{"schema_version":"bf_book_companion_v1","release_id":"20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset","book":{"amazon_purchase_url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPV2QXV2?tag=bookfrontier-20","asin":"B0DPV2QXV2","authors":["Madeline Bell"],"book_id":"9781250373519","canonical_url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781250373519","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781250373519.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","description":"Two feuding co-stars in a Jane Austen film adaptation accidentally travel back in time to the Regency Era in this delightfully clever and riotously funny debut Tess Bright just scored her dream role starring in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. It's not just the role of a lifetime, but it’s also her last chance to prove herself as a serious actress (no easy feat after being fired from her last TV gig) and more importantly, it’s her opportunity to honor her mom, who was the biggest fan of Jane Austen ever. But one thing is standing in Tess’s way—well, one very tall, annoyingly handsome person, actually: Hugh Balfour. A serious British method actor, Hugh wants nothing to do with Tess (whose Teen Choice Awards somehow don’t quite compare to his BAFTA nominations). Hugh is a type-A, no-nonsense, Royal Academy prodigy, whereas Tess is big-hearted, a little reckless, and admittedly, kind of a mess. But the film needs chemistry—and Tess’s career depends on it. Sparks fly, but not in the way Tess hoped, when an electrical accident sends the two feuding co-stars back in time to Jane Austen’s era. 200 years in the past with only each other to rely on, Tess and Hugh need to ad-lib their way through the Regency period in order to make it back home, and hopefully not screw up history along the way. But if a certain someone looks particularly dashing in those 19th century breeches…well, Tess won’t be complaining. A wickedly funny, delightfully charming story, The Austen Affair is a tribute to Jane Austen, second chances, and love across the space-time continuum.","forthcoming":false,"isbn13":"9781250373519","publication_date":"20250916","publisher":"St. Martin's Press","slug":"the-austen-affair","subtitle":"A Novel","title":"The Austen Affair"},"discovery":{"categories":{"all":[{"bisac_code":"FIC027070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Regency Romance","score":0.8304,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC027170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Victorian Romance","score":0.8051,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC027250","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Romantic Comedy","score":0.8043,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"hint":[{"bisac_code":"FIC027070","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Regency Romance","score":0.8304,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC027170","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Victorian Romance","score":0.8051,"source":"bisac_hint_model"},{"bisac_code":"FIC027250","confidence_band":"medium","label":"Romantic Comedy","score":0.8043,"source":"bisac_hint_model"}],"publisher":[{"bisac_code":"FIC027070","confidence_band":"high","label":"Regency Romance","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"FIC027090","confidence_band":"high","label":"Time-Travel Romance","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"},{"bisac_code":"FIC044000","confidence_band":"high","label":"Women's Fiction","score":1,"source":"onix_publisher_code"}]},"genres":[{"label":"Regency Romance","score":0.8304,"slug":"regency-romance"},{"label":"Victorian Romance","score":0.8051,"slug":"victorian-romance"},{"label":"Romantic Comedy","score":0.8043,"slug":"romantic-comedy"}],"reader_fit":["Good for readers who enjoy Regency Romance","Good for readers interested in book club","Good for fans of Romance"],"related_lists":[{"intro":"Narratives where chronology bends and consequence is the real plot device.","slug":"how-its-told-time-travel","title":"Time Travel Story Structures","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/how-its-told-time-travel"},{"intro":"","slug":"shelf-fic027250-romantic-comedy","title":"Romantic Comedy Books","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/shelf-fic027250-romantic-comedy"},{"intro":"","slug":"shelf-fic027070-regency","title":"Regency Books","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/lists/shelf-fic027070-regency"}],"series":null,"similar_books":[{"authors":["Mackenzi Lee"],"book_id":"9780593730607","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593730607.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":14.0447,"title":"Lady Like","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593730607"},{"authors":["Lorraine Heath","Kate Reading","Avon","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9780062676061","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780062676061.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.7073,"title":"The Duchess in His Bed","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780062676061"},{"authors":["Bianca Amato","Philippa Gregory","Simon & Schuster Audio","& 0 more"],"book_id":"9781416563716","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781416563716.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.6313,"title":"The Lady of the Rivers","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781416563716"},{"authors":["Diana Quincy"],"book_id":"9780063247529","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780063247529.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.6239,"title":"The Earl That Got Away","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780063247529"},{"authors":["Jane Austen"],"book_id":"9781454962045","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781454962045.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.4356,"title":"Persuasion","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781454962045"},{"authors":["Evie Dunmore"],"book_id":"9781984805683","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9781984805683.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.3839,"title":"Bringing Down the Duke","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9781984805683"},{"authors":["Vidish Athavale","Lydia Hanman","Mimi Matthews","Penguin Audio"],"book_id":"9780593337134","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780593337134.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.3335,"title":"The Siren of Sussex","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780593337134"},{"authors":["Maya Rodale"],"book_id":"9780062838834","cover_image_url":"https://img.bookfrontier.com/9780062838834.jpg?v=20260402T191500Z-bisacv2site-fullset%3A2026-04-05T16%3A15%3A58Z","score":11.3303,"title":"Some Like It Scandalous","url":"https://bookfrontier.com/books/9780062838834"}],"topics":[{"evidence_refs":["keyword:time travel"],"label":"Travel","score":0.0972,"slug":"travel"},{"evidence_refs":["phrase_map_match"],"label":"Book Club","score":0.0914,"slug":"book-club"},{"evidence_refs":["keyword:time travel"],"label":"Time","score":0.0909,"slug":"time"}],"what_you_get":["Themes: Travel, Book Club.","Reading lane: Regency Romance and Victorian Romance.","Publisher: St. Martin's Press."]},"llm_signals":null,"source_presence":{"amazon":true,"book_detail":true,"goodreads":true,"llm_signals":false,"similarity_seed":true},"stats":{"amazon_ratings_count":0,"goodreads_ratings_count":6658,"goodreads_reviews_count":1968,"quality_score":0.9562}}