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Pride and Prejudice: The Wild and Wanton Edition by Michelle M. Pillow

by Keira 09.25.2011

Genre: Classic retelling, erotica romance. Ahead there be Spoilers… Summary: The sexual tension in the original P&P has readers begging for Darcy to pull Lizzy into his embrace and ravish her senses with his kiss to *rip her bodice* and that’s what this book promises to deliver. P&P all sexed up and ready to be [...]

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Review: Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg

by Keira 09.09.2011

Genre: YA Romance Summary: If Pride and Prejudice took place in high school you can bet your Mr. Collinses that it’d be about prom and of course set in a prestigious all girl boarding school (Longbourn Academy) where the Caroline Bingleys were far more concerned about their Prada and arm candy than anything else. In [...]

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Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan- Guest Review

by Sasha Muradali 08.11.2011

By: Sasha Muradali, guest blogger Duty & Desire is an interesting addition to the trilogy of Fitzwilliam Darcy: Gentleman by Pamela Aidan. This second installment takes readers through Mr. Darcy’s missing moments in Pride and Prejudice in between his departure for London after the Netherfield Ball and his reemergence at his aunt’s house, Rosings Park. [...]

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Review: From Lambton to Longbourn by Abigail Reynolds

by Keira 04.13.2011

Abigail Reynolds writes Pemberley Variations. For the uninitiated this means that she takes the classic story of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and plays a what-if scenario. For instance in From Lambton to Longbourn the what-if is what if Darcy and Elizabeth disclosed their feelings before parting ways after Lydia’s fall from grace? The characters [...]

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How to Woo Women Like a Romance Novel Hero

by Keira 03.10.2011

Disclaimer: My tips are not guaranteed to work in real life. They are merely conclusions drawn from the literature I love to read and are meant to be fun and taken lightly. First tip right off the cuff: Never insult a girl who reads romance novels. Whether you find them trashy or not, you need [...]

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Audio Review: Bridget Jones’s Diary: Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding

by Keira 03.04.2011

There was a different reader for this book. It’s something that bugs me when it comes to series and sequels. Same reader please! Tracie Bennett was okay part of the time. Sometimes I found her Bridget’s voice too harsh. I absolutely hated the mother’s voice; she sounded like she hated her daughter every time she [...]

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Review: Mr. Darcy’s Secret by Jane Odiwe

by Keira 02.11.2011

This Pride and Prejudice sequel starts immediately after Elizabeth and Darcy are married with a reflection between Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet. It’s a silly little discussion where Mrs. Bennet preens and discusses the good fortune of her daughters and laments that Mary and Kitty are not yet situated. It sets the mood and gets [...]

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Writing of Pemberley Manor

by Guest Blogger 11.28.2010

by Kathryn Nelson, guest blogger and author of Pemberley Manor. Of all of the dozens of sequels to and adaptations of Jane Austen’s work, none, including mine, claim to approach her extraordinary style and ability to delight and endure, but I see my book as an entertaining adjunct to her work. The reader is quickly [...]