Hello readers!
What would you say to participating in a group read??
I don’t know about you…but we are all very excited about the prospect of a new novel by Abigail Reynolds (due out sometime next week)! What if we planned on reading this new release all at the same time???
Wouldn’t that just be awesome + fantastic + brilliant?
The Book Description:
There’s only one fact that notorious rake Lord Charles Carlisle and his cousin, Fitzwilliam Darcy, can agree upon: a house party given by the Marquess of Bentham is bound to be intolerably dull. That’s why Lord Charles is delighted to accept a bet that he can seduce his sister’s pretty friend during their stay at Bentham Park. After all, it’s easy money for an experienced seducer, and it will relieve his boredom. Why should he care if his staid cousin Darcy disapproves? But when Darcy discovers that Lord Charles’ new target is none other than Elizabeth Bennet, the woman who just refused Darcy’s offer of marriage, he cannot stand by and watch as the woman he still loves is callously ruined. What he doesn’t know is that Lord Charles has a dark secret, and that his attentions to Elizabeth may not be what they seem.
But Darcy has a secret agenda of his own at the house party, one that could change everything at Bentham Park. Add in a midnight rescue, clandestine meetings, a long-lost son, conspiracies, blackmail, and an attempted elopement, and suddenly this house party is anything but dull.
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The Details:
- This group read will begin on June 21st (meaning you should try to get yourself a copy and be ready to start by June 21st).
- The group discussions will be led by Angie Kroll, Jakki Leatherberry, and yours truly and take place on AUSTENESQUE REVIEWS.
- Participants will get read the original ending of the book and other deleted material,
- Our group read wil conclude with a LIVE CHAT with Abigail Reynolds on Sunday, July 7th.
- Participants of this group read will be eligible to win some lovely prizes!
Would you like to join us?
All you need to do is obtain a copy of Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections by June 21st (reading schedule will be posted June 21st, first reading should be completed by June 24th)
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A Change for Team Austenesque!
As some of you may know, Team Austenesque (Angie Kroll, Jakki Leatherberry, and yours truly) put together a month-long celebration of Austenesque novels and their authors last September called Austenesque Extravaganza. We love coming up with the creative posts, collaborating with authors so much, and connecting with readers so much. We thought it was such a shame that we only did it once a year though…
So we decided we should spread out the festivities and fun throughout the whole year instead!
Every other month or so you can look forward to events that feature:
- games
- author collaborations
- quizzes
- chats
- giveaways
- and lots of Austenesque love and celebrating!
We begin this year’s festivities with this upcoming group read!
We hope to see you there!
Sounds fun! Count me in 🙂
YAY! So happy to hear that, Shannon!
Well I would like to join in but it will be hard to not gobble it up in one sitting. Do I have the self control?!
LOL! We broke down the novel into four sections, we were figuring that majority of the readers will be FOR SURE reading this book in under a week!
Even if you do read ahead (and can’t control yourself!) you are welcome to participate in all our discussions and chats!
Even if you do *accidentally* gobble it up in one sitting, Ceri, please still feel free to join our discussions! 🙂 You know we’d love having you. I think it s going to be a challenge for all Abigail’s fans not to devour it in one sitting.
Wonderful idea!
Thank you, Sophia Rose! It’s our first time trying something like this!
This sounds like a lot of fun! What a great idea!
I have a dumb question: When will the book be released? I know you said next week, but Goodreads tells me July, Pemberley Variations says June, Amazon and BN don’t have it yet for pre-order . . . anyone know when and where it will be available?
(Can you tell I’m eager to get my copy and devour it?)
Not a dumb question at all! Abigail said she believes it will be available by next Monday (the 10th) in both formats on amazon! If that’s true, I know I’ll be doing some shopping on Monday!
So glad you are excited as we are!
This is a fun idea and I would love to participate! I’ll go place my order now!
Woot woot! I can’t wait to place mine on Monday! Looking forward to reading it with you!
I would love to join, if I can get a copy in time. I’m in Holland, so sometimes it takes a few weeks extra to get books here.
I hope it gets to you in time, Arjanne! If not, maybe you will be able to catch up and join us half way through.
You had me at “New Book by Abigail Reynolds” !
LOL! Definitely something to excited about, right?
Sounds like fun, Meredith. Would luv to participate, but having just become a brand new NaNa I’m off across the country to cuddle baby Conway right during the scheduled event!
Have a great time!
Oh congrats, Sharon! How lovely! Enjoy lots of cuddles!! What a special time!
Sounds like fun, ladies!!
Thank you, Kelli! We are all about the fun here! 🙂
I’m with Ceri, I don’t think I could pace myself. I’m sure I wouldn’t want to put it down! Haha! But I’d still like to join you all! 🙂
YAY! We’d love to have you take part, Candy! I can’t wait to discuss and read this book together with everyone!
Sounds like fun! Looking forward to it. I’ll be on vacation that week, too.
🙂 Thank you, Monica! We hope you can take part in some of our discussions as you relax during your vacation!
Count me in. I know I will have a hard time pacing myself but will TRY!!! Looking forward to participating!
Thanks!
YAY! So happy to hear this!! Is it bad that I don’t even know if I’ll be able to pace myself? 😉
Count me in too! I’ve just downloaded it to my Kobo. Oh, happy day!
Wonderful! This is going to so fun!!!