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The Love Letter
Young doctor Mark Hinton is on the brink of a new beginning in his life, yet he’s still haunted by the past. Thanks to a caring older sister, a canny librarian, a cantankerous patient and Jane Austen, he finds the strength to search his own heart and discover the truth of a love that has never died. Influenced by Jane Austen’s PERSUASION, this short story is about finding love again after heartbreak.
This story was the Grand Prize Winner of the Jane Austen Made Me Do It Short Story Contest and was included in the critically-acclaimed anthology of the same name.
This is a short story of approximately 6,000 words
This story was the Grand Prize Winner of the Jane Austen Made Me Do It Short Story Contest and was included in the critically-acclaimed anthology of the same name.
This is a short story of approximately 6,000 words
20 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2013
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Brenna Aubrey is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author of contemporary romance stories. Her debut novel, At Any Price, is currently free on all platforms. Her books are on over a million e-readers worldwide. They've also been translated into German, French, Italian, Dutch and adapted into an interactive app game!
She has always sought comfort in good books and the long, involved stories she weaves in her head. Brenna is a city girl with a nature-lover’s heart. She therefore finds herself out in green open spaces any chance she can get. She currently resides on the west coast of the US with her husband and children (both human and furry).
Reading Order
THE POINT OF NO RETURN SERIES available now!
High Risk
High Reward
THE GAMING THE SYSTEM SERIES: available now!
At Any Price
At Any Turn
At Any Moment
For the Win
For the One
Worth Any Cost
It Was Always You
For The Taking
For The Holidays
Take Any Chance
The Gaming The System series is complete
Smart is Sexy
Brenna Aubrey is a USA TODAY Bestselling Author of contemporary romance stories. Her debut novel, At Any Price, is currently free on all platforms. Her books are on over a million e-readers worldwide. They've also been translated into German, French, Italian, Dutch and adapted into an interactive app game!
She has always sought comfort in good books and the long, involved stories she weaves in her head. Brenna is a city girl with a nature-lover’s heart. She therefore finds herself out in green open spaces any chance she can get. She currently resides on the west coast of the US with her husband and children (both human and furry).
Reading Order
THE POINT OF NO RETURN SERIES available now!
High Risk
High Reward
THE GAMING THE SYSTEM SERIES: available now!
At Any Price
At Any Turn
At Any Moment
For the Win
For the One
Worth Any Cost
It Was Always You
For The Taking
For The Holidays
Take Any Chance
The Gaming The System series is complete
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December 20, 2020
Very short. Had kind of a depressing tone.
August 13, 2017
To be honest, I didn't enjoy this book. It was a very quick book to read and I felt like there wasn't much of a story. I actually found it to be rather boring. Even though I read the whole book, I'm not really sure what actually happened - its hard to explain.
This is the second book I have read by this author. I liked the other book (At Any Price) much more than I did this one. Even though I didn't like this story, it wouldn't put me off of reading other books this author has written.
This is the second book I have read by this author. I liked the other book (At Any Price) much more than I did this one. Even though I didn't like this story, it wouldn't put me off of reading other books this author has written.
June 29, 2017
3.5 stars
Interesting concept, well written.
Interesting concept, well written.
January 23, 2014
a really really short read ,,but sweet story ....
October 26, 2014
Not horrible. Just not satisfying. But that's a problem I see a lot with short stories in the romance genre.
October 2, 2017
3,25 Stars
I think this is one of my favorite short books ever. And that has to count sth as I´m usually not a fan of short stories. :P
I don´t want to say much about what this book is about, as this book is really short and can be read within a half hour or so. So everyone can make up their own mind about it quite fast.
As a Jane Austen Fan, I can say that I loved that this book was inspired by one of her books. I loved how Persuasion was worked into it and how his feelings and thoughts were "explained" with quotes- I think those were quotes.
I also loved how Persuasion was put into the "modern" world. The main characters- Mark and Justine. They were fine. I like their names. They fit into the "modern" world as well as into the Jane Austen era.
