Not Devoid of Proper Feelings

Put the kettle on and settle in for a Pride and Prejudice variation that begins in farmyard chaos and ends with secrets someone will kill to keep buried.

Fitzwilliam Darcy prides himself on Stoic self-command. Then, within days of arriving in Hertfordshire, two escaped pigs, an upended beehive, and a beekeeper (who proves to be no man at all) leave him swollen, humiliated, and thoroughly intrigued.

Elizabeth Bennet would rather manage pigs than suitors. Her father has gone abroad to escape the plague, his letters have long since stopped, and Meryton whispers that she is to blame for the death of the man she was to marry. What honourable man would want her now?

But a greater danger is on its way. Longbourn’s heir, Mr Collins, is coming to claim what he believes is his, Elizabeth included, and he is not at all what he seems.

As a village contest gives way to threats, betrayal, and a desperate search through the winter snow, Darcy must learn that philosophy is a poor shield for the heart. And Elizabeth must decide whether a proud man can be trusted with the truth.

He vowed to leave as though he had never met her. Now he may have to risk his life to keep her.


Rated Mild+ by My Book Rating – Contains up to 10 mild swear words; contains kisses, and mild, non-seductive description of intimacy.

FROM THE AUTHOR: Every writer has one book they would hand to a stranger and say, “Start here.” For now, this is mine. Over the years, my readers have been generous enough to tell me where my language fell short of Austen’s, and I took every word to heart. This book is the result: I have tried, as never before, to give Darcy and Elizabeth the voice they deserve. I believe it is the most polished thing I have written, and I hope it moves you as much as it moved me to write it.

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