Unleashing Mr. Darcy

by Teri Wilson

'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman teetering on the verge of thirty must be in want of a husband'

Not true for Manhattanite Elizabeth Scott. Instead of planning a walk down the aisle, she's crossing the pond with the only companion she needs - her darling dog, Bliss. Caring for a pack of show dogs in England seems the perfect distraction from the scandal that ruined her teaching career, and her reputation, in New York.

What she doesn't count on is an unstoppable attraction to billionaire dog breeder Donovan Darcy. The London tycoon's a little bit arrogant, a whole lot sexy...and the chemistry between them is disarming. When passion is finally unleashed, might Elizabeth hope to take home more than a blue ribbon?

Praise for Teri Wilson

"Wilson's enchanting debut mixes dollops of Jane Austen into a modern fairy tale shaped by the British mania for dogs and dog shows." - Booklist

• ISBN10: 1410468127
• ISBN13: 9781410468123
• Publish Date: 9 May 2014 (first published 31 December 2013)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 9 July 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Large Print Press
• Edition: Large type / large print edition
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 503
• Language: English

Reviews

[bumblingbookworm]

This review was originally posted on The Bumbling Bookworm

Actual Rating: 3.5 stars

This is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, which I bought purely for that reason.  I'd never heard of it when I purchased it, and still haven't heard anyone talk about it.  I quite enjoyed it, particularly because it wasn't slavish to the original.  It was more that it was inspired by Pride and Prejudice and took bits and pieces from it, but it didn't lift all of the plot points or characters into modern times.  I also enjoyed that we got to see the story from both Elizabeth and Darcy's respective perspectives'.

What I didn't enjoy so much was the instalove - this story takes place over the course of 4 weeks, and it was just too much too soon in terms of the romance between the characters.  Also, at times I recognised some of the dialogue as being straight from Pride and Prejudice, and this was pretty jarring as it didn't fit the manner of speaking in today's day and age.  Overall, however, I quite enjoyed it - 3.5 stars.
Check out the rest of my review here!

[Linda]

*I received a free ARC of Unleashing Mr. Darcy from Harlequin via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review*

Refreshing, humorous, and with a dashing, über-British Donovan Darcy, as well as all-American and sweet Elizabeth Scott.

This and all my other reviews are originally posted on my blog (un)Conventional Bookviews