“The Darcy Secret”, a “Pride & Prejudice” Variation
Author Kelly Miller Delivers Another Terrific Jane Austen Variation!
I just finished reading author Kelly Miller’s latest Austenesque variation on Pride & Prejudice, “The Darcy Secret”. I love all of Austen’s classic romances, and Pride & Prejudice is in my top three.
Miller has written a number of variations on this and Austen’s other novels. I recommend checking them out. They’re all available from Amazon.com.
I wish Jane Austen had lived another ten or twenty years and published another ten or twenty books! But since she didn’t, the next best thing is reading well-executed books based on Austen’s works and characters.
Unlike the Pride & Prejudice & Zombies series – which I loved, I have to admit – Miller’s variations stick pretty much with canon. She takes a few risks and sends the characters down roads the reader doesn’t expect. But for the most part, I’m always happy and satisfied with what happens in each, stand-alone variation.
In “The Darcy Secret”, the reader begins the story learning about a terrible legacy which Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy will have to deal with. He only learns the terrible truth upon the eve of his wedding to Miss Elizabeth Bennet.
Can he go through with the wedding? Will Elizabeth still want him?
Additionally, suspicion is cast upon Darcy’s young sister, Georgiana; is she hiding a violent streak in her personality? Has she even committed . . . murder?
What happens when an old flame of Darcy’s makes inappropriate, drunken suggestions to Darcy in front of Elizabeth?
And what happens when an old friend of Darcy’s decides he’d make Elizabeth a better husband than Darcy?
Finally, our characters have to deal with a terrible tragedy in the loss of a family member. Who is it, and how does it happen?
You’ll have to read “The Darcy Secret” to learn the answers to all of these questions. You won’t be sorry – it’s a fast-paced, easy-to-read tale that will grip you from beginning to end.
Once you find out what an excellent storyteller Miller is, be sure to look up her backlist. My personal favorite is her “Persuasion” variation, titled “Captive Hearts”.
You’ve got some thrilling, satisfying hours of reading ahead of you with Kelly Miller! Enjoy!
