Snowbound at Hartfield A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel Sweet Tea Stories Book 2 edition by Maria Grace Romance eBooks
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Colonel Fitzwilliam should have been happy facing retirement. No more Napoleon, no more tromping the Continent, and his distant cousin had unexpectedly left him an estate. What was more, two of his favorite people, Darcy and Elizabeth, were travelling with him to visit his new home.
But the colonel wasn’t happy, not when he was forced to watch Darcy exchanging enamored glances with his wife. No, he wanted to pitch his cousin out the window. It didn’t help when Darcy kept lecturing him on the joys of wedded life— as if women like Elizabeth Darcy grew on every tree.
Then the snow started.
Now they were stranded at the home of George and Emma Knightley, another intolerable, blissfully wedded couple who wanted nothing more than to see his bachelor days come to an end. Thank heavens they never thought of matching him with the proud spinster who had also been caught in the storm. That would have been utterly intolerable.
Or would it?
A Jane Austen-inspired sweet Regency romance.
Snowbound at Hartfield A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel Sweet Tea Stories Book 2 edition by Maria Grace Romance eBooks
This is a lovely Jane Austen crossover sequel: we get to see Darcy and Elizabeth as well as Mr. Knightley and Emma about a year after their marriage, as well as secondary characters from both novels and from Persuasion. The protagonists are Colonel Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Elliot, the former having inherited an estate and considering settling down as a country gentleman, the latter trying to cope with being on the shelf after the double betrayal of William Walter Elliot. As the large company of travelling Jane Austen characters end up ensconced with the Knightleys and Mr. Woodhouse, forced to spend time together because of a snow storm, the Colonel starts an unconventional courtship of Elizabeth Elliot who might be a suitable wife for him and mistress for his estate. They both first intend a marriage of convenience, but will Elizabeth Elliot be able to live within the modest means of the Colonel, and cope with the PTSD the traumas of war left our hero with? Dare he expose his affliction to her? And on Elizabeth's part, does she have enough incentive for the gentleman to court her, to see her apart from her insufferable father, for him to choose a woman openly scorned for being jilted and a spinster, with a questionable dowry?This is indeed a sweet story, in which we see known characters from a novel angle through the eyes of other Jane Austen characters, and we find surprising depth in Elizabeth Elliot, who after some self-examination accepts her faults and chooses better principles to guide her decisions. Very cute and humorous scenes round this story out, an enjoyable regency romance, a comfortable, cozy time spent in Jane Austen's world.
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Snowbound at Hartfield A Sweet Tea Novella; Pride and Prejudice sequel Sweet Tea Stories Book 2 edition by Maria Grace Romance eBooks Reviews
Elizabeth Elliot has depth - seriously! If you ever wondered what happened inside Miss Elliot's mind, here is the story for you. This novella is a beautifully written portrayal of a woman whose status as "on the shelf" and a jilt has fundamentally changed how she views the world. Miss Elliot CAN practice economy, she knows that seeing and being seen is not enough, having to retrench has also changed her. How do we know this? Because we feel her shame, embarrassment, loneliness and longing. We feel her heart when she simply wonders to herself whether the love Wentworth feels for Anne is what was the making of her. She wants someone to be the making of her, and she wants to be the making of another. Can Colonel Fitzwilliam be that man?
Fitzwilliam has his own demons, and he is afraid he will never be rid of them. He is quite literally drowning on dry land. He needs a lifeline. Can Elizabeth Elliot be that lifeline? He thinks she can.
Maria Grace paints pictures. She is perhaps my favorite author because of these sweeping landscapes of emotion that she paints. For me, the most poignant picture in the entire book is a fleeting thought Elizabeth has, but it quite literally leapt off the page for me - "They must invite Anne and Wentworth to stay soon. The two men were so similar. They would relish each other's company." Anne and Elizabeth need each other, and maybe, just maybe, Elizabeth finally realizes her own worth, for it appears that she recognized that of her sister for some time.
Read this, as soon as you may. Austen cross-overs may be my new favorite obsession. And Maria Grace, thank you ma'am may we have another!
