What authors do you look to for inspiration? Like Maddy, the main character of What Would Jane Austen Do?, Austen is an author I look to for inspiration.
Maddy Shaw has just found
out two life changing items. The first
is that her “Dear Jane” advice column has been cancelled and she is now out of
a job. The second is that her long lost cousin Nigel has left her an estate. Before
she can make plans to sell it, she finds out that the will stipulates that she
live there for a year and it also provides her a small housekeeping
allowance. She is also now the chair of
the local literary festival. After discovering
that a famous author, Cameron Massey (aka real name Luke), that she had an awkward
interview with previously lives in this village, will she be able to get over
her past prejudice to get to know him?
Why did Cousin Nigel move to America and then back to the UK without
telling his family? Where did he get all
of his money? Why does Cameron’s first
best seller match the plot of a news article that Maddy has found amongst
Cousin Nigel’s things?
What Would Jane Austen
Do? is a lovely romantic comedy novel that kept me entertained. I loved Maddy’s fish out of water story as
she settles into the village and gets to know her new house and all of the
people in the village. I also loved the
little mysteries that she needed to figure out and I wanted to know the answers
too! I loved the chemistry between Maddy
and Cameron (Luke) with its enemies to lovers vibe. This was a closed-door romance, which I
appreciated.
It's no secret that I
love Jane Austen. I greatly enjoyed how
each chapter of this book started with a wonderful (and related to the story)
Jane Austen quote. I also loved how
Maddy would often think about her literary heroine, Jane Austen, as she made
decisions about her life.
Overall, this is a
delightful cozy novel that is a perfect summer (or any time of year) read.
Book Source: Review Copy
from author Linda Corbett, HarperCollinsUK, and NetGalley. Thank-you! I received a complimentary copy
of this book as part of the Austenprose PR Book Tour. Opinions expressed in this review are
completely my own.
·
Title: What Would Jane Austen Do?
·
Author: Linda
Corbett
· Genre: Contemporary Romance, Austenesque Fiction, RomCom
· Publisher: HarperCollinsUK (June 16, 2023)
·
Length: (384) pages
· Format: Trade paperback,
eBook, & audiobook
· ISBN: 978-0008554583
·
Tour Dates: August 14 – September 11,
2023
BOOK DESCRIPTION
It's a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl
ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic
sparks will fly!
When
Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column has been cancelled she
has no choice but to look outside of London’s rental market. That is until
she’s left an idyllic country home by the black sheep of the family,
long-not-so-lost Cousin Nigel.
But of
course, there’s a stipulation… and not only is Maddy made chair of the
committee for the annual village literary festival, she also has to put up with
bestselling crime author –and romance sceptic – Cameron Massey as her new
neighbor.
When
Maddy challenges Cameron to write romantic fiction, which he claims is so easy
to do, sparks fly both on and off the page…
PRAISE FOR WHAT WOULD JANE AUSTEN DO?
· “Witty, sharp and beautifully observed –
I feel sure Jane would approve.”— Julie Caplin, author of The French
Chateau
· “Sparkling romance, secrets from the
past…Witty and romantic, I couldn’t stop myself from turning the pages.”— Alison
Sherlock, bestselling author of The Village of Lost and Found
·
“…sheer
fun from beginning to end, beautifully written, and with a real touch of
originality.”— Anne Williams, Being Anne
·
“What
a lovely book! It also fills my need to see British colloquialisms on occasion.
Yes! I highly recommend this book!”— Michelle, Tales Untangled
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