By: Sara Angelini
A 21st Century Pride & Prejudice
Genre: Jane Austen | Romance
Sourcebooks Landmark
October 1, 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
Featuring: Elizabeth Bennett; Judge Fitzwilliam Darcy
352 pages
ISBN: 140222110X
EAN: 9781402221101
Paperback
Book Summary
A sexy, bold adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that re-paints favorite characters in twenty-first century colors
Judge Fitzwilliam Darcy, a legal expert on both sides of the Atlantic, is ready to hang up his black robe and return to the life of a country gentleman—until he meets Elizabeth Bennet, a fresh-faced attorney with a hectic schedule and no time for the sexy but haughty judge.
Tempers and sparks fly in Judge Darcy's courtroom— and outside, in a series of chance encounters that give each of them pause—as the two match wits and try to fight their overwhelming attraction. When they meet up in England at an international law conference, they embark on a hot, heavy affair. Back in the States, though, ethical considerations intrude, and each is subjected to a torturous period of soul-searching before they can find their way back to each other...