Longbourn Math
by Wade H Mann
Genres: Historical Fiction, Romance
Release Date: May 27, 2026
Pages: 489
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My Rating: ★★★⯪☆
Review – Longbourn Math
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That Older Sister of Mine
by SIS André
Genres: Historical Fiction
Release Date: August 31, 2023
Pages: 73
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
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Review – Away From Longbourn
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Away From Longbourn
by SIS André
Genres: Historical Romance, Regency
Release Date: August 29, 2023
Pages: 309
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My Rating: ★★★★⯪
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Review – Abandoned
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Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore
by Emily Krempholtz
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: November 18, 2025
Pages: 367
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
Review – Pride and Prometheus
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Pride and Prometheus
by John Kessel
Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Gothic, Romance
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Pages: 384
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My Rating: ★★⯪☆☆
Review – Hurst Takes Charge
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Hurst Takes Charge
by Shana Granderson, A Lady
Series: Take Charge, #12
Genres: Regency England, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release Date: March 22, 2026
Pages: 470
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
The Hypocrite
by Shana Granderson, A Lady
NOTE: This version of The Hypocrite is only available as part of The Collins Effect.
Genres: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Release Date: January 20, 2026
Pages: 346
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My Rating: ★★★☆☆
What would happen if Miss Elizabeth Bennet took Darcy to task over the hypocrisy that she sees in some of his behaviour after his horrendous proposal and her reading the letter in Hunsford. What if the Bennets were not penniless and unconnected? For the purposes of this story great wealth is assumed, the source of the wealth is explained in the book. Will Darcy choose to acknowledge the rectitude of Miss Elizabeth’s reproofs or will he reject them in pride and conceit?
Does he have the fortitude to change and how will knowing the Bennets affect those around him? Bingley in this variation is closer to his irresolute character that we see in canon. That is the only similarity that your will see in him my dear reader. There are villains but they are not the focus of the story.
You will find all of your favourite characters from canon with a few new ones added in to broaden the tale. I trust that you will enjoy my effort.
Review – The Collins Effect
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The Collins Effect
by Shana Granderson, a Lady
Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Release Date: January 20, 2026
Pages: 485
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My Rating: ★★★⯪☆
Some events in this tale are close to canon, but most deviate significantly. This one begins by examining the history of some families, the Bennets and Collins included. It delves into what made the characters who they are and the things in their lives which drive them to act the way that they do.
The Bingleys do lease Netherfield Park and Darcy comes with them. Collins invites himself to Longbourn as in Jane Austen’s masterpiece, but that is where the similarities end.
Among others, the story answers the following questions:
- What kind of parents are Thomas and Fanny Bennet?
- How do the Bennet offspring behave?
- Is Darcy his usual insulting, arrogant self?
- Is Bingley the same easily led man?
- What are Lady Catherine’s and Wickham’s roles?
- Do Biggs and Johns make an appearance, and if so how?
- What is the Collins effect?
Please join me as we look at the tale we all adore from a new perspective.
Review – The Heiress
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The Heiress
by Molly Greeley
Genres: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBTQIA+
Release Date: January 5, 2021
Pages: 368
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh’s doctor prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.
After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his vast fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn’t truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her sharp mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without?
In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself, learning to navigate a “season” in society and the complexities of love and passion. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edge—leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne’s fortune . . . and her life.
An extraordinary tale of one woman’s liberation, The Heiress reveals both the darkness and light in Austen’s world, with wit, sensuality, and a deeply compassionate understanding of the human heart.
A Change of Jane’s Personal Philosophy
by Shana Granderson
Series: The Change Of Series, #4
Genres: Historical Romance, Literary Fiction
Release Date: December 15, 2025
Pages: 415
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My Rating: ★★★☆☆
In this, the 4th instalment of the ‘Change Of’ series, the story examines what changes will arise and effect the lives of the characters we love, and some we love to hate, if Jane wakes up and begins to see the reality of the world.
This tale begins with Jane in London seeking to renew her contact with Mrs Hurst and Miss Bingley. Up until this point, everything has gone according to canon.
