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10 Ways Jane Austen Has Changed My Life

by Guest Blogger 01.27.2011

by Mary Lydon Simonsen guest blogger and author of The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy Thank you, Keira, for inviting me to join you on your blog. You have asked me to write about ten ways Jane Austen has changed my life. Only ten? Finding Jane – My first encounter with Jane Austen was in [...]

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Book Review: Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer

by Keira 12.31.2010

Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer is loosely based on the premise of Pride and Prejudice. I would not go so far as to say it’s a retelling of the classic tale, but there are elements of this Regency romance that bring to mind the farce that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet went through before getting [...]

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Review: Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan

by Keira 03.04.2010

Duty and Desire takes places during the majority of the silent period. It is the second book in the Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy Gentleman Trilogy. The first is An Assembly Such as This which ended in London at the beginning to the silent period of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Darcy is in quite a pickle. [...]

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Get Into Bed With Abigail Reynolds (Author Interview)

by Keira 11.13.2009

This is my lucky day. Two author interviews in one week! It’s complete playtime and fun. I hope you enjoy! LRP: What is it about Pride and Prejudice that keeps you writing in that genre? I love the characters. I can’t get enough of Elizabeth and Darcy. LRP: I love them too. What do you [...]

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Is Edward Cullen the new Mr. Darcy?

by Keira 11.12.2009

In the fashion that orange is the new pink, is Edward Cullen to be touted as the ideal man for future generations in the same manner Mr. Darcy has been glorified? I’m not saying that Edward Cullen is a Darcy Double or Darcy Reincarnated or even a Darcy Sequel. Edward Cullen is as far from [...]