Hi friends! You are in for a treat today! The lovely Jennifer Altman is getting ready to release her second Pride and Prejudice novel next month! (Woot woot!) 🎉🎉
Jennifer’s first book, To Conquer Pride, was a fantastic debut that explores one of my favorite types of situations – Elizabeth and Darcy being trapped together. And I am so thrilled that Jennifer Altman’s next release explores another one of my favorite scenarios – Darcy and Elizabeth marrying early without one of them being in love! 🙌🏼
Jennifer is here to share the cover for her new release, Faults of Understanding! We hope you enjoy! 📗
~ From the Author ~
Hi Meredith! Thanks so much for hosting the cover reveal for my second Austenesque novel, Faults of Understanding! Since you were kind enough to hold the cover reveal for my debut, To Conquer Pride, which released in the fall of 2018, I thought it would be fun to keep up the tradition and reveal my second book cover here as well. 🙂
The cover was designed by the wonderfully talented Susan Adriani at CloudCat Design (who also created the cover for To Conquer Pride), but this time around, I think I gave Susan a run for her money! Since I used a Regency era painting for my first cover, I wanted to stick with something similar for my second book, and happened to come across an image I loved—a painting entitled Summer Evening at Skagen by artist Peder Severin Krøyer. Even though the time period is a bit later than Regency (1892), I was captivated by the beautiful details of the woman’s dress and hat, and was especially excited about the fact that the image featured a dog, as a dog plays a key role in my novel. The only issue was that the setting of the original painting was the seaside, and my book takes place mostly at Pemberley, in Derbyshire, nowhere near the sea. So, the challenge became taking that image and completely altering the background. To be honest, I wasn’t sure if this was even possible, or if I would like the way the updated image looked. But Susan worked her magic, finding the perfect painting to use as a backdrop, and I absolutely love the finished product. In fact, I told Susan I think her reworking looks even better than the original painting—no offense to the artist!
I hope you all like it as much as I do! 🙂
The novel is scheduled to release on May 27th, and should be available for preorder soon. I’ll be doing a brief blog tour (schedule below), where I will be sharing excerpts and other details, so I hope you’ll come join the fun!
~ Book Description ~
When Fitzwilliam Darcy makes an impetuous offer of marriage to Miss Elizabeth Bennet, he is convinced they have as good a chance as anyone for a harmonious life together. That is, until an overheard conversation changes everything, and Darcy realizes he is now joined in perpetuity to a woman who loathes the very sight of him.
Elizabeth Bennet’s expectations for matrimonial accord were never very high, having accepted Mr. Darcy’s proposal in a fit of pique, not love. Still, she is determined to make the best of her situation, despite having tied herself to such an arrogant, disagreeable man.
But life at Pemberley is not at all what she imagined, and Elizabeth soon finds herself with more questions than answers about the enigmatic gentleman she agreed to wed.
Trapped in a marriage founded on misunderstandings, Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy struggle with deepening attraction while confronting self-doubt and old betrayals. But is love enough to heal the wounds of the past? What will it take for two people bound by duty to find their way home to one another?
And without further ado….here is the big reveal!!!
(expected release date: May 27th)
Oooh! I love it! Both look like they are enjoying a beautiful walk together. 👒
Kudos to Susan. She really blended the two images together so seamlessly. 🖼
Elizabeth accepts Mr. Darcy’s proposal and there is a puppers?! I love the sound of this already! 🐕🦺
I can only imagine the angst you have in store for us with this premise, Jennifer! I cannot wait! 🤭
What do you think friends? 🤔
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~ Connect with Jennifer ~
~ About Jennifer ~
Jennifer Altman is a novelist, an anglophile, and a lover of all things Regency. After a long career in the television industry, Jennifer shifted to book publishing in 2016. She currently works in the corporate division of a large publishing company. Jennifer makes her home just outside New York City, where she lives in a compact apartment with a considerable collection of books. When she’s not writing, Jennifer can be found reading, watching British period dramas, and not cleaning her house. Her debut novel, To Conquer Pride, released in 2018.
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GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
Jennifer is generously giving away one copy of Faults of Understanding at each stop of her upcoming blog tour, (including this stop!) Yay!!!
To enter this giveaway leave a comment, question, or some love for Jennifer below!
