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Jane Austen Lives Again I'm absolutely thrilled with the fabulous reviews I'm getting for Jane Austen Lives Again - I'd like to thank Serena Agusto-Cox from Savvy, Verse and Wit , and Katie Patchell writing for  Austenprose , for taking the time to review my book. Thank you also to Laurel Ann Nattress of Austenprose for selecting Jane Austen Lives Again for  Best Austenesque Paranormal/Fantasy Novel 2015 In celebration, I have two paperback copies to give away! Please leave a comment below, telling me which video book trailer you like best of the two at the end of this post - closing date for entering will be a week from today - February 10th and the winner announced shortly after. From the desk of Serena Augusto-Cox Jane Austen Lives Again  by Jane Odiwe requires readers to suspend disbelief, and those fans of Jane Austen who wish she had written more than her 6 novels will surely have no problem doing that.  Her death is averted by her physician, who h...

Searching for Captain Wentworth, by Jane Odiwe – A Review 25 September 2012 by  Laurel Ann (Austenprose) We can only imagine what life would have been like in the great Georgian resort town of Bath, England circa 1800. There are vintage illustrations of buildings, maps of the winding streets, and descriptions from travelers and writers of the time to help us visualize. And then there is the Bath that we know of from Jane Austen’s two novels:  Persuasion  and Northanger Abbey . Her characters visit the famous pump-room, dance at the Lower Assembly Rooms, climb that noble hill Beechen Cliff, and propose on the gravel walk. We can visit this enchanting town today and still see much of what Austen experienced, but what if there was a way to be magically transported back in time to discover that Jane Austen is your next door neighbor and her dashing younger brother, Lieutenant Charles Austen, is home on leave from his duties with the Royal Naval? Would you take t...

The Pump Room, Bath Today I am the guest of Laura Hartness on the Calico Critic Blog . There's an exclusive extract from Searching for Captain Wentworth and I'm talking about Time Travel and the books I loved as a child. I'd love to know which were your favourites - please leave a comment on her blog! Yesterday, I was Maria Grazia's guest and she interviewed me for  My Jane Austen Book Club . If you'd like to be in with a chance of winning a signed paperback copy of Searching for Captain Wentworth do leave a comment! The day before I was Laurel Ann Nattress' guest on Austenprose  where I shared an exclusive 'audio' excerpt from my new novel. I've also been to visit Vic Sanborn on Jane Austen's World - she celebrated 500,000 hits on her blog with a giveaway-competition now closed. Tomorrow, I shall be visiting Nancy Kelley - I hope you can join me!

I'm having a lovely and very busy day! The white gate in Sydney Gardens Laurel Ann Nattress invited me to guestblog on her wonderful Austenprose blog and I really wanted to do something a little different this time. I discovered Soundcloud the other day and it means you can record excerpts or readings - whole books for that matter - and then share them. The technology is simple - I even managed to record it on my phone - I'm not a great fan of listening to myself, I must admit, but I hope you enjoy my efforts! I've always enjoyed reading aloud. Having a younger sister and brother meant I did a lot of it in my youth and then I had three children who loved listening to endless books and stories. I was always volunteering for reading in Assembly at school - it's something I love doing so I hope you get a chance to listen. I'm reading from my new book, Searching for Captain Wentworth! The Jane Austen Centre I've written a new article for the Jane Au...

Jane Austen Made Me Do It  edited by the wonderful Laurel Ann Nattress  is launched today. I'm thrilled to be a part of this book and have enjoyed reading all the amazing stories written by all the fabulous authors. The launch party is being kindly hosted over at Austen Authors  with guest posts written by Laurel Ann Nattress, Monica Fairview, Diana Birchall,  Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway,  and Me! I also found this lovely review Stories by:  Lauren Willig • Adriana Trigiani • Jo Beverley • Alexandra Potter • Laurie Viera Rigler • Frank Delaney & Diane Meier • Syrie James • Stephanie Barron • Amanda Grange • Pamela Aidan • Elizabeth Aston • Carrie Bebris • Diana Birchall • Monica Fairview • Janet Mullany • Jane Odiwe • Beth Pattillo • Myretta Robens • Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway • Maya Slater • Margaret C. Sullivan • and Brenna Aubrey, the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of Pemberley   “My feelings ...

