Echoes of Thornfield Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Giveaway Win What if, after twenty-something years of marriage, Jane and Edward Rochester decided to travel abroad to the West Indies for several years? What if they had a sixteen […]
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Echoes of Thornfield Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Giveaway Win What if, after twenty-something years of marriage, Jane and Edward Rochester decided to travel abroad to the West Indies for several years? What if they had a sixteen […]
History and Familiarity Verses The Unpredictable Unknown Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Author TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Austen-Inspired Original SETTING: Modern-day, small town USA MAIN CHARACTERS: Emma Sanders, Warner Hall (History teacher at Emma’s school), […]
Jane Austen’s Persuasion Infused with Melody and Lyrics Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Author In her debut novel, Melanie Stanford has creatively updated Jane Austen’s Persuasion in modern-day California. The reincarnations and modernizations of these […]
The Heiress and The Museum Fundraiser Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Source: Review Copy from Publisher TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Modern-day Retelling, Gender Swap SETTING: New York City, Present-day MAIN CHARACTERS: John and Bennet Bethle: Two brothers who work […]