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Regency, Austenesque, romance and a chuckle Latest News
We're launching a fun new blog called Austen Authors. The blog will include postings by
many of your favorite Austenesque fiction writers and will be launched on September 6th, so make sure to visit us then
to discover what we have in store for you.
If you have an i-pad, you might like to know that The Other Mr Darcy is available on iBookstore.  Both The Other Mr Darcy and The Darcy Cousins are available on Kindle. The Darcy Cousins, US edition available for ordering at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Powell's, Chapters.ca and electronically as Adobe e-book, Kindle, and other e-book electronic formats. The Darcy Cousins, UK edition now available for ordering at a discount at Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository (free international postage)! An
Improper Suitor has been released in a Large Print paperback edition. I am pleased to note that Thorndike is now reprinting, as copies sold out. "Fairview...is well on her way to becoming a nonpareil in Austen paraliterature and I recommend The Darcy Cousins to those who dearly love a satisfying love story and a hearty laugh." Austenprose The Darcy Cousins
What a difference
a cover makes! I love both covers of the Darcy Cousins, though they couldn't be more different. The Hale covers are
all produced by in-house artists, so they are original artwork. They have a high quality glossy look to them that
doesn't translate well on the internet. The Hale cover is in light pastel colours, very spring-like, which reflects
the mood of the novel. I particularly like the sense of casual ease suggested by the two young bucks,
and the conspiring attitude of the two young ladies.
As I mention in my blog, writers don't always get to pick their covers. In fact, they often don't have any imput at all. I'm fortunate
at Sourcebooks to be able to provide feedback. When I saw the first version of the cover, I loved the colors and sense
of movement (below), but the fashion wasn't quite right.
The designers modified the cover (right) to make it more Regency-like by adding this charming young lady to the foreground. What an expressive face! I am sure Mr Darcy would be tempted to comment on her fine eyes. The Darcy Cousins: Description One might reasonably expect that a young lady dispatched in disgrace across the Atlantic to England would strive to behave with decorum, but Mr. Darcy's incorrigible American cousin, Clarissa Darcy, manages to provoke Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr Collins, and the parishioners of Hunsford all in one morning! And there are more surprises in store for that bastion of tradition, Rosings Park, when the family gathers for their annual Easter visit. Georgiana Darcy, generally a shy model of propriety, decides to take a few lessons from her unconventional cousin. And Anne de Bourgh, encouraged to escape her "keeper," Mrs. Jenkinson, simply… vanishes. In
this tale of friendship, rebellion, and love, two young women entering Society forge a strong connection. A connection that
is sorely tested when they both set out to win the heart of a most dashing gentleman. |