The Love Letter- Well to me it wasn´t really a letter. In my mind a love letter is more sth. selfwritten. But it was ok and his text message was kinda sweet ;)
Of course it would have been awesome to have their story more detailed and longer, but for me it was enough to like it.
It was my first Brenna Aubrey book and won´t be my last :)
I think this is one of my favorite short books ever. And that has to count sth as I´m usually not a fan of short stories. :P
I don´t want to say much about what this book is about, as this book is really short and can be read within a half hour or so. So everyone can make up their own mind about it quite fast.
As a Jane Austen Fan, I can say that I loved that this book was inspired by one of her books. I loved how Persuasion was worked into it and how his feelings and thoughts were "explained" with quotes- I think those were quotes.
I also loved how Persuasion was put into the "modern" world. The main characters- Mark and Justine. They were fine. I like their names. They fit into the "modern" world as well as into the Jane Austen era.
The Love Letter- Well to me it wasn´t really a letter. In my mind a love letter is more sth. selfwritten. But it was ok and his text message was kinda sweet ;)
Of course it would have been awesome to have their story more detailed and longer, but for me it was enough to like it.
It was my first Brenna Aubrey book and won´t be my last :)
December 6, 2017
This review was originally posted to Jen in Bookland
The Love Letter is a short story, 20 pages long, and not that good. I didn't understand the characters and it was a suddenly everything works out and I don't know why. I know it has the Austen in it, but...I read it and thought that is it? That is all we get? It is that easy to fix everything and live happily ever after? Not my favorite short story as it felt like it needed more, needed to be longer to really tell the story.
The Love Letter is a short story, 20 pages long, and not that good. I didn't understand the characters and it was a suddenly everything works out and I don't know why. I know it has the Austen in it, but...I read it and thought that is it? That is all we get? It is that easy to fix everything and live happily ever after? Not my favorite short story as it felt like it needed more, needed to be longer to really tell the story.
January 4, 2017
Excellent short story, it's such a quick delightful read that I can only suggest you read it instead of wasting time reading its reviews.
February 14, 2016
I thought this short little story would be a nice Valentine's day read. And at 27 pages, what did I have to loose? I've previously read the "Gaming the System" books by this author, and loved them.
This little story was ~ surprising. I'm not sure what I expected but this wasn't it. But it was still, nevertheless, very interesting. It's based on Jane Austen's book "Persuasion", and was originally written for a contest inspired by Jane Austen. It's about a young man, Mark, about to take the boards for his M.D. finals. He's having a hard time concentrating on studying, and, due to whimsical circumstances, finds himself thinking about a lost love, Justine, who he's never really gotten over.
The story has an almost timeless feel to it, and pulled me in very quickly. I found myself unable to put it down, just as the main character was pulled into the story of "Persuasion" and couldn't get put it down. It was very well written, and to me at least, very intriguing.
The only thing I didn't like was that the ending was rather abrupt. I was surprised and disappointed when 3/4 of the way through the book, I turned the page and there was no more story - only information about the author and other things she has written. I needed and wanted more story.
This little story was ~ surprising. I'm not sure what I expected but this wasn't it. But it was still, nevertheless, very interesting. It's based on Jane Austen's book "Persuasion", and was originally written for a contest inspired by Jane Austen. It's about a young man, Mark, about to take the boards for his M.D. finals. He's having a hard time concentrating on studying, and, due to whimsical circumstances, finds himself thinking about a lost love, Justine, who he's never really gotten over.
The story has an almost timeless feel to it, and pulled me in very quickly. I found myself unable to put it down, just as the main character was pulled into the story of "Persuasion" and couldn't get put it down. It was very well written, and to me at least, very intriguing.
The only thing I didn't like was that the ending was rather abrupt. I was surprised and disappointed when 3/4 of the way through the book, I turned the page and there was no more story - only information about the author and other things she has written. I needed and wanted more story.
