Showing posts with label Debra E Marvin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Debra E Marvin. Show all posts

Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Winners - Austen in Austin Anthology

Recently I welcomed author Debra E Marvin here with a guest post on Jane Austen. Debra was kindly offering a giveaway of two copies of the story anthology that she contributed a story to, 'Austen in Austin' - a paperback for US readers, and an e-book, open internationally. Drawn randomly, the winners are:

Karen Lange - paperback

and 

Becky C - e-book

Congratulations, ladies, I will be in touch!

Thank you to everybody who dropped by to read the guest post, those who commented, and of course, big thanks to Debra for providing a giveaway. If you are curious about the book, you can read my review of it here and the blurb is below. The book is available to buy now!

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Book Blurb:

Discover four heroines in historical Austin, TX, as they find love--Jane Austen style. Volume 1 includes: 

If I Loved You Less by Gina Welborn, based on Emma; A prideful matchmaker examines her own heart when her protégé falls for the wrong suitor. 

Refinements by Anita Mae Draper, based on Sense and Sensibility; A misguided academy graduate spends the summer falling in love . . . twice. 

One Word from You by Susanne Dietze, based on Pride and Prejudice; A down-on-her-luck journalist finds the story of her dreams, but her prejudice may cost her true love . . . and her career. 

Alarmingly Charming by Debra E. Marvin, based on Northanger Abbey; A timid gothic dime-novel enthusiast tries to solve the mystery of a haunted cemetery and, even more shocking, why two equally charming suitors compete for her attentions. 

Monday, 30 May 2016

Austen in Austin Volume 1 Anthology - My Review

Book cover: Austen in Austin by various authors
Recently Debra E. Marvin joined me for a guest post and giveaway of 'Austen in Austin', an anthology that Debra has contributed a story to. The giveaway of a paperback of the anthology for US entrants and an ebook, open to all entrants is open until the end of the day on Monday 30 May so please comment on the giveaway post to enter, and for a bonus entry, leave a comment on this review too.

Monday, 23 May 2016

Guest Post and Giveaway from Debra E Marvin - Jane the Smart

Austen in Austen - Alarmingly Charming by Debra E Marvin
Today I am pleased to welcome Debra E Marvin to the blog. Debra has written a short story. 'Alarmingly Charming', in 'Austen in Austin' Volume 1. This is a set of four novellas each based on a different one of Austen's stories, all set in the past in Austin, in Texas. Debra has a guest post for us relating to her view of Austen's cleverness, and is kindly offering a giveaway of the 'Austen in Austin' book to a commenter here. Read on for more details!