There are certain fictional heroes who stay with us. Who draw us to them and command our attention. And I know you know the type I mean… They’re the ones whose actions are so powerful, so illustrative of the kind of man others can’t help but respect that we feel — as readers — to be in the …
P&P Missing Scenes – The Bennet Sisters Pack Up Before the Wedding
Jane and Elizabeth make their final preparations for their new lives… Only two more days. Less than 48 hours. Elizabeth paused to stare out the window, forgetting to watch Agnes as she separated Elizabeth’s and Jane’s clothes into piles to be packed in their trunks. And Agnes needed supervision. She was one of several …
P&P Behind the Scenes – Elizabeth Meets Darcy’s Uncle
In the following scene, Darcy has no choice but to introduce Elizabeth to his uncle, the Earl of Matlock. The dreaded missive had arrived. Darcy stared at the elaborate seal for a while before the butler gave a discreet cough and Darcy realized that the poor fellow’s arm must be hurting from holding out the …
Alone with Mr. Darcy is here!
It’s finally here! I can hardly believe it, but after all the delays and difficulties, ALONE WITH MR. DARCY is available at last! I feel like I’ve told you so much about this book over the last year that I have nothing left to say, but here’s the blurb: Elizabeth Bennet can’t imagine anything worse than …
P&P Missing Scenes – Elizabeth Reflects
Elizabeth Bennet, as she prepares for a walk with her aunt and uncle, reflects upon everything that has happened since her arrival in Derbyshire, as well as her feelings about a certain gentleman. Elizabeth sat before the dressing table, idly fingering the bristles of her hairbrush as the lush grounds of Pemberley …
P&P Missing Scenes – Darcy’s Reaction to Finding Elizabeth and the Gardiners at Pemberley
Darcy has just handed Elizabeth Bennet into the carriage after happening upon her at Pemberley. As the horses begin to move, carrying her away, he begins to reflect on finding Elizabeth at his beloved home… Darcy’s gaze followed the carriage carrying Elizabeth Bennet as it wound its way around the lake. After …
P&P Missing Scenes – A Matter of Character
Following the disastrous proposal at Hunsford Darcy must decide what he will do. Darcy stalked from the parsonage so quickly the housekeeper barely opened the front door in time. The spleen of that woman! The unmitigated impertinence of her! She painted him a villain…a vulgar villain! He mounted his horse and turned away from Rosings. …
New Short Story – Lost in Love by Mary Simonsen
Note: The story has been out about a week now. My wonderful readers found it before I could launch it. As a result, the short story is #1 on Amazon’s historical short stories with a little red banner, “bestseller,” attached to it. That’s a first for me, and I was thrilled. Thank you. It’s been awhile since …
P&P Missing Scenes – Charlotte Becomes Suspicious by Monica Fairview
But why Mr. Darcy came so often to the Parsonage it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice — a sacrifice to propriety, not …
Persuasion 200 – Epilogue: The Shocking News About Mrs. Clay
Mrs. Clay’s affections had overpowered her interest, and she had sacrificed, for the young man’s sake, the possibility of scheming longer for Sir Walter. Of as little importance as Anne had ever been to Sir Walter and Elizabeth, her marriage made a difference to them. She was gone on her honeymoon, to the seaside of …

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