“To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect.” – Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility When done well, there’s nothing better than a smart spin on a Jane Austen classic, and Sonali Dev is a master at this craft. I gobbled up every morsel of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors and Recipe for … More Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev: A Perfect Blend in Every Way
There are two things I absolutely cannot resist: a smart Jane Austen retelling and a Food Network cooking competition. Never did I think these two worlds would collide, but thanks to Sonali Dev’s latest novel, they have. I fell in love with Dev’s writing last year through Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, and she’s just … More Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev: A Delightfully Delicious Dish
The final four are HERE! After three rounds of voting, we’re left with a quartet of iconic literary dreamboats: an army captain from Cornwall, a gentleman farmer, a highland warrior, and a ridiculously wealthy landowner. All four have stolen our hearts on the page and on the screen, and honestly, every single one of them … More Spring Hunkness: The Final Four
And then there were nine! Earlier this month, our Spring Hunkness competition started with thirty-six swoon-worthy literary dreamboats, and after two rounds of voting, we’ve had to say goodbye to some forever favorites. (Not one Little Women man is left standing. Not one!) The nine heartthrobs still in contention are one step closer to fulfilling … More Spring Hunkness: Round Three – The Elite Eight
It is a truth universally acknowledged that an inspired Pride and Prejudice retelling will win me over every time. Not since Bridget Jones’s Diary has an Austen adaptation stolen my heart as much as Sonali Dev’s new novel, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors. Set in present-day California, it tells the story of Dr. Trisha Raje, … More Get a Taste of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
Readers, you have spoken. Or should I say you have clicked your little paws off? After five rounds of competition with a bevy of literary dreamboats duking it out, a new champion has been named. And Great Scot, he is hot. In round one, he triumphed over poetic icon Dr. Yuri Zhivago. Round two saw … More March Hunkness: Our 2018 Champion of Hunks
I’m sorry, am I Marty McFly speeding back to the future in a Delorean? I could have sworn we were just in the thick of a final March Hunkness matchup between the one and only Fitzwilliam Darcy and a very dreamy Outlander hunk, but my sources tell me that was 2017. So here we are again–only this year, it’s … More March Hunkness 2018: The Final Battle
Friends, Romans, bibliophiles….. THE FINAL FOUR ARE HERE! After two weeks and three rounds of March Hunkness competition, your votes have separated the hunky from the SUPER HUNKY, and now it’s time for our four remaining literary dreamboats to duke it out–dazzling head to dazzling head. (Full disclosure: I find all of our competitors super … More March Hunkness 2018: The Final Four
The March Hunkness Tournament of Literary Hunks is HEATING UP! Which makes sense, really. These heroes are hot, hot, hot. Your votes have been cast, your voices have been heard, and the Elite Eighteen have been whittled down to the Nifty Nine. (And suddenly, I want nothing more than an Ocean’s 11 style movie called The Nifty … More March Hunkness Round 3: The Nifty Nine
The halls are decked, the carolers are about, and Christmas is only three days away! As a Jane Austen fan, this time of year always has me thinking about Emma and the Westons’ Christmas Eve dinner. It especially has me thinking about that dashing Mr. Knightley and how, the moment it starts to snow, he … More Literary Hunk of December: Mr. Knightley
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