Participating authors
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Alix James is a best-selling Austenesque author with nearly 60 books in print. Always on the go as a wife, mom, and small business owner, she rarely has time to read a whole novel… but somehow she manages to write them! She loves coffee with the sunrise and being outdoors with kids and horses. When she does get free time, she likes to read, camp, dream up romantic adventures, and tries to avoid housework.
2025 Book Blast pickNefariousGet the book →
Amy D’Orazio is a devoted Jane Austen enthusiast who turned idle moments at sports practices into a passion for writing Austenesque fiction. What began as a personal pastime quickly blossomed into a meaningful journey, enriched by the vibrant community of fellow fans and writers she’s connected with. Living in Myrtle Beach with her husband, daughters, and three spirited Jack Russell terriers—who frequently inspire her human characters—Amy brings heart, humor, and a love of Austen to every story.
2026 Book Blast pickCursing Mr DarcyGet the book →
Bethany R Tolson writes Pride and Prejudice variations with emotional stakes, family drama, and a strong dose of romance. Her stories include Mr Collins’ Bride, Six Inches Deep in Love, Lieutenant Bennet, and A Cottage Near Lambton. Her upcoming release, Wickham’s Ward, asks what might have happened if George Wickham had gained far more power over the Darcy family than he ever deserved.
2026 Book Blast pickA Cottage Near LambtonGet the book →
Welcome to my author page; let me tell you a little about myself. First, my books are AI-FREE! 100% certified organic author-created content. No artificial intelligence was used in the making of this book. Before my obsession with all things Jane Austen, I worked as an administrative assistant to the president of a CPA firm. No longer working, I enjoy spending time with my family and indulging my love of storytelling. Born on a farm in Cullman, Alabama, I proudly admit to being a country girl, and after years of living in the city, I finally achieved my dream of moving back to the country. My husband and I now reside on a three acre mini-farm, sporting chickens and numerous rescued dogs and cats. Always a voracious reader, I rediscovered Jane Austen books after watching the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie. Searching for everything relating to Miss Austen, I eventually stumbled into the world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. After reading many of other people’s stories, I decided to try my hand at writing a tale that kept coming to mind and began posting that story on online in 2009. By November of 2010, I started my own forum, DarcyandLizzy.com, and many readers followed me to this site. Several of my friends insisted that I publish, and in April 2011, Fitzwilliam Darcy an Honourable Man became available. I have since published the following novels: Mr. Darcy’s Forbidden Love, Darcy and Elizabeth, A Most Unlikely Couple, Darcy and Elizabeth – A Promise Kept, Passages – A Pemberley Tale, Proof Of Love – A Pemberley Tale, Taking Another Chance, Journey of Love and The Appearance of Goodness. I also published two novellas – A Twist of Fate and An Angel In Her Pocket. I post all my stories on the forum before I publish them and, just to set the record straight, any similarity between the names in my books and those of television or movie characters is purely coincidental. I have never watched soap operas and I watch little TV/movies other than BBC productions and those relating to the 1800s. In addition to the characters that belong to Jane Austen, my character’s names come entirely from my imagination. Anyone is welcome to join the forum and read my stories and an array of stories by a number of talented JAFF writers. Just register at [www.darcyandlizzy.com/forum]www.darcyandlizzy.com/forum.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Appearance of GoodnessGet the book →
Caroline Cartier is an anglophile in her forties, living out her happily ever after in New England with her very own Darcy. She is mom to an extraordinary young woman who is an English major, two cats, and a spaniel (co-author) named Belle.
2026 Book Blast pickPride & PrecipitanceGet the book →
Past participant
Cass Grafton writes the sort of stories she loves to read – heart-warming, character driven and strong on location. She loves to add an element of mystery to her Austen-inspired books, be they Regency-era or time-travel adventures with Jane herself. Cass loves travelling, words, cats and wine but never in the same glass.
