Les Aventures de Miss Alethea Darcy (ROMANTIQUE) (French Edition)

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It just happened and it was over…bam! There was no epilogue, and the conclusion for the villainess did not satisfy.

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For this amount of blatant, intentional evil, there has to be consequences. Caroline drew first blood and therefore, she needed to pay… and her servant along with her. I had trouble understanding at times, as the author played with Regency language. I had to reread several sections in order to figure out what was being said. There were missing words throughout and it made for strange sentences.

I really liked the story, it was just too short. I don't read a lot of sequels, for the I'm assuming obvious reason that I like the build-up of Elizabeth and Darcy's relationship, so the aftermath and relationships of those around them don't interest me as much. I will occasionally read one focusing on Georgiana though I confess that Colonel Fitzwilliam is my preferred hero of those , so I decided to give this one a try. This story was well-written and painted a pretty picture of Pemberley at Christmas. Elizabeth and Darcy are in love and ha I don't read a lot of sequels, for the I'm assuming obvious reason that I like the build-up of Elizabeth and Darcy's relationship, so the aftermath and relationships of those around them don't interest me as much.

Elizabeth and Darcy are in love and happy, so they only have peripheral involvement with the conflict of the story, which centers around Georgiana, her not-yet-announced engagement, and some circulating rumors. It was a fun mix of characters and had some good moments mostly those featuring Colonel Hawkins , but it was dragged down by Mr. Moresby and Georgiana's seeming confidence in her choices. I get that she was choosing safety over love and the potential of being vulnerable in it, but seeing it all from inside her head made it harder to believe when things changed.

Her emotional conflict was pretty short-lived and she was very decisive when her mind changed. I didn't trust her confidence in her new decision, because it didn't seem any different from her first decision. It's hard to explain, but it felt a bit inconsistent to me. Still, it was enjoyable enough. Dec 08, Ruth rated it really liked it. Earlier this month, in seeking to keep with the Christmas season I combed through my Kindle collections for Christmas-themed tales. Aston's novels and stories expanding on the world and characters first introduced in Austen's classic have been on my radar for years, but till now I've never taken the opportunity to explore her fiction.

I love the that instead of opting to retell Elizabeth and Earlier this month, in seeking to keep with the Christmas season I combed through my Kindle collections for Christmas-themed tales. I love the that instead of opting to retell Elizabeth and Darcy's story from one or both points-of-view, Aston instead fleshes out their post-marriage lives and world. Darcy's Christmas occurs several years after Elizabeth and Darcy's wedding.

England is again at war with France, and Darcy unsurprisingly for a man of his influence and temperament! But nothing will keep him away from home this Christmas, particularly with the pending announcement of his beloved sister Georgina's engagement. One of the most eligible heiresses of the ton, Georgina met and captivated the handsome, wealthy Mr. Moresby right out from under Caroline Bingley's nose much to the latter's chagrin.

Moresby is highly respectable, a pillar of dependability and moral virtue -- all traits the once vivacious Georgina has found highly desirable since her near-disastrous youthful indiscretion with Wickham.

When Colonel Hawkins, one of her brother's oldest friends, arrives for the festivities, she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the handsome and oh-so-considerate old family friend -- and questioning her choice of husband. As Caroline makes a bitter play to drive a wedge between Moresby and Georgina, the young Miss Darcy is faced with a choice -- let fear of the past shackle her to a loveless marriage, or lay her past to rest once and for all, and seize the chance to write a love story to rival her beloved brother's.

Within the pages of this slim novella Aston delivers a thoroughly entertaining glimpse into her expanded Austenesque universe.

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Laced with period flavor and Christmas charm, what makes this story shine is its simple, plausible insight into Georgina's character. Her desire to forswear any many reminiscent of Wickham, and thereby remind her of her greatest shame -- to avoid and no longer trust her feelings and judgment is a refreshingly solid basis for this charming character sketch.

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As supporting players Darcy and Elizabeth are now more mature but no less in love -- and the glimpses Aston provides of their marital relationship feels very true to canon. This novella is a delightfully Christmas-flavored treat, replete with Yule logs and all the trimmings of a Regency-era celebration. Mix with the threat of scandal, the promise of romance, and gentlemen in cravats and the result is a frothy confection of a story, a worthy way in which to while away a few winter hours.

Darcy's Christmas Elizabeth Aston's story centers around the celebration of Christmas, and the announcement of Georgiana's engagement. Before the celebration begins, Caroline's new maid was at Ramsgate when the whole debacle with Georgiana and Wickham occurred. However her story she told Caroline was not the truth. Caroline being her evil self conveniently relays this false version to her intended, Mr.

