When William Darcy suffers a sudden health crisis, he immediately realizes two things: his sister will continue to nag him about his nonexistent social life, and he won’t stand for it. How can he possibly escape Georgiana’s good intentions or the watchful gaze of Aunt Catherine, his assigned babysitter? Cue a midnight getaway to the tackiest place he can think of. Lounge singers, booze, and women of loose moral fiber – Las Vegas, here he comes!
Elizabeth Bennet lives a quiet life as a UNLV student and a popular cocktail waitress in one of the nicer casinos in town. Though content to see her best friend, Thad, in a blissfully happy relationship, she has no desire to complicate her own life with what will undoubtedly result in a broken heart. Then she serves a drink to a devastatingly handsome Englishman, and all bets, as they say, are off.
This is a modern what-if of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. It is intended for an adult audience.
Meet Amy George:
Amy George is a middle-aged woman who got rid of her old lady/grown up and has since purchased an unreasonably small car. She refuses to listen to its radio at a reasonable volume, especially when the Beastie Boys or the Violent Femmes are playing. She lives in a small town in the Midwest where the bookstore and yarn shop are neighbors and most food is fried. Her household consists of a dog, a man, a hermit, and stubborn soap scum.
She has been writing since she was a child and ran the Hyacinth Gardens, a popular but defunct JAFF site.
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January 29 Austenesque Reviews; Guest Post, Giveaway
January 30 My Jane Austen Book Club; Excerpt Post, Giveaway
January 31 Of Pens and Pages; Guest Post, Giveaway
February 1 More Agreeably Engaged; Guest Post, Giveaway
February 2 Babblings of a Bookworm; Excerpt Post, Giveaway
February 3 My Vices and Weaknesses; Book Review, Giveaway
February 4 My Love for Jane Austen; Character Interview, Giveaway
February 5 Diary of an Eccentric; Guest Post, Excerpt, Giveaway
February 6 Margie’s Must Reads; Book Review, Giveaway
February 7 From Pemberley to Milton; Excerpt Post
February 8 Savvy Verse and Wit; Book Review, Giveaway
February 9 Just Jane 1813; Guest Post, Giveaway
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Sheila L. Majczan
This is one I definitely want to read. Drooling at the thought of a modern rendition. I have found so many excellent variations set in today’s world. Thanks for sharing.