I, along with many readers, have been frustrated with the challenges caused by the title changes of my books. Some readers have accidentally purchased a second copy of the same book under a different title, and are understandably annoyed. Unfortunately, I have no control over the name changes, which are determined by my publisher, so the only thing I can do is to keep repeating the information about the title changes in hopes that more people will know about it. In that spirit, here’s the current summary:

The Man Who Loved Pride & Prejudice = Pemberley by the Sea
To Conquer Mr. Darcy (August 2010) = Impulse & Initiative
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World = The Last Man in the World
What Would Mr. Darcy Do? (spring 2011) = From Lambton to Longbourn

For the sake of completeness, there is also the unpublished POD book The Rule of Reason = Alternative version of Impulse & Initiative which is only available at lulu.com. Without Reserve and By Force of Instinct will eventually be released with new titles, but I don’t yet know what they are.

There’s a Facebook group Pride & Prejudice Fanfiction Fans which has a running discussion thread about the title changes for lot of different writers. It’s worth checking before you buy. I also announce title changes at the Pemberley Variations Facebook fan page and on my own Facebook page, and I happily accept friend requests from readers!

Again, I’m sorry for the confusion about titles. I just wish I had some way to let everyone know!

This week is Austenfest at Brant Flakes, the blog of talented writer Marilyn Brant whose new novel, According to Jane, will be coming out this fall. She has interviewed several writers of Jane Austen-related books, including Syrie Jones (The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen), Kim Wilson (Tea with Jane Austen, In the Garden with Jane Austen), Laurie Viera Riegler (Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict) and me, and she’ll be posting all those interviews this week with free copies of all our books plus other prizes. I’m appearing on 6/26 and giving away copies of Pemberley by the Sea, Impulse & Initiative, and the elusive Without Reserve, which is finally available again from Amazon, Lulu, and other online booksellers. I hope you’ll stop by and join in the festivities!

I’ve been dealing with various technical issues about publication this week, including some of the residual issues from my original self-publishing. The only part that actually has to do with writing is some minor revisions to The Last Man in the World for the new edition being published this fall. Read the rest of this entry »

For anyone looking to purchase a copy of Without Reserve, the Sourcebooks edition is still inexplicably unavailable, and outside sellers are scalping the old edition for scary prices. Until the new edition becomes available, I’ve made the original edition temporarily available at Lulu. Sorry for the inconvenience!