- This giveaway is open worldwide. Thank you, Jennifer!
- This giveaway ends May 20th
~ Faults of Understanding Blog Tour ~
April 29th – Austenesque Reviews: Cover Reveal, Giveaway
May 6th – Austen Variations: Excerpt, Giveaway
May 14th – Babblings of a Bookworm: Author Interview, Giveaway
May 20th – From Pemberley to Milton: Excerpt, Giveaway
May 27th – Austen Variations: Book Release, Excerpt, Giveaway
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What a lovely cover! Susan does such amazing work. Congratulations on the new release, Jennifer!
Thank you so much, Lucy! 🙂
May luck bring me your book and not “another Mr. Collins”
LOL. Yes, nobody wants that! Thanks for stopping by, Alias, and best of luck with the giveaway!
That cover is gorgeous! Wow, just beautiful.
Thank you! I’m quite fond of it myself. 🙂
Just lovely! Susan is as talented at this as she is at writing! The Truth About Mr Darcy is such a favourite of mine, I had to buy the kindle copy when my paperback almost disintegrated with constant reading!
Elizabeth looks just lovely with her faithful companion by her side? I do hope they find their love for each other sooner rather than later?
Thank you for sharing this beautiful cover Meredith and good luck Jennifer.
Thanks so much, Glynis! Yes, D & E will have a guaranteed HEA, and I won’t make you wait until the very end of the book, either. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words.
I really need to reread The Truth About Mr. Darcy!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Glynis! I can’t wait to learn more about the dog!
That cover is breathtaking, and it sure does show what a gifted cover designer is capable of with the graphic design programs these days. Kudos to Susan Adriani. Best of luck on your release, Jennifer, though I’m sure you won’t need it–your new book is widely anticipated already. Once again, thanks to Meredith for hosting such a momentous event.
Thank you so much, Suzan! Yes, it’s amazing what can be accomplished in graphic design if one knows what they are doing! I was shocked at how seamlessly these two images were blended together. And thank you for the well wishes. I hope the book lives up to expectations! 🙂
Always love seeing your comments, Suzan! Thanks so much for sharing such enthusiasm and support!
A beautiful cover, the art work is stunning. Both hopeful and melancholy at the same time. Looking forward to the release.
Thank you, Sam! Yes, that is perfectly put: Hopeful and melancholy. Which, I think, is very much in keeping with the story. Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book! 🙂
this cover makes me feel calm and happy
Thank you, Michell! Yes, calm and happy, but a little melancholy too, I think. Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck with the giveaway!
Beautiful cover and I love the premise. Congratulations on the release
Thank you, Kate! I hope you enjoy the book if/when you get to read it. 🙂 Best of luck with the giveaway!
Loved “To Conquer Pride,” looking forward to reading this as well!
Yay! Thank you, Cassandra! I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride. I hope you’ll like this one, too. 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway!
I look forward to reading this one! And what a lovely cover, all softness in texture and color…
Thanks so much, Mary! I hope you enjoy the book! 🙂 And yes, I especially love the colors in the cover image. So bright and cheerful.
Echoing what others have said about the beautiful cover! Great work, Jennifer and Susan! And congrats, Jennifer, on this upcoming release. I am so excited to read this one, as I also love a good early marriage scenario. So much room for these two characters to learn about each other! Thanks, Meredith, for hosting this cover reveal, and please don’t enter me in the giveaway, as I will pre-order this book when it is available. Thank you!
Thank you so much, Christina! I’m so happy with the way the cover turned out, and I am ALL ABOUT the early marriage scenario! I hope the book lives up to expectations. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, Christina!! That is exactly why I love the early marriage scenario too. It is always interesting to see characters work out of order or backwards.
I love the cover! It’s absolutely beautiful! I’m looking forward to reading this one. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
Thanks so much, Pam! I’m glad you like the cover and hope you enjoy the book, 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway!
Thank you so much for hosting my cover reveal, Meredith! All props to Susan for doing such a fabulous job with this cover (and for putting up with me!). 🙂 In addition to being pretty, I feel like the image (and even the font) captures the spirit of the book perfectly, and could not be happier with the finished design.
Jennifer- it was such a pleasure to host your special post and learn more about your upcoming release!! I’m so excited for you!! Thank you for the fun celebration! I wish you all the best!
