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Chapter 2 and Title Reveal of my New Book

Happy October, everyone!

I’m back with Chapter 2 of my new book, as well as a title reveal. Are you ready for it? I think it’s pretty fitting for this time of year.

YES!!! It’s a new twist on the classic Highwayman legend, and I absolutely cannot wait to bring it to you in its full glory! I’ll be announcing more news as it happens, so stay tuned to the blog, and follow my newsletter (You can sign up at www.nicoleclarkston.com) for more updates, sneak previews, and early copies when all that bec...

Colonel Brandon in His Own Words

 

Sometimes starting is the hardest part of writing a novel (read more about that subject here). That was the case for me this time.

I knew I wanted to write a Sense and Sensibility novel, and I settled on telling Colonel Brandon’s story. (Proposed title: Colonel Brandon in His Own Words.) I will delve a little deeper into his backstory – his relationships with his family and especially with Eliza, a bit about his army years, returning home to find Eliza dying, his inheriting Delaford. Then h...

Chapter 4 – His Perfect Gift

We’re less than a week away from release day!! I hope you’re ready. I know I am. We’re up to Chapter 4, but if you haven’t read Chapter 1, Chapter 2, or Chapter 3, click the chapter name so you can catch up. And if you haven’t preordered, make sure you do that soon. Release day is coming fast!

If you haven’t heard the news, Rain and Retribution is out on audiobook and I have a short audio sample I’ll put after today’s chapter with a link to my website where I’m hosting a giveaway for a chanc...

Maybe not zombies…but definitely dragons!

Of course there were dragons—that’s how I introduce Jane Austen’s Dragons.

It is rather a bold claim, I admit.

How can I declare such a thing? I confess, you’re not the first person to ask me that with a decidedly skeptical look. After all, you’ve devoured ever one of Austen’s works cover to cover, multiple times and there’s nary a dragon scale from “It’s a truth universally acknowledged” to… “With they Gardiners they were on most intimate terms…”

On the surface, I would agree, it ...

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 10

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 10, by Jack Caldwell

Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here.

Well, it’s been a lot of fun writing this thing. I hope you’ve enjoyed it. Meanwhile, I’ve got to get cracking on my next work for publishing, BROTHER OF THE BRIDE. So, back to the grindstone for me!

Thanks goes to my lovely Beta Babe, Debbie! Give her a hand, folks!

Part 9 may be found HERE.

And now, the conclusion to our story:

Part 10

September

THE DARCYS’ CARRIAGE ROLLED DOWN the cobblestone stree...

Launch Day & Giveaway for So Material a Change

Chapter One

Chapter Two, Part 1

Chapter Two, Part 2

Hope you enjoy! So Material a Change is NOW AVAILABLE in ebook, paperback and audiobook formats! To celebrate, I am going to give away 3 copies of (your choice) ebook or audiobook based on comments below. If you’ve commented on a previous post, I’ll include your name twice (or thrice or however many comments you left!) Winners to be announced on the Austen Variations page on Facebook on October 18th!

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Mr Bingley’s carriage bore them back to...

Chapter 3 – His Perfect Gift

Happy Friday, everyone! I hope everyone is ready for Chapter 3! If you’re just joining us, you can read Chapter 1 here and Chapter 2 here.  If you haven’t preordered, then make sure you rush over to Amazon and preorder your copy now so you have it delivered to your Kindle app first thing release day (October 21st). If you’re waiting for the paperback, I accidentally hit publish a couple of days ago then had to unpublish after Amazon deemed it fit to go live. The bad news is it’s not live yet, bu...

New Book!

It’s finally here!

Book 2 of The Elopement Project is available for pre-order on Amazon now. Click here for US store, here for the UK.

In this story, Lydia and Wickham are foiled before they get too far into their elopement. Now that she is physically safe, what is to be done with Lydia? She can’t be trusted in Brighton, she can’t hold her tongue at Longbourn, and there are no elderly aunts in far-flung places to send her off to. Mr. Bennet has to figure out how to handle her—one of his least fa...

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 9

We Have Mary King to Thank – Part 9, by Jack Caldwell

Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here.

I hope you enjoyed your time off last week. I’m back with the penultimate chapter of this novella. We’re back in Hertfordshire, where many questions will be answered. Somehow, I think you’re gonna like this offering. Just a feeling. Thanks goes to my lovely Beta Babe, Debbie!

Part 8 may be found HERE.

Back to our story:

Part 9

THE NEXT DAY ELIZABETH and Jane were welcomed back to Longbourn as they exp...

Chapter 2 and Cover Reveal – His Perfect Gift

Happy Friday! It’s an exciting day because I have the preorder for His Perfect Gift up on Amazon and I’m showing you the cover today!!! I’m absolutely in love with it and so excited to show it to you! I also have chapter 2 of His Perfect Gift for you to read today.

I apologize to those waiting for Rain and Retribution. Alexandra, the incredible narrator, has had some computer issues and is waiting to get the necessary equipment back from repair. Once she does, she has three itsy bitsy things to ...