Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2019 discussion

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I'll do the belt and braces thing and post this here and in November's thread, plus the audiobook one as well.

Audible UK's daily deal for December 1st is David Copperfield. Yes, I know it's Dickens, but it IS performed by Richard Armitage!

Audible UK's Black Friday sale (ends tomorrow at 11.59pm UK time) has several Georgette Heyer audiobooks in it: Frederica, The Reluctant Widow and The Talisman Ring. Then, there's a performance of Northanger Abbey by actress Anna Massey; The Chimes (Dickens) another performance by Richard Armitage; Julian Fellowes's Belgravia, performed by Juliet Stevenson and several more titles by Dickens and George Eliot. All are £3 each - a bargain price for an audiobook in the UK.

2020 Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge Group is Live

Feel free to go through the link and join up, get cozy with your challenge level and comment away.

Please let me know if I missed one of our usual posts or if I left an error. Also, let me know if you want something added in.

Here's the link: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Share away on other social media, your blogs, and invite folks to join us. More the merrier!

Ooo! Ooo! It's time for the annual 25 Days of Pride and Prejudice as critiqued over at the hilarious drunkausten.com. Warning: There WILL be excessive profanity. This blogger watches P&P every day - previously, it was the entire 2005 film, and this year she's watching one episode of the 6-part BBC miniseries every day, which means 4 times through the entire series, plus she plans to watch the mini-series in its entirety on Christmas Day - so five times through total. (Yes, she's insane. That's part of her charm.)

https://drunkausten.com/2019/12/01/da...

What a hoot, Debbie!

Now, that is love.

...mixed with some strain of insanity. Without a doubt.

Sorry - I must add a correction. Drunk Austen.com did 25 days of the 2005 Pride and Prejudice two years ago. Last year, it was 25 days of the 1995 Sense and Sensibility.

Check it out: Austen Authors are announcing their Winter Quarterly giveaway: Such generous prizes. Thanks, guys.


https://austenauthors.net/announcing-...

$0.99 Countdown deal: 1 day and 4 hours left:

Becoming Mr. Bingley

10 reviews: 75% 5-stars & 25% 4-stars

Melanie Rachel visits Babblings of a Bookworm today with an excerpt and giveaway of her latest Pride & Prejudice-inspired novels, Headstrong Books One and Two! https://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot...

$1.99 deal:

Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas

146 reviews: 57% 5-stars & 29% 4-stars

Amazon.com is having a special on right now: 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for 99 cents. (The regular price is 9.99 per month).

Thanks, Marlene!

Marlene wrote: "Amazon.com is having a special on right now: 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for 99 cents. (The regular price is 9.99 per month)."

Thanks for sharing, I am definitely considering doing this!
Here is the link for anyone else who wants it: https://smile.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/h...

Free on Amazon
Jane Austen's Imagination: lyrical reflections
Jane Austen's Advice: 100 Lessons on Life
All You Need To Know About Jane Austen: The Remarkable Life Of The Iconic Author Jane Austen
Jane Austen: A Life From Beginning to End
Of Rumour and Reputation: A 'Pride and Prejudice' Variation Vignette

Chelsea wrote: "Free on Amazon..."

Thankyou Chelsea!

The blog tour for Molly Greeley's The Clergyman's Wife stops by at Babblings of a Bookworm. Please drop in to learn more about this Charlotte Lucas story. There's also a US paperback giveaway!

https://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot...

Chelsea wrote: "Free on Amazon

thanks so much Chelsea <3

News from Leenie Brown: https://www.leeniebrown.com/music-mon...

Her music Monday post has fabulous music from those crazy guys in For King and Country. What a delightful rendition of Little Drummer Boy.

Brown also lists her schedule for upcoming publishing projects and she has a gift for anyone who signs up for her newsletter. Check it out.

Jayne Bamber is visiting Babblings of a Bookworm with her new book, Strong Objections to the Lady. Drop by to learn more about the book and enter the giveaway.

http://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot....

$0.99 countdown deal: 6-days, 15 hs

There's Something About Darcy: The curious appeal of Jane Austen's bewitching hero

5 mixed reviews: 38% 4-stars & 38% 3-stars

$0.99 deal from Catherine Bilson:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

1 review: 4-stars

My True Love Gave to Me

My True Love Gave to Me
(The Marvelous Munroes #1)
by Regina Scott

is free. A clean non-JAFF Regency romance.

J. W. wrote: "$0.99 countdown deal: 6-days, 15 hs

There's Something About Darcy: The curious appeal of Jane Austen's bewitching hero

Thanks J.W, !!!

Marlene wrote: "My True Love Gave to Me is free. A clean non-JAFF Regency romance."

Thanks Marlene💕

Marlene wrote: "My True Love Gave to Me

My True Love Gave to Me
(The Marvelous Munroes #1)
by Regina Scott

is free. A clean non-JAFF Regency romance."

Thank you, this sounds like a sweet story.

Watch for the upcoming countdown deals from that writing team McMann & Hanford. Starting December 20, 2019 (12:00 am PST and 8:00 am GMT, respectively) to December 26. Three books.

