tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post8327141502184913933..comments2024-03-28T02:25:14.473-05:00Comments on More Agreeably Engaged: The Subsequent Proposal and a Perfect Fire-rose...Joana Starnes Tells of Their ConnectionJanet Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-72775207329028811212013-11-03T23:22:26.232-06:002013-11-03T23:22:26.232-06:00They are my two favorites, too, Patricia! You need...They are my two favorites, too, Patricia! You need to read this book. Ms. Starnes has done a fantastic job of capturing the emotions, turmoil and utter despair that Darcy feels after that dreadful first proposal.Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-53711265708107414022013-11-03T23:14:48.343-06:002013-11-03T23:14:48.343-06:00Thanks for stopping by, Dave in Oklahoma. I apprec...Thanks for stopping by, Dave in Oklahoma. I appreciate your comments. You have me curious. Now I want to go check out your comments on Amazon, your modified one! :)Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-9504773733382497632013-11-03T17:46:16.510-06:002013-11-03T17:46:16.510-06:00Thanks, Cassandra, and I agree. Some very nice gue...Thanks, Cassandra, and I agree. Some very nice guests pass through with lovely posts! It is always such a pleasure to have them and have you visit!Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-86717388869095646972013-11-03T15:33:54.120-06:002013-11-03T15:33:54.120-06:00I love the fact that this book is a combination of...I love the fact that this book is a combination of two of my favorite Jane Austen novels :)<br /><br />patkf2007(at)hotmail(dot)comPatricia Finnegannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-56953639702012908182013-11-03T13:24:51.902-06:002013-11-03T13:24:51.902-06:00Hello! After reading some of these comments, thoug...Hello! After reading some of these comments, thought I better modify my original Amazon comment on Joana's second novel - would never want to distress any JA fan! Will admit when I read the Prologue the first time, it did send my eyebrows straight up, but all is well by the ending. Whew! I do own a copy so do not need to be in the drawing - good luck and good reading to all! Dave in OklahomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-48124975972211380802013-11-03T05:36:25.626-06:002013-11-03T05:36:25.626-06:00Thanks for popping by, Gayle, and good luck! Hope ...Thanks for popping by, Gayle, and good luck! Hope you'll like it.Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-80201218187265206782013-11-02T15:36:12.746-05:002013-11-02T15:36:12.746-05:00Very interesting concept. Looking forward to read...Very interesting concept. Looking forward to reading your book.<br /><br />Gayle<br />scmema at yahoo dot comGayle Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11908565578605087876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-66297471000450964292013-10-31T06:02:36.858-05:002013-10-31T06:02:36.858-05:00Hi Becky! Never knew there were so many people who...Hi Becky! Never knew there were so many people who had P&P and Persuasion as their top favourites! I guess I shouldn't be surprised, there's more romance in both than in any of the others. I just LOVE the way JA became more inclined to be more ... how can I put it? more 'vocally romantic', I guess, as she got older - see the Persuasion proposal, as the best example! Just perfect IMO!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-71549833886096515952013-10-30T21:24:46.872-05:002013-10-30T21:24:46.872-05:00You have my attention. These are my 2 fav Austen ...You have my attention. These are my 2 fav Austen books and I love to find unique twists. I am excited to see what you do with this. Thank you for the giveaway.<br />cherringtonmb at sbcglobal dot netBeckyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858125894873568419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-44582520422836863282013-10-30T19:52:05.698-05:002013-10-30T19:52:05.698-05:00Hi Monica! I personally think that variations with...Hi Monica! I personally think that variations without a D&E ending are just too, too depressing so I could never EVER do that - promise!!! Don't know for sure what I'll write next, but I can promise hand on heart that even if the wrong pairs are at the altar, I'm bound to write in some freak storm that will come down and set it all to rights :) Hope you'll enjoy the ride now that you're sure of the outcome!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-45398521898324267002013-10-30T19:43:51.890-05:002013-10-30T19:43:51.890-05:00So happy to hear this! Hope you'll enjoy it. T...So happy to hear this! Hope you'll enjoy it. Thanks for visiting and good luck with the giveaway!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-6200928187271414282013-10-30T19:42:11.289-05:002013-10-30T19:42:11.289-05:00Hi, Julia! The paperback is finally available! So ...Hi, Julia! The paperback is finally available! So sorry, it wasn't up and running when Janet and I were planning this post, which is why I didn't think I could include a paperback in the giveaway, but it's up and running now! Thanks for your interest and I hope you'll enjoy it!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-47343176282043751272013-10-30T19:36:34.942-05:002013-10-30T19:36:34.942-05:00Oh, yes! Anne features in the story and I hope the...Oh, yes! Anne features in the story and I hope there's a satisfying conclusion all round :) So glad we share favourites and I hope you'll like what I went and did with them!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-40905008135018830612013-10-30T19:33:01.170-05:002013-10-30T19:33:01.170-05:00Thanks so much, Liz, for letting me know you'v...Thanks so much, Liz, for letting me know you've enjoyed my first book! I really hope you'll like the second too, even if it's so different [history context dialed riiiiight down and angst dialed right up to compensate :) ] Thanks for popping by and good luck with the giveaway!Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-12788674502705214982013-10-30T19:28:20.500-05:002013-10-30T19:28:20.500-05:00Thanks for the thought-provoking question! In all ...Thanks for the thought-provoking question! In all honesty, not sure exactly - I've just been tempted many times to bring together characters that promise to be very similar and get on really well. <br /><br />The first attempt was a 'PP- Sense and Sensibility' tie-in that I've been playing with some years ago and I'm playing with again, as my current project. Not sure, maybe that's how it all started: with thinking, years ago, that Elizabeth and Elinor would get on, that Mrs Bennet and Mrs Jennings definitely would, maybe even Darcy and Brandon, given half a chance. <br /><br />I guess it was only a step from here on to considering other tie-ins and to realise that Elizabeth would be far more likely to raise Capt Wentworth's interest than Louisa Musgrove ever could. As for Anne Elliot and Darcy, they are both reserved, both of the 'still waters run deep' sort, and it seemed credible enough that they would be prepared to offer support to one another, if they both found themselves broken-hearted and alone. Hope you'll enjoy the premise and the outcome :)Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-8558050023746544592013-10-30T19:09:01.048-05:002013-10-30T19:09:01.048-05:00Thanks for popping by, Eva, I'm so glad we hav...Thanks for popping by, Eva, I'm so glad we have the same favourite JA novels! Hope you'll like the spin-off :)Joana Starneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150637735779894393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-52138218016634844162013-10-30T18:36:31.009-05:002013-10-30T18:36:31.009-05:00"...no matter what crazy obstacles are dreame..."...no matter what crazy obstacles are dreamed up and heartlessly set before them, Elizabeth and Darcy should never be apart!" Yes! *whew!* I'm glad to hear you say that. I just saw this book for the first time on amazon the other day and from some of the reviews I couldn't tell if this would have a D&E ending or not. <br /><br />I love the idea of a crossover with Persuasion! Thank you for the giveaway :) <br /><br />monicaperry00 at gmail dot com MonicaPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15059381106713282439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-84216713865951670392013-10-30T14:11:07.842-05:002013-10-30T14:11:07.842-05:00It is in paperback at Amazon.com. Hope you get a c...It is in paperback at Amazon.com. Hope you get a chance to read it soon! Thanks for stopping by, Julia.Janet Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01904728146256943042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-87380339346927611062013-10-30T13:38:18.533-05:002013-10-30T13:38:18.533-05:00An adaptation of my favorite's books. I love t...An adaptation of my favorite's books. I love this idea. I wish to read soon. I have high expectations with this story.<br /><br />Thank you for this opportunity!! <br /><br />warmisunquc(a)gmail(dot)comWarmisunquAustenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132371872608896798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-87329057003922566112013-10-30T12:57:45.445-05:002013-10-30T12:57:45.445-05:00I wish that this will be coming out in a print edi...I wish that this will be coming out in a print edition soon. I don't do electronic pixels. As others have aid, P&P and Persuasion are perhaps my favourite novels by Austen, though I do love them all.Julia Erganehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613625453621934834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-80954051001331049082013-10-30T12:46:20.974-05:002013-10-30T12:46:20.974-05:00Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion are my favourit...<i>Pride and Prejudice</i> and <i>Persuasion</i> are my favourites so I like the idea of combining both novels. Is Anne Elliot featured in your story so that Captain Wentworth gets a satisfying conclusion after Darcy and Elizabeth get together? I wonder....<br /><br />evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)comLúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-50988075550972509152013-10-30T12:06:49.144-05:002013-10-30T12:06:49.144-05:00A combination of P&P and Persuasion sounds del...A combination of P&P and Persuasion sounds delightful and I cannot wait to read this second book by Joana!! I have already enjoyed From This Day Forward and cannot wait to see what is in store for Elizabeth and Darcy.<br /><br />Thanks for this giveaway!!<br />Liz <br />Csuexc(at)aol(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217370543368549685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-37162166523650802222013-10-30T12:03:47.988-05:002013-10-30T12:03:47.988-05:00saganchilds at gmail dot comsaganchilds at gmail dot comschildshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667380841498926774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-56769200490849091252013-10-30T12:02:42.175-05:002013-10-30T12:02:42.175-05:00The idea of combining to great stories sounds wond...The idea of combining to great stories sounds wonderful. What inspired you?schildshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667380841498926774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5519391315473032614.post-66309871227567531802013-10-30T08:28:14.435-05:002013-10-30T08:28:14.435-05:00My two favorite novels are also Pride & Prejud...My two favorite novels are also Pride & Prejudice and Persuasion. What a wonderful idea to have the characters or like characters involved in your new novel. And, yes, Darcy and Elizabeth are never meant to be separated. Thank you for your giveaway.<br />evamedmonds(at)gmail.comEva Enoreply@blogger.com