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Author: Ceclia Gray
Synopsis:
Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity classmate on the set of a feature film, she's going to show everyone she has what it takes. That is, until she discovers pursuing her dreams may mean forfeiting her heart. Unless she can find a way to have both…
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Book 1: Fall For You (Lizzie)
Book 2: So Into You (Ellie)
Book 3: When I'm With You (Kat)
The Jane Austen Academy series are modern retellings of Jane Austen classics set at a beachside California boarding school.
The last thing that the girls at the elite Jane Austen Academy need is hot guys to flirt with. But over the summer the school has been sold, and like it or not, the guys are coming. And it’s about to turn the Academy—and the lives of its students—totally upside down…
Guest Post
By
Cecilia Gray
Ack, I
just had a flashback to sophomore English class and my palms are sweaty. Here
goes…
First and
foremost, Mansfield Park is a total classic, and as much as I love my book,
WHEN I'M WITH YOU is not. But I think it trumps the original in a few ways…
The
Characters
WHEN I'M
WITH YOU Kat Morley = Northanger Abbey Catherine Morland.
Both are spirited
and overly imaginative. Kat shows more skin. Oh, and she can drive. Suck it,
Catherine.
WHEN I'M
WITH YOU Henry Trenton = Northanger Abbey Henry Tilney.
Both are
confident, mature love interests, but my Henry is a movie star instead of a
clergyman…so…there's that.
The
Mystery
In the
second half of the novel, Kat/Catherine finds herself in Henry's home (pause
for moment of squee – omg Kat's spending the night with a movie star) and
begins to suspect his father of unsavory activities.
In my
book, that activity is adultery. In Jane Austen's book, it's murder.
The
Girl-on-Girl Relationships
Jane Austen is famous for writing amazingly relatable
heroines, but she also writes a few awful, insensible or just plain ridiculous
heroines. In Mansfield Park, Kat/Catherine is led astray and betrayed by
Izzy/Isabelle, and their relationship never recovers. In WHEN I'M WITH YOU, I
wanted redemption for Izzy.
In fact, I want redemption for all my female characters! I
know mean girls exist, but I'm an optimist and like to think that beneath every
mean girl is a friend waiting to happen.
Author Bio
Cecilia Gray lives in Oakland where she reads, writes and breaks for food. She also pens her biographies in the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case. Cecilia has been praised for "instilling a warmth and weight into her characters" (Romancing The Book Reviews) and her books have been praised for being "well-written, original, realistic and witty" (Quills & Zebras Reviews). Her latest series of young-adult contemporary Jane Austen retellings was named a What's Hot pick (RT Book Reviews magazine) and is a Best of 2012 pick (Kirkus Reviews) where it was praised for being a "unique twist on a classic" and offering "a compelling mix of action, drama and love."
Cecilia Gray lives in Oakland where she reads, writes and breaks for food. She also pens her biographies in the third person. Like this. As if to trick you into thinking someone else wrote it because she is important. Alas, this is not the case. Cecilia has been praised for "instilling a warmth and weight into her characters" (Romancing The Book Reviews) and her books have been praised for being "well-written, original, realistic and witty" (Quills & Zebras Reviews). Her latest series of young-adult contemporary Jane Austen retellings was named a What's Hot pick (RT Book Reviews magazine) and is a Best of 2012 pick (Kirkus Reviews) where it was praised for being a "unique twist on a classic" and offering "a compelling mix of action, drama and love."
I haven't read this series but love Jane Austen. Having an all girls school as setting could be very interesting. Thanks for giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWow this sounds interesting! I love Jane Austen and i like retellings so i think i'll probably enjoy this :) Thank you for the giveaway :)
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