Yay!! I’m so excited for this new novel by Jennifer. I loved To Conquer Pride and Faults of Understanding sounds so good. The cover art is beautiful!! Susan did a great job of changing and enhancing Jennifer’s vision of the original artwork and it is a stunning result. Congratulations!! –Leslie
Thank you, Leslie! I’m excited that you’re excited. 🙂 I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride. Hopefully this next one will live up to expectations. And yes, all credit to Susan for doing such a wonderful job with this cover. Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck in the giveaway!
Gorgeous!
Thank you, Christina! I’m rather fond of it myself. 🙂
It’s an interesting choice to show only part of a woman on the cover. I guess Elizabeth’s head hasn’t caught up to where her body is yet!
Hahaha! Yes, I am a big proponent of chopping people’s head’s off on book covers. 🙂 If you take a look at the cover for my debut, To Conquer Pride, you will see I did the same thing. I’m not a huge fan of faces on book covers because I like to leave each character’s appearance up to the reader’s imagination. So, I think it will always be headless people for me! 🙂 Thanks for stopping by and best of luck with the giveaway.
What a lovely cover! This story sounds intriguing, and it’s on my TBR list!
Thank you, Katie! Best of luck with the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book if/when you get to read. 🙂
Gorgeous cover, Jen. Susan seems to outdo herself with every cover she designs. And the story sounds pretty interesting too. Very glad to have a new book from you!
Thanks so much, Jan! That means a lot to me, coming from you. 🙂 And yes, Susan was a superstar with this cover, and a delight to work with to boot.
This cover is beautiful! I like not seeing all of Elizabeth’s face, it lets me use my imagination. I love the early marriage scenario and stories with pets are always fun, especially dogs! Looking forward to reading this.
Thank you, Kim! Yes! I am a big fan of not showing people’s faces on book covers so readers can use their imagination. Some folks may find chopping people’s heads off weird, but it’s my thing. 🙂 Best of luck with the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book!
WOW, that is a gorgeous cover. I can’t wait to read this, I loved your first novel
Aww, thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride, and hope you like this one just as much. And yes, I’m really happy with the way the cover turned out! Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck in the giveaway!
This is a beautiful cover, and I would love to have a copy of the book. I own the first book. It was excellent!
Aww… thank you so much! I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride. Hopefully this one will meet expectations. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, and I wish you the best of luck in the giveaway.
Gorgeous cover. Can’t wait to read.
Thanks, Gina! I’m really happy with the way the cover turned out. I hope you enjoy the book! 🙂
Lovely cover. I look forward to reading this book
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy it. 🙂 Wishing you the best of luck with the giveaway!
So looking forward to reading this. Lovely cover.
Thank you! 🙂
What an absolutely beautiful cover! The story sounds like it’s right up my alley as well and I look forward to reading it! Congratulations on your newest release and I wish you all the very very best with it!
Thank you so much, Melissa! I’m so glad you like the cover and truly appreciate the good wishes. Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book!
LOVE IT!!! I hope the pooch is on the story!! Can’t wait for it to drop!! Wanna read it asap!! Thanks and congratulations!
Thank you so much, Char! I love it too. 🙂 And, yes! The pooch is most definitely in the story. Hopefully the next month will fly by and you will be reading the book before you know it. 🙂 I’ll also be sharing some excerpts along the way if you follow the blog tour. Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck with the giveaway!
What a thought provoking cover! You wonder what she is thinking and hoping as she looks off in the distance. I love her sidekick too! Looking forward to reading this and finding out how Elizabeth and Darcy finally come to realize they are meant for each other! Congratulations!
Thank you, Carole! Yes, I agree. There is a certain wistfulness to the image that really appealed to me, and seemed to work well with the story. Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book. 🙂
Gorgeous Cover. Beautiful colors and an almost dream-like quality. Maybe one CAN judge a book by its cover in some cases. LOL. Looking forward to reading it!
Thank you, Amy! Yes, I love the vibrancy of the colors, but there’s a wistfulness to the image, too. Which really works well with the story. And I don’t know about you, but I do tend to judge books by their covers. 😉 I’m just glad people seem to be liking this one as much as I do. I hope you enjoy the book!