The Long Road to Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

The Forgiving Season: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Courting Elizabeth: A Pride & Prejudice Variation

I already own them but I hope you can cash in on the deals.

$0.99 Karen M. Cox: a side-quel to her 1932:

The Journey Home: A 1932 Side-quel

9 reviews: 76% 5-stars & 16% -stars

Leenie Brown has several Holiday books on sale [$1.99 ea.] until Jan 2: Check it out:

https://www.leeniebrown.com/darcy-fam...

One Winter's Eve: A Pride and Prejudice Novella

Two Days Before Christmas: A Pride and Prejudice Novella

A Scandal in Springtime: A Pride and Prejudice Novel

The blog tour for Jessie Lewis's Speechless stops by at Babblings of a Bookworm with an excerpt and giveaway. Please drop by!

http://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot....

J. W. wrote: "Leenie Brown has several Holiday books on sale [$1.99 ea.] until Jan 2: Check it out:

https://www.leeniebrown.com/darcy-fam...

[book:One Winter's Eve: A ..."

Thanks for sharing, I have the first 2 books but have been wanting the third.

Glad I could help Chelsea. She sent out an email that there had been a delay in getting the sale started. I'm glad you were able to get a book you were wanting.

$1.99: If you loved the play, enjoyed the movie 'Hello, Dolly' then you will be thrilled there is a first-time standalone edition.

The Matchmaker

13 reviews: 49% 5-stars & 13% 4-stars

Elizabeth Adams just posted the last chapter in her short 'Swap Meet' over at Austen Variations. I know some prefer to wait until all chapters have been posted before starting to read a story.

If you haven't read it, you really should. It is hilarious with a modern twist you rarely see. It is 7-short chapters and I highly recommend it. Here is the link for chapter 1. Enjoy!!

https://austenvariations.com/swap-mee...

Any "Hot Mush" lovers here?

Yearning For You: A Pride and Prejudice Variation is currently FREE

The second in the series, Mrs Darcy's Fine Eyes: A Pride and Prejudice Novella is available to pre-order at $1.85. It is set to publish December 23

Marilyn Brant has written a contemporary Christmas romance with a sprinkle of Austen's Emma! Please drop into Babblings of a Bookworm to read the review of The Knight Before Christmas :) http://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot....

Thanks, Rose. I already had the first one, so I grabbed the pre-order. The next book in that series is expected to launch in Jan. Keep your eyes open.

FREE - Marriage and Ministry: a Pride and Prejudice Novel Kindle Edition by Amanda Kai

Susan wrote: "FREE - Marriage and Ministry: a Pride and Prejudice Novel Kindle Edition by Amanda Kai"

Thanks for sharing that, Susan. Here's the link Marriage and Ministry: a Pride and Prejudice Novel by Amanda Kai. It's a tale of Charlotte and her marriage to Mr. Collins. Looks interesting and our own Rose has given it 4 stars.

Thank you for sharing!

Here are a few more Freebies I came across:
Pemberley's Christmas Ghost: A Pride And Prejudice Variation
A Pemberley Christmas: A Pride and Prejudice Continuation

Susan wrote: "FREE - Marriage and Ministry: a Pride and Prejudice Novel Kindle Edition by Amanda Kai"
Anji wrote: "...'s a tale of Charlotte and her marriage to Mr. Collins. Looks interesting and our own Rose has given it 4 stars..."

Thanks both of you.. got it! A 2019 pub'd novel

J. W. wrote: "Elizabeth Adams just posted the last chapter in her short 'Swap Meet' over at Austen Variations. I know some prefer to wait until all chapters have been posted before starting to read a story.

If ..."
Thank you Jeanne, it was exactly what I needed to read. Loved it!

Article here about upcoming Austen-inspired books in the next few months - my TBR just grew again!
https://shereads.com/books-for-fans-o...

Free in US on Amazon for Kindle
Urgently, Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Mail Order Bride and Prejudice Book 3)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JCW2V5T

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

Leenie Brown has posted over at AuAu about her price deals and a freebie for joining her mailing list. I'm half-way through that book [4-novellas] and it is adorable. Check it out.

https://austenauthors.net/sampling-fo...

New from Timothy Underwood: Writerly Ambitions: GR doesn't have a link yet. Launched 12-15, Amazon has a cute excerpt.

https://www.amazon.com/Writerly-Ambit...

Chelsea wrote: "Thank you for sharing!

Here are a few more Freebies I came across:
[book:Pemberley's Christmas Ghost: A Pride And..."

I don't know about the second of those two but I found I already had a copy of the first. Even though it's free, I wouldn't bother if I were you. The basic premise is OK but it's not at all well written.

Not inspired by Austen but by Mrs Gaskell's North and South, this may be of interest to some of you. There's only just over 24 hours to enter the giveaway, but it's a big one - 13 ebooks! Drop in to Babblings of a Bookworm to read the review of the anthology Falling for Mr. Thornton: Tales of North and South: https://babblingsofabookworm.blogspot...

McMann & Hanford have news. Check it out. This is the sale we mentioned earlier. It will soon be here.

https://austenauthors.net/christmas-s...