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P&P:TUS The Musings of Mr. Collins on His Cousin’s Wedding

The Extensive Musings of Mr. Collins on the Occasion of his Cousin’s Wedding 

November, 14, 1812 

Breakfast should have been a quiet affair, but it seemed few meals were at Lucas Lodge. Mr. Collins squeezed his temples. So much banal chatter soured his stomach and ruined his appetite.

Mrs. Collins’s brothers brought reports on new arrivals at Netherfield Park while her younger sister was brimming over with talk of lace and dresses. Collins could not bring himself to care about the b...

The Foundling is now available! And of course there’s a giveaway!

My thanks to all of you wonderful JAFF fans who have given the Rags to Richmond series a try! For those who haven’t and who have Kindle Unlimited, we do hope you’ll give it a peek!

The Foundling is Book 3 in the series! Here is an Austen Variations-exclusive excerpt below… hope you enjoy! You can get the book HERE! Book 4, Oakley’s story, releases December 10.

Leave me a comment below if you’d like to win a copy of the first 3 ebooks in the series… The Maid, The Spinster, and The Foundling.

 

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P&P:TUS A Sisterly Talk Before the Wedding

A Sisterly Talk Before the Wedding

November 12, 1812

The evening turned cold and the family retreated upstairs somewhat earlier than usual. Elizabeth and Jane withdrew to Jane’s room.  A warm fire crackled in the fireplace, and they sat together on the bed heaped high with pillows.

Elizabeth removed the pins from Jane’s hair and brushed it with the old silver hairbrush, a gift from Grandmother Gardiner so many years ago. Jane’s hair was so beautiful, shining like molten gold under t...

P&P The Untold Stories: Lady Catherine Sends Regrets

Lady Catherine has “no words” — or does she?

November 9, 1812

My Very Own Nephew… what have you done?

I have no words.

The shades of Pemberley are darkening as I write this, and my speechlessness at your pointed betrayal of our family is equaled only by my shock. And after our recent conversation, too! We discussed this in London, Darcy!! You were standing but two feet in front of me. I know you heard my well-informed opinion of Miss Elizabeth Bennet and my report of her alarming behavior in He...

P&P The Untold Stories: Anne de Bourgh Sends Regrets

Anne pens a sweet note to her cousin (while her mum is out!)

November 9, 1812

To Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley

Sent on Behalf of Anne de Bourgh of Rosings by Mrs. Jenkinson

My Dear Cousin,

I have but a moment alone whilst my mother is attending to a number of decorative details at the parsonage — you know how keenly she wishes to be of service to Mr. and Mrs. Collins — so I must endeavor to keep this note brief.

This morning, I happened upon my mother’s letter to you in response to your ki...

Still in Byron’s Box (The Darcys in Venice, Chapter 29) by Diana Birchall

The Prince Regent by Lawrence

“Darcy! Oh, Darcy!” shrieked Lydia to his back, as he made his way out of the box. “Don’t go! Wickham has left his box and I swear he is coming around here. He really is!  I hope he gets here before the plaguey curtain goes up again. Oh, has he got a woman with him? Tell the Countess to just give me those glasses back again, would you, Byron.”

“Let us have a look,” said Byron coolly, and took a long inspection.  “Why, yes. It is La Grassini. I am not surprised, I ha...

P&P The Untold Stories: Charlotte Collins on Bonfire Night

A revisit to my Charlotte Collins series of stories

November 5, 1812

Across the clearing, sparks flew as the stuffed guy was engulfed in flames. Flickering yellow and orange tendrils shot up from the bonfire toward the sky.  Charlotte remembered how huge and out of control the bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day had seemed to her as a child.  She had always feared that the sparks would set a building alight, perhaps the result of all those years of stern cautions from her mother about taking care with ...

The Scotsman’s Ghost Launch Party

If you live in the States, this is a… kind of crazy week. You know what I’m talking about. But let’s not worry about that here, right? Because the one thing we can ALL agree on is that Darcy is delicious when he’s out of his element. And does it get more out of his element than seeing things that nobody else can see?

Are you ready to see what sort of Yuletide Mischief poor Darcy gets dragged into? The Scotsman’s Ghost goes live today! Here’s a sneak preview, and stick around for the giveaway!

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On Air, an E&D short story (part two)

Hi, Friends! If you’re looking for Part One of “On-Air,” my new Elizabeth and Darcy short story, you can find it here.

On to Part Two…

On-Air: An Elizabeth and Darcy Short Story(Part Two)

Like most staff members at PBN, Elizabeth didn’t have her own office, so she made a beeline for the only room she could be reasonably certain George Wickham wouldn’t enter.

She really ought to have known better.

“Get out!” she cried, when he leaned back against the ladies’ room door, clicking it shut.

Elizabe...

The Art of Apology Excerpt

Hello everyone!

In case you’ve missed the news, I have a new book coming out soon! The Art of Apology will be released on 18 November—less than 3 weeks from now. As always, it is available via Amazon. Enjoy Chapter 1, and let me know what you think!

Chapter 1

Elizabeth Bennet briefly caught the eye of Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy as she took a seat on the edge of the assembly room. She did not have a partner for the set, and this was the only empty chair. As the dance began, she glanced at him several ...