Mr. Darcy's Bite - $2.99 on Nook and Kindle

It’s October! Halloween is just around the corner. To celebrate the arrival of fall, Sourcebooks has reduced the price of the e-book for Mr. Darcy’s Bite to $2.99 (regularly $9.68). This is a savings of $6.69!
Mr. Darcy’s Bite is one of my favorite books. It is not your usual werewolf story (and definitely not your usual D&E story), but a tale of love and acceptance. I have gotten some good reviews for the novel, but one of my favorites is from my hometown newspaper, The Newark Start Ledger:
This book is written with enough originality, whimsy and respect for Jane Austen’s style to make it stand out in the crowded field of Austen genre mash-ups. Simonsen revisits Darcy and Elizabeth’s tempestuous courtship and provides an explanation for Darcy’s erratic behavior: He’s a werewolf. Bitten on a childhood sojourn in Europe, Darcy has guarded his secret: He transforms at the full moon.
Because Simonsen carefully imagines how a werewolf nobleman would adapt to society and how that would play out with Austen’s characters, the story works as earnest rather than camp. After Darcy reveals his nature to Elizabeth, she must decide whether she still loves him. Simonsen’s characterizations are faithful to Austen, but engagingly playful with the possibilities of a werewolf double-life. His werewolf nature connects Darcy to the passions of the natural world, letting Simonsen ratchet up the couple’s romance. The classic love story between Elizabeth and Darcy holds firm, even if things do get a little hairy once a month.
I’m so pleased by Sourcebooks’ promotion that I am going to write a series of vignettes that tie-in with Mr. Darcy's Bite. The first is in the post below. Enjoy!

If you haven’t read Mr. Darcy’s Bite , now is the time. It is available on Amazon and Nook.
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Published on October 01, 2013 08:55
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