GODMERSHAM PARK:A Novel of the Austen Family by Gill Hornby GENRE: Historical/Biographical Fiction, Austenesque PUBLISHER: Pegasus Books RELEASE DATE: November 1, 2022 PAGES: 416 A richly imagined novel inspired by the true story of Anne Sharp, a governess who became very close with Jane Austen and her family by the #1 […]
THE LADY’S GUIDE TO DEATH AND DECEPTION by Katherine Cowley SERIES: The Secret Life of Mary Bennet #3 GENRE: Historical Mystery / Austenesque / Clean Romance PUBLISHER: Tule Publishing RELEASE DATE: September 6, 2022 PAGES: 349 What is a spy willing to do when both her heart and her country […]
JANE AND THE YEAR WITHOUT A SUMMER by Stephanie Barron SERIES: Being a Jane Austen Mystery #14 GENRE: Historical/Austenesque Mystery PUBLISHER: Soho Press RELEASE DATE: February 8, 2022 PAGES: 336 May 1816: Jane Austen is feeling unwell, with an uneasy stomach, constant fatigue, rashes, fevers and aches. She attributes her […]
Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is books to read if you loved certain classics, and I had fun thinking of which classics and more modern reads to use. I also had trouble narrowing it down (to no one’s surprise) but I very diligently stuck to 10 this […]
A MOST CLEVER GIRL: How Jane Austen Discovered Her Voice GENRE: Picture Book / Biography / Children AGES: 4-12 PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Children’s Books RELEASE DATE: March 30. 2021 PAGES: 48 Witty and mischievous Jane Austen grew up in a house overflowing with words. As a young girl, she delighted in […]
Please join me in welcoming the fabulous A.K. Pittman to the blog today to chat about her new romance for Teens & Young Adults, Pudge and Prejudice! A.K. Pittman is an award-winning author of thirteen novels, including the Christy-nominated Sister Wife series and the critically acclaimed The Seamstress. An enthusiast […]
THE CODE FOR LOVE AND HEARTBREAK GENRE: YA Romance (clean read) PUBLISHER: Inkyard Press RELEASE DATE: October 6, 2020 PAGES: 304 In this contemporary romcom retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma by USA TODAY bestselling author Jillian Cantor, there’s nothing more complex—or unpredictable—than love. When math genius Emma and her coding club co-president, […]
Welcome to the Blog Tour & Giveaway for Praying with Jane by Rachel Dodge, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: Praying with Jane Author: Rachel Dodge Genre: Devotional Publisher: Bethany House Publishers Release Date: October 2, 2018 Daily Encouragement for Your Soul through the Prayers of Jane Austen For more […]
DANGEROUS ALLIANCE: An Austentacious Romance GENRE: Historical Romance / Young Adult PUBLISHER: HarperTeen RELEASE DATE: December 3, 2019 PAGES: 448 The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery! Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an […]
Or would that be ‘reticule whomping’ in Jane Austen’s case? 😉 Today’s Top Ten Tuesday theme is all about villains, and there were any number of ways I could have gone with this post. But I knew whatever I did it needed a purse whomping angle to it! Not that […]
SERIES: Vintage Jane Austen #5 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Fiction, Retelling RELEASE DATE: November 27, 2017 PAGES: 354 Among the cotton fields and farmland of Gilbert, Arizona in the early years of the Great Depression, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey live a simple, but happy life with their five daughters on a […]
Way back when I first started participating in Top Ten Tuesday, I did a post on Books to Read If You Love Jane Austen. So… even though that is still one of my most popular posts, maybe I shouldn’t repeat myself again. But I’m gonna. Because as soon as […]
Hi friends 🙂 I’m excited to welcome a new-to-me author to the blog today! National bestselling author Sarah Price has always respected and honored her ancestors through the exploration and research about her family’s Anabaptist history and their religion. For over twenty-five years, she has been actively involved in an […]
With each new Julie Klassen book, my favorites list tends to get reshuffled. The Tutor’s Daughter is still firmly at the top of the pile but she has been given some healthy competition of late. Namely, The Secret of Pembrooke Park and Lady, Maybe… and now The Painter’s Daughter.
*Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly blog linkup hosted by The Broke and the Bookish* It is a truth universally acknowledged that we love Jane Austen. Her romantic heroes are the stuff of internet memes (Hey girl…) and fangirl obsessions galore. But if you’ve read all her books and/or need something […]