Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels

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...

A Review from Alexa Adams:- Despite the appearance of grey cloud, briefly overhead, the sun decided to challenge the densest vapour, evaporating all into whipped confections like floating meringues in the cobalt sky. The sisters returned. Jane's mood was bright, but if anything she was overly talkative and I wasn't completely convinced that she was as happy as she appeared. She sat down a little way in front, looking out a the view across Bath. I watched Cassandra reach inside her basket producing a pocket sketchbook, a pencil, a bottle of water and a small box of paints. "Do not move, Jane," she called. "I shall picture you for posterity ... a portrait of unwearied contemplation." "Just as long as you do not paint my face!" Jane called, turning her back to us, arranging her dress and striking a pose. "I would not dare ... I know how much you dislike sitting for me. No, I shall not ask you to turn. I shall capture the folds in the bac...

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!