Cass Grafton writes the sort of stories she loves to read – heart-warming, character driven and strong on location. She loves to add an element of mystery to her Austen-inspired books, be they Regency-era or time-travel adventures with Jane herself. Cass loves travelling, words, cats and wine but never in the same glass. Ada Bright has lived her whole life in Southern California and finds any weather below 72 or above 73 unacceptable. She loves her family, books, food, cats and comedy though is not very high brow with any of it.
2026 Book Blast pickMr Darcy’s PersuasionGet the book →
Catherine Bilson grew up in a 14th century manor house in North Wales and spent most of her youth making up stories about the people who might once have lived in it. She ran off and married a handsome Australian a few years later and lives with him and their two sons in the permanent sunshine of Queensland, Australia.
2026 Book Blast pickLydia and the ColonelGet the book →
Joy King—writing as J. Dawn King and Christie Capps—is a native Oregonian and Regency romance author specializing in Jane Austen fan fiction and Pride and Prejudice variations. Since discovering Austen in 2012, she has written sweet, character-driven love stories featuring Darcy and Elizabeth, full of witty banter, slow-burn romance, and happily-ever-afters. Her debut, A Father’s Sins, was written while she lived in the Andes Mountains of South America. When she’s not crafting feel-good period romance, Joy enjoys travel and planning adventures of her own alongside her husband of 45+ years. Find her audiobooks on YouTube, connect on Facebook, or visit her website to join her newsletter for a free novelette.
2026 Book Blast pickHearts & HorsesGet the book →
Christina Boyd wears many hats as she is a writer, a great reader, an editor under her own banner, The Quill Ink, LLC, a reviewer at Amazon, Goodreads, and Austenprose, and an artist. Since 2013, Christina has curated seven multi-author anthologies and edited over fifty books. A life member of the Jane Austen Society of North America and Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Christina lives quietly in the wilds of the Pacific Northwest with her dear Mr. B and a silver Labrador—now that her Boydlings have gone off on adventures. Her own English fantasy came true thanks to actor Henry Cavill when they sipped champagne together atop the London Eye. True story. You can Google it.
2026 Book Blast pickObstinate, Headstrong GirlGet the book →
Don Jacobson has written professionally since his post-collegiate days as a wire service reporter in Chicago. His output has ranged from news and features to advertising, television and radio. His work has been nominated for Emmys and other awards. Earlier in his career, he published five books, all non-fiction. He holds an advanced degree in History with specialties in Modern European History and the History of American Foreign Relations. As a college instructor, Don teaches United States History, World History, the History of Western Civilization and Research Writing. Don turned his passion for reading The Canon into writing #Austeesque Fiction. He has published thirteen works in the genre since late 2015. As a member of The Austen Authors Collective, Don joins (and he is modestly bowing his head to admit that he is the knave in this deck of Queens and Kings) other Janites who seek to extend the Mistress’ stories beyond the endings she so carefully crafted. His Newsletter “Austenesque Author Notes” is available on substack.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Sailor’s RestGet the book →
Elin Eriksen is a Norwegian author of Austenesque dramas, a proud mother of four children, a grandmother to a beautiful girl and happily married to her own Mr Darcy. She has exchanged chemical analysis of explosives and pharmaceuticals to stay at home with her children and write chaste and steamy, dramatic stories from the Regency-, Viking- and modern era, taking great liberties with the characters and the plot of Pride and Prejudice. Elin likes to visualise by making boards of every story on Pinterest under the username: elin.haraldsdatter
2026 Book Blast pickPemberley’s ImposterGet the book →
Emilia Stratford is a lifelong Jane Austen enthusiast and has been crafting Austenesque variations for several years. Her works reflect her passion for all things England and classic literature. When not writing, she enjoys traveling, learning languages, and experiencing diverse cultures. She lives bodily in North Carolina, but her heart resides in Regency England. A career volunteer, Montessori mom, knitter, and avid reader, she loves connecting with people through stories and experiences.
2026 Book Blast pickSome Particular EvilGet the book →
Frances Reynolds fell in love with Doctor Who at age seven, sparking a lifelong affection for all things British—including tea, scones, Dickens, and Austen. By day she wrangles data for a financial firm; by night she reads, writes, knits, and revisits her favorite shows. She lives just south of Canada with her spouse, a herd of cats, and a perpetually disgruntled 1916 house.
