New Release – Dear Sir, Dear Madam

It has been awhile since I wrote a Pride and Prejudice re-imagining, but I’m back! Here is my newest release, Dear Sir, Dear Madam:

“In Pride and Prejudice, while in Kent, Elizabeth Bennet refuses Fitzwilliam Darcy’s offer of marriage. The next day, Darcy hands Elizabeth his infamous letter which succeeds in shutting down all communication between the two prior to their reunion at Pemberley. But what if Elizabeth had responded to Mr. Darcy’s hastily written letter? By committing their thoughts to paper in a secret correspondence, and with the help of cousins, a friend, and a manservant, Darcy and Elizabeth gradually develop a better understanding of the reasons for their actions in Hertfordshire. In these exchanges, the prejudices that have hampered their relationship from the very beginning are exposed, and the letters open a world of possibilities.”

Here is an excerpt from the book. Darcy is talking to his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, after he has received a response from Elizabeth to his letter:

There was so much to take in that he read the letter again, especially the compelling postscript. He was on the point of reading it a third time when the colonel asked: “Well, what does Miss Elizabeth say?”

“How do you know the author?”

“Well, it is either from that lady or a well-schooled parlor-maid as you have had no contact with any other females.”

“Read it yourself,” Darcy said as he handed the correspondence to his cousin.

As Fitzwilliam slowly perused the missive, Darcy’s impatience grew. “How long does it take to read a letter?”

“I could have asked you the same question, and since you value honesty so much, I must confess my surprise at its contents. There is much you did not tell me.”

“For example?” 

“Apparently, your quarrels were more serious than a discussion of pride versus vanity.”

Darcy reminded his cousin that he had already admitted to his interference in the matter of Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley.

“Yes, I understand that. But it appears that in addition to wrecking the marriage prospects of the eldest Bennet sister, you succeeded in insulting the entire Bennet family: father, mother, sisters. Although it does appear the servants were spared.”

Dear Sir, Dear Madam, a novella, provides a look at the thoughts of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy following the Hunsford Parsonage dust-up.

The book is available on Kindle from Amazon for $2.99. The book is an easy, light read. No heavy lifting required.