Pride & Prejudice: Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy’s Disappointment Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the…

Mr. Darcy’s Guidebook (excerpt from The Darcys in Venice by Diana Birchall) As my novel The Darcys in Venice glides slowly as a gondola toward hopeful publication, I share a new scene with you, in which Mr. and Mrs. Darcy prepare for their journey. Mr. Darcy's Guidebook Now the dark winter…

Presenting “Captain Wentworth in His Own Words” Captain Wentworth has a lot of explaining to do! Why did he fly off in such an unreasonable rage when Anne tried to put their engagement on hold? And why didn’t he come back to try her again as soon as he was more financially secure? So much time…

Release Celebration for Strange Happenings Good morning, fellow readers! It is release day for Strange Happenings at Longbourn. I'm here today to share the first chapter and for a giveaway! You can get the book on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited now by clicking this link: Take Me to Strange…

Launch of Snowbound & Other Stories Launch of SNOWBOUND & OTHER STORIES, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Over the years, ideas and plots have popped up in my brain that, while amusing or intriguing, are inadequate for a full novel. But I do not allow them to flee unused.…

Coming Saturday: Strange Happenings at Longbourn Hello fellow Janeites! I am thrilled to announce that Strange Happenings at Longbourn will be available on Saturday, September 13th. You can find the book on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Strange Happenings is a full-length novel of a little over…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Georgiana Has Feelings Georgiana Has Feelings September 10, 1811 — Darcy House, London The morning room felt stuffy and dry. Georgiana sat near the window where the light was strongest, a half-finished sampler balanced in her lap. She was meant to be working on a border…

Book News! by Jennifer Altman Hello friends! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful summer and are ready for a bit of bookish news! I know this may come as a shock to some of you, but—I have another Pride and Prejudice variation on the way! 🎉 My upcoming release is a titled Some Little Alteration, and…

Cover Reveal for “Captain Wentworth in His Own Words”! I just love the cover design process! It's where my twin interests in writing and art intersect. Each book presents a new creative challenge as my graphic designer tries to translate the vision in my head into a workable reality. I'll show you…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy Hires Mrs. Annesley Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the events of…

The Guardians of Pemberley – new date Bad news, folks - I'm delaying the release of The Guardians of Pemberley for a month. As some of you know, I've had some challenges this year as my beloved Mr. R faces a cascade of health problems. We hoped we'd reached the turning point in mid-August, but…

A Free Book for My Birthday! So, tomorrow is my  birthday! As I approach the ripe old age of 48, I have come to believe that birthday gifts are just as fun to give as to receive. Therefore, on September 2, please accept my gift: The Year in Between: A Sense and Sensibility Variation, for free!…

The Tenth Anniversary of Crescent City, by Jack Caldwell The Tenth Anniversary of Crescent City Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Twenty years ago, the United States suffered one of the worst natural disasters in its history. I am speaking of 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. This monster storm…

An Offer of Marriage is now available! An Offer of Marriage is now available! Its a forced marriage, enemies to lovers romance and I hope you'll check it out  🙂  The audiobook, narrated by Elizabeth Grace, will come soon! Hope you enjoy and in the meantime here is a little excerpt to wet your…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Bingley Talks to an Estate Agent Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the events…

Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy encourages Bingley to think about a country estate 20th of August 1811 The acrid smoke from a nearby gentleman smoking a pipe burnt Darcy’s nostrils as he entered the cardroom at White’s, and he crinkled his nose. Why did Bingley enjoy this diversion so much? The…

How to write a book about blackmail . . . without calling it blackmail One of the interesting challenges for JAFF writers is the ever-evolving nature of the English language. All languages change over time, leaving modern French speakers trying to read Old French, like the Eulalia text: Buona…

Prelude to Pemberley: Caroline’s Hopes Rise Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the events of Ramsgate,…

Readers’ Responses: Six Very Important Questions Six Very Important Questions: Readers Respond! Last week, I posted six very important (very silly) questions -- and shared eleven of the Austen Variation authors' responses. This week, it's your turn! Here are the answers seventeen of you gave! (I'm…

Did Jane Austen Ever See an Elephant? by Diana Birchall You don’t have to be a pachydermophiliac to delight in a very delectable question, whose origin may be traced to a discussion on one of the Jane Austen online lists from as far back as 2011 – this post is what one might hopefully and…

P&P: Prelude to Pemberley- Darcy Decides to Match Bingley and Georgiana Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's…

Coming Soon—An Offer of Marriage by Amy D’Orazio I have a new book coming this month! An Offer of Marriage is currently available for preorder. An excerpt is below, from a part where Darcy and Elizabeth are engaged but Bingley knows nothing about it. Hope you enjoy! You can preorder it here or…

Six Very Important Questions for our AV Authors! I don't know about you, but August makes me want to be silly! (Perhaps that's because I'm a teacher, and soon I'll be back to pretending -- for a few weeks, at least -- that I'm a serious grown up? Or perhaps it's just because...I'm silly!) In the…

Release day for Look on the Heart Good morning, readers! It's release day for Look on the Heart, a new Darcy and Elizabeth variation! This book was inspired by a reader plot bunny, so shout out to Karen Leos! You can get the book on Amazon and KU here: Here's the blurb: Elizabeth Bennet's father…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy and Georgiana Have a Heart-to-Heart Talk Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's…

