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I have two gifts today to giveaway! Here's the first for those lucky enough to own a Kindle: SEARCHING FOR CAPTAIN WENTWORTH Free on Kindle - December 16th - Jane Austen's Birthday! This offer is only open for one day so to claim your free copy make sure you download it on the 16th My second gift is a choice of any one of my books! i.e Choose one copy of either Searching for Captain Wentworth, Mr Darcy's Secret, Willoughby's Return, Lydia Bennet's Story or Effusions of Fancy! Let me know your preference in the comment box with a contact email . As before, the winners will be announced on Monday 17th December. Thank you for joining me this week with all your lovely comments!

Here's an extract from Willoughby's Return. Marianne Dashwood, now Mrs. Brandon, is giving a ball at Delaford Park in the hope of finding a suitable beau for her sister Margaret. Colonel Brandon's sister Lady Lawrence and her husband Sir Edgar Lawrence have recently returned from France. Marianne thinks that their son, Colonel William Brandon's nephew, Henry Lawrence, seems likely to make a good suitor for Margaret. However, in a strange twist of fate Mr. Willoughby who has returned to the neighbourhood also appears to be on friendly terms with this nephew, and before long Marianne is drawn into circumstances she can do nothing about.  Marianne and Elinor On the following Tuesday afternoon, Elinor and Marianne were sitting in the latter’s favourite room at Delaford, a small parlour with windows that looked toward the orchard and the mellow brick garden walls that enclosed it. The apple trees, heavy with fruit, gleamed crimson in the October sunshine, and ...

Here are some pictures from my lovely weekend with P and P Tours . The sun shone, and the views were stunning! Everyone had a wonderful time - there's nothing nicer than spending time with like-minded people! I did a reading from Willoughby's Return, and I bet you can't guess what film we watched on television. I slept like a dream - I like to think it was all the exercise I did, though I think the odd gin and tonic or glass of wine may have helped. There are wildflowers everywhere - if you want to be Marianne for a day, this is the place to do it! A side view of the house. Here am I standing in the doorway of the house - notice the columns are not there-they were added for the film, as were shutters on the windows to give Georgian proportions. In the room where Emma Thompson does her sewing and bemoans the price of beef! Mrs. Dashwood sat here! A view over the estuary. Waiting for Willoughby to sweep me over the threshold!

Thank you to everyone who joined in and left such lovely comments on my blog. My husband drew the name out of the hat today, and the winner of the signed copy of Willoughby's Return is:                                               Mer                                       Congratulations! Can you please send me details of your name and address and I'll post your prize. Here's a little extract from the book: Colonel Brandon looked surreptitiously at his wife over the breakfast table. Three years on from the day they had wed had hardly changed his feelings toward her, although as he sat in secret contemplation on the matter, he swiftly acknowledged his regard for Marianne was altered in every way completely. His love for her was deeper and more passionately...

As it's Easter and we are celebrating two hundred years of Sense and Sensibility this year, I'd like to offer a signed copy of Willoughby's Return. Please leave a comment below telling me who your favourite character is from Sense and Sensibility. The offer will be open until May 1st, 2011, and is open to everyone! Jane Austen wrote the following letter to her sister Cassandra when she was staying with her brother in London. She was there to edit Sense and Sensibility, and she tells her sister how she is getting on with the process of corrections. It seems the weather was hot - we're also enjoying a spell of fine weather here in England. Happy Easter! I hope you all have a lovely holiday! Sloane St: Thursday (April 25). MY DEAREST CASSANDRA, I can return the compliment by thanking you for the unexpected pleasure of  your  letter yesterday, and as I like unexpected pleasure, it made me very happy; and, indeed, you need not apologise for your letter in any respect, ...

It wouldn't be fair to neglect someone as important and dear to   us   as  Jane Austen   on her birthday.   She was born on 16th December 1775, it’ll be 235 years next week . We owe so many immensely pleasant moments to her that we decided she deserved a great B-day celebration.   My Jane Austen Book Club and other bloggers and Austen dedicated writers are going to have a blog party in her honour. You are all invited to join us on our “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE!” event on Thursday December 16 th . Who will be there? Where is the party going on? 1.      Adriana Zardini at   Jane Austen Sociedade do Brasil   2.      Laurel Ann at  Austenprose   3.      Vic Sanborn at    Jane Austen's World   4.      Katherine Cox at  November's Autumn   5.      Karen Wasylowski at  Karen Wasylowski   6.      Laurie Viera Rigler at Jane Austen Addict Blog  Jane Austen Addict   7.        Lynn Shepherd at her blog  Lynn Shepherd   8.        Jane Greensmith at  Reading, Writing, Working, Playing   9. ...