Austensibly Ordinary

Author – Alyssa Goodnight

Type of Austenesque Novel – Austen-Inspired, Contemporary Fiction

Release Date – January 29, 2013

Pages – 320

Available in – paperback and eBook

Available at – Amazon and Barnes and Noble

 

 

 

From goodreads.com:
Steamy, funky, and thoroughly modern, Austin, Texas isn’t much like the gardened country estates of Jane Austen’s work. But there might be a few similarities in its inhabitants…

Cate Kendall is no stranger to daydreams of brooding men and fancy parties—after all, she teaches one of her beloved Jane Austen novels in her English classes every year. But as for romance or adventure in her own life, the highlight of most weeks is Scrabble with her cute coworker, Ethan, and he draws the line at witty banter. But Cate is ready for a change. When she finds a mysterious journal that seems to have a link to the soul of the great Jane Austen herself, she knows it’s her chance. And she grabs on with both hands…

Before she knows it, Cate has invented an alter ego with an attitude, attended some seriously chic soirees, and gotten tangled up with a delicious mystery man. And she’s uncovered enough unexpected secrets about Ethan that her Scrabble partner has taken to brooding looks and unfathomable silences. It’s a positively Austenite predicament, and Cate is sure she’ll land in hot water and heartbreak—but maybe not with Jane herself to guide her…

MY THOUGHTS:

• An English teacher that teaches Jane Austen, plays Scrabble, and daydreams about brooding men?  This heroine is already winning me over!
• The return of the MAGICAL journal! YES!
• “Tangled up with a delicious mystery man?” If he is anything like Sean, I’m going to love this book!
• Oh boy, I wonder what is going on with Ethan…I’m intrigued.
• I LOVED AUSTENTATIOUS! Of course, I’m dying to read this book!
• According to Jane, A Summer in Europe, Austentaious – I have given 5 stars to every Kensington book I’ve read so far!

 

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

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