Austenesque - Contemporary

Here's a list of the book reviews I've posted of contemporary Austenesque reads:

Rachel Berman
- Aerendgast - 3½ star read - National treasure style mystery with flashback visions to Austen's past

Abigail Bok
- Obstinate, Headstrong Girl - 4½ star read - Pride & Prejudice update

Marilyn Brant
Pride, Prejudice & The Perfect Match (Book 1) - 4 star read - Pride & Prejudice inspired, focusing on Elizabeth and Darcy characters
Pride, Prejudice & The Perfect Bet (Book 2) - 5 star read - Pride & Prejudice inspired, focusing on Jane and Bingley characters

Karen M. Cox
Find Wonder in All Things - 4 star read - update of Persuasion
- I Could Write a Book - 5 star read - 1970s-set Emma
- Undeceived - 5 star read - Pride & Prejudice-inspired spy story, set in the early 1980s

Christina Dudley
- The Beresfords - 4½ star read - contemporary-ish (1980s) - updated version of Mansfield Park

Jessica Evans
 - The Muse - 5 star read - Pride & Prejudice, set against a ballet backdrop in New York

Cat Gardiner
- Lucky 13 - 4 star read - Pride & Prejudice-influenced, set in modern day New York

Amy Hilliges
- Emma and the City - 4 star read - Emma update, set in modern day New York

Jenni James
Mansfield Ranch - 3 star read - young adult updated version of Mansfield Park

Claire LaZebnik
Epic Fail - 4 star read - young adult update of Pride & Prejudice

Lana Long
Finding Favor - 3½ star read - young adult updated version of Mansfield Park

Beau North
- Longbourn's Songbird - 5 star read - Pride & Prejudice inspired post WWII story.

Jane Odiwe
- Mr Darcy's Christmas Calendar - 4 star read - time travel/fantasy within the story of 'First Impressions', forebear of Pride & Prejudice

Abigail Reynolds
The Man Who Loved Pride & Prejudice (Woods Hole 1) - 4 star read - update of Pride & Prejudice - heart-rending!
Morning Light (Wood's Hole 2) - 4 star read - update of Persuasion

Rosie Rushton
Whatever Love is - 5 star read - young adult update of Mansfield Park

Bernie Su & Kate Rorick
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet - 4 star read - updated Pride & Prejudice, tie-in with web series 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries'

Joanna Trollope
Sense & Sensibility (The Austen Project) - 3 star read - update of Sense & Sensibility

Various Authors

Susan Adriani, Sara Angelini, J. Marie Croft, Karen M Cox, Jan Hahn, Jenetta James, Lory Lilian, KaraLynne Mackrory, Beau North, Ruth Phillips Oakland, Natalie Richards, Sophia Rose, Joana Starnes, Melanie Stanford, Caitlin Williams
The Darcy Monologues - 4½ star read - anthology featuring stories all from the point of view of Mr Darcy. Some set in Regency, others in later periods right up to today.

Jennifer Becton, Melissa Buell, Rebecca M Fleming, Cecilia Gray, Jessica Grey, Kimberly Truesdale
Holidays with Jane: Christmas Cheer - 4½ star read - anthology of stories, one on each of Austen's 6 major works, each with a Christmas theme.

Jennifer Becton, Melissa Buell, Rebecca M Fleming, Cecilia Gray, Jessica Grey, Nancy Kelley
- Holidays with Jane: Summer of Love - 4 star read - anthology of stories, one on each of Austen's 6 major works, each with a summer theme.

Linda Beutler, Abigail Bok, Karen M Cox, J Marie Croft, Karalynne Mackrory, Natalie Richards, Sophia Rose, Morgan K Wyatt
Sunkissed; Effusions of Summer - 4 star read - anthology featuring both contemporary and historical Austen-inspired reads with a flavour of summer.

Linda Gonschior, Suzan Lauder, Maureen Lee, Lory Lilian, Erin Lopez, Beau North & Brooke West, Sophia Rose, Anngela Schroeder, Melanie Stanford, Denise Stout
Then Comes Winter - 4 star read - anthology featuring both contemporary and historical Austen-inspired reads with a flavour of winter.

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