Given Good Principles is a three
part series that explores what Jane Austen’s’ Pride and Prejudice’ might have
looked like if Darcy’s pride and Elizabeth’s prejudice no longer played a
central role in their relationship. For both, mentors and situations provide
opportunities for reflection and growth, making them very different people when
they meet.Our beloved characters remain true to their essentials while they
make different and arguably better decisions throughout.
In the first volume of the Given
Good Principles series, Darcy’s Decision, Fitzwilliam Darcy faces the
challenges presented, when, in the midst of dealing with Wickham’s attempt to
compromise Georgiana, he discovers his father’s darkest secrets. With the help
of his mentor, Mr. Bradley, Darcy struggles to overcome some of the blackest
moments of his life.
In Volume 2, The Future Mrs. Darcy,
Elizabeth Bennet struggles to reign in her sister when the regiment comes to
visit Meryton. To her shock, she learns
that Lydia has endangered the reputation
of the entire family and it is up to her, with the help of her Aunt Gardiner’s
advice and Mr. Pierce, the local curate, to keep her family from social ruin.
When Mr. Darcy makes his first
appearance in Herdfordshire and his first meeting with Elizabeth goes quite agreeably.
But their budding relationship is challenged by the arrival of the cousin we
love to hate, Mr. Collins, avery differentversion of his usual self.
What is a young
woman to do? One handsome young man has all the goodness, while the other the
appearance of it. How is she to separate
the gentleman from the cad?
Collins has
everything, good manners, good looks and a good position. His wit and his humor
immediately attract Elizabeth’s attention. Though she likes Mr. Darcy, she is
certain that their differences in social standing doom any hope of a
relationship.
When Darcy arrives
in Meryton, the last thing on his mind is finding a wife. Meeting Elizabeth
Bennet changes all that, but his naturally reticent disposition stands in the
way of him winning her favor. When he discoveres that Collins’s motives are
less than honorable, he is forced to decide between his shyness and the only
woman he had even considered as the future Mrs. Darcy.
With the help of
Bingley, Fitzwilliam and his mentor, Mr. Bradley, Darcy must find a way to protect Elizabeth from a danger
she does not even know threatens her.
Author Bio:
Though Maria Grace
has been writing fiction since she was ten years old, those early efforts
happily reside in a file drawer and are unlikely to see the light of day again,
for which many are grateful.
She has one
husband, two graduate degrees and two black belts, three sons, four
undergraduate majors, five nieces, six cats, seven Regency-era fiction projects
and notes for eight more writing projects in progress. To round out the list,
she cooks for nine in order to accommodate the growing boys and usually makes
ten meals at a time so she only cooks twice a month.
She can be
contacted at:
email: author.MariaGrace@gmail.com.
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