Have you ever wondered what would happen if Romeo and Juliet hadn’t committed suicide? Or if Sir Lancelot of the Knights of the Round Table emerged from his medieval world and stormed the beaches of La Jolla, California? What if you could attend one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish, 1920’s parties at night and join forces with the 1776, Patriot army at sunrise? What if you could travel to any place and time just by simply opening an enchanted diary? The Jane Austin Travel Diaries takes beloved, classic stories and adds an exciting, modern twist. The protagonists in each one of these fantastical, romantic adventures come from diverse backgrounds and places. But as different as they are, there is one thing they all share: the diary. Every time one of these idiosyncratic and lovable characters discovers a mysterious, leather bound diary, they embark on an adventure that contain traces of beloved classic stories. In this introductory novel, The Phantom of Persuasion, an aspiring stage actress finds herself living out the story of Jane Austen’s Persuasion…