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Tag Archives: books
My Annual Twelfth Night Sale! Regency Romance/Suspense at Its Best! December 26, 2020, through January 5, 2021
On the upcoming Saturday, December 26, twenty-three of my non-JAFF titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2020, to January 5, 2021. Fill up your eReaders!!!! All books will be between … Continue reading
Posted in books, contemporary romance, eBooks, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holidays, Living in the Regency, modern adaptations, publishing, reading, reading habits, Realm series, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, writing
Tagged books, contemporary romance, eBooks, Georgian Era, historical fiction, holidays, Publishing, reading, Realm, Regency Era, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, sale, Twelfth Night
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Upcoming Twelfth Night Sale!!! Jane Austen Fan Fiction at its Best!!! December 26, 2020, through January 5, 2021
On the upcoming Saturday, December 26, twenty-one of my Jane Austen Fan Fiction titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2020, to January 5, 2021. Fill up your eReaders!!!! For the … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, books, contemporary romance, eBooks, Georgian England, Georgian Era, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, modern adaptations, mystery, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading habits, Regency era, Regency romance, romance, suspense, Vagary, vampires, writing
Tagged Austen Authors, books, eBooks, Georgian Era, JAFF, Jane Austen, mystery, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Publishing, Regency romance, Romantic Suspense, sale, Twelfth Night, Vagary, variation, writing
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Preview of My Next JAFF: “The Mistress of Rosings Park”
Basis of the Tale: The story begins in late June 1813. Darcy and Elizabeth have not yet met. No Bingley, yet. Mr. Collins did propose to Elizabeth, but ended up marrying Charlotte. Elizabeth is … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book release, British history, excerpt, Georgian England, Georgian Era, heroines, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading, Regency era, romance, Vagary, writing
Tagged Austen characters, books, excerpt, Georgian Era, JAFF, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Regina Jeffers, variation, Writing & Publishing
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Jane Austen and the Romance Novel
According to the Romance Writers of America, “the main plot of a romance novel must revolve around the two people as they develop romantic love for each other and work to build a relationship together. Both the conflict and the … Continue reading
Posted in books, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Regency era, romance
Tagged books, Jane Austen, love, romance novel, Romance Writers of America
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New Year’s Resolutions for Some Favorite Classic Characters
New Year’s was not always celebrated on 1 January. Ancient cultures celebrated the New Year in mid-March with the planting of a new crop. It is said that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions. That would … Continue reading
Posted in books, drama, Elizabethan drama, Jane Austen, King Arthur, legends and myths, literature, playwrights, Pride and Prejudice, reading, reading habits
Tagged books, character flaws, drama, holidays, literature, New Year's resolutions, reading, tragic flaw
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The Effects of Primogeniture on Family Dynamics
As a writer of historical fiction set in England during the Regency era, I am constantly dealing with the ramifications of the practice and the law of primogeniture. In primogeniture, the first born legitimate son is the sole inheritor of … Continue reading
James Lackington: The Man Who Revolutionized Book Stores
In a time when we bemoan the loss of Borders, Waldenbooks, and fear the demise of Barnes & Noble and Books-a-Million, it is hard for us to imagine what it must have been like for those who entered “The Dome … Continue reading
Posted in books, British history, buildings and structures, business, England, Georgian England, history, publishing, reading, reading habits, real life tales
Tagged book selling, books, bookstores, British history, buildings and structures, business, Georgian England, James Lackington, reading habits, real life tales, The Dome of the Muses, The Temple of the Muses
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Preparing for the September 10 Release of “Where There’s a FitzWILLiam Darcy, There’s a Way” + a Giveaway
IT IS ON ITS WAY!!! The release of Where There’s a FitzWILLiam Darcy, There’s a Way is scheduled for Monday, September 10. The premise behind the story is Mr. Bennet has passed from a heart attack, which, ironically, occurred on … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, book excerpts, book release, excerpt, Georgian England, giveaway, historical fiction, history, Inheritance, Jane Austen, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, publishing, reading, Regency era, research, Vagary, writing
Tagged book excerpt, book release, books, entailments, giveaway, inheritance, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, Vagary, variation, Where There's a FitzWILLiam Darcy
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Jane Austen and the Rise of the Novel, a Guest Post from Victoria Kincaid
Here is another guest post from one of my fellow Austen Authors. Victoria Kincaid takes us on the search for the “novel.” I remember the moment in college when I realized that the novel was a relatively recent writing form. … Continue reading
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Tagged books, British history, guest post, novel, Regecny era, romance
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The Significance of Books and of Reading in Jane Austen’s Novels, Guest Post from Lauren Gilbert
The Significance of Books and Reading in Jane Austen’s Novels By Lauren Gilbert Jane Austen was a reader. She read widely. We know she enjoyed novels; she was a subscriber to Fanny Burney’s third novel, Cecilia or Memoirs of … Continue reading
Posted in Austen Authors, books, British history, family, George Wickham, Georgian England, Georgian Era, Guest Blog, Guest Post, Jane Austen, literature, Living in the Regency, Pride and Prejudice, reading
Tagged books, Heyerwood, Jane Austen, Lauren Gilbert, novels, reading, Regency Era
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