Tag: Jane Austen

Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Book Review: Jane and the Final Mystery by Stephanie Barron

Posted October 28, 2023 / 3 Comments

JANE AND THE FINAL MYSTERY by Stephanie Barron SERIES: Being a Jane Austen Mystery #15 GENRE: Historical Mystery/Austenesque (Clean) PUBLISHER: Soho Books RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2023 PAGES: 312 The final volume of the critically acclaimed mystery series featuring Jane Austen as amateur sleuth March 1817: As winter turns to […]



Book Spotlight: Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

Book Spotlight: Godmersham Park by Gill Hornby

Posted October 29, 2022 / 1 Comment

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 […]



Book Review: Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron

Book Review: Jane and the Year Without a Summer by Stephanie Barron

Posted February 9, 2022 / 4 Comments

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 […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Read If You Loved These Classics

Top Ten Tuesday: Books To Read If You Loved These Classics

Posted November 16, 2021 / 18 Comments

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 […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Most Clever Girl by Jasmine Stirling

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): A Most Clever Girl by Jasmine Stirling

Posted April 6, 2021 / 15 Comments

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 […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): A.K. Pittman & Pudge and Prejudice

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): A.K. Pittman & Pudge and Prejudice

Posted January 13, 2021 / 17 Comments

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 […]


Book Review: The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Book Review: The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Posted October 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

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, […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Rachel Dodge & Praying With Jane

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Rachel Dodge & Praying With Jane

Posted December 4, 2019 / 16 Comments

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 […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

Posted December 2, 2019 / 7 Comments

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 […]





Author Interview (plus a Giveaway!): Sarah Price

Author Interview (plus a Giveaway!): Sarah Price

Posted August 18, 2016 / 40 Comments

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 […]


Review: The Painter’s Daughter by Julie Klassen

Review: The Painter’s Daughter by Julie Klassen

Posted January 3, 2016 / 12 Comments

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: Ten Books to Read If You Love Jane Austen

Top Ten Tuesday: Ten Books to Read If You Love Jane Austen

Posted September 29, 2015 / 138 Comments

*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 […]