Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels

Inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, Searching for Captain Wentworth is set in Bath and Lyme Continuing my audio excerpts of my new book which has been inspired by Jane Austen's novel Persuasion. Here's Chapter Four of Searching for Captain Wentworth - I hope you enjoy it! If you'd like to listen to the first three chapters, please click here ! I've had a lovely review from Laura Gerold this week for Searching for Captain Wentworth. Is there a literary hero that shines brighter than Mr. Darcy of Pride and Prejudice? To me, the answer is yes – Captain Wentworth is to me the sexiest Austen hero and among my favorite literary romantic leads. Besides the fact that Captain Wentworth is a navy man that has made his fame and fortune at sea, he is also a man with strong feelings and passion. Who can forget his letter to Anne Elliot at the end of Persuasion where he admits to never forgetting her and harboring a love for her for eight years after her reject...

The Heron who posed so obligingly! A view of Sydney Place from Sydney Gardens Yesterday I was in Sydney Gardens and thought you might like to see the scenery that I describe in Searching for Captain Wentworth. It's particularly relevant to the chapter that I've posted below. I hope you enjoy both the words and pictures! I was amazed by this heron who stopped by the edge of the canal to pose for me! I often see seagulls but I've never seen a heron here before and he was so tame A Temple in Sydney Gardens, Bath Audio Excerpt of Searching for Captain Wentworth Chapter Three ©Jane Odiwe A Detail from a stone bridge in Sydney Gardens, Bath Autumnal colour in Sydney Gardens, Bath If you've missed Chapter One and Two CLICK HERE

I'm on Victoria Connelly's website today talking about the joys of Indie publishing and all about my new book, Searching for Captain Wentworth!  I hope you'll pop over there to see what I've got to say about self-publishing as well as fantastic authors like Talli Roland, Linda Gillard and Victoria Connelly herself. Victoria has a new novella out for Christmas, Christmas with Mr Darcy! Competition! This week I'm giving away another paperback copy of Searching for Captain Wentworth .  This competition is International and open to anyone who leaves a comment below in answer to the following question.  Listen to the audio excerpt below of Chapter One from Searching for Captain Wentworth:  Who writes a letter to Sophie inviting her to stay in the family house in Bath?  Good Luck! The winner will be announced next Monday on October 15 2012 . I'm publishing some audio chapters through Soundcloud this week which I hope you will enj...

The winner of the Austenesque Extravaganza Giveaway Competition is Samantha McNulty! Congratulations! Please get in touch, Samantha, with your address details and I'll pop a copy of Searching for Captain Wentworth in the post. Thank you so much to everyone who left such lovely comments about the short story written by Juliet Archer and myself - we had great fun writing it. Here's a little audio  Excerpt from Searching For Captain Wentworth by Jane Odiwe  - I hope you enjoy it!