Featured AUTHORS
FEATURED AUTHORS
This page features some of the authors & artists I've been privileged to work with. From historical sequels to fantasy and everything in between, there's something for everyone. I've tried to read a book from every author, so consider this Suggested Reading as well. Click on the name to visit their sites (tell them I sent you ☺).
Marina Adair is a #1 National best-selling author of romance novels. As a writer, Marina is devoted to giving her readers contemporary romance where the towns are small, the personalities large and the romance, explosive. Along with the St. helena Vineyard series, she is also the author of the upcoming Sugar, Georgia series and Tucker's Crossing, part of the Sweet Plains series. She currently lives with her family in Northern California.Source: marinaadair.com
LUCINDA BRANT is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Georgian historical romances and mysteries. Her novels have been described as from 'the Golden Age of romance with a modern voice' and 'heart wrenching drama with a happily ever after'.ARE THEY FOR YOU?If you love BBC Classic Drama, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, 18th Century history, or romances with plenty of wit and adventure then dive right in! You'll find a world of determined heroines and heroes, an eccentric character or two, and a weave of subplots to keep things interesting. Source: Amazon.com
A life-long lover of Jane Austen’s novels, Abigail began writing variations on Pride & Prejudice in 2001, then expanded her repertoire to include a series of novels set on her beloved Cape Cod. A New York Times best-selling author, her most recent releases are Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections, Mr. Darcy’s Refuge, A Pemberley Medley, and Morning Light, and she is currently working on a new Pemberley Variation and the next novel in her Cape Cod series. She, along with other fellow Austenites, manage a site called Austen Variations. A lifetime member of Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA), she lives on Cape Cod with her husband, her son and a menagerie of animals. Source: pemberleyvariations.com
Having spent her adult life reading little more than business-oriented nonfiction, it was during an extended illness when Suzan Lauder discovered among her books a dog-eared paperback copy of Northanger Abbey. With no idea how she acquired it, but having recalled hearing that Jane Austen was a good writer, she decided to give it a try. She loved it so much that she gobbled up the remaining books.Dismayed that there were only six completed novels, Suzan read all the remaining Austen she could find: the Juvenilia, the unfinished works, the letters, and biographies. Her curiosity about the possibilities of other stories related to Austen's work led her to start writing her own Pride and Prejudice Variations, exploring new situations and times in which to take the enigmatic Mr. Darcy and endearing Elizabeth Bennet. Her first book, "Alias Thomas Bennett", has just been published.
To create a truly unique memento of her first book, Suz had me collaborate with fellow artist, Dana Evans of Miceart. The results of our efforts can be seen below.
Source: merytonpress.com
Susan says, “Writing stories inspired by Jane Austen’s books offers a way to spend more time with characters I’ve grown to love. Just because the book ends, it doesn’t have to be the end of the story.”
When people catch her day dreaming (which is often), she always says, “Oops, gone to Pemberley, again.”
Her first novel, Mr. Darcy's Proposal, is now available as an audiobook. Source: austenvariations.com
Melanie delights in writing a good romance story with some bumps along the way, but is a true believer in happily ever after. When her head isn’t buried in a book, it is bent over a keyboard, furiously typing away as her characters dictate their creative story lines to her even more inspired tales, for all to enjoy. Source: Goodreads
Nikki is the author of the acclaimed Finding Lost series of books, complete analytical episode companion guides to every episode of the series. Newsday has referred to Nikki as “one of the show's leading scholars,” Entertainment Weekly called Nikki a “top-notch” Lostblogger, and superfan DocArzt wrote, “The Finding Lost series is quite simply the best resource for fans.” She has also written companion guides to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alias, Angel, andXena: Warrior Princess. Nikki blogs regularly on her site, Nik at Nite and has conducted a complete Lost rewatch at lost-rewatch.blogspot.com. She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Source: ECW Press.
Author Shannon Winslow specializes in fiction for fans of Jane Austen. Her popular debut novel, The Darcys of Pemberley, immediately established her place in the genre, being particularly praised for the author’s authentic Austenesque style and faithfulness to the original characters. For Myself Alone (a stand-alone Austen-inspired story) followed. Then last year Return to Longbourn wrapped up Winslow’s Pride and Prejudice saga, forming a trilogy when added to the original novel and her previous sequel. Now she has given us a “what if” story starring Jane Austen herself. In The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, that famous author tells her own tale of lost love, second chances, and finding her happy ending. SOURCE: austenprose.com
Shown below is the book bead featuring Shannon's first book, The Darcys of Pemberley.