2026 Book Blast pickThe WallflowerGet the book →
In addition to mosaic art, which she creates at Studio Luminaria, her home-based glass shop in El Paso, Texas, Grace Gibson enjoys writing regency romances and Pride & Prejudice variations.
2026 Book Blast pickSilver BucklesGet the book →
Heather Moll writes romantic variations of Jane Austen’s classic novels. She is an avid reader of mysteries and biographies with a masters in information science. She found Jane Austen later than she should have and made up for lost time by devouring her letters and unpublished works, joining JASNA, and spending too much time researching the Regency era. She is the author of IPPY-award winning Without Undue Pride, Rising Courage, and An Affectionate Heart, as well as Nine Ladies and My Dear Friend, among others. She lives with her husband and son, and struggles to balance all the important things, like whether to clean the house or write.
2026 Book Blast pickWithout Undue PrideGet the book →
Past participant
J Marie Croft (Joanne) is a life-long resident of Nova Scotia, Canada, but spends a lot of time in Regency England with Jane Austen’s beloved characters. She has written eleven Austenesque stories. Joanne shares with her husband a love of their adult twin daughters, the great outdoors, and geocaching.
Past participant
Joy Dawn King, who also writes Mr. Darcy/Elizabeth stories as Christie Capps, fell in love with Jane Austen’s writings in 2012 and discovered the world of fan fiction shortly after. Intrigued by the many possibilities, she began developing her own story for Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. At the time she wrote her first novel, “A Father’s Sins”, she was living high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Joy loved to take an occasional break from the Latin culture and bury herself in reading English literature about her favorite English characters. Joy, and her husband of 37 years, lived next door to their only child, Jennifer, her husband, and twin grandchildren and is a native Oregonian. In late 2014 the Kings relocated to Oregon where other stories popped into her head. She is typing as fast as she can to keep up.
Jan Ashton writes and edits Jane Austen variations and regency and contemporary romances. A former journalist, she lives in suburban Chicago with her husband, an avid golfer and great reader, amidst assorted cats, overstuffed bookshelves, grown kids, and grandchildren. She is a life member of the Jane Austen Society of North America
2026 Book Blast pickPerfectly RightGet the book →
Jayne Bamber is a life-long Austen fan, and a total sucker for costume dramas. Jayne read her first Austen variation as a teenager and has spent more than a decade devouring as many of them as she can. This of course has led her to the ultimate conclusion of her addiction, writing one herself. Jayne’s favorite Austen work is Sense and Sensibility, though Sanditon is a strong second. Despite her love for Pride and Prejudice, Jayne realizes that she is no Lizzy Bennet, and is in fact growing up to be Mrs. Bennet more and more each day.
2026 Book Blast pickKindly Meant InterferenceGet the book →
Jennifer Joy is a reader of many things, writer of Jane Austenian romance, and overall story enthusiast. She loves to write books with happy endings, sweet romance, page-turning suspense, and light-hearted laughter.
2026 Book Blast pickFitzwilliam Darcy, Man of FortuneGet the book →
I am a private music instructor living in Crown Point, Indiana where I teach voice, violin and piano and work as an adjunct music professor at Purdue University Northwest. As a teen, I was introduced to Jane Austen by my mother who loved old books, old movies and old songs. I later became a moderator for the private JAFF forum, DarcyandLizzy.com where I first tried my hand at writing. I have the greatest appreciation for the creative world of Jane Austen Fanfiction and am thrilled to be a part of the JAFF community.
2026 Book Blast pickA Taste of Peanut Butter: Inspired by Pride and PrejudiceGet the book →
Jessie lives in Hertfordshire with one tame cat, two feral children, and a pet husband. She loves the English language and the art of storytelling and is rarely happier than when she’s wrangling with both to try and create something that might make people laugh or feel or think. She studied Philosophy and Literature at university, but it was Jane Austen’s genius with words that inspired her to begin writing, and she’s had a whale of a time exploring Regency England in her own historical romance stories. She believes life is too short to be serious; sarcasm is her first language, and she is a great proponent of all things silly. She is also ridiculously clumsy and cannot be trusted near anything made of glass.
