The Cherry Trees of Rosings By Morgan Blake ★★★★☆
When Elizabeth Bennet visits her newly-married friend, Charlotte Collins, at the Hunsford parsonage in Kent, she looks forward to exploring the vast grounds of Rosings Park.
What she had not anticipated, was meeting the haughty, arrogant Fitzwilliam Darcy.
First introduced to him in Hertfordshire, she was unimpressed by his rude and boorish manners.
By the time he left Hertfordshire, she despised him for coming between her beloved sister Jane and his friend Charles Bingley.
She visits the blossoming Cherry trees, but retreats when she spots Darcy.
There are several brief encounters, but his behaviour is increasingly odd.
In an effort to avoid him, she walks to a secluded woodland, only to have him appear next to her. He is distressed and becomes angry, frightening Elizabeth.
She tries to run away, but suddenly he is in front of her. Unable to stop, she expects to crash into him but to both Darcy and Elizabeth's shock, she runs straight through him.
Between them, they must ascertain what has happened. Is Darcy dead or ill? Why does he keep appearing only to Elizabeth?
This variation mixes the absurdity of Mr Collins, the entitlement of Lady Catherine, the scepticism of Colonel Fitzwilliam, with the awkwardness and humour of Darcy and Elizabeth's interactions.
Darcy shows Elizabeth that he is not the villain she believes. He is actually quite sweet and must be the only apparition that can blush. How does one maintain propriety, when one can walk through bedroom walls?
A good combination of humour, romance and angst.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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