Monica Fairview, Author

The new cover of my new Pride and Prejudice variation has been now been revealed (and it isn't the one in the post below). I'm thrilled at the response I've had so far to the cover. I can't wait for the official launch which is set for May 6th on Austen Variations . Meanwhile, I would like to let you know that I am giving away a paperback version of Mr. Darcy's Pledge on Goodreads. The giveaway is running today and tomorrow until midnight, so hurry on over to get your name in before it ends. The winners are picked by the Goodreads team.  Here is the link to the Goodreads giveaway. Good luck! Goodreads Book Giveaway Mr. Darcy's Pledge by Monica Fairview Giveaway ends May 02, 2014. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

  Alright everybody. Here's my new cover. What do you think? Designed by the talented JD Dixon White Soup Press What kind of impression do you get from the cover? Thank you for following me here to my blog! Please remember to sign up to receive news, updates and posts. Now, exclusively here on  My Steampunk Darcy Realm , I'm posting the first teaser extract from the novel.   Excerpt Chapter 1 Alright, Mr. Hoity-Toity. This had better be good. I’m risking skin and bone to get here. The door opened and she strode into—. Whatever it was, it wasn’t an office. It was an emporium, a museum and the Great Exhibition of 1851, complete with Victorian gents and ladies who had the glazed look of trophy animals. Except that the Victorians were standing around instead of hanging on the wall. “Are these actual people? Did you have them stuffed and embalmed?” she asked, by way of greeting, “Or are they wax figures, like Madame Tussauds?” In the gloomy gas lamp-lit interior, she...

Hello everyone!  I'm thrilled to say that I'm finally able to reveal my new book cover on Facebook. Please drop in and help me celebrate! Monica Fairview requests the pleasure of your company at Steampunk Darcy Cover Reveal Where: Facebook When: Wednesday August 2 1

Today I received the proofs for The Darcy Cousins, my second book in the Darcy Cousins series, and I'm thrilled, as it means it will soon be time for the novel to be released in the USA. The date is set for April 1st, which isn't an April's fool trick (I hope). Here's the Sourcebooks cover: Quite a change from The Other Mr Darcy , isn't it? I love the young lady in the foreground. She has very expressive eyes. Many people are under the mistaken impression that writers decide what they want on their book covers. The truth of the matter is that many writers have little control over what goes on the cover of their books. At Sourcebooks, however, I was lucky enough to have had some imput, which is why we now have a young lady on the front. The original cover was like this: I must say, this cover is quite lovely. It captures the playfulness of the novel really well. I especially like the colors. But the costumes weren't right. ...

I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Waterstones (UK) and  Amazon.co.uk  already have the next novel in my Darcy Cousins series up on their website and available for pre-order! I have to say it's a thrill to see it there. I've been so busy with the launch of my US edition of The Other Mr Darcy that I'd put it on the back burner. But there it was, a clear reminder that my next book will be appearing in the very near future. It's also a timely reminder that I need to be working faster on my third sequel! Here's the blurb, hot off the press: What would you do if you had a brother like Mr Darcy? Overprotective, powerful, and full of pride? In this coming-of-age story, Georgiana joins forces with her lively American cousin, Miss Clarissa Darcy, to challenge the expectations forced upon her. But what starts out as mere playful mischief soon turns serious when Miss Anne de Bourgh suddenly vanishes and the consequences of Georgiana's rebellion become v...

Apologies for this long break. I was off on a family reunion to celebrate my grandmother's one hundreth birthday (!!)(she's incredible, still full of energy, fun, and determination) , then recovering from the holiday, then frantically trying to catch up on my writing. Now I've re-emerged to join cyberspace again. To continue the discussion: 3. Myth : Jane Austen is a trembling old Auntie who needs to somehow be protected and sheltered. Reality : Jane Austen died young. She died at the age of 42 after a debilitating disease, which took its toll in her last year, but not enough for her to stop writing. Despite Victorian attempts to reduce her to a maiden aunt, scribbling away because she was deprived of the joys of marriage, she was a strong, resilient woman. Despite financial pressures, she refused to marry for convenience, and clearly preferred a career to the humdrum existence of the married woman of the time. She had a keen, razor-sharp wit, cutting and almost cynical. S...