SNOWBOUND is is the great Joana Starnes at the top of her game. When a snowstorm and carriage accident require Elizabeth and Jane Bennet…

With the right balance of humor, charm, and intrigue, this contemporary whodunnit had me swiping through my kindle until the satisfying end.

Head Hopping Gives Readers Whiplash: Who is telling the story? Moving from one point of view to the other is referred to as head-hopping.

Sharing “one thing very clever, be it prose or verse, original or repeated—or two things moderately clever—or three things very dull indeed”

I daresay, regardless of race, creed, or sex, readers will connect to this astute, sexy Austen reimagining like never before. Payne delivers

To celebrate the upcoming fourth book birthday of RATIONAL CREATURES anthology, I am giving away a $50 AMAZON GIFT CARD and all 5...

In case you are unaware, because I don't like to assume, a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion has released on Netflix, July 15,...

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...

What a delight to be a part of Stephanie Barron’s book launch tour, sharing an excerpt from Jane and the Year Without a Summer (below)....

A time for renewal is just around the corner, and 2021 will pass into the history books. A new year, new resolutions, and the future awaits.

Seasons greetings! Ornaments are my favorite things about dressing the house for the holidays—all the remembrances associated with each.

“Jane & The Year Without a Summer” is Book 14 in Stephanie Barron’s “Being a Jane Austen Mystery” series. Having read the entire series...

Spanning decades, continents, wars abroad and wars at home, The Colonel is the anticipated companion to Longbourn’s Songbird.

YULETIDE garden bench I donated via North American Friends of Chawton House was one of the first eight installed on Chawton House grounds.

How wonderful! Thrilled our “Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl” was a book award finalist at Readers’ Favorite. Check out the Review...

It's the most wonderful time of the year: Austen In August and flowers are blooming in my garden. In case you missed my post for...

Review of Joana Starnes’ latest Pride & Prejudice reimagining TWISTS of FATE

“I have lost a treasure...” Jane Austen died July 18, 1817

Authors of Yuletide, a Jane Austen inspired Christmas anthology, presented Chawton House with a check for $2400.

Check out the newly released audiobook #RationalCreatures at Amazon and Audible and iTunes.