This was a lovely story, one that I'd not mind seeing more of in the future.
I just love Maria Grace's creativity. In this novella, she takes Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. and Mrs. (Elizabeth) Darcy from Pride and Prejudice, and then she takes Miss Elizabeth Elliot and Sir Walter Elliot from Persuasion, and she strands all of them in the middle of a snowstorm at the same inn, but there are no rooms available.
Fortunately, Mr. George Knightley, a friend of Mr. Darcy from Cambridge, happens to be there, and he generously invites both parties to stay at Hartfield, which is close by. Thus, they all enter into the world of Emma. At first, due to the raging blizzard, that only involves interactions with Mr. Knightley, his wife (Emma) and father-in-law (Mr. Woodhouse). However, by the end of the story, various neighborhood characters have been present with all their endearing and annoying qualities in full display, especially Mrs. Elton.
The point of view, very effectively, shifts back and forth between that of Colonel Fitzwilliam and that of Elizabeth Elliot. To minimize the confusion that would invariably result from having two characters named "Elizabeth," Mrs. Darcy becomes "Liza," which takes a little getting used to!
Miss Elliot has had to face up to the consequences of her haughtiness during the events of Persuasion. At age 30, with both her younger sisters married, she is feeling decidedly on the shelf and in grave danger of remaining a spinster. Elizabeth recognizes that the elitist sensibilities she always shared with her father have created their current difficulties. Sir Walter now sounds as ridiculous to her as he does to almost everyone else. (Certainly Mr. Bennet derives a lot of enjoyment from baiting him.) Surrounded as she is by the happily married Knightleys and Darcys as well as thoughts of her sister Anne and husband Captain Wentworth, Elizabeth fights against feelings of jealousy.
Colonel Fitzwilliam shares Elizabeth's pangs of envy as he observes all the irritating domestic felicity. He doubts that he will ever find such happiness because he bears both physical and, more disturbingly, emotional scars from his wartime experiences.
Reading the reactions and thoughts of these two damaged individuals is interesting, making them easy to understand and relate to. Elizabeth may seem oversensitive, but she is still smarting from Mrs. Clay's betrayal over William Elliot, with whom Elizabeth expected to be married by now. Meanwhile, even though he's pleased to be taking over his own estate, Fitzwilliam is overwhelmed contemplating these new responsibilities, and his instinctive response to certain stimuli continues to sap his male ego.
The premise is developed beautifully with various surprising plot twists, including Sir Walter's plans and their results. Characters are true to canon except Elizabeth Elliot, who is given convincing motivation for the changes in her personality. Ms. Grace's writing, as always, is of the highest quality. There's believable dialogue and reactions, delightful moments of humor, and sweet romance. What more could you ask?
This is a lovely Jane Austen crossover sequel we get to see Darcy and Elizabeth as well as Mr. Knightley and Emma about a year after their marriage, as well as secondary characters from both novels and from Persuasion. The protagonists are Colonel Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Elliot, the former having inherited an estate and considering settling down as a country gentleman, the latter trying to cope with being on the shelf after the double betrayal of William Walter Elliot. As the large company of travelling Jane Austen characters end up ensconced with the Knightleys and Mr. Woodhouse, forced to spend time together because of a snow storm, the Colonel starts an unconventional courtship of Elizabeth Elliot who might be a suitable wife for him and mistress for his estate. They both first intend a marriage of convenience, but will Elizabeth Elliot be able to live within the modest means of the Colonel, and cope with the PTSD the traumas of war left our hero with? Dare he expose his affliction to her? And on Elizabeth's part, does she have enough incentive for the gentleman to court her, to see her apart from her insufferable father, for him to choose a woman openly scorned for being jilted and a spinster, with a questionable dowry?
This is indeed a sweet story, in which we see known characters from a novel angle through the eyes of other Jane Austen characters, and we find surprising depth in Elizabeth Elliot, who after some self-examination accepts her faults and chooses better principles to guide her decisions. Very cute and humorous scenes round this story out, an enjoyable regency romance, a comfortable, cozy time spent in Jane Austen's world.
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