Books Reviewed

 

Books Reviewed (my original thoughts)

List Updated 3/22

Another Proposal by Jann Rowland
Ardently Yours by Evangeline Wright
An Arranged Marriage by Jan Hahn
Austenland by Shannon Hale
The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi
Betrothed to Mr Darcy by by Lin Mei Wei
Bewitched, Body and Soul by P. O. Dixon
Bitterness of Spirit by Lori Lilian
By Reason, By Reflection, By Everything by P. O. Dixon
The Challenge of Entail by Jann Rowland
Darcy Swipes Left by Courtney Carbone
Darcy's Tale by Stanley Michael Hurd Into Hertfordshire
Darcy's Tale by Stanley Michael Hurd Into Kent
Darcy's Tale by Stanley Michael Hurd The Way Home
Disruption at Pemberley by Emily Russell
Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld
Elizabeth's Refuge by Timothy Underwood
Epic Fail by Claire LeZebnik
Follies and Vices by Emily Russell
As Good as a Lord by P.O. Dixon
Her Indomitable Resolve by Jann Rowland
His Frozen Heart by Christie Capps
Lady Elizabeth by P.O. Dixon
A Lady's Reputation by Amy D'Orazio
Love and Libertine by Jan Rowland
A Matter of Honor by Abigail Reynolds
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale
Miss Bingley Requests by Judy McCrosky
Miss Darcy's Companion by Joana Starnes
Mr. Darcy and the Murder at Rosings Park by Lin Mei Wei
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
Only Mr Darcy Will Do by Kara Louise
Quitting the Sphere by Jann Rowland
To Refuse Such a Man by P.O. Dixon
The Rogue's Widow by Nicole Clarkston
Scandalous Falsehoods by Jann Rowland
The Secret Betrothal by Jan Hahn
So Far Away by P.O.Dixon
Stranded with Mr Darcy by Lin Mei Wei
A Tacit Arrangement by Jann Rowland
Through Pemberly Woods by Emily Russell
Trapped at Rosings by Emily Russell
Unreformed Mr. Darcy by Lin Mei Wei
Upstart Pretensions by Jann Rowland
A Walk in the Meadow at Rosings Park by Mary Lydon Simonson
A Wife for Mr Darcy by Mary Lydon Simonsen

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