Emma's story in a Emma Retelling
When Emma's friend turns her eye toward the guy Emma wants for herself, how will she choose between friendship and her own feelings?
ALWAYS YOU
Anne's story in a Persuasion Retelling
With nothing to lose, will Anne finally ignore what everyone else tells her and go after her heart's desires?
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Discussion Guide
Only With You is a modern retelling of Jane Austen's Emma.
How does Emma's relationship with Knight change during the story? Does their relationship really change or does Emma's perception of their relationship change?
Even though Knight is in love with Emma, he sees her flaws. Have you ever loved someone despite their flaws? How did you try to address your loved one's flaws? How have the people in your life tried to address your flaws?
Emma thinks she know what's best for everyone around her, and often she is correct. Does this give her the right to meddle in their lives? Have you ever known what is best for someone in your life? Did you interfere? If so, how did it turn out?
For readers who have read the original source material
In Jane Austen's Emma, Emma's mother is dead, but in the Jane Austen Academy series, Emma's mother is alive. Does this significantly change Emma's motivations in the story? How does Emma's mother's absence in the original source material have the same or a different effect on Emma and the story than her larger-than-life presence in the Jane Austen Academy material?
In both stories, Emma is presented as being very lucky, well-off, and beautiful. Do these qualities make it easier or harder for you to relate to Emma or like her as a main character? In your life, are you attracted to these qualities? Why or why not?
Cecilia's Booklist
CONTEMPORARY YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
WITH A TWIST…
The Jane Austen Academy Series (Jane Austen Twist)
"A unique twist on a classic" Kirkus Reviews, starred
Romantic Times Book Review Magazine "What's Hot" Pick!
Fall For You (Lizzie - Pride & Prejudice)
So Into You (Ellie - Sense & Sensibility)
When I’m With You (Kat - Northanger Abbey)
Suddenly You (Fanny - Mansfield Park)
Only With You (Emma – Emma)
Always You (Anne – Persuasion)
Drawn (Comic Book Twist)
"Absorbing...refreshing...commendable." ~ Kirkus Reviews
4 Stars ~ San Francisco Book Review
Drawn
SWEET AND SHORT ROMANCE NOVELLAS
The Gentlemen Next Door Series (regency novellas)
A lady in need of love need look no further than next door
The Complete Series Available Now
A Delightful Arrangement
An Illicit Engagement
A Dangerous Expectation
A Flirtatious Rendezvous
Fallen Idols Series (paranormal novellas)
The trouble with falling in love is the long drop down
Falling
Fading
Fleeting
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About Cecilia
Cecilia Gray lives in the San Francisco Bay Area 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.
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