At the same time Jane is with the Gardiners, Elizabeth makes her visit to Hunsford. Yes, she receives the terrible proposal, but there is one small difference which the reader discovers when part of Darcy’s letter is revealed.
Not only do we learn why Jane adopted the philosophy she did, but what is it that forces Jane to re-evaluate her view of the world and the way she reacts to it.
Once she has begun to have her epiphanies, and the realisation that she must make some changes, how does that change her perspective on her family, the Bingleys, Darcy, and Wickham, to mention a few? What will she do when she understands who are and are not her true friends? Will her love for Charles Bingley endure?
These, and many other questions are answered while we join Jane as she wakes up after 23 years.
Review – The Second Mrs. Bennet
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The Second Mrs. Bennet
Genres: Historical Romance, Regency
Release Date: April 26, 2024
Pages: 311
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My Rating: ★★☆☆☆ (-1 for errors)
When Charlotte Lucas becomes the new Mrs. Bennet, taking charge of the household after her predecessor’s untimely death, she guides the fates of the five Bennet sisters with a steady hand. Even Mr. Darcy can find little to criticise in the elegant family, and much to admire in the witty, clever Elizabeth.
However, rumours and scandals brew when the charming but deceitful Mr. Wickham arrives in Meryton. Jealous Caroline Bingley fans the flames against the Bennets, but level-headed Charlotte manoeuvres each challenge with grace.
As Elizabeth warily forms a complex acquaintance with the aloof Mr. Darcy, Wickham’s schemes threaten to tear them apart. But with Charlotte’s wise counsel, Elizabeth unravels Wickham’s lies and protects the vulnerable Georgiana Darcy, earning Darcy’s undying respect and admiration.
Follow the romantic adventures of the Bennet sisters as Charlotte’s steady guidance steers them towards happier fates than they ever imagined possible. With resilience and compassion, love finds a way, demonstrating the enduring power of family.
Review – The Portrait
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The Portrait
by Emilia Kelly
Genres: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance
Release Date: September 13, 2022
Pages: 308
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My Rating: ★★☆☆☆
Every work of art tells a story. And every story has its secrets.
London, 1850. Iris Sheffield has plenty of people to worry about in her life: Hope, the ailing younger sister for whom Iris feels responsible. Winston, Iris’s fiancé, who is consumed with his work. And James, the handsome but arrogant artist painting Iris’s portrait, with whom she is forced to spend countless, awkward hours.
But when Iris finds the diary and photograph of a mysterious young woman, she can’t stop wondering who the woman is and what has become of her. The more questions Iris asks, the more she suspects someone does not want her to discover the answers.
Exploring themes of sisterly bonds, familial obligations, and the lengths we go to for those we love, The Portrait illustrates the surprising and frightening ways a work of art can tell a story.
Review – Undoing
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Undoing
by L.L. Diamond
Genres: Historical British Fiction, Historical Regency Fiction, Historical Romance
Release Date: March 27, 2020
Pages: 439
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
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Seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet had always hoped to marry for love – that is until she surrenders to her mother’s demands and marries the handsome Duke of Leeds. Thrust into a society disinclined to accept a country nobody who somehow entrapped one of their most prominent members, Elizabeth holds her head high, ignoring their whispers and stares and a husband whose indifferent behaviour confuses her. Her marriage of convenience is nothing like what she expected.
Fitzwilliam Darcy is a man torn. After meeting the Duchess of Leeds at a ball, he is fascinated by her intelligence and humour, but how does one maintain a respectable friendship with a lady – particularly when that lady is the wife of his cousin and godfather? His father and his sister both love Elizabeth, and he quickly realises he loves her as well, though not as one loves a cousin or even a sister. His feelings must stay hidden from everyone, particularly Elizabeth, but how is he to keep himself under such strict regulation when he is constantly thrown into her company? How does one prevent their own undoing?
Contains scenes with adult content.
Review – Thaw
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Thaw
by Anniina Sjöblom
Genres: Historical European Fiction, Historical Fiction Short Stories
Release Date: December 19, 2019
Pages: 138
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My Rating: ★★★☆☆
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★★★★★ – Loved it
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that one false step can involve a lady in endless ruin. On a rainy November day in 1811, Miss Elizabeth Bennet finds herself wondering why no one ever bothered to tell her about this.
