I am very happy to be able to share a cover reveal with you today ... a new Austenesque imagining, forthcoming in October ... and I love the cover! What do you think?
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AT FIRST SLIGHT by J. Marie Croft
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Reveal- August 30, 2013
Genre: Fiction | Romance | Historical |
Regency | Jane Austen Sequel
Publication Date: October 1, 2013
About the Book:
“It may not be universally
acknowledged, but the unvarnished truth is that a young widow in possession of
a good fortune is not necessarily in want of another husband.”
In this humorous, topsy-turvy Pride & Prejudice variation, all the gender roles are reversed. It is Mr. Bennet’s greatest wish to see his five sons advantageously married. When the haughty Miss Elizabeth Darcy comes to Netherfield with the Widow Devonport nee Bingley, speculation—and prejudice—runs rampant.
William Bennet, a reluctant and irreverent future reverend, catches Miss Darcy’s eye even though he is beneath her station. However, his opinion of her was fixed when she slighted him at the Meryton Assembly. As her ardour grows, so does his disdain, and when she fully expects to receive an offer of marriage, he gives her something else entirely ….
In this humorous, topsy-turvy Pride & Prejudice variation, all the gender roles are reversed. It is Mr. Bennet’s greatest wish to see his five sons advantageously married. When the haughty Miss Elizabeth Darcy comes to Netherfield with the Widow Devonport nee Bingley, speculation—and prejudice—runs rampant.
William Bennet, a reluctant and irreverent future reverend, catches Miss Darcy’s eye even though he is beneath her station. However, his opinion of her was fixed when she slighted him at the Meryton Assembly. As her ardour grows, so does his disdain, and when she fully expects to receive an offer of marriage, he gives her something else entirely ….
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About
the Author:
J. Marie Croft, a Nova
Scotia resident and avid reader all her life, discovered Jane Austen's works
later than others but made up for lost time by devouring the six novels and as
many adaptations and sequels as she could find. In the midst of reading
prodigious amounts of Austen-based fan-fiction, she realized, "Hey, I can
do that." In her spare time, when not working at a music school or on a
wooded trail enjoying her geocaching hobby, she listens to the voices in her
head and captures their thoughts and words in writing. Her stories are
light-hearted; and her motto is Miss Austen's own quote, "Let other pens
dwell on guilt and misery." J. Marie Croft is a member of the Jane Austen
Society of North America (Canada)
and
admits to being "excessively attentive" to the 1995 BBC version of
Pride and Prejudice. She can be contacted at jmariecroft@gmail.com.
I love this cover, too! Very pretty! It looks like it's going to be a fun read!
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