Preorder Persuasion today!

We are delighted to bring you the fourth novel (and many readers’ favorite) in our Jane Austen Collection! This breathtaking cover art was created by artist and historical romance author Jenelle Hovde.

This edition is available for preorder exclusively from our shop! Our edition was designed to match the other three books in our Jane Austen collection with a gorgeous design on the hardcase beneath the dust jacket, along with interior illustrations and ornamentals. Both the jacket artwork and the design on the hardcase were created by Jenelle Hovde. The first 20 preorders will receive the stunning bookmark pictured below absolutely free!*

Please note that any items you order with this will be held and shipped when this book is released on November 18th, 2025.

*Bookmark will be sent separately from the book. Please allow up to 6 weeks after the release date to receive it.

Persuasion Blurb:

At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen’s last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

Filled with Jane Austen’s trademark wit, Persuasion is both a delightful romantic comedy and a surprisingly subversive exploration of our need to persuade, and be persuaded by, others.

I mean, just LOOK at how gorgeous they all are together! We are obsessed and we hope you love these editions just as much as we do!

And before you go, two quick updates!

First, we are now able to ship books to the EU!!

*Please note that if you buy anything else with a book, it will be sent in an untracked, stamped envelope.

And Second, make sure you snag a FREE KINDLE COPY of Into the Churn!

I hope this news made you smile! Which Jane Austen story do you hope we do next? Let us know by replying to this email or dropping us a message on Instagram!

XOXO,
The Whimsical Team

Mark Your Calendar for:

October 7th – A Child of the Changeling Publication Day!
November 4th – Our next Classic Whimsical Exclusive Preorder Launch
November 28th – Black Friday Sale!

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We are delighted to bring you the third novel in our Jane Austen Collection – Sense and Sensibility! This absolutely stunning cover art was created by Julia JM and we hope you love it as much as we do! If you don’t already, go give her Instagram a follow! The cover design done by yours truly (Micheline Ryckman).

This edition is available for preorder exclusively from our shop! Our edition was designed to match the other two books in our Jane Austen collection with a gorgeous design on the hardcase beneath the dust jacket, along with interior illustrations and ornamentals. Both the jacket artwork and the design on the hardcase were created by Julia JM. The first 50 preorders will receive the stunning bookmark pictured below absolutely free!

Sense & Sensibility Blurb:

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor’s warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

Rolling sand dunes at night with the milky way banding across the sky. Mixed media illustration.

I hope this news made you smile! Which Jane Austen story do you hope we do next? Let us know by replying to this email or dropping us a message on Instagram!

XOXO,
Micheline