A few blithe steps on a morning walk, taken after a succession of rain, lead to unexpected events that irrevocably change the course of Elizabeth’s life, placing her fate in the hands of the haughty and conceited Mr. Darcy – the last man in the world she had ever thought to marry.
As long winter days slowly pass, she writes letters to her loved ones, trying to come to terms with her new role as a wife and the Mistress of Pemberley. But can she ever learn to love her husband? Will he overcome his arrogant notions of rank and circumstance?
And most importantly – will the shades of Pemberley ever recover from being thus polluted?
This novella is based on the beloved characters of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Review – Her Grace
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Her Grace: A Pride & Prejudice Vagary
by Shana Granderson A Lady
Genres: Regency Historical Romance, Regency Romances
Release Date: December 26, 2023
Pages: 406 pages
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
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★★★★☆ – Liked it
★★★★★ – Loved it
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***Warning: There are parts of this book which allude to domestic abuse, although there is not any graphic depiction of said violence.***
This a full length novel of about 115,000 words.
This is not a P&P variation, rather is is a vagary which features the characters from that magnificent work by the one and only Jane Austen.
Rather than protect their daughter like any good parent should, first Fanny and then Thomas Bennet push their 16 year old daughter Elizabeth into a marriage with a much older man who happens to be a duke.
Fanny is seduced by the fact he is a duke, even if he is not interested in Jane, something she cannot believe at first, and his willingness to dower her remaining four daughters. For Bennet when the Duke offers to break the entail on Longbourn, after a certain condition is met, his half-hearted opposition to the match dissipates.
At first, Elizabeth refuses to marry the man, and is adamant even if dragged to the church she will never recite her vows. However, after a private meeting with the vile duke, she agrees. The question is why would she change her mind so drastically.
In that meeting, she demands certain clauses to be added to the marriage settlement. What are they and how do they change outcomes some had previously expected?
We explore why the Duke is looking for a wife outside of the Ton in little market towns instead. We quickly see just how depraved the man is and why he is reviled by all in polite society. Is he the only villain in the tale?
Both Lady Anne and Robert Darcy are alive in this novel. Even with them both being alive, their son manages to suffer from boot-in-mouth syndrome on more than one occasion, including when he meets Lizzy for the first time, who is still married to the Duke at that point. No it is not at an assembly and there is not that insult delivered.
Including the much loved Biggs and Johns, there are some of my non-canon characters featured in this story, as well as some new ones.
It is not an easy path for Lizzy to travel, but she is strong and intelligent, not to mention extremely protective of those she loves. We follow her to find out if she gets the HEA we all want for her. If she does, will it be with Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Join me to have these and many other questions answered.
Review – No Less Than Any Other
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No Less Than Any Other
by MJ Stratton
Genres: Historical Regency Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance
Release Date: February 5, 2024
Pages: 235
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My Rating: ★★★★★
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★★★★★ – Loved it
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Elizabeth Bennet is not the son and heir her mother wished, much to Mrs. Bennet’s despair. But all was not lost, for soon after her second daughter’s birth, Mrs. Bennet delivered a son. Tom Bennet, born just minutes after his sister, was their family’s savior from the moment he took his first breath.
Tom Bennet’s peculiar nature soon sets him apart from others around him. His striking intelligence, key in aiding his family, paired with his many oddities leaves those around him with many differing opinions. None, though, are more dedicated to his well-being than his twin sister Elizabeth.
The closer to reaching their majority the twins get, the more frantic Mrs. Bennet is, for should anything befall Tom, her hopes and security will be dashed. She is determined that her girls must marry wealthy, eligible men as an extra precaution. When Netherfield Park is let at last and is filled with eligible men, Mrs. Bennet sees her chance to ensnare at least one wealthy man for her daughters. But will the rumors of heartless neighbors prevent the new tenants from forming any serious designs on any of the Bennet daughters?
No Less Than Any Other is a sweet and clean Pride and Prejudice variation.
