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“How ‘bout you?” His hand remained on Elizabeth’s shoulder as he leaned toward Lydia.
“A shilling for one cheek and a half crown for both,” Lydia replied.
“A shilling for a peck on the cheek?” he exclaimed.
“Or a half crown for two,” Lydia repeated.
“And if I do not wish for you to kiss my cheeks?”
“Then you must do without.”
[from Delighting Mrs. Bennet]
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Assessing Mr. Darcy has started to appear on some vendors for pre-order. Below is the cover image. If you click it, it will show you the vendor options. This link will continue to add vendors as they become available so it should be fairly accurate over time.
I have just a couple of notes for you regarding the pre-order:
First, I had to change the release day from October 25 to October 26 since by the time I got the files all ready to upload to draft2digital, which handles the publishing of this book to several vendors including Apple and Nook, the earliest date available for release on their site was October 26.
Second, I will be sending out a limited number of advance reader copies to my mailing list next week. At the same time or just before this email is sent, I will be making the book available to all my current Patrons on Patreon.
So what is this book about? Here’s the description as it will be found on the back of the book and on the sales page at various retailers:
Will her brother’s opinion keep her from finding true love?
The Bennet ladies are all eager anticipation. Netherfield has been let at last! And joy of all joys, it has been leased to a single young gentleman of good fortune! To Elizabeth’s delight, the new neighbor has not come alone but has brought with him a handsome friend. With any luck, if this gentleman proves to be more than just handsome, it will not only be Jane who finds a husband.
Fitzwilliam Darcy has heard many times over the past weeks about the fabled beauties of Longbourn from his friend who is leasing the estate next door. However, he is not prepared for just how unexaggerated those claims are when he meets two of the ladies from Longbourn and their brother while on a ride.
While Darcy and Elizabeth would like to get to know more about each other, Elizabeth’s brother is not as favourably inclined to the match. He knows a secret, and, unless he can learn to trust that anyone could ever be worthy of his beloved sister, his censure may just be the thing that keeps them apart forever.
Assessing Mr. Darcy is the first novel-length addition to my Dash of Darcy and Companions Collection of Pride and Prejudice inspired stories.
I have shared several excerpts from this book in my Music Monday posts while I was writing it. This link will take you to a search result for Assessing Mr. Darcy on this blog. While most of these will have excerpts, you should be aware that some might just have a mention of the book.
Anne looked at her aunt. “Did my mother ever love my father?”
Lady Sophia shook her head. “I do not know, my dear. I certainly never saw it. There was an admiration and concern, but nothing of the giving of one’s very soul to the other as I had with my husband.” She sighed. “That is where the issue lay — not with rank or fortune. Do you understand?”
Anne nodded.
“I do,” said Alex stepping around the hedge. “A man or woman who loves another completely would not allow harm to come to the one they love, no matter the source.”
Anne gasped, and her lips trembled as tears sprang to her eyes at the sight of him.
Lady Sophia stood and after a quick word of greeting and a whispered comment to Alex, left the two alone. Alex took the place on the bench which had just been vacated by Anne’s aunt.
“You came,” Anne whispered.
[from Her Heart’s Choice]
I have two “walking in” moments for you today to go with this song. The first one, above, comes nearly at the end of the story after it seems all hope of the hero and heroine ever getting together has been lost. The second, in the story excerpt at the end of this post, comes in the second chapter of the story when the hero first meets the heroine. There were many moments of meeting from previous stories that I could have shared. It was difficult to pick just one.
Now, before I get to sharing that second moment of meeting, I have some rather exciting story news for you.
First, I finished the first draft of my second short story. This one is an alternate first meeting between Marianne Dashwood and Colonel Brandon that has Marianne being rather smitten from the beginning. It is called Morning Mist, and I hope to have it ready to release with a couple of other stories in December. I just need to write a couple more before then. 😀
Second, Assessing Mr. Darcy will be on preorder before the day is out. It’s expected release date is October 25, 2018. The story will finish posting on Patreon this week, and I hope to start posting it on darcyandlizzy.com. I have just gotten my final edits back, and as soon as I have those taken care of, I will be sending out an email to my mailing list with a limited number of advance reader copies. Things were slowed down just a little as I was sick this past week and organizing a preorder and all those sorts of activities were not as easy as just sitting still and playing with my imaginary friends (aka writing). That’s why the short story is done already. 🙂 It also means I was able to make progress with Mary Crawford’s story. So, while some parts of being ill were not great (the watery eyes, runny nose, coughing, fever, and so on), others were rather pleasant as I am really enjoying getting into Mary’s story and telling Marianne’s story was a real treat.
I think that is all the news I have for you today, which means now it is time to meet the hero of Mary’s story and allow him to meet her in…
AN EXCERPT FROM Mary: To Protect Her Heart: Continue reading Music Monday: When You Walk In (Home Free)
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She turned into the sitting room, and Elizabeth sighed in relief. Lydia must have left something in there.
“Lydia, you frightened…” Elizabeth did not finish the sentence as she took in the aspect of an empty sitting room with an open window.
“Lydia?” Elizabeth called through the window before exiting the house herself in hopes of finding her sister…
[from Delighting Mrs. Bennet]
Hmmm…is it what it appears to be from this excerpt or is there more to the story? 😉
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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!
I do not have a story excerpt today as I am trying to do a bit of relaxing on this holiday weekend (I am writing this on Saturday 🙂 ). But, I will have one for you next week. I was able to get Assessing Mr. Darcy sent off to my editorial team, and I have been working on Mary: To Protect Her Heart some this past week, which means I’ll be far enough along in that story to start sharing bits and pieces by next Monday. Wednesday’s and Thursday’s posts will run as normal. (The final trouble in Delighting Mrs. Bennet starts this week and will continue for many weeks 😉 ). It is just today’s post that will be different.
As I pause today to thank God for all that He has blessed me with, I will be thinking of you — my readers. Thank you for reading my blog posts and my books. Thank you for sharing about my work with your friends (as I know some have said they do). And thank you for the comments you leave here and on Facebook. I appreciate your support and have enjoyed getting to know you in little pieces along the way.
Have a blessed week!
Leenie
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