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Christina Boyd
Jul 4, 20233 min read
INTERVIEW: Laaleen Sukhera is Fearless in Life and Writing
Interview: Laaleen Sukhera is the founder of the Jane Austen Society Pakistan and the Emirates, now the Jane Austen Society MENAP.
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Christina Boyd
Jun 28, 20233 min read
Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Appointment in Bath” is another page-turning installment in Mimi Matthews’s oeuvre of happily-ever-after…
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Christina Boyd
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Review: A Few Audiobooks Narrated by HARRY FROST
These 3 were narrated by British voice actor, Harry Frost—the multi-talented voice actor from The Darcy Monologues and Yuletide anthologies.
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Christina Boyd
May 16, 20234 min read
INTERVIEW: Linda Berdoll, Zeal of a True Obsessive
INTERVIEW: Linda Berdoll’s debut book, her continuation of Jane Austen’s classic Pride & Prejudice, was initially self-published in 1999.
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Christina Boyd
May 9, 20235 min read
INTERVIEW: Natalie Jenner, a Total Pantser?
International bestselling author Natalie Jenner penned my favorite book of 2022, BLOOMSBURY GIRLS, so it's no surprise I'd have questions.
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Christina Boyd
Apr 10, 20234 min read
Review: RETURN TO SATTERTHWAITE COURT by Mimi Matthews
About the book: A reckless Victorian heiress sets her sights on a dashing ex-naval lieutenant, determined to win his heart as the two of...
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Christina Boyd
Feb 28, 20232 min read
Review: JANE & ME: MY AUSTEN HERITAGE by Caroline Jane Knight
"I have spent most of my adult life trying to forget Chawton and avoiding all reminders of my heritage..."
And that is the opening line of
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Christina Boyd
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Review: SNOWBOUND by Joana Starnes
SNOWBOUND is is the great Joana Starnes at the top of her game. When a snowstorm and carriage accident require Elizabeth and Jane Bennet…
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Christina Boyd
Jan 29, 20232 min read
Review: A MURDEROUS PERSUASION by Katie Oliver
With the right balance of humor, charm, and intrigue, this contemporary whodunnit had me swiping through my kindle until the satisfying end.
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Christina Boyd
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Review: THAT CHURCHILL WOMAN by Stephanie Barron
Jennie Spencer-Churchill, American heiress and mother of Winston Churchill, THAT CHURCHILL WOMAN is a scintillating historical fiction.
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Christina Boyd
Jun 12, 20223 min read
Review: I COULD WRITE A BOOK by Karen M Cox
Austen said she was going to write Emma as a character that only she might like. But I think you will come to adore Karen M Cox’s modern...
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Christina Boyd
Oct 16, 20212 min read
REVIEW: Son of a Preacher Man by Karen M Cox
Everyone knows Lizzie’s bad reputation and won’t let her forget it. But in the summer of 1959, when Billy Ray Davenport, son of preacher...
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Christina Boyd
Jul 17, 20215 min read
“I have lost a treasure...”
“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817
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Christina Boyd
Jul 30, 20191 min read
Christmas Comes Early to Chawton
Authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a check for $2400.
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Christina Boyd
Jul 20, 20192 min read
#RationalCreatures Audiobook is Live
Check out the newly released audiobook #RationalCreatures at Amazon and Audible and iTunes.
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Christina Boyd
Jun 27, 20191 min read
Coming Soon: Rational Creatures to Audiobook
London voice actress Victoria Riley is currently recording our anthology #RationalCreatures.
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Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
AUSTENESQUE Reviews Names #RationalCreatures to Favorite List/Readers' Choice
Favorite Austenesque Short Story Anthology
And we are delighted to be named among Austenesque Reviews Readers’ Choice.
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Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
AUSTENPROSE Names #RATIONALCREATURES to Best Austenesque Fiction 2018
Austenprose names #RationalCreatures to Best Austenesque Fiction list of 2018. We are honored to be listed with such authors and books.
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Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20191 min read
YULETIDE Anthology Makes Best of List for 2018
From Pemberley to Milton names YULETIDE in Favorite Books of 2018!
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Christina Boyd
Nov 6, 20181 min read
#RationalCreatures Author J. Marie Croft Featuring Emma’s Hetty Bates
J. Marie Croft discusses Emma‘s Hetty Bates and share an excerpt from her story, “The Simple Things.”
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