2026 Book Blast pickJadedGet the book →
Julie Cooper lives with her husband of forty-one years in Central California. She spends her time boasting of her four brilliant and beautiful children, doting on her four brilliant and beautiful grandchildren, and cleaning up after her neurotic Bichon, Pogo. Somewhere in between the truly important stuff, she peddles fruit baskets and chocolate-covered strawberries for a living whilst pressing penitent Mr Darcys on an unsuspecting public.
2026 Book Blast pickOnly Mr DarcyGet the book →
Karen M Cox is an award-winning author of five full-length novels: four that adapt Jane Austen to other eras, and one, Son of a Preacher Man, that takes its inspiration from the social and class differences examined in Pride & Prejudice. Karen has also written several Austen-inspired short stories, most of which can be found in the Austen-inspired Quill Ink anthologies. Originally from Everett, Washington, Karen now lives in her family’s home state of Kentucky with her husband of 39 years. She has two grown children and loves to spoil grand-girls whenever possible.
2026 Book Blast pickFind Wonder in All ThingsGet the book →
Kelona Salway has been editing fiction and nonfiction alike since elementary school. She earned a bachelor’s degree from BYU in communications with an emphasis in print journalism. She worked for newspapers for a few years, but copy editing and page design are done at night after the reporters go home, so she switched to a day job editing and writing boring fuel pump and database manuals. Through it all, Kelona has maintained an insatiable appetite for reading and discovered Jane Austen variations in 1998. Kelona has lived in eight states and three countries and has visited many more. She and her husband spent six months exploring England soon after their wedding, and she dreams of returning. She currently lives with her family in Central California. All five of her sons have read Pride and Prejudice because she homeschools them and requires it (and because they love her and want to understand her obsession).
2026 Book Blast pickA Windmill with a View: A Variation of Jane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceGet the book →
Kim, who once served in the Air Force, has always thought of herself as a reader. She also spent many hours of her youth writing stories for herself. In the last six years, she has turned these passions into something slightly more than a self-indulgence. From participating in the Goodreads JAFF TBR challenge to spending any free time writing, Kim hopes to share with others her enjoyment of sending our favorite characters on new paths around familiar hedges.
2026 Book Blast pickSee, Hear, Speak No Evil, Mr. Darcy: A Collection of Pride and Prejudice VagariesGet the book →
L.L. Diamond is more commonly known as Leslie to her friends, Mom to her three kids, and servant to her three cats. A native of Louisiana, she has been a wanderer for the past 20 years, living in Mississippi, California, Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, England, and Missouri before settling in Maryland. One day, Leslie may decide what she wants to do when she grows up, but for now, she enjoys writing the stories that live in her head and coaching age group swimming. She has degrees in biology and studio art, certifications to coach swimming in the United States and Britain, and numerous fitness certifications. Leslie is also a member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Her accomplishments include drawing, watercolor, and playing flute and piano, but much like Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, she is always in need of practice!
2026 Book Blast pickAgony and HopeGet the book →
Laraba is a scientist by training but a writer at heart. She has always passionately loved reading and turned her hand to writing a few years ago – her first published novel was one good thing that came out of the COVID lockdown! She writes stories similar to the ones she enjoys reading; they are interesting but light, romantic but not steamy. She is a super fan of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and has been having a wonderful time writing variations on this famous book, exploring how new circumstances affect the beloved characters. Since she released her first book in June 2020, she has published 35 novel-length Regency Romance stories via Amazon and Kindle Unlimited, with several of these available as professionally voiced audiobooks on Audible.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Banished UncleGet the book →
Readers are loving Laura Hile’s joyous Austen-inspired Regency novels. Her signature style—with intertwined plots, cliffhangers, laugh-out-loud humor, and clean romance—keeps them coming back for more. Many of her titles are now available as audiobooks. Laura lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and a collection of antique clocks. Her fiction is for everyone, even teens.