Audiobook Release Day for More Than You Know! by Jennifer Altman Hi, all! I hope you're having a wonderful summer filled with sunshine, relaxation, and—of course—a good book or two. 🙂 Today, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news: my most recent Pride and Prejudice variation, More Than You Know,…

Soul Marks for Soul Mates We fanfic writers love to play around with the soul mate idea. It sounds lovely in some ways--two people who are meant for each other, destined to find each other and fulfill each other's every emotional need. In real life, most people probably don't believe in soul…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy’s Scathing Letter to Wickham Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the…

Some New – But “Old” News Greetings to you all! It has been a while since I have posted here, except for the few P&P Behind the Scenes I contributed that were posted the last couple years. I have a bit of news I wanted to share, as well as what I’ve been going through the past couple of months.…

The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part V And now, the conclusion to my wee tale. Previous parts can be found here, here, here, and here. The only cause for regret Elizabeth had upon debarking on her trip with the Gardiners was having to leave Jane. The situation with Mr Bingley was far from…

On Air: The End! Okay, all: it's 3:25 am Eastern Time, and I finally finished On Air: An Elizabeth Darcy Story! So, you can expect that this is a very, very rough draft! Still, I hope you enjoy this tale from 1939. If you want to catch up on the earlier parts, feel free to so do so here: Part…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Colonel Fitzwilliam Learns of Ramsgate Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the…

Make Your Play Launch and Giveaway 🎉 Book Launch Day: After some unfortunate delays on my end, Make Your Play is Here! 🎉 It started with a jest. A silly, offhand bargain between two people who could barely stand each other: If we’re both still single in five years, we’ll marry each other.…

Books and Readers and a Writer, Oh My! Greetings, you wonderful readers, you! This is a smorgasbord of a post, so I’ll try to break it up into three parts. (Appetizers: Free Books! Main Course: Jane Austen Summer Program! Dessert: Part 8 of On Air...)

The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley Part IV Big thanks to everyone reading along and an extra thanks to those who are commenting. It’s always nice to know you are enjoying this wee tale.  Today, I bring you the fourth of five parts. You can find previous parts here: Part I Part II Part III As soon…

Pre-release Day Celebration and Giveaway: The Unexpected Heir The week has flown by and tomorrow is the release of The Unexpected Heir. I have put an audition script up on ACX for an audiobook, and hopefully, I'll have a good narrator for it soon. In the meantime, I have Chapter 4 just in case…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy discovers the truth Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the events of…

New Release: Pemberley Encounter Giveaway!!! It's Release Day, and I'm all anticipation! It seems ages since I published my last non-magical Pride and Prejudice variation, but I'm thrilled to present my new mild-angst, quiet Pride and Prejudice variation. With all the chaotic things happening in…

Finding time to write Have you seen that meme going around about Ursula Le Guin's writing schedule? Some writers are early birds and swear by waking up early and getting things done while they are fresh and the world is new. Others are night owls, doing their best writing as the world quiets…

The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley Part III Happy Friday! For your reading pleasure, here is Part II of my wee summer tale. Part I is here, and Part II is here, if you need to catch up. There was no denying it was a blow to discover Jane Bennet was not at home. Bingley’s only consolation was that…

Book Preview: Chapter 1 – The Unexpected Heir July 11th is coming quick! I do not have a preorder yet, but I am working on getting the final proofreading and edits done on The Unexpected Heir so it will be out on time! We had a preview a while back of the preview and Chapter 1, but I have reposted…

Audiobook Release: It’s Always Been You! July is plugging right along, and I've got a ton going on. Firstly, It's Always Been You came out on audiobook this week! If you haven't heard the sample of Christine reading it, look no further than below! I'm giving away 5 audiobook codes to 5 lucky…

P&P Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy Races to Ramsgate Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy's story, the events of…

The Slipper Scandal Game–With a Giveaway! 🧐 BONUS QUESTION GAME for The Slipper Scandal Readers! The Slipper Scandal was released last Friday and is available in Kindle Unlimited--reviews have been great, so thank you for that! Now, let's play a game, so you can win a prize! In The Slipper…

The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley Part II Happy Friday! If you missed it, Part I of my wee summer tale can be found here. With no further ado, on we go with Part II. Let’s see what Elizabeth has to tell Mr Bingley! Elizabeth stood at the window and gazed into the garden. It was a fine summer…

Bullock’s Museum and The Slipper Scandal When I was writing The Slipper Scandal (which will be released into the wild tomorrow!) I wanted to think up some lesser used sites in 1811 London where ODC could meet. The story takes place in January/February of 1811 (yep, a little pre-canon), so these…

Prelude to Pemberley: Georgiana Agrees to Elope… Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of…

Country Lanes, an Ancient Village and a Dazzling City I have always had a fondness for the less-travelled road, and earlier this year the less-travelled road took me and my husband to the coast of Norfolk. It was our first trip to East Anglia. I can’t imagine why we had never visited that part of…

The Travails of Mr Charles Bingley, Part I Hello everyone! Today, I’m posting the first part of a five-part short story. Fittingly, I am posting it on the first day of summer. You’ll see why I say that towards the end of this section. 🌞 The photo included is one I took during my recent visit to…

Fairy Tales and Jane Austen Variations I have to confess, adult I may be, but I still love fairy tales! Who doesn't enjoy a good Cinderella story, whether it's a romantic comedy or a football team turning things around to win the Superbowl? Fairy tales appeal to some of our deepest longings—to be…