th by Meryton Press. If its sparkly cover and book description... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Good morning Janeites! Please help me welcome Austenesque author J. Marie Croft to Austenprose today in celebration of the release of her Pride and Prejudice-inspired novella, Play with Fire. J. Marie is well known in the Jane Austen fan fiction world having written novels, a novella, and several... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Hello dear readers. I am happy to welcome author Laura Hile back to Austenprose today in celebration of her next Austenesque novel, As Only Mr. Darcy Can. Laura is a popular novelist in the genre having published several Jane Austen-inspired books. Her last title was So This Is... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: We are happy to welcome back Austenesque author Kelly Miller today in celebration of her new novel, Accusing Mr. Darcy. This storyline is a variation of the classic Pride and Prejudice plot and places protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy is an alternative universe—combining a love story and... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Fall is here and Halloween is just around the corner as the next holiday to celebrate. To get in the mood I always like to re-read Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen’s Gothic parody, and a new Austen-inspired Gothic fiction. This year it will be Tempt Me, by Julie Cooper.... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â Great news in Austenland, readers. While the pandemic has taken its toll and continues to flourish, we can be grateful that so many housebound writers are working away creating stories for us! I am happy to share that the fine folks at Meryton Press will be having several... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â I am happy to welcome Austenesque author Don Jacobson to Austenprose today to celebrate the release of his latest novel, In Plain Sight. Don is a prolific writer publishing seven novels in his Bennet Wardrobe series and additional Jane Austen-inspired variations. He has also contributed to the North... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Katie Jackson: Most variations of Jane Austen's classic novels are set in England, in the same Regency time period as the original stories. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to discover that this new Pride and Prejudice variation—Tempted, by prolific Austenesque author Nicole Clarkston—takes place in a unique time and multiple locations.... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Sophia Rose: What is left to a woman when by law she is at the mercy of an incompetent, oafish cousin? Why, a quiet rebellion, of course! Victoria Kincaid has authored many lively Pride and Prejudice variations and retellings over the years which I have thoroughly enjoyed. While respecting Jane Austen... 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 Katie Jackson: For a Pride and Prejudice enthusiast, there is nothing quite like an unusually talkative and passionate Mr. Darcy to pique one’s interest. And it becomes particularly intriguing when the story is told almost exclusively from his perspective. Ironically, it is perhaps his most blundering speech that is mercifully interrupted... Continue Reading →
