NEW COVER!!! (Updated 18 November 2016)How much power is in the written word? Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is determined to find out.Crushed beyond measure at the rejection of his proposal, Darcy struggles to explain both the facts and his feelings by letter to the only woman he will ever love. Can such a reticent man find the words to enable Elizabeth Bennet to know the man behind the mask? Will she … the mask? Will she read his carefully crafted epistle once he delivers it into her hand? Will he catch even a small glimmer of hope?
Affection and respect. Two magical words Miss Elizabeth never expected to hear from the last man in the world she would ever marry, yet they undeniably appear before her eyes in black and white. Devotion and adoration. Humph!
Follow literature’s most beloved couple during the weeks following the disastrous proposal as a series of heartfelt missives has created such havoc in Elizabeth’s heart that she is finally moved to write him back. Will hers be a letter of love as well?
In this sweet 268-page variation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, we will see love bloom and grow. This is a Regency historical romance from bestselling author, J Dawn King.
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Reviewed: Jan 12, 2017
A delightful novella on what could have happened if Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth had talked after the disastrous Hunsford proposal. Ms. King’s descriptive verse always provides an amazing visual for me. The beauty of the glen at Rosings was one of them. But where do the love letters come in when it is scandalous for a woman to receive any letter from a man? It all started with the Mr. Darcy trying to give Miss Elizabeth the letter of explanation about his part in removing Mr. Bingley from Netherfield and his dealings with Mr. Wickham. However, Elizabeth refuses to read it and subsequent ones until Lady Catherine’s interference!
Lady Catherine will employ any means to make Mr. Darcy marry her daughter, Anne. Her manipulation brings out a side to Anne that Mr. Darcy or the Colonel have never seen. Now for me, this part with Anne was a bit out of left field and didn’t have enough closure. What I did find interesting was how Mrs. Collins was able to open Miss Elizabeth’s eyes to not only her own situation but Elizabeth’s.
Miss Elizabeth doesn’t make it easy for Mr. Darcy. She still has her doubts, so she requests time away from him. What he does during that time will melt your heart. With the dear Colonel playing his part to push Darcy towards Miss Elizabeth, he falters in his own path towards happily ever after.
True to the mind of Jane Austen. I didn’t expect much, but I was delighted.
I loved this story of Elizabeth and Darcy. He comes out as much more human. I couldn’t put it down until the very end. GREAT Read for lovers of P & P
It is a what if twist to Jane Austen ‘s Pride and Prejudice.
This was a nice and easy book to read. It is a what-if scenario of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. So of course you know the ending, but it takes a little bit of a different path to get there. It is a clean Romance and I enjoyed an afternoon reading it.
new take on one of my favorites
To boring never finished
I Thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am a big fan of the original P & P and am really enjoying the rewrites by these authors. This one was so different and I almost read it in one sitting, If you love Elizabeth and Darcy you won’t be disappointed.
A clean, sweet fast read. Very enjoyable.
Loved it!
Very diverting. Nice twist on characters you already know and love.
I reallY enjoyed the spinoff with the Pride and Predudice characters. This tome added to the back story of what might have gone on during the original story. It added more depth to both Lizy and Darcy!
Really liked a lot!
This one is believable. It almost seemed like the original author wrote this, though of course, she didn’t. Really good read!
this was an interesting book to read
I’ve never reviewed a book that I haven’t finished but it would seriously have to go haywire for me not to love this book’s ending. I refrained from reading any of the Pride and Prejudice remakes for quite a while but the one I finally read was very good. So I gave this one a try. I love letters. I used to write them a lot after we moved away from our family but I have gotten out of the habit. The letters in this book made me remember my letter writing days. The book is well written, I can see Darcy and Elizabeth as Jane Austin wrote them acting in this remade way. I love what’s happening so far, sooo, if I don’t redo this review you’ll know I continued to love it to the end.
Another good rendition of Pride and Prejudice. I have read many and this ranks up there as one of my favorite.
new twist on the Austen characters
Exceptionally well-written. While not perfectly staying in the Austin mot, its close and endearing. The dialogue is witty, successfully camouflages all emotion almost to the point that it is hidden completely. Well done.
My love for you tonight is so deep and tender that it seems to be outside myself as well. Katherine Mansfield [# 8: From the Greatest Love Letters of the 20th Century: by Brianna Wiest]
We opened with the prologue: that disastrous proposal from canon. Chapter 1 featured Darcy attempting to give Miss Elizabeth his letter. She didn’t want to take it and because their emotions and anger had cooled, they were able to talk to each other and so began their mending the breach between them.
Our dear couples’ journey toward love was not a smooth road. There were hurtles to overcome, misunderstandings, fits of anger and frustration, and that was just Lady Catherine. Wait until Anne steps up and we see a mini version of Lady Catherine turned loose on the world. Lord help us.
The main thrust of this story was the language of love Darcy conveyed to Elizabeth. He had a lot to overcome. Once she understood about he-who-shall-not-be-named… that was forgiven, forgotten and that man would, forevermore, be considered a villain in her mind. Each sent a letter to Mr. Bennet to warn the girls and the community against his machinations.
Even Darcy’s insult at the Meryton Assembly, although still a sore point, was forgiven. The points of contention were his separating Jane and Bingley and his high handedness toward demanding control of everything…including her. She would not have it and certainly wouldn’t be controlled by him.
Lady Catherine was not above using blackmail [she threatened Georgiana’s reputation] to get Darcy to do what she wanted [marry Anne and there was a very good reason to hasten it]. Darcy refused outright and would not be controlled by her. It was amazing to see the standoff between these two powerhouses. He, in a sense, called her bluff and told her how it would be if she dared to act against Georgiana. I think she finally believed him.
Elizabeth may be considered intelligent; however, her mind often overruled her heart. That was the case here. She finally decided to remove herself from Darcy’s presence and requested 30 days to think about just what her feelings were for him. He agreed to the separation and stayed away for 30 days.
Oh- My- Goodness… what he does for those 30 days will absolutely melt your heart. I love him… that is all there is to that… I simply love him.
The epilogue was marvelous and so surprising. It was hilarious what Anne did after the wedding… only Anne. Our dear Colonel had his own surprise that I didn’t see coming. But then, neither did he. Poor man. Darcy had to have a talk with him. All his former quips and teasing of Darcy was now coming home to roost… again, poor man.