Charlotte Kinder lives a normal life with a nice husband and two good children. She is a successful businesswoman but something of a pushover. When Charlotte's husband remarries leaving her with the care of their two teenagers a visit to the Regency Resort Austenland seems like the perfect vacation. Charlotte becomes Miss Cordial spending her days with the lovely Misses Charming and Gardenside being romanced by the handsome gentlemen scrounged by Pembroke Manor's housekeeper.
Things are going well until Charlotte discovers a real corpse during a Victorian game of Bloody Murder. The identity of the murderer becomes the focus of Charlotte's stay, prompting her to find something she thought her ex-husband had taken from her.
The possibility of a romance with one of the men at Pembroke Manor reminds Charlotte she is a successful mother, successful businesswoman, and an woman worth spending time with. Everyone at the Manor is playing a role, but Charlotte questions whether Mr. Mallery is as dark as he seems, what does the recognizable pop singer suffer from, and who put the dead body in the attic?
Scripted more along the lines of Northanger Abbey than Pride and Prejudice, Midnight in Austenland is a murder mystery which brings wallflower Charlotte Kinder away from blending into the wallpaper to become a debutante. Readers who enjoyed Austenland and Austen's novels will see the parallels and enjoy them. Charlotte's story is aimed at teens and older readers.
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