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Courtship in the Regency Period

by Guest Blogger 05.04.2011

by Susan Adriani, guest blogger and author of The Truth About Mr. Darcy If you think it’s difficult to find a man like Mr. Darcy in the twenty-first century, just imagine attempting it in the nineteenth, where propriety was demanded at all times—especially during courtship. In Regency England, a woman’s sole occupation was to attract [...]

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So, what WOULD Mr. Darcy do?

by Guest Blogger 04.08.2011

by Abigail Reynolds, guest blogger and author of What Would Mr. Darcy Do? Writing Pride & Prejudice variations is a dream job. Not only do I get to spend lots of time dwelling on Darcy and Elizabeth, two of the greatest characters ever, but I get to direct their universe and make them do whatever [...]

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Only Mr. Darcy Will Do and the Treasure Hunt

by Guest Blogger 03.23.2011

by Kara Louise, guest blogger and author of Only Mr. Darcy Will Do Keira invited me here today and gave me a very interesting suggestion for for my guest blog. She asked me to prepare a treasure hunt similar to what Darcy did in my newest book, Only Mr. Darcy Will Do. In this variation [...]

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Movie Review: North & South (2004 version) Starring Daniela Denby-Ashe and Richard Armitage

by Keira 03.02.2011

Have you worn out your copy of Pride and Prejudice? Are Colin Firth and Matthew MacFayden in need of a little healthy competition? Richard Armitage is just the man to sooth your hunger for another hunk of delicious brooding male. You will melt. Mr. John Thornton is a new Darcyesque figure to fall in love [...]

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Review: Millionaire Under the Mistletoe by Tessa Radley

by Keira 02.13.2011

Callum Ironstone wanted nothing more than to get Miranda Owen off his conscious. He could still remember her grief-stricken accusations that he killed her father, drove him to suicide. He’d done his best to make up for the harshness of his actions in the years afterward, not that she knew, but guilt still plagued him. [...]

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Slipping into Jane Austen: Finding Her Voice/Writing Style

by Guest Blogger 02.10.2011

by Jane Odiwe, guest blogger and author of Mr. Darcy’s Secret Hello Keira, thank you very much for inviting me onto the blog to talk about Mr. Darcy’s Secret, and the process of writing and ‘slipping into Jane Austen’/finding her voice and writing style. I made a conscious decision when I started writing fiction inspired [...]

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Review: The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen

by Keira 01.30.2011

The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy is a variation of Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice. Mary Lydon Simonsen’s biggest alterations are in the openness and disposition of the characters. No characters are left untouched, not even Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, which will give purists pause, but for those who love what-if scenarios the results speak [...]

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Movie Review: 2005 Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly, Donald Sutherland, and Matthew Macfadyen

by Keira 10.25.2010

I’m pretty certain a select group of individuals will think what I’m about to say is sacrilegious. I think that the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightly, Donald Sutherland, and Matthew Macfadyen is the best version of this Jane Austen classic made to date. Sorry – sorry! I know the die hard [...]