To Conquer Mr. Darcy

Abigail Reynolds

Aug 2010 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

A sexy Jane Austen re-imagining by author Abigail Reynolds

What if...

Instead of disappearing from Elizabeth Bennet's life after she refused his offer of marriage, Mr. Darcy had stayed and tried to change her mind?

What if...

Lizzy, as she gets to know Darcy, finds him undeniably attractive and her impulses win out over her sense of propriety?

What if...

Madly in love and mutually on fire, their passion anticipates their wedding?

In To Conquer Mr. Darcy, instead of avoiding Elizabeth after his ill-fated marriage proposal, Mr. Darcy follows her back to Hertfordshire to prove to her he is a changed man and worthy of her love. And little by little, Elizabeth begins to find the man she thought she despised, irresistible...

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Praise for To Conquer Mr. Darcy:

"Shows a different side of Darcy, a bold side unafraid of going after what he wants." —Hollywood Today

"Sure to appeal to fans of lusty historical romance." —Library Journal

"Abigail Reynolds sure knows how to steam up a page!" —A Readers Respite

"If you always longed for Mr. Darcy to sweep Elizabeth off her feet, then this is your book!" —I Just Finished Reviews

Ratings and reviews

I find it hard to believe that Elizabeth Bennett would be such a floozy or Darcy a cad but meh, i say it works, its funny, and totally shocking, that you can help but be amused at them, the story as we know it has been completely altered and it is explicit. Fun, humourous & steamy... Perfect lounging on the beach waiting for your own Mr Darcy to appear out of the glistening water kinda book

Long and drawn out with not much of a story to tell. Elizabeth, in this incarnation, has little depth and can be down right annoying. Spoiler alert : the characters in Jane austen's book that you wish got their Just Desserts never do. In most retellings of Pride and Prejudice authors choose to give those characters a taste of their own medicine. That is not the case in this book. Mrs. Bennet is still in his annoying as always and never gets put in her place. Lydia is still as clueless as always, and Wickham gets away with it all.

I thoroughly enjoyed every page of this book. I adore Jane Austen and I was thrilled to be able to wallow in the romance of Darcy and Elizabeth for longer than the original book. A definite favourite and a re-read many times over.

About the author

Abigail Reynolds is a physician and a lifelong Jane Austen enthusiast. She began writing the Pride and Prejudice Variations series in 2001, and encouragement from fellow Austen fans convinced her to continue asking "What if...?" She lives with her husband and two teenage children in Madison, Wisconsin.