Monica Fairview's Blog

It’s been a long time, almost eight years, since my last visit to York, but last week I had the chance to take another short trip to this beautiful city.

Have you ever been to York? If so, where did you go? Which of the many wonderful museums did you get the chance to visit? I only visited a handful. I think it would take me months to see them all, and years to notice and appreciate every detail.

Back in 2017, I visited and fell in love with Fairfax House, built in 1755-1762 by John Carr for Lor...

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.

Hello friends!

We’re officially in the home stretch—my latest book, Some Little Alteration, releases next Thursday, October 16th! It feels amazing (and a little surreal!) to be this close to my publication date.

If you’ve been following along, you already know this story takes Pride and Prejudice in a slightly new direction—a romantic, reality-bending twist that gives Elizabeth Bennet a second chance to see her world, and Mr. Darcy, from an entirely new perspective. I’ve shared a few glimpses a...

Happy October! The leaves have finally begun changing color and so now I feel it is the proper time to mention that holiday so many Americans love to celebrate…

National Produce Misting Day!

(Okay, not really, but apparently  — if you believe the Internet, and I’m not sure you should — there is a National Produce Misting Day on October 2!)

So yeah, I meant Halloween. It’s October! It’s spooky season! And because I’m swamped with teaching and writing about one new sentence a week right now, I tho...

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.

October 1, 1811

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Hello Everyone!

I’m here to tell you about BookBub Deals… Well, sort of. There is this thing called a BookBub Deal (many of you have probably heard about it), and it’s meant to be a very wonderful thing for an author to get (you have to apply, sort of like a mini-resume, and assure them of your book’s merit). Now, I’ve never managed to get a BookBub Deal before, and now I have, so this is very exciting. I’m exceedingly interested in the results, insofar as reaching more people with my brand of s...

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on our journey as the Austen Variations authors post the events of 1811 in real time on the date they happened – 214 years in the future.

As my novel The Darcys in Venice glides slowly as a gondola toward hopeful publication, I share a new scene with you, in which Mr. and Mrs. Darcy prepare for their journey.

Mr. Darcy’s Guidebook

Now the dark winter evenings at Pemberley became busy ones. The storms moderated, the guests departed, repairs were carried on, and the Darcys were more at leisure to make active preparations for their journey. There was much to do. Guide-books to obtain, and devour; routes to plan, and introductions to...

Captain Wentworth has a lot of explaining to do! Why did he fly off in such an unreasonable rage when Anne tried to put their engagement on hold? And why didn’t he come back to try her again as soon as he was more financially secure? So much time wasted! What about his bad behavior when they met again years later – flirting with the Musgrove girls right in front of Anne? Was that really necessary?

Find the answers in Captain Wentworth in His Own Words. Catch a glimpse of his difficult ch...

Good morning, fellow readers!

It is release day for Strange Happenings at Longbourn. I’m here today to share the first chapter and for a giveaway! You can get the book on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited now by clicking this link: Take Me to Strange Happenings! Meanwhile, please enjoy the first chapter of my latest work.

October 25, 1811
Longbourn
Elizabeth

“Give it back, Lydia! I know you took it!”

Catherine Bennet—called Kitty by all who knew her—charged down the long hallway of the family wing,...