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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Darcy's Temptation by Regina Jeffers is a sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are blissfully happy, almost to a sickening degree. They get even more enraptured with each other when Elizabeth learns she is caring Darcy's heir. However when conflicts arise Darcy is thrown into a dangerous and tense situation. Mr. Darcy is attacked and left for dead. However he recovers but he can't remember anything, not even his own name. This is an indubitably interesting twist in the story. Mr. Darcy reverts back to his old hauteur self. In fact I think he's worse than before. Regina Jeffers has given an unique twist on this tale. I was hooked from beginning to end. I could not wait to find out what happened next in the story. I also loved the sub plots that Regina Jeffers has incorporated in this book. Along with Darcy and Elizabeth's story line we also get to find out more about the characters, Georgina and Kitty. I enjoyed reading about their stories. Georgina is in love with Chadwick Harrison. Chadwick brings his own set a problems because he is an abolitionist. This brings an element of danger and suspense to the novel. Kitty is in love with Mr. Harrison. Elizabeth has brought Kitty to Pemberley in order to learn to be sophisticated. She feels unworthy of Mr. Harrison with the scandal that Lydia brought to the family. These subplots are an interesting addition to the story. I found myself enthralled with all of them, eager to see where the story line was going to take them. Overall this was a good book. The storyline was well written and interesting. In the beginning it was a little too sweet for my taste but I still enjoyed the story. This was a delightful continuation of Pride and Prejudice. no reviews | add a review
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HTML:The day Fitzwilliam Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennet, he thinks his life is complete at last. Four months later, even greater joy appears on the horizon when Elizabeth finds out she is pregnant. But it is not long before outside forces intrude on their happiness. When the unthinkable happens, Elizabeth and Darcy must discover their love for each other all over again. Romantic and insightful, Darcy's Temptation captures the original style and sardonic wit of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice while weaving its beloved characters into an exciting new tale. In a story set against the backdrop of the British abolitionist movement, family difficulties and social affairs weigh heavily on the newlyweds, and a dramatic turn of events forces Elizabeth to try to recapture Darcy’s love before the manipulative Cecelia McFarland succeeds in luring him away. No library descriptions found. |
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La vulnerabilidad al que es expuesta nuestra heroÃna Elizabeth Darcy (antes Bennet) pone a prueba su entereza y templanza. Tal exposición dejará entrever que a pesar de las inseguridades y dudas que vive este personaje, su fuerte código moral hace que sus decisiones por los demás sean el cauce para llegar a buen puerto.
Regina Jeffers es una artÃfice en la creación de nuevos personajes dotándoles de ricas personalidades que dan vida a esta historia, enriqueciendo su trama. Personajes como el abolicionista Chadwick Harrison que trae consigo una baterÃa de tribulaciones que se entretejerá en las vidas de los Darcy al fijar su interés en Georgiana.
Tampoco se deja atrás personajes como Kitty Bennet y su pretendiente Clayton Ashford que también tienen su parcela de romance, dándole la oportunidad de encontrarse a sà misma y descubrir lo admirable que puede ser a la vista de los demás, pero sobre todo a ella misma.
Jeffers sabe introducir su dosis de intriga y acción a la historia con la alta peligrosidad que viven los Darcys y sabe mantenerte en vilo durante toda la historia. Asalto, robo, disparos, muerte, seducción, venganza, pérdida de memoria... Son algunas de las aventuras que van a enfrentar hasta casi perder la esperanza de recuperar sus vidas. Es trepidante todo ese halo de misterio entre los devaneos de los Darcys y terceras personas involucradas. Las delirantes y grandes pruebas que tienen que sortear permiten mantener todo el interés en la historia, deseando desvelar la intriga. Pero no solo es una intriga, es una tras otra, con esa tensión de no saber lo que ocurrirá al final.
Regina sabe manejar con coherencia e ingenio los momentos de intriga, realmente es su fuerte, aunque no tanto las escenas románticas, al ser algunos momentos algo forzados y afectados, pero el balance es muy positivo.
El ritmo de lectura es vibrante con una trama entretenida y apasionante. Con sus nuevos pesonajes no solo construÃdos con profundidad sino vistos desde distintas perspectivas, permite conocerlos mejor. También encontraremos momentos Ãntimos de sexo, algo explÃcitos y se dan a los largo de toda la historia.
Esta historia se puede seguir sin tener que leer Darcy's Passions, se pueden entender todos los hechos como una secuela del original.
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