Review – Veils and Vampires
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Veils and Vampires
by CEE BEE
Series: Vampires of the Daemonverse, Book 2
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Romance
Release Date: October 14th 2023
Pages: 266
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
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★★★★★ – Loved it
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Highlander meets Twilight with a dash of Fifty Shades of Grey in this vampire romantasy…
Caelin MacGregor is an ancient king with a new love
Ages ago, I ruled a clan of vampire raiders. We were allies to the Vikings and enemies of the Rus. That life ended when the bloodkin plague wiped out all our women, including my beloved vampire bride, Elisava. A thousand years have passed. My heart remains empty. Then I see a human woman named Lexa. For the first time in ages, I feel true desire, respect and love. Could Lexa actually be a lost bloodkin lady … or is she a horrible trick from Pyri, the ancient fire goddess of the Rus raiders?
Lexa Uznetsov has a plan
To save my sister, Sash, I took on my father’s debt to Konstantin the Rus, leader of the New York Bratva. As a result, my life became a never-ending (and incredibly illegal) stakeout for the mob. After years of scheming, I’ve finally come up with a solid escape plan: find all three pieces of the infamous Veil Pendant. Once I reassemble this magical item, I’ll have the power to cure my sister … as well as the ability to say buh-bye to Konstantin. Sure, legends warn that reforming the Veil Pendant may bring about some nastiness called Pyri’s doomsday. Yet if it saves Sash, I’m willing to risk anything.
“Veils and Vampires is amazing! It has action and adventure and a little spicy. Enough that it makes you drool and want more. Honestly a totally different take on modern day vampire soulmates. I devoured this book in one sitting.” – Teresa, Goodreads
Vampires of the Daemonverse
- Violins and Vampires
- Veils and Vampires
- Vixens and Vampires
Review – Violins and Vampires
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Violins and Vampires
by CEE BEE
Series: Vampires of the Daemonverse, Book 1
Genres: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Vampire
Release Date: October 13, 2022
Pages: 236
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My Rating: ★★★★☆
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Lexa Uznetsov is trapped
To save my sister, I take on my father’s massive debt to Konstantin the Rus, leader of the New York Bratva. My life becomes a never-ending (and incredibly illegal) stakeout for the mob. There’s barely time to sleep, let alone find love. In desperation, I approach Caelin MacGregor, the handsome Scotsman who runs Empire Investments. After all, what’s the worst that can happen?
Caelin MacGregor is a lost king
Ages ago, I ruled a clan of Bloodkin vampires. My people are born to wield magic, drain humans, and live forever. That’s all over now. I’ve been alone for a thousand years. Today, I no longer care about the sunrise, let alone truly desire a woman. Then, I look upon Lexa. My world turns upside down…
Review – The Hypocrite
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The Hypocrite
by Shana Granderson, A Lady
Genres: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Release Date: November 5, 2020
Pages: 572 pages
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My Rating: ★★☆☆☆
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***PLEASE NOTE: This is a new and edited version of ‘The Hypocrite.’ The faulty manuscript has been corrected and replaced. I hope that you enjoy the updated and edited story.***
The Hypocrite is a low angst, sweet and clean tale about the relationship dynamics between Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet after his disastrous and insult laden proposal at Hunsford. How does our heroine react to his proposal and the behaviour that she has witnessed from Darcy up to that point in the story?
The traditional villains from Pride and Prejudice that we all love to hate make an appearance in my story BUT they are not the focus. Other than Miss Bingley, whose character provides the small amount of angst in this tale, they play a very small role and are dealt with quickly. If dear reader you are looking for an angst filled tale rife with dastardly attempts to disrupt ODC then I am sorry to say, you will not find that in my book.
This story is about the consequences of the decisions made by the characters portrayed within. Along with Darcy and Elizabeth, we examine the trajectory of the supporting character’s lives around them. How are they affected by decisions taken by ODC coupled with the decisions that they make themselves? How do the decisions taken by members of the Bingley/Hurst family affect them and their lives?
The Bennets are assumed to be extremely wealthy for the purposes of my tale, the source of that wealth is explained during the telling of this story. The wealth, like so much in this story is a consequence of decisions made Thomas Bennet and Edward Gardiner.
If you like a sweet and clean, low angst story, then dear reader, sit back, pour yourself a glass of your favourite drink and read, because this book is for you.