Unleashing Mr Darcy

by Teri Wilson

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman approaching thirty must be in want of a husband…

Not Elizabeth Scott. Instead of planning a walk down the aisle, she’s leaving New York behind for an adventure in London with the only companion she needs – her dog, Bliss. A new job caring for a pack of show dogs should be just the thing to take her mind off the scandal that ruined her teaching career –and her reputation.
She’s certainly not interested in dealing with men like the condescending Donovan Darcy, no matter how gorgeous he is! But a nearly thirty-something New Yorker seduced by country mansions and glittering London parties can only resist so much! So when a proposal does come along, will she say yes…?

• ISBN13: 9781848450691
• Publish Date: 4 April 2014 (first published 31 December 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Mira
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: http://harpercollins.co.uk

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.
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[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