The Most Interesting Man in the World by J L Ashton and Justine Rivard - Blog Tour

Today I am welcoming the blog tour for The Most Interesting Man in the World by J L Ashton and Justine Rivard. J L Ashton has been here previously with her earlier books, a modern P&P story, A Searing Acquaintance and the Regency set Mendacity & Mourning, but this is the first opportunity I've had to host Justine Rivard. The ladies have dropped by with a guest post for us about the book plus the chance to enter a giveaway. Let's take a look at the blurb and then I'll hand over to Jan and Justine for a guest post.

Book Description

What has gotten into Fitzwilliam Darcy lately?

Charles Bingley, a jolly fellow who relies on his great friend’s impeccable judgment in all things, is determined to find out. What could explain Darcy’s ill humour and distraction? Or his uncharacteristic blunder of speaking Greek to a horse who only understands Latin? Not to mention that shocking book accident! Certainly, it has nothing to do with Elizabeth Bennet, the sister of Bingley’s own angel, Jane. Bingley is certain of it.

What was really going on behind the scenes at Netherfield, Pemberley, and Darcy House, and just what did those men talk about over billiards and brandy? In this novella, Bingley sheds a little light on keeping company with the most interesting man in the world, and shares his own musings on puppies, his dreadful sisters, and the search for true love. Prepare to be shocked, delighted, and confused by a Charles Bingley the likes of whom you’ve never met before.

Guest Post

Thank you for having us here at Babblings of a Bookworm, Ceri! I visited before with my two previous Austenesque variations but this is Justine’s first time to show off her talents and, in this case, her Monty Python-influenced sense of humor. In The Most Interesting Man in the World, we take a look at the relationship—dare we call it bromance—between Darcy and his younger, more impressionable friend, Bingley.

The book title itself has prompted a debate among readers: Just who is the Most Interesting Man in the World?  

Readers are divided! Is this book, written from Bingley’s freewheeling point of view, really a celebration of him as the world’s most estimable and intriguing male specimen, or is it all about Darcy, the man he so admires and whose every thought, gesture, and piece of apparel is valued and observed?

You say tomato, I say tomahto. You say Darcy, I say Bingley.

Perhaps it is time for lists compiled (neatly by one man and nearly indecipherable by the other) detailing what they find interesting and admirable about each other. And we hope readers here will chime in with their opinions on who they think is the most interesting man in the world.

Top Ten Most Interesting Admirable Things About Darcy. By C.H. Bingley

Enormously honorable and intelligent.

Shares freely of his wisdom, if not his experience.
Has a fine seat and rides like a Centaur.
Generous with advice and brandy.

Kind and loyal to his sister and his friends.

Enviable cleft chin.
Mastery of all things estate-related.

Can tie his own cravat (or mine on occasion).
Has a masterly way with a knife and fork, to say nothing of a spoon.
Has very long limbs that oh so rarely dance about and jingle jangle.

Can teach any horse to understand Ancient Greek.

Always wears well-polished boots.

Fears no man (only Elizabeth).

Bingley, My Admirable Friend. By F. Darcy

Fond of dogs.

Loyal to his family and friends.

Shares useful advice on skin care.

Imaginative. Wildly so.

Genius for physics and geometry.

Earnest.

A contagious lightness of spirit.

Inherently kind and honorable.

Handy with a biscuit.

Never borrows my books.

Excellent at keeping confidences.

Skilled at falling in and out of love.

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Author Bios

Justine Rivard is a very serious college professor who has no time for frivolity or poppycock of any kind. She strenuously objects to the silliness found in this story and urges you to put the book down at once before it gives you ideas. You are invited instead to join her in the study for a lecture about her extensive collection of whimsical 18th-century animal husbandry manuals.

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J.L. Ashton, on the other hand, is a very unserious writer of Jane Austen variations you might have read (A Searing Acquaintance and Mendacity & Mourning) and collector of recipes she will never attempt. She encourages a general lack of decorum and has a great appreciation for cleft chins, vulnerably brooding men, and Instagram accounts featuring animals. Especially cats. Also foxes.

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Buy Links

The Most Interesting Man in the World is available to buy now in kindle or paperback formats - Amazon US / Amazon UK / Amazon CA / Add to Goodreads Shelf

Giveaway Time

Meryton Press is giving away 8 ebooks of The Most Interesting Man in the World.

Readers may enter the drawing by tweeting once a day and daily commenting on a blog post or a review that has a giveaway attached for the tour. Entrants must provide the name of the blog where they commented. If an entrant does not do so, that entry will be disqualified.

One winner per contest. Each winner will be randomly selected by Rafflecopter and the giveaway is international.

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Blog Tour Schedule

February 11 / Austenesque Reviews / Character Interview

February 12 / A Covent Garden Madame Gilflurt's Guide to Life / Guest Post

February 14 / Margie’s Must Reads / Book Review

February 16 / Just Jane 1813 / Meet the Authors  

February 18 / Babblings of a Bookworm / Guest Post

February 22 / From Pemberley to Milton / Character Interview

February 24 / Diary of an Eccentric / Book Review

February 26 / My Vices and Weaknesses  / Book Excerpt

February 28 / More Agreeably Engaged / Guest Post

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