Good morning, everyone! I have exciting news! Yesterday, To Marry for Love released EARLY! I had everything ready, so why not?
This book is a Darcy and Lizzy variation. Jane and Charlotte have a part to play, too! Here’s the blurb:
Determined to marry for affection, Elizabeth Bennet rejects her cousin’s proposal, unaware that doing so will throw those she loves most into turmoil. When her decision forces her sister Jane to marry without affection and leaves her dear friend Charlotte Lucas bereft of hope, Elizabeth is ensnared in a tangled web of interference and obligation.
Fitzwilliam Darcy is certain he’s left Hertfordshire and the beguiling, impertinent miss he met there behind, only to find her in Kent when next he visits his aunt. While Miss Elizabeth Bennet may seem indifferent to his presence, wrapped as she is in her own concerns, Darcy finds it impossible to mirror her disregard. But as his love for her comes to the fore, her mire of obligations and hope threatens to keep them apart.
To Marry for Love is a sweet, low-angst Pride and Prejudice Variation where Elizabeth, Jane, and Charlotte find love and happiness in an intricate dance of duty, honor, and second chances.
This book has been such a fun story to write. My good friend Jayne Bamber gifted me the plot bunny, and I am so grateful for how it all came together!
Elizabeth struggles in this variation. Having her dearest sister go against everything they both believed in rocks her word. She really has a hard time coming to terms with this paradigm shift. As a result, she stubbornly clings to preconceived notions. She is slow to understand that sometimes life may take a detour before we get where we want to go.
Darcy is kind of oblivious to Elizabeth’s struggles. He, too, clings to hasty judgments about certain characters. He’s the same loyal, kind, charming man, and when everything comes to light, he does not abandon Elizabeth or sulk. His love for her is true, and he wants to fight for their happy ending. How could Elizabeth resist such a charming, handsome man? (Spoiler alert, she can’t!)
I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it.
GIVEAWAY TIME! I will be giving ONE copy of To Marry for Love to someone who comments on the blog post! Tell me your favorite trope!
Cheers,
MJ
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Forced married and rich Lizzy are two of my favorites. Congrats on the early release.
My favorite is probably forced marriage, and then the couple determinedly making it work. If that counts as a trope? Strangers (or at least, not-friends) to lovers, I guess. So, accidental compromise, arranged marriage, misunderstood (lack of) affection, marriage of convenience, that type of thing.
My favorite trope has to be friends to lovers, as that’s how my husband and I got together…friends from 8-23, and lovers from then on. Thx for the giveaway!
My favourite troupe is Bad Jane, especially when combined with bad Mrs Bennet
Congratulations on the early release
Enemies to lovers, forced proximity (without early marriage) with a little action, adventure or danger.
My favourite is early marriage with ODC taking on the world together. I also love soul mates stories. Not a fan of endless misunderstandings.
My favorite trope is when ODC comes together early and have to fight difficult obstacles together.
I have so many favorite tropes, it’s difficult to narrow to just one. I guess time travel/loops would be my favorite.