

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen
When a time travelling Jane Austen gets stuck in modern-day Bath it’s up to avid Janeite Rose Wallace to save her… because she’s the only one who knows that Jane exists!
Rose Wallace’s world revolves around all things Austen, and with the annual festival in Bath – and the arrival of dishy archaeologist, Dr Aiden Trevellyan – just around the corner, all is well with the world…
But then a mysterious woman who bears more than a passing resemblance to the great author moves in upstairs, and things take a disastrous turn. Rose’s new neighbour is Jane Austen, whose time travel adventure has been sabotaged by a mischievous dog, trapping her in the twenty-first century.
Rose’s life is instantly changed – new home, new job, new friends – but she’s the only one who seems to have noticed! To right the world around her, she will have to do whatever it takes to help Jane get back home to write Rose’s beloved novels. Because a world without Mr Darcy? It’s not worth living in!
Review
I was looking forward to reading this due to its time-travelling plot, rather than as an avid fan of Jane Austen’s works. Happily, even as somebody who only knows book titles and key characters because of their influence on culture, there is plenty to enjoy in this fun story. And as an aside, despite being written by two authors, the plot and writing is seamless. I don’t know how the writers work together, but until I came back to write this review, I had completely forgotten there were two people involved at all (in a good way)!
We first get a real insight into Rose and her life, including her best friend over from America, her kind boss James, and of course, Dr Trevellyan. It was clever plotting indeed to bring all these elements back into Rose’s life when Jane manages to get herself trapped in the 21st century, meaning that the original reason the present-day group were together was entirely based around Jane Austen, and her strong connections to Bath. In a world where she’s reduced to nothing but a mysterious footnote in history, this was certainly a challenge!
There are plenty of throwaway remarks in here, showing just what influence Jane’s writing has had on the world, and what has changed now she’s no longer in it (the reference to Colin Firth, now with no Mr Darcy in his CV, made me chuckle!). This is the first in the Austen Adventures series, and I’m really intrigued to see where the rest of the series will go…
Purchase Links
Amazon UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Particular-Charm-Miss-Jane-Austen-ebook/dp/B07P6VPMFZ
Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/Particular-Charm-Miss-Jane-Austen-ebook/dp/B07P6VPMFZ
Barnes & Noble (and Nook)
Kobo
https://www.kobo.com/ch/en/ebook/the-particular-charm-of-miss-jane-austen-1
About the authors

Cass Grafton
A proud bookworm since childhood, Cass writes the sort of stories she loves to read – heart-warming, character driven and strong on location. Having moved around extensively and lived in three countries, she finds places inspiring and the setting of her novels often becomes as much a part of the story as her characters.
She has an over-active imagination, is prone to crying with happiness as much as she is at sadness, but when it comes to her writing she leans heavily towards the upbeat and insists on a happy ever after. As one of her favourite authors, Jane Austen, once wrote, ‘let other pens dwell on guilt and misery’.
Cass loves travelling, words, cats and wine, and enjoys them in any combination. She currently splits her time between Switzerland, where she lives with her husband, and England, where she lives with her characters.
Ada Bright
Ada has lived all her life in Southern California, which makes her intolerant to any weather above or below 72 degrees Fahrenheit. She grew up much more fond of reading than sports or socializing and still tends to ignore everyone she loves, all her responsibilities and basic life needs when she’s in the middle of a book.
She is luckily married to a handsome and funny man who doesn’t mind that the laundry never gets put away and she has three amazing children. Ada spent over a decade as a photographer before dedicating herself to writing, though she still believes that life should be documented well and often.
There is nothing she loves more than a good, subtle love story whether it be in real life, tv, movie, theatre or book form… well, except cake. She also really loves cake.
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