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My Austen Inspirations series is loosely based on Jane Austen’s works, some more than others. Emma’s Match features my character, Emma Wallace, a modern version of Austen’s Emma. She first came into being in the second book in the series, None But You, as the heroine’s best friend.
My goal was to craft her personality as closely as I could to Austen’s Emma, while setting her in modern-day South Carolina. She’s well-bred and classy, and while some may see her a snobbish, she has a generous heart and the best intentions when matchmaking her friends. But Emma’s Match is not a simple retelling of the story of Emma Woodhouse and George Knightley. What I set out to do was to take her character, add similarities to the original Emma, but make it my own story. And while None But You has many similarities to Persuasion, it’s also a new story.
Following the original books exactly didn’t work for me; it felt too much like being boxed in. Obviously women of today have more opportunities than women in the early nineteenth century, but human emotion hasn’t changed. The internal struggles women faced then with things like self-image, financial security, and understanding the opposite sex remain today.
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All three of the books in this series can be read on their own. They’re filled with clean romance and plenty of humor. Austen, of course, was the first to combine humor and romance.
About the author
Franky A. Brown has always called the South home and loves to write about it. She holds an English degree from the University of South Carolina and can’t seem to stop reading. She is the author of women’s fiction and chick lit about life, love, and Southern women.
Brown started writing her Jane Austen retellings in 2015 with Pride and Butterflies, then None But You. Now she's published Emma's Match, a retelling of Emma by Jane Austen.
About the book
Emma Wallace has a plan up her sleeve to save her struggling design business, but not a clue what do to about the man who has her heart.
Stealing a kiss from Will Knight years ago ended in an embarrassment she didn’t want to repeat. But when a popular new designer in town starts taking her clients and has eyes on Will, too, Emma decides it’s time to fight for what she wants. The perfectly irritating designer she wants to shove into a hole isn’t the only one who can be down-to-earth and likeable. After all, Emma’s never failed at anything...except walking the line between friendship and love. Crossing it again could mean losing Will’s friendship for good.
Giveaway
Franky has generously offered a paperback of Emma’s Match! Use the Rafflecopter to enter. The giveaway will be closed at midnight on October 5th and the winner will be announced around 6AM on the Bookish Orchestration blog on October 6th.
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Tour Schedule
Saturday, October
1
Bookish
Orchestrations-Tour Introduction
Rachel Rossano's
Words- Excerpt and Character Interview
Sunday, October 2
Melanie D.
Snitker, Author- Excerpt
Author Franky A Brown-Excerpt
Monday, October 3
Crystal Walton- Excerpt
and Book Review
Laurel's Leaves-Guest Post
Tuesday, October 4
Ramblings- Guest
Post
Once
Upon an Ordinary-Author Interview
Wednesday, October
5
Rachel John
Reviews- Book Review
Thursday, October
6
Bookish
Orchestrations-Giveaway Winner
If you ever did a modernization of a classic, would you choose to riff on the characters, as Franky does, or to update the plot?
If you ever did a modernization of a classic, would you choose to riff on the characters, as Franky does, or to update the plot?
Categories: characterization, classic literature, Clean Indie Reads, Franky Brown, guest post, humor, romance
I think riffing off both characters and plot would be fun! Congratulations, Franky!
ReplyDeleteI can understand her feeling straitjacketed having to follow a classic plot, but working with the characters' temperaments, flaws and strengths could be really fun.
DeleteOh man! I missed the giveaway. It sounds like a fabulous book, and I like the idea of taking characters you love and building something new around them. Very fun.
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