Jennifer, I am so excited that your reveal day is finally here! It’s been wonderful to have had another opportunity to work with you. Designing your covers is a pleasure for me and I enjoyed every minute of it. (Now for the back cover, lol!) 🙂
I absolutely loved to Conquer Pride and I am so looking forward to reading Faults of Understanding. And I am thrilled everyone loves your cover! Congratulations! You deserve it every happy moment!
Thank you so much, Susan! All the kudos go to you for doing such a fabulous job. I’m thrilled that people seem to like it as much as I do! 🙂
Great, I’m looking for a book to keep me busy this summer. I wwould like learn more about “Faults of understanding” and read an excerpt. Happy to stay at home and read “To conquer pride”.
Thank you, Aubry! I’ll be sharing excerpts at most of the remaining stops on my blog tour, so I hope you’ll follow along. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck in the giveaway!
Love this, Jennifer! Congrats on the book and the cover. Please don’t enter me in the giveaway. ❤️
Thank you for everything, Jami! 🙂
Wow it certainly makes you feel like you’re following Elizabeth quite literally through her journey!
Yay! Thank you, Zoe. I’m so glad it made you feel that way. Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book if/when you get to read. 🙂
Beautiful clear colours and structure. Another great cover for a story of yours, Jennifer. Congratulations to all of you, ladies, for the result of your hard work!!!
Thank you so much, Alexandra! I’m so happy to see people are liking the cover as much as I do. 🙂 I hope you enjoy the book if/when you get the opportunity to read!
I have loved Peder Severin Krøyer works since I discovered him on an art postcard years ago. Susan’s rendition of one of his paintings for your cover is beautiful. I’m looking forward to reading Faults of Understanding. I read To Conquer Pride on Kindle Unlimited but enjoyed it so much I purchased it.
Oh, wow! Thank you so much, Maddy! Hearing that you read TCP on KU and then liked it enough to purchase made my day! I hope you enjoy this one just as much. 🙂 I was not at all familiar with P.S. Krøyer before I happened upon this particular painting. I need to rectify that by seeking out some more of his work! Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book!
Oh, what a lovely cover. I agree… since I loved her previous cover, this one is just as beautiful. Oh, I want that dress or maybe just the hat. I love hats. Oh, and the dog and… well, I am just too excited. Poor Elizabeth. Oh, and poor Darcy, bless his heart. He was so in love and then to find out she hates him. Dang. I must find out what happens next. Thanks, Meredith for hosting another cover reveal. You have the best job. Also thanks to our author Jennifer and her publisher on the generous giveaway. Good luck to all in the drawing. Everyone, stay safe, and healthy.
Thank you so much!! I know, poor Darcy. 🙁 But I promise a HEA for all concerned. Thank you so much for stopping by and for the kind words. I wish you the best of luck in the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book!
Lol! I absolutely love your excitement, Jeanne! I am with you – I need to find out what happens to these two!
Love the cover, and so excited for this book!
Thank you, Angelyn! Best of luck in the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book! 🙂
Love the cover. Congrats on the release!
Thank you so much! Best of luck in the giveaway! 🙂
I enjoyed “To Conquer Pride” very much and I’m impatient to read this new story.
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride! I hope you like this one just as much. 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway!
Lovely cover and thanks for a chance to win a copy of this book. I plan to read it even if I don’t win a copy. I do like reading of marriages where there is not always love at the beginning, i.e., FMS or arranged marriages.
Thank you, Sheila! Best of luck with the giveaway, and I hope you enjoy the book. 🙂
I’m just rereading “To conquer pride”, so delighted to see you have a new book. The cover is gorgeous.
Thank you so much, Gill! You made my day. No higher praise than to hear someone is RE-reading my book. 🙂 I hope you enjoy the new one just as much. Best of luck in the giveaway!
The cover is so pretty and I love the dog that plays s art in your story ! Your new book sounds great Jennifer, I hope ot goes well for you. Looking forward to reading the moment of Elizabeths “fit of pique” 😀 So please count me in, thank you.
Thanks so much for the kind words, Charlotte! Wishing you the best of luck in the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book when you get to read. 🙂
The cover is very nice, and I love a story with lots of angst!
Thank you, Lois! Yes, I’d say there is a fair bit of angst in this one, LOL. But a guaranteed HEA for Darcy and Elizabeth, of course! 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by to see my cover, and best of luck in the giveaway.
