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    To Conquer Mr. Darcy

    By Abigail Reynolds

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    A sexy Jane Austen re-imagining by author Abigail Reynolds

    What if…

    Instead of disappearing from Elizabeth Bennet's life after she refused his offer of marriage, Mr. Darcy had stayed and tried to change her mind?

    What if…

    Lizzy, as she gets to know Darcy, finds him undeniably attractive and her impulses win out over her sense of propriety?

    What if…

    Madly in love and mutually on fire, their passion anticipates their wedding?

    In To Conquer Mr. Darcy, instead of avoiding Elizabeth after his ill-fated marriage proposal, Mr. Darcy follows her back to Hertfordshire to prove to her he is a changed man and worthy of her love. And little by little, Elizabeth begins to find the man she thought she despised, irresistible…

    Celebrate the 80th birthday of Regency Romance with great books from Sourcebooks Casablanca!

    Praise for To Conquer Mr. Darcy:

    "Shows a different side of Darcy, a bold side unafraid of going after what he wants." —Hollywood Today

    "Sure to appeal to fans of lusty historical romance." —Library Journal

    "Abigail Reynolds sure knows how to steam up a page!" —A Readers Respite

    "If you always longed for Mr. Darcy to sweep Elizabeth off her feet, then this is your book!" —I Just Finished Reviews

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSourcebooks
    Release dateAug 1, 2010
    ISBN9781402256615
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    To Conquer Mr. Darcy
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    Abigail Reynolds

    Abigail Reynolds is a physician and a lifelong Jane Austen enthusiast. She began writing the Pride and Prejudice Variations series in 2001, and encouragement from fellow Austen fans convinced her to continue asking “What if…?” She lives with her husband and two teenage children in Madison, Wisconsin.

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    • 1/5
      I tried about fifty times to get into this book but I couldn't. This one is just not for me
    • 4/5
      This is one of my favorite books to pull out when I feel in need of a little Darcy/Elizabeth romance. Abigail Reynolds does an wonderful job bringing them to life, dragging the reader into Darcy's despair of ever winning Elizabeth's affections, and Elizabeth's denial that she will ever fall in love with Darcy. I love this story, though it took me a while to get back into the book at first. Recommended for those who love What If P&P stories.
    • 2/5
      Didn't stay on track and seemed like 4 stories. Continued on too long at points and had a bunch of light erotica that should have only been eluded to or shortened. At points I enjoyed it, then I would be bored or irritated then back to enjoying another direction to the story, then back to... falling asleep during the sex, just too much. It was good at points and bad in others and lasted too long in the end. An OK read.
    • 3/5
      I gotta say that of all the P&P riffs I've been reading lately, Abigail Reynolds is turning into a favorite. Her writing style is Austen-esque without the big, flashy, neon sign that says "Look at me! I write like Jane Austen!" I also like that each of her books characterizes Darcy and Elizabeth in slightly different ways, though the difference is much more pronounced with Darcy.In this P&P variation, after sulking for a few months after the Hunsford scene, Col. Fitzwilliam convinces Darcy to fight for Elizabeth and thus begins a wooing like no other.
    • 3/5
      Unfortunately this "variation" of Pride and Prejudice isn't very different from the original in terms of plot lines. For a modern reader who really wants steamy sex in the original Austen storyline, this fits the bill. But you trade sex for believable and interesting characters. Disappointing.
    • 3/5
      I have been wanting to read this book for some time, not just because I like all sorts of Jane Austen sequels and variations, but because I like the what if question. Also this book is more the To conquer Miss Bennet kind of book. Darcy is a force to be reckoned with.This book takes another route, after Lizzy has returned from that awful proposal Mr Darcy shows up with Mr Bingley. This time he will not take no for an answer and decided to court her, gain her friendship and all of her. And that he sure gets too. I am weird when it comes to HR sometimes, and I end up thinking "no one buys the cow if the milk is free". Here it worked, because in the end, who wouldn't be seduced by Mr Darcy. Stolen kisses, embraces and I am seduced by it all too. But I guess the point here is that he wants her, and he is not going to tire of her just because something happened. Mr Darcy is the true gentleman. if I wasn't already in love with him I would fall for him in this book. He makes an effort to be a better man, a man she deserves, he pursues her, makes her laugh, makes her want him. And all while I am delighted and grinning. Jane Austen would be shocked for sure.The romance is lovely to watch, she melts, and like I already wrote, Mr Darcy is worth reading this book for. I have never seen him like this, and I am loving it. We also meet Bingley and Jane of course and they get their HEA, and do not forgot Lydia's mistake. The book follows the general storyline and that is here too.But I did miss one thing, and it had to to with Lady de Burgh, but then again who needs her.Final thoughts: Sweet, and Mr Darcy is quite the seducer.
    • 4/5
      It has to be said from the outset that Impulse & Initiative is not an Austen sequel. Rather, it is an Austen variation. Allow me to explain the difference: an Austen sequel continues beyond Austen's end to a novel; a variation re-tells the novel, playing the "what if?" game.Impulse & Initiative is a retelling of Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice. This time, though, what if Mr Darcy had not retreated after Elizabeth Bennet refused his first proposal of marriage and instead followed her to Longbourn to pursue her affections? I mean really pursue. And what if Elizabeth capitualated in a most 2008 manner? Yowza.Now I'll admit that I haven't read a true romance-genre novel since I was a teenager and the forbiddeness of it led me to purchase about 50 of them from a local used bookstore and read them in the family treehouse. (Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series notwithstanding, but I classify that as historical fiction to retain my dignity.) I'll just say this: Abigail Reynolds sure knows how to steam up a page! Think Jane Austen writes a bodice-ripper.The result? Surprisingly fun and a tad eye-popping racy. I say surprisingly because one of the endearing traits of Ms. Austen's stories is the return to a time when morals and values defined your place in society. I was prepared to dislike any storyline that messed with that basic principle. In reality, and perhaps indicative of the times we live in today, I couldn't put the book down. The style and wit of Ms. Austen are compellingly replicated and the dichotomy of the early 19th-century eloquence with 21st-century romance is spellbinding. Kudos to Ms. Reynolds!
    • 4/5
      This book, which the author calls a Pride and Prejudice variation, is an imagining of what might have happened if Mr. Darcy had decided not to take no for an answer. Instead, he decides to pursue Elizabeth Bennet, prove to her that he can change, and convince her to marry him.I found this format to be particularly effective for a re-imagining of Pride and Prejudice, which happens to be one of my favorite books. The story offers all of the familiar characters and places from the books, but puts them in a different context. This has the dual benefit of bringing a beloved story to life without stepping too much on its toes.I had a lot of fun reading this book, since it was both new and comfortable at the same time. It's not Jane Austen, but nothing other than the original is. Instead, it's a way of looking at a favorite, and a classic, with fresh eyes and a smile in your heart, and hopefully inspiring you to pick up the original for another read. I had enough fun that I plan on reading other of Abigail Reynolds' variations, and anticipate having a good time doing it!
    • 5/5
      AKA: Impulse and Initiative
      I really enjoyed this book and felt that the characters were well developed and that this book did a really good job of displaying both an emotional and physical attraction between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.
    • 2/5
      I debated just putting this book down and not finishing it many times while reading this. Why didn't I? Probably because nothing truly eye rolling popped up to make me say effe it. But it was close. And it all started around page 28 when I encountered this: She fiercely renewed her attention to her needlework, with the unsurprising result that her needle promptly found its way into her finger. With a muffled exclamation of pain and embarrassment, she raised the injured finger to her lips, completely unaware of the effect that this simple gesture would have on Darcy. My eyes roll each time I read this. Anyway, I chose to ignore the idiocy and continue reading though perhaps I should not have because this eventually devolved into a bodice ripper. (Seriously, he rips her dress of at one point. No joke.)

