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For the Young

Brighty's Special Gift

Brighty's Special Gift

In the early days of the universe where it is cold and dark with zillions of stars, Brighty feels completely alone. He has no one to play with or talk to. The other stars taunt, torment and bully him because he is strange and different from them. Brighty is hurt by their teasing. He thinks he cannot take it anymore; …

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For the Young at Heart

Then Comes Winter

Then Comes Winter

“Then comes Winter, with bluster and snow, that brings to our cheeks the ruddy glow…” Gertrude Tooley Buckingham If you long for a toasty snuggle on a cold winter’s night, this compilation of original short stories inspired by the magic of the holiday season—and more than a nod to Jane Austen—was fancied as a sublime wintertime treat. On the heels of …

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Longbourn's Songbird

Longbourn's Songbird

“Someday some lark is gonna spell you with a song, Will Darcy. She’ll call you with music and you’ll be as good as lost.” In the autumn of 1948, young millionaire Will Darcy comes to the sleepy, backwater town of Meryton, South Carolina to visit his best friend, Charles Bingley. When Darcy becomes enchanted by a local beauty with a …

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More Ideas

Library

Library

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library. Pride & Prejudice ~ Jane Austen The Meryton Press library shelves hold volumes whose pages take you away …

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Recent Fun

An Austenesque Lovers Reader Problems

An Austenesque Lovers Reader Problems

From time to time, being a lover of all things Jane Austen can cause some minor difficulties in my life. Let explain what I mean. I’ve listed a few as examples. Problem #1 The Lone Austen lover for miles around. On the job, I’ve discovered that quoting Jane or sharing my raptures over the book that kept me up until …

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How I Fell In Love

How I Fell In Love

Hey, everyone! Melanie Stanford, here, and this is my very first post for the MP blog. My short story, BECOMING FANNY, appears in the holiday anthology THEN COMES WINTER, and I also have a PERSUASION retelling coming December 29th titled SWAY. So how did I come to love Jane Austen in the first place, you ask? Actually, you probably wouldn’t …

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Events

A Then Comes Winter Road Trip

A Then Comes Winter Road Trip

In the US, the time between Thanksgiving and New Year's is travel time as people go back to their hometowns to celebrate holidays with their families. It is only appropriate that Then Comes Winter, a collection of holiday themed short stories, is embarking on a trip to visit each of its hometowns, those of the talented authors who contributed to its …

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Be on the lookout for these upcoming releases:

A Little Whimsical in His Civilities - J Marie Croft - December 2015

Undeceived - Karen M Cox - Early 2016

How to Mend a Broken Heart - L. S. Parsons - 2016

A Searing Acquaintance - Jan Ashton - 2016

Parallels, Reflections Volume 3 - Linda Gonschior - 2015

 

 

And Remember...

It is a truth universally acknowledged: when one finishes a great love story, one always longs for more. Count on Meryton Press, an independent publisher of Austenesque and Romance, to provide that more.

 

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