Love the cover!
Thank you, Audny! I love it, too! 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway!
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity.
I very much enjoyed “To Conquer Pride” and look forward to your second book. Your covers are lovely – i am turned off by the modern depictions of the Regency period.
Best wishes for the release.
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you enjoyed To Conquer Pride, and hope you like this book just as much. 🙂 Yes, I enjoy using paintings on my book covers and have been lucky so far to have found images I really loved (and to have found a cover designer who could really make them into something special). Thanks for stopping by, and best of luck with the giveaway!
This is a lovely cover. Congrats and good luck on the pending release!
Thank you so much, Robin! Best of luck in the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book if/when you get to read.
The cover is totally, absolutely enchanting! The colors are breathtaking and draws one to the book. Congrats on a new release!
Thank you! And I agree about the cover. 🙂 I love the vibrancy of the colors, and the feelings the image evokes: both cheerful and a little wistful and melancholy at the same time (which works well with the story). Thanks for stopping by and best of luck with the giveaway!
Sounds intriguing! I enjoyed your first book, so I know that I will enjoy this one.
Thank you, Ginna! I hope you like this one just as much. 🙂
Beautiful cover! Congratulations on the new book! I enjoyed To Conquer Pride, so I am looking forward to reading this one too!
Thanks so much, Cyndy! All credit for the cover goes to my designer. She really did a fabulous job. I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride, and hope you like this one, too! 🙂
The cover is lovely! ANother book for my TBR list!
Thanks so much, Lily! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Ohhh, so lovely! Elizabeth always looks beautiful in a soft yellow. Can’t wait to read this, and wishing you every success with it!
Thank you, Marie! I hope you enjoy the book and best of luck in the giveaway! 🙂
I am so excited! The cover is gorgeous. I have been dying for Ms. Altman to write another book and now it’s finally (nearly) here!
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for the kind words, Aimee. You made my day! Hopefully the next few weeks will fly by and you’ll be reading before you know it. 🙂 Best of luck in the giveaway and I hope you enjoy the book.
Congratulations on your new book! Lovely cover. Lookign forward to this new story of ODC
Thank you, Buturot! Best of luck in the giveaway!
Oh my, I love this cover! The colors are just divine. You and Susan are a great collaborative team. I like the fact that there’s a dog in the plot too. We’re cat people in this house but dogs in stories are so much more believable as rescuers, menace detectors, faithful confidants, etc. I enjoy any new spin on the Darcy and Elizabeth story and I can’t remember very many with dogs.
Congratulations Jennifer, best of luck on the launch of your new book baby. I’m so looking forward to reading it! I think I must go back and read To Conquer Pride again. <3
Aww… Thank you so much, Michelle! I’m glad you like the cover and hope you enjoy the book if/when you get to read. Wishing you the best of luck in the giveaway too! 🙂
thank you, Jennifer. I’ve been reading your books since the first was released
Thanks so much, Betty! I hope you enjoy this one, too! 🙂
To Conquer Pride is a favorite of mine, and I’m so looking forward to this one. The cover is gorgeous!
Thank you, Paige! I’m so glad you enjoyed To Conquer Pride and hope you like this one just as well. 🙂
Another beautiful cover! Yikes, for Darcy & Elizabeth. The road to happily ever after is going to be bumpy for these two! Looking forward to reading it and finding out how they mange to get to their HEA!
Thank you, Dung! Yes, it’s a bumpy ride indeed… but I promise it will end in a very romantic happily ever after. 🙂 I hope you enjoy the book and best of luck in the giveaway.
Beautiful cover. Always thrilled for a new release from Jennifer. Looking forward to reading. Congratulations!
Oh, thank you so much, Becky! I hope it lives up to your expectations! 🙂 Wishing you the best of luck in the giveaway!
This cover is lovely
Thank you, Ceri! 🙂
Congratulations on the upcoming publication of your second Austenesque novel, Jennifer. I adore the stunning cover. Although I’m usually quite a stickler of authenticity, I can overlook the lady’s dress on the cover. I would love to read it as I’m anxious how they will get through this obstacle.
I really love this cover! That dog and the lady looking out in the distance, plus the color combination is falls l fabulous. Thank you for sharing that cover and for the chance of the giveaway.