2026 Book Blast pickPretty in Print: A Darcy and Elizabeth Regency RompGet the book →
Leenie Brown’s heroes, when growing up, were authors, and the worlds they painted with words were (and still are) her favourite playgrounds! Now, as an adult, she spends much time in the regency world, playing with the characters from her favourite Jane Austen novels and those of her own creation. When she is not traipsing down a trail in an attempt to keep up with her imagination, Leenie resides in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia with her two sons and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley and Edmund with a healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tilney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley). You can find Leenie on the web at www.leeniebrown.com.
2026 Book Blast pickMary: To Protect Her HeartGet the book →
A new world opened up to Lily after she watched the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice every subsequent Austen movie or TV series adaptation and as well as reading Jane’s books. Discovering Jane Austen variations was literally life-changing and resulted in this former speech pathologist reading hundreds of variations AND writing 8 Pride and Prejudice variations of her own.
2026 Book Blast pickMr. Darcy’s DestinyGet the book →
Lucy Marin fell in love with reading early on and spent countless hours imagining alternate paths for her favorite characters. Her passion for Jane Austen began with her first Austen novel and deepened after discovering an Austen variation in a London bookstore, eventually inspiring her to write her own stories. Based in Toronto, she teaches environmental studies, cherishes her family, and finds joy in books, nature, and the world of Austen fan fiction.
2026 Book Blast pickMrs Bennet Makes a MatchGet the book →
Six time BRAG Medallion Honoree, #1 Best-selling Historical Fantasy author Maria Grace has her PhD in Educational Psychology and is a 16-year veteran of the university classroom where she taught courses in human growth and development, learning, test development and counseling. None of which have anything to do with her undergraduate studies in economics/sociology/managerial studies/behavior sciences. She pretends to be a mild-mannered writer/cat-lady, but most of her vacations require helmets and waivers or historical costumes, usually not at the same time. She writes gaslamp fantasy, historical romance and non-fiction to help justify her research addiction.
2026 Book Blast pickKellynch: Dragon PersuasionGet the book →
Mary Alice Alexander is the pen name of a bibliophile, writer, gardener, and traveler from Boston’s north shore and Portland Maine. She spent decades escaping the practice of law by reading and writing voraciously.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Power of RefusalGet the book →
Mary Smythe is a homemaker from South Carolina with a long-standing love for Jane Austen, sparked by the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. She holds a BA in English and her true literary passion lies in Austen’s works, which she rereads annually. Writing since 2001, she discovered Jane Austen Fan Fiction in 2018 and has been contributing to the genre ever since.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Pleasure of Understanding HerGet the book →
Melanie Rachel is a university professor and long time Jane Austen fan. She was born in Southern California, but has also lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, and Arizona, where she now resides with her family and their freakishly athletic Jack Russell terrier.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Same Noble LineGet the book →
Former crime scene/crime lab technician, Melanie fell in love with Jane Austen in 2006 and has become a JAFF addict.
2026 Book Blast pickHer Memories Forged in FireGet the book →
I’m Melissa Anne, an accidental author who fell down the Jane Austen rabbit hole and never wanted to leave. After devouring hundreds of Pride and Prejudice variations, I thought, “I could try this too” – and somehow ended up publishing seven novels and a novella in just one year! From my home in Georgia (by way of East Tennessee), I craft Regency romances that stay true to Austen’s era, with one exception – my novel Finding Love at Loch Ness, where American grad student Elizabeth Bennet falls for Scottish William Darcy against the misty backdrop of Scotland. When I’m not reimagining Darcy and Elizabeth’s love story, I’m juggling life with my husband and three children, and likely thinking about my next Austen-inspired adventure.
