Darcy's Deception

A Pride & Prejudice Variation

By: Campbell Davies

Narrated by: Alyssa Rogge

Only the night before, she rejected him. Today, she is his intended wife.

Elizabeth Bennet proved he was no gentleman when she rejected his proposal. Darcy is now determined to flee Kent and hopefully not act like a lovelorn schoolboy the next he meets the lively Elizabeth. But when she loses her memory of his disastrous proposal and a bumbling relative believes them engaged, Darcy continues the charade with the plan to tell Elizabeth as soon as he can resolve on how to do so. And yet, she may be falling in love with him....

The very idea that she has accepted the cold, proud Darcy's proposal is absurd to Elizabeth. But why, oh why, did she? She can no longer remember what could have compelled her to accept him, but the changes she sees in him begin to touch her heart. He could be a true gentleman, after all. But when his deception is revealed, will it spell the end for them?

Darcy's Deception is a full-length sweet and clean romance novel that follows a stubborn, lovesick Darcy and a distrustful Elizabeth on their path to happily-ever-after.

©2018 Campbell Davies (P)2019 Campbell Davies

Lovely story

I loved it. Great JAFF. The only thing I did not like as much was the narrator’s pronunciation of some words. Sounded awkward, like cravaaaaat. And chaaaapters. But all in all it was good and I enjoyed it.

Ehhhh. Just okay.

So the idea was good. But the story was just way longer than it needed to be. It became so tedious that I had to fast forward through parts. Not a fan of the narrator. There were strange pauses, incorrect pronunciation, and annoying voice modulations.

Good

This was pretty good. It was funny to see how things might have been different had this happened. The narration was pretty some of the voices sounded like kids or the same but I understand there are a lot of characters in this story.

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I did not think the deception so bad

This pretty much kept my interest, but I thought Elizabeth was mean and unreasonable and Darcy was a much nicer person than she was. Darcy really should have left her alone. It is understandable under the circumstances that he would not tell her that she had turned down his first proposal, which she did not remember doing because she had hit her head on a rock.

Witty and breezy, excellent to relax with

The idea of Darcy, the character who said deception is abhorrent, getting sucked into a pleasing lie is a fascinating idea that must be carried out with skill. And Davies' writing rises to the occasion.

Mild spoilers, but I love some of the departures this took from the original. I love a variation where Lydia gets a happy end and washes her hands of Wickham. I enjoyed Elizabeth and Darcy having a courtship that took place completely outside of Pemberly's influence.

Additonally, the narrator was fantastic. Delightfully wry and witty, perfect to play Darcy and Elizabeth's contrasting voices.

I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.