I got sick on March 11th with a fever, dry cough, painful lungs, and exhaustion. Then shortness of breath started March 14th. I thought I was recovering and getting more energy on the 21st. My lungs only hurt when I expended energy like walking across the room, no shortness of breath and then by the 23rd my lungs didn’t hurt. Then when I slowly walked the dog 7 houses down and then back my lungs…
Socially distance yourself with Mr. Darcy! The Mr. Darcy’s steamy boxed set is now in Kindle Unlimited. Enjoy Mr. Darcy is Diverted, Darcy Interrupted and Pemberley’s Secret. Stay at home, cuddle up with Mr. Darcy and wash your hands!
Due to the coronavirus, people getting laid off and losing their jobs, need to save money to buy food or essentials in this scary time, I’ve moved my Pride and Prejudice variations books 1-6 and the JAFF boxed sets 1 & 2 into Kindle Unlimited. Stay safe and wash your hands!
Hey everyone, I’ve been asked to self-quarantine at home by my doctor as the 11th I started getting symptoms of fever, fatigue, and cough. Now I’m getting shortness of breath and even more fatigued. If you could pray I recover and finish this book I’d be grateful! 😘 If you’re stuck at home too, you can read my books that are now in Kindle Unlimited – Forced to Marry and Mr. Darcy Goes to Brighton.
Yes, that’s right, your favorite JAFF novella located in Brighton is now in Kindle Unlimited. While you’re quarantined from the coronavirus, hopefully, you don’t have it, you can add this book to your list to read. Stay safe and wash your hands!
Are you like me, you miss the latest new Pride and Prejudice variation releases on Amazon because you don’t have time to check daily or even weekly? I decided to do something about it. Introducing the New Releases post on the Jane Austen Challenge website. A list of all the new releases from the previous week will be posted on the site under the New Releases & Specials link on the menu. If there are special…
My third book, Forced to Marry, is now available in Kindle Unlimited for the next three months. If you have Kindle Unlimited then you can read it at no cost! If you don’t have KU yet, here’s the link to read the details, find out what you get and sign up. Here’s the description of Forced to marry: Elizabeth Bennet has just refused Mr. Darcy’s disastrous marriage proposal at Hunsford. Unfortunately, while strolling on the…
I’ve been wandering around the inside of my site and ran across a plugin that kept track of some of the keywords people used to find this site. Some of them because Google won’t share like 93% of the keywords. Anyway, some of these are funny and some are so interesting I want to find the story myself so I can read it. “fanfic a servant at netherfield puts darcy in elisabeths room” Is there…
Enter to win a copy of the audio book of Darcy Interrupted. There are 3 copies to be given away every day until all 30 are given out. Enter once to be entered for the drawing every day! Edit: So I forgot to enter the form link! https://forms.gle/29Sw8oeN97yXxz957 11/17 winners Eva Côté, Emily Jen and Esther Madamidola! 11/18 winners Joanna Randall, Regina, Tasha Barefield 11/19 winners Beth, Sandra McComb, Alexandra Rivers 11/20winners Michell, Lora F,…
Three short stories released separately by Demi Monde are now available in one collection. Mr. Darcy is Diverted, Darcy Interrupted and Pemberley’s Secret. If you’ve been waiting to buy the books, now you can get them together in one book. Don’t stop the Darcy fun!
Yeah, Amazon has the box sets up! I had to split the bundle into two box sets on Amazon per their pricing structure for authors. Box set #1 https://amzn.to/2nCXN3m and Box set #2 https://amzn.to/2OJkrlN
I have finally made a bundle of my six books – Pride and Prejudice and Poison, Pride and Prejudice and Secrets, Forced to Marry, The Rescue of Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy’s Cinderella and Mr. Darcy Goes to Brighton. This is the first bundle for any of my Darcy and Elizabeth books! This is a terrific price as it is 50% off buying all the books at full price. So if you’ve been waiting to read them,…
So I just noticed something tonight. A massive fail. I sent the ARC copy to all the stores instead of the final copy. 😫 If any of you bought the book online, I’ll send you the final version. *headdesk*
It’s that time again – does anyone want to be an ARC reviewer for my next book? My next book is a novella, Mr. Darcy Goes to Brighton. It should be back from the editor soon and then I will need to correct things. After that, hopefully Thursday or Friday, I will send the book to you to read and review and email any typos or odd things you’ve found! I cannot tell you how…
While taking a breather from writing since Love Unmasked got done, I’ve been researching the Regency era some more. I’ve been finding some great info. Among the effects of England’s foreign wars during this period were great financial instability and monetary volatility. Now this next section is eye opening. Austen would have witnessed, moreover, the beginning of industrialization in England, though the growth of the factory system would not reach its peak until the middle…
I’m giving away 3 copies of Love Unmasked on April 9th, Tuesday. Enter to win here. If you’re a member of my Facebook group Pride & Prejudice Variations, there’s a separate giveaway to enter for 1 of 2 copies given away. So you have double the chance to win!