April 23, 2014
I think this short story does what it is intended to do, which is to be a marketing tool for the author's other works. It's a subtle romance which I didn't love, but I didn't hate. As far as I'm aware Brenna Aubrey is self-published and here she does something good for the indie community by showing that well-written, grammatically correct stories can come from self-publishing. Go Brenna! I will check out her other books, for sure.
Also, it was made very clear that this was a short story in the book description, so I can't understand the criticisms arising about it's length, especially as it seems to be perm-free.
Also, it was made very clear that this was a short story in the book description, so I can't understand the criticisms arising about it's length, especially as it seems to be perm-free.
March 2, 2014
Une reprise de Persuasion très originale, j'aime le fait que le personnage principal soit un homme. Le tout suit avec beaucoup d'adresse le scénario de Persuasion et j'ai beaucoup apprécié cette petite histoire. Les remarques sur Jane Austen sont bien trouvées, et particulièrement plaisantes. Bref une réussite
Ce que j'aime : la manière dont l'auteure respecte la trame de l'histoire de Persuasion en dépit de la brièveté de l'histoire.
Ce que j'aime moins : l'histoire est trop brève
En bref : une très jolie variation de Persuasion
Ma note : 7/10
Ce que j'aime : la manière dont l'auteure respecte la trame de l'histoire de Persuasion en dépit de la brièveté de l'histoire.
Ce que j'aime moins : l'histoire est trop brève
En bref : une très jolie variation de Persuasion
Ma note : 7/10
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March 8, 2014
This story never really pulled me in. I thought that I would love the story a little more. I just really wish that this sweet story had a whole lot more content. This book was nothing for me and I just could not get into the book. I only gave it an extra star because the little bit of writing in the book did not give me enough to love the story.
April 13, 2014
I don't really know what to say about this. I just downloaded it from the iTunes store because it was free, and I wasn't sure of what to expect. This was disappointing though; the story just didn't interest me. I found everything that was happening to be boring. It definitely didn't leave an impression and I couldn't really explain what happened if I was asked.
April 29, 2014
I absolutely adored this short story. The author showed such talent to create complex characters and give realistic story and character development all within such a few pages. I definitely recommend to lovers of Jane Austen. 5 Stars!
December 21, 2020
Good short story
It was a good story change of pace for me I would love for you to write a book about Mark and Justine do they marry have children does he finish his test to become a Dr. Just to many unanswered questions.
It was a good story change of pace for me I would love for you to write a book about Mark and Justine do they marry have children does he finish his test to become a Dr. Just to many unanswered questions.
December 30, 2013
As a persuasion fan this was a good short story. It had longing, hurt but was sweet. Worth reading and can understand why this won a prize.
January 10, 2014
Sweet for a little Novella. sometime short, sweet and to the point can be better than a 500 page novel
October 16, 2025
what a sweet story filled with mystery, love and forgiveness. the characters of the book are endearing, ones you can picture in tiger neighborhood, or town. well worth the read
March 7, 2014
Jane Austen Made Me Do It.
March 11, 2014
Cute fast read, makes you think about your first real love.
October 21, 2014
Short and sweet read but with some things left in the air...
July 16, 2014
Cute and very short. Interesting way to introduce Jane Austen
August 22, 2014
Sweet and short...
November 6, 2014
I really liked this book. I am a Jane Austen fan, so it pleased me to get more info on her and the book Persuasion...
January 10, 2015
Loved it. Got my heart pumping hard!
Jane Austen I'll have to revisit now. :)
Jane Austen I'll have to revisit now. :)
January 30, 2015
The book was only a 20 min read.....cute love story.
November 26, 2016
This short story did what it was meant to do (it was the winner of the Jane Austen Made Me Do It Short Story Contest), but judging it simply as a short story, I have to say it was pretty slight.
January 13, 2016
Too short. I was left with lots of questions.
November 27, 2013
Jane Austen made me do it.
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