As my blog tour for Mr. Darcy's Secret comes to a close, I'd just like to thank everyone who has been so kind in welcoming me onto their blogs, and for the many wonderful reviews I've received.  Last on the tour, but by no means least, is a review from the lovely Laurel Ann at Austenprose   Look out too for a guest post on the blog  here  with a fantastic giveaway. Here's the review. Everyone has a secret or two in their past that they would rather forget. In Regency times, where a breach in propriety could ruin a reputation with a withering look, people had many secrets to hide. Are we surprised to learn that the residents of Pemberley, the palatial estate of the Darcy family in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice , have a few of their own tucked away in the library or residing at a local cottage? Author Jane Odiwe wants us to explore that possibility in her new novel  Mr. Darcy’s Secret . Will the happily ever after really happen for the newly married Fitzwill...

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you've all enjoyed a lovely holiday over the festive season!  Thank you to everyone for visiting my site during the last year, and for those who leave their kind comments on the blog, it really gladdens my heart. An especial thank you goes to all those lovely readers who take the time to write to me individually, and to the wonderful blogging community out there who are always so supportive. I'm very excited that the time for publication of Mr Darcy's Secret is getting nearer - just a month away - thank you to everyone who have expressed such interest in my new book. I hope 2011 brings you all health and happiness - I've not started too well myself, I'm battling with flu at the moment, but I had to tell you this exciting news from Laurel Ann at Austenprose . I am thrilled to be a part of her short story anthology, Jane Austen Made Me Do It!  The Jane Austen Made Me Do It Short Story Contest Begins January 1, 2011 In conjunction w...

Laurel Ann from the fabulous Austenprose blog has very kindly invited me to guest blog as part of her Pride and Prejudice without Zombies Group Read. If you've not been keeping up with all the fascinating posts do head on over there - there's something of interest for all fans of Pride and Prejudice. I was thrilled when Laurel Ann asked me if I'd write about the main hero and heroine of the novel especially as I've just finished a continuation of Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are perhaps Jane Austen’s most beloved characters. Pride and Prejudice was written more than two hundred years ago, yet these characters remain as fresh and irresistibly fascinating to us as they were for the first generations that read their tale, and remain the standard by which all other characters in a love story are judged. So, why do we love them so much? Jane Austen tells their story through Elizabeth’s eyes so it’s easy to identify with this heroine who is li...

Whilst I pause on the lower slopes of Beechen Cliff, I bring some most exciting news! On Austenprose this week the announcement was made that a new Jane Austen short story Anthology will be published in 2011 by Random House. I am so very thrilled and honoured to have been chosen to contribute a story. The lovely Laurel Ann Nattress will be our editor and guide on this most exciting journey. I will be among august company, indeed! Here is the list of contributing authors taken from Laurel Ann's website. Pamela Aidan (Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman Trilogy) Elizabeth Aston (Mr. Darcy’s Daughters, & Writing Jane Austen) Stephanie Barron (A Jane Austen Mystery Series, & The White Garden) Carrie Bebris (Mr. & Mrs. Darcy Mysteries Series) Diana Birchall (Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma, & Mrs. Elton in America) Frank Delaney (Shannon, Tipperary, & Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show) Monica Fairview (The Darcy Cousins, & The Other Mr. Darcy) Karen Joy Fowler (Jane Austen Book Club...

Here's a review from Laurel Ann at Austenprose. I'd like to thank her very much for taking the time to read and review my book! While the Jane Austen sequel industry abounds with numerous books inspired by Pride and Prejudice, regretfully there are very few sequels to Austen’s first published novel Sense and Sensibility. Why? Possibly because some readers have been disappointed with half of Austen’s unsatisfactory ending for her two heroines. While the two Dashwood sisters do marry: staid and stoic Elinor to Edward Ferrars and impulsive and free-spirited Marianne to Col. Brandon, the second pairings future happiness seemed doubtful. How could a young lady with Marianne’s intense passionate depth be happy with anyone other than her Byronic first love Mr. Willoughby – even after he threw her over for an heiress? Nagging questions arise. Did she settle when she married the Colonel? Would she be tempted into extramarital affairs and runaway with her lover? Possibly, leaving an intr...