Review: A fun read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
As a "what-if" variation of Pride and Prejudice, this book definitely took a fantastic journey that if not entirely believable, was at least well paced and chock full of romance and adventure.I was a little surprised, given the author's resume, to find a number of proofing errors. They were of the variety that would fly under the spell-check radar such as "healed" instead of "heeled". I knew what was meant, but they took me out of the story when I came upon them. I also found that although the author clearly knew about the rules of propriety in that society, there was significant flaunting of those rules in a way that seemed out of character to me, particularly some of the liberties Darcy took before the engagement was established. I couldn't bring myself to accept that his friends would just look the other way and allow him so much time alone with Elizabeth. Once they were married however, the secret was great fun.I was particularly appreciative of the delicate way the author kept the romance both sweet (as in clean) and sizzling at the same time. It is a fine line that takes a bit of talent to get right, and in that aspect, this is a book that I would not hesitate to recommend to my mother, daughter or church friends.