A Very Austen Romance: Book Review, Tour, and Giveaway with Celebrate Lit.
About the Book
Title: A Very Austen Romance
Authors: Robin Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite, Chautona Havig, Mandy H. Cook
Genre: Historical Romance
Release Date: June, 2020
A Very Austen Romance features a delightful medley of novellas, each set in Jane Austen’s Regency world. Your friends from Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility, enjoy new adventures in this lovely collection of stories by Robin Helm, Laura Hile, Wendi Sotis, Barbara Cornthwaite, Mandy Cook, and Chautona Havig.
Be treated to prequels, spin-offs, and sequels of Austen’s novels, along with original and supporting characters in starring roles. If historical romance is your preference, you’ll love these well-crafted stories written by beloved authors in the genre.
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Book Review:
If you like your romance with a touch of whimsy and sass, then this collection is for you. Each author has taken their story and run away to a wonderful land rich in Austen’s style.
I love how each story has its own unique spin while paying homage to characters well-known and well-loved. I might have to go back and read some more Austen classics after finishing A Very Austen Romance.
Each novella stands on its own, and are fairly quick reads, which is nice when you only have an hour of reading time. But you also get the novelty of several stories in one binding which allows a reader to perhaps find new authors while enjoying stories from those they already know they love. That’s what happened to me. Half the authors were new to me, and I’ll now be looking for more of their work.
Swoon-worthy romance wrapped up in classic Austen style.
I requested a copy of this book from Celebrate Lit. I was not required to leave a positive review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
About the Authors
Robin Helm‘s books reflect her love of music, as well as her fascination with the paranormal and science fiction.
Previously published works include The Guardian Trilogy: Guardian, SoulFire, and Legacy; the Yours by Design series: Accidentally Yours, Sincerely Yours, and Forever Yours; Understanding Elizabeth; More to Love; and Lawfully Innocent. Ms. Helm also contributed stories to A Very Austen Christmas and A Very Austen Valentine.
She plans to publish Maestro in 2020.
Her life in (usually) sunny, small town South Carolina is busy, but affords time for writing, reading, teaching piano, and playing games on her phone. (Would you believe she’s an elder in a war game?)
Readers are loving Laura Hile‘s joyous Regency novels. Her signature style—with intertwined plots, cliffhangers, laugh-out-loud humor, and romance—keeps them coming back for more.
The comedy Laura comes by as a teacher. There’s never a dull moment with teen students!
Laura lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and a collection of antique clocks.
Her fiction is for everyone, even teens.
Wendi Sotis lives on Long Island, NY, with her husband and triplets. While searching for Pride and Prejudice from Darcy’s point of view, she became thoroughly enamored with Jane Austen Fan Fiction or JAFF. In early 2010, she dreamed of an idea for a story and hasn’t stopped writing since: Promises, Dreams and Expectations; All Hallows Eve; The Keys for Love; Safekeeping (with just a dash of Austen); The Gypsy Blessing; Foundation of Love (The Gypsy Blessing 2); and A Lesson Hard Learned.
The Marriage Pact, and some of Wendi’s works-in-progress, have branched away from JAFF to Regency Romance (the Loving an Aldridge Series) and Contemporary Romantic Mysteries (the Implicated series). Wendi will also continue bringing Darcy and Elizabeth together again and again in an unusual manner.
Barbara Cornthwaite lives in the middle of Ireland with her husband and children. She taught college English before “retiring” to do something she loves far more; her days are now filled with homeschooling her six children, trying to keep the house tidy (a losing battle), and trying to stay warm in the damp Irish climate (also a losing battle). She is surrounded by medieval castles, picturesque flocks of sheep, and ancient stone monuments. These things are unappreciated by her children, who are more impressed by traffic jams, skyscrapers, and hot weather.
Mandy Cook was an RN for over ten years, half of which she served in the Navy, living in far-flung places, enjoying experiencing the world while following her calling. Just before she and her handsome Marine were both deployed to different places, they married. They now have three children, ages five and younger.
She previously published The Gifted, using her nursing experience to lend accuracy to her story about an ER nurse who is handed a gift that changes her life forever. Adversity, and a long history of secrets, constantly battle against her natural instinct for truth and justice, but will the truth be worth the dare?
Mandy also contributed a story to A Very Austen Valentine: Austen Anthologies, Book 1.
Chautona Havig lives in an oxymoron, escapes into imaginary worlds that look startlingly similar to ours and writes the stories that emerge. An irrepressible optimist, Chautona sees everything through a kaleidoscope of It’s a Wonderful Life sprinkled with fairy tales. Find her on the web and say howdy—if you can remember how to spell her name.
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Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, July 7
Inklings and notions, July 8
deb’s Book Review, July 9
For Him and My Family, July 10
Holly Jo Morris, July 10
Blossoms and Blessings, July 11
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, July 12
She Lives To Read, July 13
Rebecca Tews, July 14
Through the fire Blogs, July 15
Texas Book-aholic, July 16
Read Review Rejoice, July 16
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, July 17
Connect in Fiction, July 18
Locks, Hooks and Books, July 19
Pause for Tales, July 20https://www.opinionstage.com/chautona/which-romantic-hero-will-steal-your-heart?wid=1&em=1&comments=null&referring_widget=/chautona/which-romantic-hero-will-steal-your-heart&autoswitch=1&of=chautona&os_utm_source=null
Giveaway
To celebrate their tour, the A Very Austen authors are giving away the grand prize of a $25 Amazon gift card!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/f5be/a-very-austen-romance-celebration-tour-giveaway
Through the Fire Blogs 
Tabitha, thank you for taking the time to read and review A Very Austen Romance. This is not a short book! I’m glad you enjoyed our stories.
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Thanks for reading and reviewing. We really appreciate it. And more time with Austen is always a good idea. Mansfield Park is probably my fave. Or Persuasion. Maybe P&P… but I do love me… yeah.
All the books. Read all the books.
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Thank you so much for reading and reviewing our anthology. We appreciate it very much!
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This sounds like an amazing book.
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Wonderful review! This anthology sounds like a must read.
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Some of these stories were really fun!
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Thank you so much for taking time to bring to our attention another great read. I appreciate it and thank you also for the giveaway.
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This book set is a definite must-read! All the stories sound charming and ones I would love. 🙂
Thank you for your review and participation in the blog tour!
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