Winners of Loving Miss Darcy!

Rafflecopter has picked two winners!

to:

Katrin W

and 

Giulia



Thanks to all who entered!


If you didn't win a copy, you can buy a copy at Amazon.


Thank you to Nancy for having this wonderful giveaway with me! 



Katrin and Giulia you should have received an email from me.

Guest posting at Indie Jane!

Hi Everyone! 

Today, I'm over at Indie Jane with my review of When I'm With You, a modern retelling of Northanger Abbey. It's a fun book, and I really enjoyed it. The good news is they are having a giveaway (e-book copies) of all three books of the Jane Austen Academy Series to go along with the review! 

So, hurry over to Indie Jane to read my review and to enter to win!! 

Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

  

I was nominated by Colette Saucier for the 

Very Inspiring Blogger Award!

Colette’s blog The writings and ramblings of Colette Saucier is an amazing blog itself! Besides blogging, Colette has also published two books, Pulse and Prejudice and All My Tomorrows. She is in the process of writing Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, a sequel to Pulse and Prejudice. She also publishes The Night Pulse e-Magazine. In short, Colette runs circles around me! So, when she nominated my humble little blog I was very honored! 

Thank you, Colette!

As part of this Award I have to tell you seven facts about me.

7 Things About Candy:

• I am the mother of five children. Although, not all are children anymore! ;)

• My days are busy homeschooling my youngest two kids.

• In high school, I belonged to the FFA (Future Farmer of America) and raised a lamb to show at the county fair. That was a ton of fun!

• I used to sew all the time. I even when to college to get an Associates Degree as a seamstress. I didn’t finish, but I took most of the sewing classes. I was pretty good at it, but I’m rusty now.

• I am a major homebody. I hate to go anywhere (except Disneyland! Hehe!), but I do like road trips!

• I’ve been to Laura Ingalls Wilders house in Mansfield, Missouri. Someday, I hope to visit Jane Austen’s home in Chawton.

• I love to watch old movie with the #hitchfest crew on twitter. If you follow me on twitter, you might see quite a few #hitchfest tweets from me. :)

My choice of inspiring blogs, I hope you check them out!

• Leatherbound Reviews
• A Word’s Worth
• Books Hug Back!
• Austenesque Reviews
• Austen Inspired Fan Fiction by Mary Simonsen
• Brant Flakes

The Rules:

• Display the award logo on your blog.
• Link back to the person who nominated you.
• State 7 things about yourself.
• Nominate 5, 10, or 15 bloggers for this award and link to them.
• Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award’s requirements.

I hope you have enjoyed this fun post! 

Review and GIVEAWAY: Loving Miss Darcy by Nancy Kelley

Loving Miss Darcy is a sweet story that focuses on Georgiana Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam. The Colonel is my favorite secondary character in Pride and Prejudice, and I’m so excited when he gets the spotlight! I was looking forward to reading it, and Kelley did a wonderful job!

It is time for Georgiana Darcy’s first Season. She will be having her court presentation and coming out. What should be an exciting time for a young lady, is a time of anxiety and dread for Georgiana. Although a few years have gone by since her near-elopement with Wickham, Georgiana  is still worried the truth will come out. She is also worried that she will not be able to tell the “Wickhams” from the honorable gentlemen. Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam are there to make sure that doesn’t happen, but can they keep the fortune hunters away and keep her secret from being revealed? 

I loved watching Colonel Fitzwilliam as he discovers he loves Georgiana, and not just as a beloved cousin. At first, he doesn't understand his dread of her marrying someone else and his jealousy as he watches her dance with other men. I also loved hearing a bit more about his work during the war and meeting some of his close army buddies. This is the Colonel that I love! 

My new favorite character is Sebastian Montgomery!  I love his uncanny way of knowing EVERYTHING about someone. He can read a person well! Something else interesting about Sebastian is that he and Kitty seem to fit together well. I would love to see move of them together! 

I was getting a bit tired of Georgiana’s anxieties and feelings of unworthiness, but that’s Georgiana. You would think she would have more faith in Darcy and Fitzwilliam! They would never let a rogue near her if they could help it. Although, I’m sure their over-protectiveness did not help Georgiana’s securities -- they seem to reinforce her beliefs that she is a bad judge of character. 

I really enjoyed Loving Miss Darcy! It is a beautiful regency romance. This is Nancy Kelley’s second book, her first book, His Good Opinion, is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice from Darcy’s point-of-view (read my review here).

I was given an ARC e-copy by the author for my honest review.

5 out of 5 stars.

Buy a copy here. (Disclaimer: Link to Amazon. Should you purchase a copy of the book through the link I will receive a small commission.)

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Loving Miss Darcy completes my third selection on the P&P Bicentenary Challenge! 

* * * * * GIVEAWAY * * * * *

Nancy is graciously giveaway 2 e-book copies of Loving Miss Darcy to two lucky people! This giveaway is open Internationally! All you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter below. The last day to enter is February 18, 2013. 

Good luck!

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Don't forget to enter the Rafflecopter! Comments are always welcome! :)

Winners of Attempting Elizabeth Giveaway!

Rafflecopter has picked two winners!

to:

Monica 

and 

Katrin W

Thanks to all who entered!

If you didn't win a copy, you can buy a copy at Amazon. It's also available in other formats!

Thank you everyone, for  celebrating Pride and Prejudice 200th Anniversary with me!

And a special Thank You to Jessica Grey, for having this fantastic giveaway with me!

Monica and Katrin you should have received an email from me.