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Tess Bright grew up very close to her single mom, from whom she learned her love of Jane Austen. Now, after a few years acting in a popular teen TV show, Tess has landed her dream job, starring in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey. Since her mother’s recent death from cancer, she’s been grieving and lost, but she feels a connection to her mom again as she brings life to an Austen character.
But the actor who’s been cast opposite her is so annoying. The son of two well-known British actors, he is pretentious and judgmental of her. And he’s a serious method actor. The two should have chemistry for the movie, but their antipathy towards each other is snuffing out any possibility of that.
Just as they get started filming, an electrical accident sends them both into the past — to Jane Austen’s era, in fact. There, they have to figure out how to fit in and not get caught as impostors in this new (old) time — Hugh’s whole life actually depends on it.
I’m happy to read just about anything related to Jane Austen (just like millions of other people), so I thought The Austen Affair sounded completely delightful. And it was. The two characters do indeed have chemistry, and they slowly get to know each other and appreciate their differing personalities as the story progresses.
My only complaint (personally and for some of my readers) was that I wasn’t expecting it to be a spicy romance, with one long open-door scene and lots of other sexual references. I guess I assume an Austen book will be more Regency-content-adjacent. Readers who would enjoy that mix of Regency and spice will surely find this book satisfying.
The Austen Affair is a fun and quick read.
Rated: High. Profanity includes 27 uses of strong language, around 30 instances of moderate profanity, about 25 uses of mild language, 30 instances of the name of Deity in vain, and a few uses of British profanity. Sexual content includes one spicy, very detailed scene that lasts a couple of pages, intense kissing, and a number of references to it.
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*I received an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
