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Austentatious - Alyssa Goodnight (2012)
Nicola James lives in Austin, self-proclaimed capital of all things weird, but her life is anything but weird. In fact Nic's life is the epitome of sensible and organised, striving as she does to follow "The Plan" - a life plan which she first conceived when she was 13 and which she has been following rigorously ever since. However, everything changes when she happens upon a rather unassuming journal in an antiques store and discovers that it seems to be writing back to her, taking the very words she has written and editing them to leave her 'miscellaneous morsels' of advice, and what's more the author seems to be none other than Jane Austen! Nic is reluctant to believe what's happening and to follow Fairy Jane, but soon the journal has set her on her own journey of discovery to find the One, but it means having to give into weird and abandoning The Plan. Alyssa Goodnight has written a charming and quirky novel that offers something new in the canon of Austensque novels. (JC)
Austentatious by Alyssa Goodnight is about a woman who finds an enchanted journal that appears to be spouting advice from Jane Austen. The summary says: "It started innocently enough. While browsing in one of Austin's funky little shops, Nicola James is intrigued by a blank vintage journal she finds hidden among a set of Jane Austen novels. Even though Nic is a straight-laced engineer, she's still a sucker for anything Austen-esque. But her enthusiasm quickly turns to disbelief once she starts writing in the journal - because somehow, it's writing her back... "Miss Nicola James will be sensible and indulge in a little romance." Those twelve tiny words hit Nic like a thunderbolt, as if her diary was channeling Austen herself! Itching for a bit of excitement, Nic decides to follow her "Fairy Jane's" advice. The result: a red-hot romance with a sexy Scottish musician who charms his way into Nic's heart in about five seconds flat. Sean MacInnes is warm, funny, and happens to think Nic is the most desirable woman he's ever met. But a guy like Sean doesn't exactly fit into her Life Plan. With no one but Fairy Jane to guide her, Nic must choose between the life she thought she wanted - and the kind of happy ending she never saw coming." You can find out more details about Goodnight at her website.