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October 30, 2024
The Foundling is coming soon!
Book 3 in the Rags to Richmonds family saga is coming in just two weeks! I appreciate very much how many of you have given it a try and I hope you will do likewise for the Foundling…several of our ARC readers have declared it their favorite in the series!
You can preorder it HERE for delivery on November 12
And you can find The Maid (book 1) and The Spinster (book 2) by clicking on their titles. Each book stands alone! But we hope you’ll love the little mystery that unfolds when you read them as...
October 29, 2024
Coming soon to Austen Variations!
We have lots of excitement brewing here at Austen Variations with not one but two big coming attractions!
First, we’ll be starting a new group writing project for your reading pleasure! Our Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories project will be coming to an end in December, which means it’s time for something new! We’ve had such fun retelling our beloved story in real time, so in January we’ll be doing something similar – but with a new twist. We’re going back before the beginning. Yes, it’s goin...
Austen Variations News: Halloween Books and New Releases
Happy Fall, everyone! And Happy Halloween!Are you looking for ghoulish Jane Austen books to read over Halloween? Do you fancy a bit of fantasy? Are you looking for something supernatural? Time Travel? We have plenty of books by Austen Variations authors to choose from. We have a fang-tastic list of Jane Austen-themed books for you here.
New October Releases
Entwined Magic: A Pride and Prejudice Fantasy Variation Book 4The Lake House: Timeless LoveThe Measure of Honor: Measure of ...
October 27, 2024
Lord Byron’s Box, Redux (The Darcys in Venice, Chapter 28)
As the golden song faded with the end of the first act and the curtain was drawn, Lydia sprawled along the velvet railing of the box, crushing her bosom against it. “Lizzy,” she said pettishly, “That girl is no prettier than I am, and she squeals too high when she sings.”
Elizabeth was surprised. “Why, she is La Righetti, and has the highest reputation as a soprano.”
“Soprano? Is that why she shrieks so? Righetti, Spaghetti. But tell me, Lizzy, really, I do think I could do as well, or better. ...
October 24, 2024
Lord Byron’s Box (The Darcys in Venice, Chapter 27)
Mr. Collins stood awkwardly in the middle of Lord Byron’s box at the Teatro de Fenice, arms akimbo, looking very much how he felt, like a fish out of water.
“I declare! This is very fine, to be sure, to be in a box at the opera, but I do not know if it will quite do.”
“Not do!” exclaimed Lady Catherine, scandalized. “Why, this is His Lordship’s own box, and I do not perceive how you could hope for better, Mr. Collins. You are not even a member of the aristocracy, and should consider yourself ve...
October 23, 2024
Presenting: “It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Darcy”
I’m thrilled to present to you It’s a Wonderful Life, Mr. Darcy! As some of you know, I actually wrote it quite a while ago but have holding it back until we were a little closer to Christmas, since this new P&P story is told in a Christmas framework. Now it’s finally time to share it. Yippee!
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rom the title, you have already guessed that the basic premise is borrowed from the beloved movie (beloved my me, at least) It’s a Wonderful Life, where George Bailey, at a very low ebb in his life, is g...
October 22, 2024
Ask Me Anything! by Jennifer Altman
Hello friends!
First, a big thank you to everyone who commented on my last post! I am so excited to be back today with an “Ask Me Anything!”
But before we get started, I wanted to take a moment to announce the giveaway winners! Congratulations to Rebecca L McBrayer and Kelly! Each of you will receive a free Kindle/ebook copy of my next novel as soon as it’s released. 
Now, on to the main event! I had some great questions come in via Facebook and the blog, and I had a lot of fun answering. 
Also,...
October 21, 2024
Christmas in October
Happy day, Janeites! What a strange bought of weather we have had around the globe this year. I was reading an old favorite the other day, and was wishing for some lovely winter weather. You know, the kind with snowflakes ‘that stay on our nose and eyelashes.’
Well, that in itself is too far off, but I could at least put you in the holiday spirit with an excerpt from my Christmas novella work in progress. It is as yet untitled, but will once again star those precocious little Gardiner cousins...
October 19, 2024
P&P The Untold Stories: Fitzwilliam Learns of Darcy’s Engagement
October 20, 1812
ON A COLD OCTOBER AFTERNOON, Colonel the Honorable Richard Fitzwilliam jauntily ascended the steps of Darcy House in London. His knock on the door was swiftly answered.
“Ah, Thacker, has my cousin returned?”
The butler glanced at the door. The colonel was a constant and welcomed guest at Darcy House, but the knocker was not in evidence, a clear sign that the family was unavailable to visitors.
The colonel laughed. “Oh, do not bother, ol...
October 17, 2024
On Air: A New E&D Short Story! (Part One)
Hi there, friends! Long time, no see! I have much to say, but not much time to say it, so I’ll just get right to the point: I’m writing yet another E&D short story, and here’s Part I!
Hope to post Part II in a fortnight. I haven’t edited this part yet, so you’re getting a bit of a rough draft. Still, I hope you enjoy!
On-Air(An Elizabeth and Darcy Short Story)
Her mother liked to tell people that Elizabeth was an actress; she liked to tell people, especially the bachelors her mother foisted up...