He pulls Georgiana aside and begins to harshly accuse her of her indiscretion with Mr. He pulls Georgiana aside and begins to harshly accuse her of her indiscretion with Wickham and that neither her or her honorable brother bothered to tell him when he asked for her hand. He will not allow her to explain the truthful story and leaves upset. Rescued by Darcy's friend, Colonel Hawkins, they go back to the ballroom to dance. More and more, Georgiana feels that this is not the marriage she wants. After church the next morning, she walks with him and explains what really happened.

She thinks everything is resolved, but the next morning confrontation between he and the Darcys escalate to the point the marriage is off and he is asked to leave Pemberley. Caroline years the marriage is off and thinks she will be able to resume her relationship with him. Darcy tells her no chance of that happening, and the colonel she snubbed, will become Sir Giles Hawkins inheriting the baronetcy, a handsome estate, and fortune of his own.

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Adding insult to injury, Darcy tells her she surely must be happy for him, and he and Elizabeth very much hope he will make a match of with Georgiana. I cannot believe that Darcy did not throw her out of Pemberley for her malicious attempt to discredit Georgiana.

Elizabeth sure has made him calmer! Novella rather than a novel. Dec 25, Dharia Scarab rated it really liked it Shelves: Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future. This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author. This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.

I loved this book! It has earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ASAP. What do I have to do to get a happy go lucky Christmas story? Darcy married Lizzy Bennet. He and Georgiana are returning to Pemberley to celebrate Christmas and announce her betrothal. Darcy has been doing work for the crown during the war very hush hush. Georgina's fiance is a stiff, quiet, boring gentleman.

He had been acquainted with Miss Bingley, who is still Miss Bingley and now has had two men taken away from her by a Darcy. Georgiana' What do I have to do to get a happy go lucky Christmas story? Georgiana will be put in a bad way before finding her HEA in an unlikely location.

Dec 08, Damaskcat rated it it was amazing.

Georgiana Darcy is all but engaged to Francis Moresby and the engagement is due to be announced at Pemberley during the Christmas celebrations. Her brother, Mr Darcy, is really not convinced that she is doing the right thing.

Mr. Darcy's Christmas by Elizabeth Aston

Caroline Bingley is sure Georgiana is not doing the right thing and has plans to disrupt the celebrations. Here we see the stern Mr Darcy unbending with Georgiana Darcy is all but engaged to Francis Moresby and the engagement is due to be announced at Pemberley during the Christmas celebrations. Here we see the stern Mr Darcy unbending with his friends and relatives and Georgiana maturing into an interesting and intelligent young woman. Ideal reading for the Christmas season. Mar 31, Sandra rated it really liked it.

Later, Camilla catches Alethea among musicians at a ball, dressed as a boy and playing the flute. With the help of Wytton, they are able to avoid scandal by quietly sending Alethea home in a carriage. Caroline Bingley, now known as Lady Warren, spreads the malevolent rumour that Camilla desires to marry Wytton herself.

They are surprised to encounter Wytton, who helps them find the eloping couple, now married. Camilla and Gardiner return home, only to discover that Isabelle has also eloped. Sophie angrily assumes that Isabelle is going to marry a Captain Allington, revealing that she is in love with Allington. Sophie releases Wytton from the engagement, leaving him free to marry Camilla whom he has gradually come to love throughout the story. The release of the popular TV serial Pride and Prejudice led to a resurgence in interest for Jane Austen's works. Many writers were inspired by Austen, leading to a variety of novelizations and other adaptations being produced.

Elizabeth Aston became one of the most prolific authors of Austen-related fiction, [2] with Mr. Darcy's Daughters being her debut novel. Aston felt that Austen's novels were "as fresh today as when they were written," and compared the novelist's genius with Mozart for "speak[ing] to the soul while it enchants and delights.

Its success encouraged the publisher to release other novels adapted from Austen's stories, including Pamela Aidan 's Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman series. In a review of the novel, Publishers Weekly opines that it "reads more like a beach book for historical fiction fans than a literary homage to Austen's masterpiece," and feels the daughters were predictably written. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. When she returns to London to share a house with the dashing Lady Susan, Octavia, now secure in her new life, becomes caught up in the romantic problems of her niece.

Then, the shadow of George Warren, the old nemesis of the Darcy family, falls over her, and she is threatened with the loss of both inheritance and reputation. Death Comes to Pemberley. Darcy's Miracle at Longbourn. A Very Darcy Christmas. Mr Darcy's Christmas Carol: A Pride and Prejudice Variation. Between Darcy and the Deep Blue Sea: The Companion of His Future Life. With the Colonel's Help.

A Valentine for Darcy: Three Weeks in Kent: A Singer in the Woods. Two Days Before Christmas. An Accident at Pemberley.

Mr. Darcy's Christmas

Matches Made at Netherfield. The Garden of Roses: Pride and Prejudice and a Shakespearean Scholar. A Matter of Timing. Intrigue at the Ball: The Prosecution Of Mr.

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