Hello lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host Jeanette Watts and her new book, “Jane Austen Lied to Me”! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
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fabulous giveaway!
Jane Austen Lied to Me
by Jeanette Watts
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GENRE: Humor
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BLURB:
What
college girl doesn’t dream of meeting Mr. Darcy? Lizzie was certainly no
exception. But when Darcy Fitzwilliam comes into her life, he turns out to be
every bit as aggravating as Elizabeth Bennett’s Fitzwilliam Darcy. So what’s a
modern girl to do?
Jeanette
Watts’ satire pokes loving fun at Jane and all of us who worship the characters
who shall forever be our romantic ideals.
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EXCERPT ONE:
Well! That was interesting. My roommate invited me along to this frat
party she was going to. She went through
something called rush week, and she is now pledged to a sorority. She said the frats are less formal than the
sororities, and even though I wasn’t a pledge I could go with her. I figured, why not, it should be fun, right?
I
got to meet the guy she’s chasing. I
couldn’t blame her for being interested.
He’s cute, and sweet, and considerate, and a total people-pleaser. One of his parents must be the demanding sort
who is never happy.
He
introduced us to his friend… whose name is Darcy Fitzwilliam! I wasn’t sure at first that the guy wasn’t
just pulling our legs.
“Your
mother obviously loves Jane Austen,” I laughed.
“Obviously,”
he answered. Not much to go by.
“I
love Pride and Prejudice,” I continued.
“I
hate Pride and Prejudice.” I can only describe the look he was giving me as
hostile.
“I
think you will find yourself very much in a minority,” I answered, returning
his look with one of my own.
We
didn’t talk any more that night. Talk
about getting off on the wrong foot!
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GUEST POST:
Who Inspired Your Love for Books?
Reading
is magical. It takes you to far off places. It helps you solve problems. It
lets us communicate complicated ideas to each other. I have been in love with
reading as long as I can remember.
I
loved to be read to as a toddler, and terrorized all the adults in my life who
attempted to read to me. I memorized all my books, and either it never occurred
to my mother never to read me the same book twice, or I insisted upon certain
favorites, as small children are wont to do. So whenever an adult skipped a
word, or switched the order of two words, I would correct them, or worse, make
them stop, go back, and do it over.
Since
the adults couldn't seem to get it right, I was obviously impatient to do it
myself. I was about three and a half or four years old when my parents were in
a bookstore, and I walked up and handed them a book I wanted them to buy. The
title of the book: Teach Me to Read.
My
father's desk drawers somehow became my favorite place to discover reading
materials. I still remember the thrilling day I discovered a book in my
father's desk - and I could read very word in the whole thing!!! The book was a
collection of Peanuts cartoons. I was 4 or 5 at the time, and I can still
remember some of those cartoons.
I was
that child who had to be told not to bring books to the dinner table. I would
read while making my bed with one hand. After I was supposed to go to sleep, I
would read by the light of my nightlight (until my mother caught me at it, and
gave me a bedside book lamp. Better I stay up too late reading than I go blind
from reading in the dark). I would read while walking home from school. My
little girlfriend and I would go outside and bring the Little House on the
Prairie books with us so that we could play at being Laura and Mary "the
right way." Whatever that meant...
I
also remember being about 10 years old when my father's desk drawer produced
another miracle that shaped my literary tastes for at least 10 years: Edith
Hamilton's Mythology. My love for classic Greek mythology influenced which
courses I took in college. By the time I was a senior in college, I was
habitually winning arguments with my TAs. In retrospect, it's sort of funny
none of my professors or TAs said to me, "Hey, you're really good at this,
have you thought about pursuing this as a career option?"
Adulthood
is sort of sad, that way. I can't read while driving. I had to give up trying
to read while doing the laundry. Although I've got a great bookstand on my
exercise bicycle, it's great motivation to get some exercise every day. But
that's what I'm talking about in my "About the Author" at the end of
my book, when I say I wish I had more time to read.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Jeanette Watts had
been writing historic fiction when the inspiration for Jane Austen Lied to Me
hit her on the drive home from the Jane Austen Festival. The idea was simply
irresistible, and she put aside other writing projects in order to focus on
writing a satire, thinking it would be a "mental vacation." It turned
out to take every bit as much research to write a modern story as it does to
write a historical one.
She
has written television commercials, marketing newspapers, stage melodramas,
four screenplays, three novels, and a textbook on waltzing. When she isn’t writing, she teaches social
ballroom dances, refinishes various parts of her house, and sews historical
costumes and dance costumes for her Cancan troupe.
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CONNECT WITH
JEANETTE:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon Kindle:
http://amzn.to/2nkqZtm
Amazon Paperback:
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Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Jeanette will be awarding a
doll dressed in Regency clothing, handcrafted by the author (International
Giveaway) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely! :)
DeleteJeanette ~ It is great to have you here! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for having me! You're my first stop on the tour, I'm excited to have another book out!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the excerpt.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, I must look this book up, looks like a great read! Thanks for sharing the excerpt.
ReplyDeletenice excerpt
ReplyDeleteI loved the Little House on the Prairie books. It's great reading provided so many happy memories for you.
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