      Honestly, I like the idea of the book and the writing style was nice and decently Austen-y. But I would have greatly preferred that this keep with the tone of the original P&P and everything stay G-rated. Not because I am a prude but, in my world, I read Jane Austen when I am in the mood for sweet and innocent love stories. Because not everything needs (lots of) sex to be enjoyable. I have other books when I'm in the mood for that.
    • 2/5
      After sulking around London for several months after his rejection be Elizabeth Bennet, Colonel Fitzwilliam persuades Darcy to try again. So after confessing to Bingley his part in the separation of him and Jane Bennet they go back to Netherfield, with Georgiana Darcy.
      Not interesting enough for me, and too much 'mature content' to be bored with.
    • 5/5
      Love this adaption to the P&P novels. Love the devotion between Darcy and Elizabeth. Great book!!!
    • 1/5
      Simply horrible book!!! Suits me right for being tempted to read such trash! KEEP OUT!!!
    • 4/5
      From My Blog...Previously released as Impulse & Initiative, To Conquer Mr. Darcy by Abigail Reynolds is a look at what would have happened if Jane Austen had chosen a different path with Pride & Prejudice. Abigail Reynolds chooses to write her version asking the question: What would happen if Mr. Darcy did not accept Elizabeth’s first rejection of marriage? In this Pemberley Variations series of Reynolds, To Conquer Mr. Darcy, while well researched and smooth flowing, the innocence of Pride & Prejudice is lost and turns into a historical romance novel in its own right. Reynolds’ novel is fast-paced with an intense relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth, which takes away, for me, the heart-warming event that turns Elizabeth towards Mr. Darcy. For anyone looking at what might have occurred had Austen chosen to write Pride & Prejudice differently, Reynolds has done so brilliantly in To Conquer Mr. Darcy.