Bronte Inspired Novels
The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood — Book Review
From the desk of Syrie James I was intrigued by the premise of The Curse of Morton Abbey, a novel which is described as “Jane Eyre meets The Secret Garden in a gothic novel of romantic suspense set in 1890s Yorkshire.” As a huge fan of both of those classic novels and All Things English and 19th…
Read MoreVictorian Gothic Giveaway!
Hello dear readers! I’m so excited to introduce you to bestselling historical romance novelist Mimi Matthews, whose Gothic suspense novel, John Eyre, releases today. Mimi’s new novel caught my eye because it merges two classics together—Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre and Bram Stoker’s Dracula—two books that I adore so much, I’ve written novels inspired by both of them. I…
Read MoreJohn Eyre by Mimi Matthews — Book Review
From the desk of Syrie James When I heard that John Eyre was a gender-swapping version of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre mashed up with elements from Bram Stoker’s Dracula—two of my favorite Gothic novels of all time—I was intrigued. I’m such a huge fan of these books that I’ve written novels inspired by both of…
Read MoreAutobiographical Details in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: Part 2 — The Origin of Mr. Rochester
Hello dear readers! Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre (which I adore and have read about 197 times) is so full of real and true experiences from Charlotte’s own life, that I couldn’t fit them all into one blog post—so here is part two of this ongoing series. Today I will concentrate on the origin of…
Read MoreAutobiographical Details in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre: Part 1 — The Madwoman in the Attic
Hello dear readers! Did you know that Charlotte Brontë’s novel Jane Eyre (one of my favorite books of all time) is full of intriguing and thrilling experiences from Charlotte’s own life? As an author myself, I know that we writers often put something of our personal experiences into the books we write. Charlotte wrote four…
Read MoreWelcome to the New Syrie James Website
Hello dear readers, I’m thrilled to share my new website with you today! I’ve been working with a fabulous team of designers at Authorbytes, and hope you’ll have fun browsing through my 13 published books, including three historical fiction novels about Jane Austen, my romantic thriller Dracula, My Love, and the Audie Award-winning The Secret…
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