My next JAFF book will be set in Brighton. I know just about nothing about Brighton, so my research is going to go here. Hopefully I’ll help out another Regency romance author. Brighton Pavilion George hired architect Henry Holland to transform his Brighton lodging house into a modest villa which became known as the Marine Pavilion. With his love of visual arts and fascination with the mythical orient, George set about lavishly furnishing and decorating…
Love Unmasked, my work in progress known as St. Valentine’s Ball, is available as a preorder on Amazon right now. It’s only $4.99 for the time being!
The work in progress is called St. Valentine’s Day but I can’t use that for the published title as the balls don’t take place near Valentine’s Day, and the Regency era did not celebrate St. Valentine’s Day very much. So…come take a poll here https://www.facebook.com/groups/prideandprejudicevariations/ and help me out!
Since my iMac died, all my books are on sale! If you have not bought them yet, this would be a great time to them all. As low as $4.99! https://www.amazon.com/Bella-Breen/e/B07G14KXL7
Download the cross stitch pattern for free from https://gumroad.com/bellabreen. It’s one of my favorite, and probably everyone’s, quote from Pride and Prejudice. “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” #freecrossstitchpattern #freecrossstitch #prideandprejudice #janeausten #crossstitch #crossstitchersofinstagram #crossstitchlove #freepattern View on Instagram http://bit.ly/2BC28Yr
Enter to win one of 3 copies of The Rescue of Elizabeth Bennet! Winners will be drawn on 1/21 by random number generator. Enter here: https://goo.gl/jbHazJ
The book is getting proofread right now. I am hoping it will be published by the end of this week.
There is so much to do when getting ready for a book launch. So many graphics to make, things to do with so many sub parts, it is a full time job before the launch and then after. I do nothing else except things for the book for several days. But, I can watch TV while I do some of the work and so I’m watching shows about shipwrecks. I got hooked on the hunt…
Would you like to read the not-yet-proofread-final-copy and then leave a review on Amazon? If so, fill out the form here so I know where to send it. Thank you!
Yes, that’s me. Distracted when the going gets rough. I’m so scared of ending the book wrong and making everyone mad that I’ve avoided working on it the last two days and have instead been making up cross stitch patterns. Sorry. I’ll get back to work on the book today!
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I have substantially altered the story from chapters 23-28. I’ve got 4 beta readers on it right now to give me ideas and advice on what to add, remove to make the story better. And of course ideas on how to improve that horrible ending that 98% of readers thought was far too short. I have never, in all the 9 novels I’ve published, ever had a problem with a story. And this one has…
Nothing like running down the street at 6:30 in the morning at 21 F to chase down the escaped corgi.
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So I’ve been battling awful acne for awhile. It turns out that I was doing the worst thing imaginable for my dry skin, using an astringent on it. UGH. Don’t you wish they taught you this stuff in high school or college? Anyway, I got to thinking about those poor girls in the Regency era in England. You know some had clear skin, some had pimples and some had acne so bad they wanted to…
I am truly thankful for all the reviews, with helpful feedback and ones just to tell me they can’t wait for the next chapter. You will be amazed at how much they help on tough days. Yesterday was a tough day. I was an hour into my drive to my parent’s house when my mother called. She told me to turn around and go home. My daughter was there, and did not want me around…
LOL. In other news I believe my sinuses are better but today is another day of my being absolutely exhausted. I woke up exhausted. It feels like I don’t even have the energy to walk across the room. I don’t know what is wrong but it is really affecting my work. I didn’t write the last two days. I edited only one chapter yesterday. I wish I could figure this out.
Sinuses are still killing me. My throat is killing me. I normally write by dictation but have not wrote all week thanks to sore throat. 🙁
Congratulations to the giveaway winners of Forced to Marry! Out of 134 entrants, there were 3 winners! Marty Gorcos, Jenny Ward and Jennifer Schantz! Emails have been sent with their download links to their free book. Thank you everyone that entered!
Ready for a fall wassail recipe? I got this from a friend. It’s been in her family for generations. 64 oz apple juice 1.5c cranberry juice cinnamon sticks 1 sliced orange speared with cloves 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 nutmeg 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 all spice