Hi dear readers!
I was in the middle of reveling in some lovely holiday Austenesque reads this month (something I look forward to doing every December) when I discovered I have yet to make a list of my favorite holiday-inspired Austenesque reads!🎄
So I set myself to that task. And I thought it would be of interest to share since some of my favorites are from long ago (I know 10 years isn’t that long ago, but for voracious readers it is 100’s of books ago!) 😄📚
And wouldn’t you know, the list is so long that I needed to divide it into two lists! 😮
So here is my first Top Ten list – which includes my MOST favorite holiday-inspired Austenesque novels from the years 2010-2017.
* These lists are based only on the novels I have read and reviewed on this blog and are my top ten favorites.
**These lists are subject to change.
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(in alphabetical order)
A Very Austen Christmas
Authors: Barbara Cornthwaite, Robin Helm, Laura Hile, and Wendi Sotis
Type of Novel: Short Story Anthology
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“I greatly enjoyed these creative and festive stories and loved that so many of my favorite authors collaborated together. This collection is one I think any Janeite would be happy to find under their Christmas tree!”
A Very Darcy Christmas
Author: Victoria Kincaid
Type of Novel: Sequel
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“Just like Pemberley, this holiday novella is jam-packed with lively characters, holiday merriment, bits of drama, and sweet surprises! An excellent choice for Austenesque, Pride and Prejudice, and Mr. Darcy fans this holiday season!!”
Christmas at Pemberley
Author: Regina Jeffers
Type of Novel: Sequel
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“This novel has it all! A meaningful message, Christmas cheer and celebration, scandals and intrigue, engagements and births, and a profusion of romance!”
Christmas with Mr. Darcy
Author: Victoria Connelly
Type of Novel: Austen-Inspired
My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“Written with rich detail and descriptive prose, Christmas with Mr. Darcy is a charming and absorbing sequel novella to Victoria Connelly’s brilliant Austen Addict Trilogy! A perfect read to enjoy while you sit in front of a fire, by a Christmas tree, or under a warm blanket!”
Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer
Authors: Jennifer Becton, Melissa Buell, Rebecca M. Fleming, Cecilia Gray, Jessica Grey, and Kimberly Truesdale
Type of Novel: Short Story Anthology, Modern Adaptation
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“Six holiday-inspired tales that are warm, merry, and bright crafted by six creative and skilled story-tellers, who I can tell, admire Jane Austen and her novels as much as I do! I enjoyed discovering all the ways these stories echoed and paid tribute to Jane Austen’s six beloved novels and characters.”
Lucky 13
Author: Cat Gardiner
Type of Novel: Modern Adaptation, Mature Audiences
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“Blind Dates, Christmas, and Hot Firemen Calendars…While the formula is basically there and the characters have the same personalities, this story has its own original storyline, which made it full of surprises and not at all predictable!”
Pemberley Celebrations
Author: Kara Louise
Type of Novel: Sequel, Short Story Anthology
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“I love that through the midst of celebrations and festivities Darcy and Elizabeth still had their misunderstandings, disputes, and battle of wits. The journey through their first year of marriage was plausibly filled with highs and lows, differences and compromises.”
Then Comes Winter
Edited by: Christina Boyd
Type of Novel: Short Story Anthology
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“I thought the progression of stories, the balance between contemporary and Regency, and the diversity of P&P, non P&P, and original stories to be, in a word…perfect! The blend of all these heart-warming works of short prose was harmonious, sweet, and flavorful. ”
Villa Fortuna
Author: Cat Gardiner
Type of Novel: Modern Adaptation, Mature Audiences
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“Villa Fortuna is an amazing heart-warming romance of about finding yourself, finding home, and finding happiness! Filled with nods to Pride and Prejudice, personality, and passion this is an all-consuming reading experience you should not miss, whether you are Italian-American or not! I highly recommend!”
Young Master Darcy
Author: Pamela Aidan
Type of Novel: Variation
My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My Review I Add to Cart I Add to Shelf
“If you are interested in seeing the austere and fastidious Mr. Darcy as a young boy, learning life’s lessons, getting into scrapes, and preparing to be the Master of Pemberley this is a novella you will not want to miss! ”
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Are you 10 for 10 with this list of favorite holiday-inspired Austenesque novels from 2010-2017?
If not, it isn’t too late to ask Santa to slip something into your stocking (or ereader!) 🎅🏼
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~ Previous Lists ~
Austen-Inspired ❀ Alternate Point-Of-View ❀ Summer Reads ❀ Minor Character
Sense and Sensibility ❀ Persuasion
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I’ve read most of these Meredith and out of the ten I would definitely pick Lucky 13 as my hands down favourite! A hot fireman Darcy? What’s not to love?
What a great list! Thank you for sharing!
I have read 9 out of 10 and could not find Young Master Darcy available in e-book form – only paperback and it is the only one I have not read. Merry Christmas, everyone who celebrates. Happy Holidays to those who celebrate a different holiday. Thanks for sharing your list, Meredith.
Sheila, Pamela has plans to release it as an eBook–or she did when we talked in November. Life has a way of pushing projects to the side, sometimes. I’m thinking it will come out in 2022.
Email me (Pamela Aidan) for print autographed copies
Just now found these comments. Has this been released?
Thank you so much for this Christmas list because it´s very useful in these times 🙂
I enjoyed a lot “Pemberley Celebrations” by Kara Louise, in fact, it was one of my first Austenesque readings in english so I remember it with special joy.
Happy Christmas Meredith and to all of you, readers, and have fun!
Oh, I loved those books and agree completely that they are wonderful and worthy to be on a favorites list. I think I may have to check out one or two as I don’t believe I’ve read them. Thanks for sharing. Blessings and a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all in the manner in which you celebrate this time of the year. Happy New Year.
I have all of these and LOVE your holiday list. Thanks so much for the reminder. Now for a little re-reading!
Laugh at myself…3 out of 10. I hope to reread at least one of them.
Thank you for the shout-out to Then Comes Winter!
denise
What a great list, I’ve really enjoyed Christmas at Pemberley. But missed afew of the others.
I’ve read seven of those and now that I see them again, I want a re-read. 🙂 Love your lists, Meredith!
I haven’t read all from the list but it puts those titles I have read in front of my mind, which of course makes me want to reread them. I own too many Christmas titles now to reread them every year if you can believe it. Poor me, what a sad problem to have. 🙁 Thanks for the great list.
Lovely list, Meredith. A Very Austen Christmas is on my own best of list too. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas.
Meredith, there are wonderful titles here. It’s a delight to see Pamela Aidan’s Young Master Darcy.
And you cannot image my surprise to see our A Very Austen Christmas included on your list. Wow.
Thank you so much for including our first anthology, A Very Austen Christmas, in this fabulous list full of wonderful books by our favorite Austenesque authors.
Thanks so much for including Pemberley Celebrations! What an honor to be included with some other wonderful authors!
What a wonderful way to start my day with a nod to “Christmas at Pemberley.” Thank to all the readers who have mentioned it over the years. Very honored…
Hi Meredith, I’m so honored that A Very Darcy Christmas was included. And among such august company! Thank you!
Merry Christmas and Happy 2022, Meredith! <3
I'm soooo happy to see Lucky 13 and Villa Fortuna included among such fine books in your Holiday favorite list. Thank you and thank you to all the readers who have reached out to me about how much they have enjoyed them over the years.
Much love and joy to you all,
Cat