Early sneak peek of “Threatened By Turns”

One of my favorite kinds of Jane Austen variations is when we have a story that follows all or part of the plot of the original story, except that there is something going on in the background that changes everything. From stories in which Elizabeth and Darcy are secretly married before they meet at the Meryton Assembly—giving Darcy’s initial insult all new meaning!—or stories in which Elizabeth is secretly wealthy or well-connected, these kinds of stories always intrigue me.

In my current WIP, ...