"A Fun Paranormal Homage to the Great Jane Austen's Work"
Bespelling Jane Austen
By: Mary Balogh
Genres: Romance Paranormal
Posted: January 17, 2011
Almost Persuaded by Mary Balogh
Robert and Jane have met and loved in other lifetimes, yet
failed each time to choose love over duty, or other
impediments. As they look into each other's eyes for the
first time, the instant soul-deep recognition and
familiarity disturbs and haunts, and the passion that arises
cannot be denied. Will they be able to avoid the pitfalls of
their former incarnations to find happiness together in this
life?
Northanger Castle by Colleen Gleason
Caroline sees the characters of her beloved gothic novels
everywhere she turns on her first visit to Bath. How
surprising then, when her close companions are revealed to
be the undead, and her nemesis a master of vampire hunting?
Blood and Prejudice by Susan Krinard
Liz Bennet knows Mr. Darcy is after more than her family's
pharmaceutical business. To protect her sister Jane and her
fiancé Charles, she investigates in England and discovers
more than her modern practical mind can imagine.
Little to Hex Her by Janet Mullany
Readers know Washington D.C. is a hotbed of odd characters.
Mullany's story of the witch Emma and her paranormal dating
service fits right in, as do the elves, vampires and weres
which abound in this alternate view of the capital.
The brainchild of Susan Krinard, BESPELLING JANE AUSTEN brings together the talents of three writers known in either the historical or paranormal fields to add a touch of otherworld to novellas based on the books of Miss Austen. Rather than the parodies which have become prevalent in recent years, these are stories that stand alone with circumstances and a few names paying homage to her books rather than simply hauling paranormal shrouds around Austen's work. Avery well done, and extremely entertaining read.
Book Summary
"But even if the whole world was against them, it would not matter. They were together - again. And this time they would remain together. Until death do them part and, of course, long after that."
What if Jane Austen had believed in reincarnation and vampires? Join four bestselling romance authors as they channel the wit and wisdom of Jane Austen in BESPELLING JANE AUSTEN with New York Times and USA Today bestselling authors Mary Balogh, Susan Krinard, Colleen Gleason and Janet Mullany re-imagine the stories of one of the most beloved writers in English literature...but, this time, with most decidedly paranormal bent.
In ALMOST PERSUADED, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh brings together former lovers Robert and Jane from Austen's Persuasion. In this version of the Regency classic, the two paramours are allowed glimpses beyond the veil of forgetfulness that applies to most humans when they are reborn into a new human life. They came so very close toe ending up together in their last lives. This time they are determined to be together forever.
Based on Austen's Northanger Hall, Carloine's obsession with gothic novels winds up serving her in good stead for a lifetime of searching out destroying the undead with her new found beau, Thaddeus, in NORTHANGER CASTLE by Colleen Gleason.
In BLOOD AND PREJUDICE, Liz Bennett joins Mr. Darcy in modern-day New York to help him in his hunt for a cure to his vampire curse in New York Times bestselling author Susan Krinard's supernatural version of the Austen classic, Pride and Prejudice.
Janet Mullaney recasts the title character in Jane Austen's Emma as a witch in contemporary Washington D.C. who runs a paranormal dating service. But when a rival agency enters the picture she must enlist the aid of her wizard boyfriend to fend them off in LITTLE TO HEX HER.
by: Mary Balogh
HQN Books
October 1, 2010
On Sale: October 1, 2010
Featuring:
384 pages
ISBN: 0373775016
EAN: 9780373775019
Paperback