Hello there! I'm really glad to open J. Marie Croft's Blog Tour for the release of her new humorous novella! Good luck to her and great success to her new book and, of course, good luck to all of you in the giveaway below. Don't forget to read and enjoy the excerpt before you try your luck!
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Excerpt
It’s the third evening following Darcy and Bingley’s
return to Hertfordshire,
and they’re attending another Meryton assembly in the
hopes of winning their hearts’ desires.
For Darcy, old habits die hard.
Already on tenterhooks and made increasingly impatient
while awaiting the Bennets’ arrival,
he has become a tad testy, to put it mildly.
Then, adding to his vexation,
each and every endeavour to ask Elizabeth to stand up
with him
is unintentionally foiled by others, including Sir
William Lucas.
Darcy’s thoughts are made public in this excerpt from
J. Marie Croft’s novella,
A Little Whimsical in His Civilities
Why is she not being slighted tonight, of all nights?
I understand her fondness for dancing, but does she not realise such activity
is a certain step towards falling in love? No more partners tonight, woman,
except me! Oh, that the fie-fickle fiends had all sprained their ankles whilst
climbing the rickety stairs to this rough-hewn room!
Did I mention I am in no humour at present to give
consequence to young men who dare ask Elizabeth to stand up with them? Nostrils
flaring and teeth gnashing, I have an urge to howl at the moon. But I am a
Darcy, and Darcys do not behave like dogs or wolves. I would like, however, to
unleash some of this beastly, pent-up frustration.
Obviously, my dogged hopes of winning Elizabeth’s
precious heart are not being entertained as planned. If only I had played my
cards right, I might be with her right now rather than with mad-bred Sir
William Lucas.
“Mr. Darcy, my apologies, sir, but I have just now
recollected your aversion to a certain amusement. With Miss Linville’s
exception, you have asked no young ladies to stand up with you this evening.
Your objection to dancing has not changed during the past year, I assume, so
may I encourage you to visit our card room? There are a number of tables set up
for the enjoyment of gentlemen such as yourself who do not wish to participate
in the dance, albeit the others are mostly older, infirm, or married gentlemen.
Nevertheless, I am sure they will welcome you and your money. We do not play
high here, and you shall risk only a few coins tonight.”
Deuce take him! I am not a savage. I must not wring
Sir William’s neck. I am supposed to put my best foot forward. I must not put
my foot up Sir William’s—never mind! I thank the man for his kind
consideration, but I decline the offer. What is a rousing game of cards
compared to having the privilege of watching Elizabeth dance with a prancing
profusion of pribbling, pox-marked pignuts?
Blurb
Told
entirely from Fitzwilliam Darcy’s point of view, J. Marie Croft’s humorous
novella, A Little Whimsical in His Civilities, spans one moonlit,
autumnal night upon the gentleman’s return to Hertfordshire in pursuit of
Elizabeth Bennet.
“We
take the turning which places us on Meryton’s main road, and—oh, gad! There it
is—the base-court building which passes for an assembly hall in this
godforsaken place. For me, the venue shall be either a heaven or a hell
tonight. My palms grow clammy, my gut churns, and I regret that second helping
of onion-laden vegetable pie forced on me before we left.”
Accompany
Darcy as he, intent on reversing the disastrous first impression he made there,
braves another Meryton assembly and seeks to win his heart’s desire.
Author Bio
J.
Marie Croft is
a self-proclaimed word nerd and adherent of Jane Austen’s quote “Let other pens
dwell on guilt and misery”. Her light-hearted novel, Love at First
Slight (Meryton Press, 2013), her humorous short story, Spyglasses
and Sunburns, in the Sun-Kissed: Effusions of Summer anthology
(Meryton Press, 2015), and her novella, A Little Whimsical in His
Civilities (Meryton Press, 2016) bear witness to Joanne’s
fondness for Pride and Prejudice, wordplay, and laughter.
Purchase A Little Whimsical in His Civilities by J. Marie Croft
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14 comments:
sounds like it will be a long evening for Darcy - I hope it is not made easy for him
love the story from Darcy's POV
Sounds like a good read.
Looks like it will be good ..... like your books USUALLY do!
I'm still chuckling over 'prancing profusion of pribbling, pox-marked pignuts'!
Can't get enough of tales from Darcy's POV. This sounds like so much fun!zz
Such a fun read! Thanks for sharing.
A great big THANK YOU, Maria, for beginning my novella's blog tour.
Thanks, also, to those leaving comments. Good luck in the giveaway!
And, by the way, Angi, I'm also rather fond of 'prancing profusion of pribbling, pox-marked pignuts'.
It sounds really interesting. Thanks for the giveaway.
Can't wait to read Darcy's second attempt at a Meryton assembly! Congrats on another new release!
How fabulous to get a good glimpse of what's going on in our beloved Darcy's head and heart!!
Love to see the story from Darcy's point of view!
I can just picture Darcy's thoughts. The excerpt has me smiling. I am eagerly anticipating reading this with a silly grin on my face.
Love a book from Darcy's pov. Sounds interesting.
Can't wait to read this from Darcy's POV.
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