Sallianne Hines is a great fan of all things Austen. After publishing numerous nonfiction articles and essays, she decided to try her hand at fiction and followed the adage to « write the book you want to read. » The result was her first novel, Love & Stones, a contemporary Austenesque novel, available June 2020. This book, the story of Kitty Bennet, is her second novel written, first published. Two more novels are in progress in her Austenesque « Mothers, Sisters, Friends » group of books. The Pleasure of Her Company (Mrs. Dashwood »s story) will launch August 2020. Sallianne is a lifelong horsewoman, mother of three, grandmother of eight, and shares her home with a boss cat and two dogs (who give way to said cat). They all live in a little house on the prairie. Really. You can reach her at salliannehines.com or on her author pages at Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Facebook.com/authorshineswrites.