GIVEAWAY: Austen in August Participants - Fan Fiction Book Giveaway

Welcome to my blog all you Jane Austen fans!  I hope your reading is going well as we celebrate Jane this month.  I have a treat for you!

You can enter for a chance to win this book...

This is a much loved book in our circle of family and friends!  It happens to be one of my daughter's favorite reads and her friends all attest to it's loveliness.  (16-18 year olds who have read lots of Jane Austen and Austen fan fiction)

We have a hard back copy and one on each e-reading device in the house because we love it that much.

This particular copy is one that I just ordered for this giveaway and it is a "gently used" copy but it is in excellent condition with the book jacket intact, too!

The author is Lara S. Ormiston and you can read more about and by her here.

Check out the reviews on Amazon here.

Like her on Facebook on her book page.

Here is some more background and some reviews on her Goodreads page.

The author just happens to be my husband's first cousin, too!  We are so proud of Lara!!!

She has written many short stories but this is her first full length published book and she is an authority on all things Jane Austen.  It is a beautiful book and so well written!

To enter to win this copy you must...

*  Be signed up at the Roof Beam Reader site for the Austen in August challenge.

*  Leave a comment below telling me who one of your favorite fan fiction authors is and a favorite book by that person.  

OR...  

If you don't have any fan fiction recommendations then you can share a favorite biography or movie for us about Miss Austen and her works.  

I know you all love Jane but I love hearing about other writers in this genre, too!

Note the following information regarding this giveaway

*  You must be living at an address within the United States for shipping purposes.

*  This book is excellent for young and old alike so you can be 13+ to sign up to win with parental/guardian permission if under 18.

*  The giveaway will run August 9, 2015 through August 15, 2015 (11:59pm central time)

*  The winner will be chosen at random (names on paper drawn from a hat most likely)  LOL  I will notify you by e-mail so make sure you leave that for me where it asks for an e-mail in the comments section (this will be private - please do not put it in the body of the e-mail for privacy purposes)

*  The winner will have 48 hours to respond and if the winner does not respond I will choose another random name from the list of participants.

Happy Reading!

~Leann at Some Days There's Pie

None of these links give Lara or me any monetary compensation so click away and know that I share all of this just because I love Lara and her beautiful book!

What are you waiting for?  Go leave a comment!  :)

THIS GIVEAWAY IS OFFICIALLY ENDED

AND OUR WINNER IS....

Kym Thorpe (KymPossible)

Congratulations to you 
and thank you all for joining in the fun!

Thirty One Days of Jane Austen

August 1, 2015 begins a month of Jane Austen... Austen in August officially.

I plan on spending my month reading, watching, learning and exploring more about the life, times and works of Jane Austen.  She is well loved in our home.  My daughter is an avid fan and has drawn me into this world, too.

found this image at Shades of Cool blog

I thought I would start by putting a few official links up for us to explore as we go through this month.

JaneAusten.org is a great resource to get us started.

There is also an Austen.com with lists of fiction and fan fiction for you to enjoy.

There are several Jane Austen Society sites worldwide

North America

UK

Australia

and there are more if you look and there may be one in your particular neck of the woods.

There is an official Facebook Page, too.

PBS Masterpiece has several pages worth exploring with slide shows and if you can get your hands on them you can watch their productions of her works and biographical videos.

Susan Branch has part of her website devoted to her love for all things Jane, too!  She has great photos from her visit to see Jane's home at Chawton.

Don't forget to head over to Roof Beam Reader to sign up to join us as we read Austen all month and check out the Master Post that just went up yesterday, too.

Here is where I am starting...

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817)

Happy Reading!!!