In the sequel to Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, nineteenth-century Jane Mansfield awakens in present-day Los Angeles and, while relishing her newfound privacy and independence, must learn to navigate through modern technology, the workplace, and confusing social practices. Laurie Viera Rigler Âs first novel, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, was a national bestseller. A life member and regional webmaster of the Jane Austen Society of North America.