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An Affectionate Heart by Heather Moll

Posted on May 8, 2023May 12, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

An Affectionate Heart by Heather Moll is one of those novels that I thought about immediately rereading as soon as I finished it. It’s a fresh take on Pride and Prejudice that mostly takes place in Meryton. There are so many passages I wanted to linger over, yet I also wanted to find out what happened next, so I frequently moved along too quickly to savor everything I wished to.

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March 2023 favorite reads

Posted on April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

I can’t believe it’s late April already. This year is speeding by so far. Here — finally — are the books I rated as 4- or 5-star reads in March 2023. Note, these aren’t necessarily new or even new-to-me books. I read lots of older books, and I tend to reread favorites. Some may not…

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February 2023 favorite reads

Posted on March 15, 2023April 25, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Brief reviews of my favorites of the books I read in February 2023, including some nonfiction book on watercolor and personal transformation, as well as several Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) variations.

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January 2023 favorite reads

Posted on February 15, 2023April 20, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Brief reviews of my favorites of the books I read in January 2023, including mystery fiction, nonfiction, and several Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice) variations.

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Valentines Day Jane Austen variations

Posted on February 6, 2023April 20, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

If you want something special, a bit humorous and romantic to read for Valentine’s Day, here are a couple of ebook suggestions: Mr. Darcy’s Valentine by Heather Moll and As Only Mr. Darcy Can by Laura Hile.

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Revisiting Two Favorite Jane Austen Variations

Posted on December 15, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

Review of two favorite Jane Austen variations that I recently reread: Twelve Days of Christmas, by Jennifer Lang; and As Only Mr. Darcy Can, by Laura Hile. These two selections are available as ebooks from Amazon.com.

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The Last Place She Expects to See Mr. Darcy

Posted on December 7, 2022February 1, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

The Last House in Lambton, by Grace Gibson, is a variation on Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth volunteers to help out her great aunt by marriage, who is in need of companionship, in Lambton, Derbyshire, she has no idea that Pemberley is only five miles away.

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Darcy By Any Other Name

Posted on November 8, 2022February 6, 2023 by Barbara W. Klaser

How would you explain this if it happened to you? Darcy By Any Other Name, a Pride and Prejudice variation by Laura Hile, begins at the Netherfield ball. Proud Mr. Darcy is determined not to fall in love with Elizabeth Bennet, who in the one dance they shared seemed to deliberately misunderstand everything he said….

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