RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT: the first copy!

If there's anything more thrilling than holding the first copy of one's finished book in one's hands, I'm hard pressed to say what it is.

It's here. In my hands. RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.  And all I can say is…WOW.

Just five more weeks, and it will be out there in the world. No longer just a story inside my head, but a story inside other people's heads.

Guess I've just figured out what's more thrilling than holding the finished book in my hands. You holding it in yours. And having