Jane Austen Made Me Do It

Stories by: Lauren Willig Adriana Trigiani Jo Beverley Alexandra Potter Laurie Viera Rigler Frank Delaney & Diane Meier Syrie James Stephanie Barron Amanda Grange Pamela Aidan Elizabeth Aston Carrie Bebris Diana Birchall Monica Fairview Janet Mullany Jane Odiwe Beth Pattillo Myretta Robens Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway Maya Slater Margaret C. Sullivan and Brenna Aubrey the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of PemberleyMy feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcys heartfelt words then you dear reader are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austenher novels her life her wither world. In Lauren Willigs A Night at Northanger a young woman who doesnt believe in ghosts meets a familiar specter at the infamous abbey; Jane Odiwes Waiting captures the exquisite uncertainty of Persuasions Wentworth and Anne as they await her familys approval of their betrothal; Adriana Trigianis Love and Best Wishes Aunt Jane imagines a modern-day Austen giving her niece advice upon her engagement; in Diana Birchalls Jane Austens Cat our beloved Jane tells her nieces cat tales based on her novels; Laurie Viera Riglers Intolerable Stupidity finds Mr. Darcy bringing charges against all the writers of Pride and Prejudice sequels spin-offs and retellings; in Janet Mullanys Jane Austen Yeah Yeah Yeah! a teacher at an all-girls school invokes the Beatles to help her students understand Sense and Sensibility; and in Jo Beverleys Jane and the Mistletoe Kiss a widow doesnt believe shell have a second chance at love . . . until a Miss Austen suggests otherwise.Regency or contemporary romantic or fantastical each of these marvelous stories reaffirms the incomparable influence of one of historys most cherished authors.