2026 Book Blast pickWorthy of Her TrustGet the book →
MJ Stratton’s love affair with Jane Austen began at sixteen, thanks to a much-beloved aunt who introduced her to Pride and Prejudice. That fateful moment led to an insatiable passion for Austenesque fiction, sealing her destiny as both a reader and a writer. After nearly a decade of beta reading and editing for others, MJ took the plunge into publishing her own works in 2022. A lifelong enthusiast of reading, learning, and all things bookish, MJ balances her time between crafting Regency tales, tending to her garden, and sewing her way through creative projects. She shares her small-town life with her husband, four lively children, and cats who firmly believes they are the true masters of the household. When she’s not writing or wrangling her feline overlords, MJ can usually be found lost in a book, researching obscure historical facts, or daydreaming about her next story.
2026 Book Blast pickBody and SoulGet the book →
Past participant
Monica Fairview writes magical Pride and Prejudice fantasy and sweet Pride and Prejudice Retellings.
Nan Harrison is a retired librarian who enjoys travel, reading, music, family, and the company of friends, especially if they are willing to watch old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons with her.
2026 Book Blast pickSpeaking the TruthGet the book →
Renata McMann is the pen name of someone who likes to rewrite public domain works. She is fond of thinking “What if?” Her specialty is Jane Austen Fan Fiction, with particular attention given to creating unique Pride and Prejudice variations.
2026 Book Blast pickA Theft at RosingsGet the book →
Summer Hanford writes gripping Epic Fantasy, swashbuckling Historical Romance, and best-selling Pride and Prejudice retellings. She lives in the lovely Finger Lakes Region of New York with her husband and compulsory, deliberately spoiled, cat. The newest addition to their household, an energetic setter-shepherd mix, has been trying, and failing, for seven years to gain acceptance from the cat, but is adored by the humans. Since the moment she read her first novel, Summer’s passion has always been writing, and epic adventures. As a child growing up on a dairy farm, she built castles made of hay and wielded swords made of fence posts. She is also passionate about animals, travel, and organizing her closet. Nothing pleases her more than a row of tops broken down by sleeve length and ordered by color…except working on her latest novel with her cat in her lap, her dog lounging on the rug dreaming of squirrels, and a cup of tea at hand. For more about Summer, visit www.summerhanford.com.
2026 Book Blast pickMr. Darcy’s MatchmakerGet the book →
Susan Kaye grew up in North Idaho and has been telling stories her whole life—first to anyone who would listen, and eventually on the page. At 18, she joined the United States Air Force (she and Jimmy Carter served their country at the same time) and found herself assigned to aircraft maintenance—an unlikely career for someone who would go on to write Regency romances, but there it is. She married at 19, raised two children, and in 1989 moved to Portland, Oregon, to help start a church. Along the way she discovered Jane Austen, and specifically Persuasion—the quiet, steadfast love story that Austen fans can never quite leave alone. Susan can’t either. Her novels retell the story of Captain Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot: from Wentworth’s point of view, from the high seas, at Christmastime, years later. They are clean historical romances for readers who love Austen, the Regency era, and second chances.
2026 Book Blast pickPersuade Me AgainGet the book →
Valerie Lennox writes angsty, crazy, non-canonical JAFF that will make you gasp and possibly throw your kindle across the room. One thing you can say about a Valerie Lennox JAFF is that it’s never boring. You may love to hate-read her books, but you don’t put them down either. Proudly using more contractions than any other Regency writer (but also correctly using will vs shall), she promises that absolutely nothing is off limits when it comes to our dear couple, but that Lizzy and Mr. Darcy will always find their happily-ever-after. She lives outside Shepherdstown, WV with her son.
2026 Book Blast pickThe Courtship of (the Wealthy) Miss Elizabeth Bennet, Part OneGet the book →
The author of more than 16 Pride and Prejudice variations, Victoria Kincaid has a Ph.D. in English literature and is a full-time writer/editor who specializes in subjects like IT and crime and justice. On weekends she immerses herself in Austen and magic. She lives near Washington DC with her husband, who fortunately is not threatened by Mr. Darcy.
2026 Book Blast pickWhen Jane Got AngryGet the book →