Dearest Cousin Jane Definitely Not Mr. Darcy Jill Pitkeathley Karen Doornebos Eliza is determined to remain indomita- Chloe Parker, a thirty-nine-year-old ble, unpredictable, and unfettered. And divorced mother and lifelong member Novels Inspired it is this passionate spirit that she brings of the Jane Austen Society, auditions to a simple English country parsonage for a Jane Austen-inspired reality da- to influence the life, the work, and the ting show set in 1812 and competes world of her unsuspecting cousin . a with eight women to snare Mr. by the Life quiet and unassuming young writer named Jane Aus- Wrightman, the heir to a gorgeous estate, along ten. with a $100,000 prize. and Works of Mr. Darcy’s Secret Undressing Mr. Darcy Jane Odiwe Karen Doornebos Shortly after their marriage, Elizabeth Vanessa Roberts enjoys her thor- Jane Austen begins to find evidence that Darcy may oughly modern life..When she takes have something to hide -- old love on public relations for a very private letters hidden in a book and a young man from England who's written a man of questionable parentage, to book called My Year as Mr. Darcy, start. Caroline Bingley and George she's not "excessively diverted," as Jane Austen Wickham begin to besmirch Darcy's good name and would say; until she sees Julian Chancellor take his sow seeds of discontent, but while Darcy and Eliza- tight breeches off. But can this old-fashioned man beth are already at odds, revelations of past conduct find his way into her heart without so much as a emerge that threaten to destroy their happiness. GPS? It will take three festivals , a trip to England, an old frenemy, and a flirtatious pirate to find out. The Perfect Bride for Mr Darcy Mary Lydon Simonsen It's obvious to Georgiana Darcy that the Dreaming of Mr. Darcy lovely Elizabeth Bennet is her brother's Victoria Connelly perfect match, but Darcy's pigheaded- Fledgling illustrator and Darcy fanatic ness and Elizabeth's wounded pride are Kay Ashton settles in the seaside town going to keep them both from the loves of Lyme to finish her book, The Illus- of their lives. Georgiana can't let that trated Mr. Darcy, when a film compa- happen, so she readily agrees to help her accommo- ny arrives to make a new adaptation dating cousin, Anne de Bourgh, do everything within of Persuasion. Kay is soon falling for their power to assure her beloved brother's happi- the handsome bad boy actor playing Captain Went- ness. But the path of matchmaking never runs worth, but it's the quiet screenwriter Adam Craig smoothly. who has more in common with her beloved Mr. Darcy. Compiled May 2014 Jane Austen in Boca Darcy and Fitzwilliam: A Tale of a The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet Paula Cohen Marantz Gentleman and an Officer Colleen McCullough A witty twist on Pride and Prejudice-- Karen Wasylowski Middle daughter Mary from "Pride and except this time the "village" is Boca Cousins, best friends, and sparring part- prejudice" is quietly celebrating her inde- Raton, Florida. “Eligible men, especial- ners, Darcy and Fitzwilliam have always pendence, having nursed her ailing moth- ly ones in possession of a good fortune been there for each other. So it's no sur- er for many years. She decides to write a and country club privileges, are scarce. prise when the only one who can help book to bring the plight of the poor to Darcy fix his botched marriage proposals is Fitzwilliam, everyone's attention. But with more re- and the only one who can pull Fitzwilliam out of an in- solve than experience, as she sets out to travel around Longbourn creasingly dangerous entanglement is Darcy. the country, it's not only her family who are concerned Jo Baker about her. The servants at Longbourn estate, only glancingly mentioned in Jane Austen's Unleashing Mr. Darcy classic, take center stage. When the Teri Wilson Sense and Sensibility, Joanna Trollope militia marches into town, a new foot- Instead of planning a walk down the A modern retelling of the Jane Austen man arrives under mysterious circum- aisle, like her friends, Elizabeth is crossing classic follows the Dashwood sisters-- stances, and Sarah finds herself the object of the the pond with the only companion she Elinor, Marianne and Margaret--as attentions of an ambitious young former slave work- needs--her darling dog, Bliss. Caring for a they, after the death of their father, ing at neighboring Netherfield Hall, the carefully pack of show dogs in England seems the must come to terms with the cruelties choreographed world downstairs at Longbourn perfect distraction from the scandal that ruined her of life without the status of their coun- threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, up- teaching career, and her reputation, in New York. What try house, the protection of the family name or the ended. she doesn't count on is an unstoppable attraction to comfort of an inheritance. billionaire dog breeder Donovan Darcy. Death comes to Pemberley P. D. James Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron Pemberley is thrown into chaos after Pride and Prescience, or, A truth Univer- Stephanie Barron Elizabeth Bennett's disgraced sister sally Acknowledged Not long after arriving at the English Lydia arrives and announces that her Carrie Bebris resort of Brighton, Jane finds herself husband Wickham has been mur- Mr.. & Mrs. Darcy have not even left for caught up in the town's turmoil when dered. their honeymoon when they find them- the body of a beautiful young society selves embroiled in a mystery. Dark forc- miss is discovered, lifeless, in the bed- es are afoot and the Darcy’s must get to chamber of none other than George Jane Bites Back the bottom of the plot before the blush- Gordon--otherwise known as Lord Byron. From the Michael Thomas Ford ing bride descends into madness or worse. Also try series Jane Austen Mysteries. Two hundred years after her death, Sense and Sensibility, or, First Impressions Revisited. Jane Austen is still surrounded by the Jane Austen Ruined My Life, Beth Pattillo literature she loves--but now it's be- Austenland Denied tenure in the wake of the scandal and left pen- cause she's the owner of Flyleaf Books Shannon Hale niless by the ensuing divorce, English pro- in a sleepy college town in Upstate New Obsessed with Colin FIrth as Mr. Darcy in fessor Emma Grant packs up what few York--and a vampire, too. Suddenly in the spotlight, the BBC's Pride and Prejudice, Jane Hayes possessions she has left and heads to Eng- she must hide her real identity--and fend off a dark escapes to an English resort catering to land on a quest to find the missing letters man from her past while juggling two modern suit- Austen-crazed women to try and live her of Jane Austen. Laced with fictional ex- ors. fantasy. cerpts from the missing letters, this is the story of a woman betrayed who uncovers the deeper meaning of loyalty. .