Monica Fairview, Author

 Hello everyone. It's been much longer than I expected since my last post! Here the days have been getting warmer, and spring is in full swing. Which is perfect for the setting of my novel! I hope you will Allow Me to Tell You about my new book [I couldn't resist the pun 😊😂].  I can't wait for you to discover it for yourselves! Book Description When Fitzwilliam Darcy makes a complete mess of his proposal at Rosings Park by writing a letter, there is more at stake than his hurt pride. The letter starts off a chain of events that have an immediate impact on the people around him, including Elizabeth. And adding insult to injury, Elizabeth is now threatened with ruin.   But Elizabeth will not be intimidated so easily. She insists Mr. Darcy is the last man in the world she would want to marry, and nothing will change her mind. To rescue her from an impossible situation, Colonel Fitzwilliam steps in, and asks for her hand in marriage. Will it be an offer she cannot refus...

I've been wanting to write a novel about mages for a long time. I've had this image in my mind of Mr. Darcy as a great mage, and it wouldn't let go. So with all that's been happening this past year, it seemed like a perfect time to let my give my imagination full rein and live in a magical world for a while.  The result was  Dangerous Magic . I've loved every minute of writing it, even though combining Regency with fantasy presented some unexpected challenges.  The novel will be out on March 15th, and is available for  pre-order from Amazon.  Blurb A sparkling tale of Regency England, a forced marriage, and two mages who must work together to save the Kingdom. Elizabeth Bennet is stunned when the Royal Mages come to her peaceful country home of Longbourn to take her away. She is even more bewildered when she is commanded to marry a powerful mage by the name of Fitzwilliam Darcy. She has always dreamed of marrying for love, and an arranged marriage with an arroga...

Just wanted to let you know that Fortune and Felicity is LIVE, and that I am keeping it at a special discount price of $2.99 for another few days. Also, I have put the novel on Kindle Unlimited, so you can read it for FREE if you have signed up for it. The paperback version should be coming out any day now, so if you prefer a physical copy, then you should be a able to get one shortly.

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...

Who would have thought it? On that momentous day when Jane Austen received her published copy of P&P, she had no inkling that she was going to be one of the best known authors in the English language, ranked along with Shakespeare as an essential classic. On January 27th, JA received her own copy, fresh off the press, and was as delighted with it as any author who sees their work in print. ”I have got my own darling Child from London,” she famously wrote in a letter, and the thrill of publication is there.  Sadly, that was where the thrill ended. Firstly because she’d sold the novel for a one-off fee to her publisher, and therefore never received royalties for it. Secondly, because the novel was published anonymously. Now, knowing JA, she may well have had some sly pleasure in overhearing conversations about her novel from people who had no idea she was the author, but I would imagine there must have been many occasions when she wanted to shout out her name from the rooftops ...

There's something to be said about coming home. Of course, I haven't left my wonderful friends at Austen Authors behind. On the contrary. After almost a year together I couldn't do without them. You can still find me there, but I'll be travelling hither and thither, dipping a big toe here, a big toe there (and some little ones, too). Not much of a landscape I haven't chosen my toes metaphor randomly. In fact, toes are rather important to me at the moment, since I broke my leg and had it suspended in a cast right in front of me for a long time. This gave me time to contemplate the universe and the nature of toes. It was the first time I wondered why we have toenails (other than for something to paint), and why they didn't disappear some time during our evolution, since we hardly hang by our toenails any more. Nor do we use them to fight (like claws), to dig the ground for grub, or make holes to bury our cache of nuts. You'd think nature would have done...

My blog tour begins tomorrow, and I'm very eager to meet you all! Drop in along the way to get a chance to win a free copy of The Other Mr Darcy and to learn more about this unusual Austen sequel. Good luck with winning! Scroll down for the full blog tour schedule. Monica Fairview, The Other Mr Darcy Sourcebooks Landmark (October 1, 2009) ISBN 978-1402225130

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...

In a joint blogcast with my fellow Regency Romance author Elizabeth Hanbury , it’s our great pleasure to welcome historical romance writer Amanda Grange to my blog. Amanda is the author of adventurous historical romances set mainly in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. She also writes Jane Austen-inspired novels from the heroes' points of view, including the best-selling Mr. Darcy’s Diary and Captain Wentworth’s Diary . Amanda’s new book – Mr. Darcy, Vampyre - is due out from Sourcebooks in August 09. Now without further ado, let’s find out more…. Welcome Amanda! Mr. Darcy, Vampyre sounds very intriguing! Can you tell us a bit about the story? Hi! Thanks for inviting me. Mr Darcy, Vampyre is a Pride and Prejudice sequel with a difference. It starts on Lizzy and Darcy's idyllic wedding day and follows them on their wedding tour where strange and unsettling things start to happen. What inspired you to write Mr. Darcy, Vampyre and how long did you spend researc...

As part of the celebrations for the joint June 30th release of our new books -- THE OTHER MR DARCY and ICE ANGEL -- authors Monica Fairview (that's me, of course) and Elizabeth Hanbury have teamed up to bring you a special announcement and exclusive interview. Best selling author Amanda Grange has a new novel coming out in August. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre is a Pride & Prejudice sequel with a difference! Monica and Elizabeth have conducted an exclusive joint web interview with Amanda. You can read the full interview here or on Elizabeth's blog from 9pm Sunday 21st June. Amanda gives us some fascinating insights into Mr. Darcy, Vampyre and the enduring appeal of Jane Austen’s characters so don’t miss it! To whet your appetite, here’s the Sourcebooks press release for Mr. Darcy, Vampyre SOURCEBOOKS LANDMARK ANNOUNCES NEW MAJOR RELEASE: MR DARCY, VAMPYRE NAPERVILLE, IL (June 10, 2009) — Sourcebooks Landmark, the leading publisher of Jane Austen-related fiction, is excited ...

Just received my copies of the UK edition of The Other Mr Darcy from Robert Hale. Hurray! The book looks very good. I especially like the image on the back cover. Pity I can't just sit down and read it. Too many spoilers, I suspect... The official release date of The Other Mr Darcy is June 30th. For those of you who aren't in the UK, don't forget The Book Depository offers free international shipping, and is still offering a discount. And in the UK, Amazon.co.uk is still offering the pre-publication discount as well as free shipping.

Only 59 days to go! I can hardly wait. Here is the book cover. Isn't it elegant? I love the rich colours of the gowns. If you're hoping to get your copy of The Other Mr Darcy at a bargain price, now's the time. It's available at Amazon.co.uk at 20% percent, guaranteed pre-order price. The Book Depository is offering an even bigger discount, with free worldwide shipping, which is an amazing deal for those of you in the USA and Australia. And of course, you can order directly from Robert Hale Limited , which has the biggest discount, for a limited time in May. And don't forget to ask your library for a copy. That way, you can always send friends to the library if they want to read the book. After all, you don't want to lend them your own!