LOVE
AT FIRST SLIGHT by J. Marie Croft
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Reveal- August 30, 2013
Genre:
Fiction | Romance | Historical | Regency | Jane Austen Sequel
Publication
Date: October 1, 2013
About the Book:
“It may not be universally acknowledged, but the
unvarnished truth is that a young widow in possession of a good fortune is not
necessarily in want of another husband.”
In this humorous, topsy-turvy Pride & Prejudice variation, all the gender roles are reversed. It is Mr. Bennet’s greatest wish to see his five sons advantageously married. When the haughty Miss Elizabeth Darcy comes to Netherfield with the Widow Devonport nee Bingley, speculation—and prejudice—runs rampant.
William Bennet, a reluctant and irreverent future reverend, catches Miss Darcy’s eye even though he is beneath her station. However, his opinion of her was fixed when she slighted him at the Meryton Assembly. As her ardour grows, so does his disdain, and when she fully expects to receive an offer of marriage, he gives her something else entirely ….
In this humorous, topsy-turvy Pride & Prejudice variation, all the gender roles are reversed. It is Mr. Bennet’s greatest wish to see his five sons advantageously married. When the haughty Miss Elizabeth Darcy comes to Netherfield with the Widow Devonport nee Bingley, speculation—and prejudice—runs rampant.
William Bennet, a reluctant and irreverent future reverend, catches Miss Darcy’s eye even though he is beneath her station. However, his opinion of her was fixed when she slighted him at the Meryton Assembly. As her ardour grows, so does his disdain, and when she fully expects to receive an offer of marriage, he gives her something else entirely ….
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About
the Author:
J. Marie
Croft, a Nova Scotia resident and avid reader all her life, discovered Jane
Austen's works later than others but made up for lost time by devouring the six
novels and as many adaptations and sequels as she could find. In the midst of
reading prodigious amounts of Austen-based fan-fiction, she realized,
"Hey, I can do that." In her spare time, when not working at a music
school or on a wooded trail enjoying her geocaching hobby, she listens to the
voices in her head and captures their thoughts and words in writing. Her
stories are light-hearted; and her motto is Miss Austen's own quote, "Let
other pens dwell on guilt and misery." J. Marie Croft is a member of the
Jane Austen Society of North America (Canada)
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admits to being "excessively attentive" to the 1995 BBC version of
Pride and Prejudice. She can be contacted at jmariecroft@gmail.com.
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I look forward to J. Marie's "excessively diverting"
humour in her creative variation of
Pride and Prejudice!
{Review to follow for its October 1st release}
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