Linda Wells

I loved this Darcy and Elizabeth - both so vulnerable and open with each other from the start. Remarkable for Darcy given his back story. And koodoos to a Bingley with a spine and (gasp) perceptive! The miscommunication/misunderstandings for ODC here at the start for once is not for lack of communication skills or being guarded. But we get past that soon enough and it's ODC vs the world. I just loved this book. I have read it quite a few times (more that noted here) and skimmed it some more.

mperative by Linda Wells in the first volume in a re-telling of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Brace yourself. This volume is over 700 pages. If big books intimidate you, don't worry. The author does an excellent job in making the pages fly by. It honestly did not feel like I was reading a 791 page book.
In this story, Well shakes things up a bit, by changing some major elements in the story. One of the hardest things in reading a variation of Pride and Prejudice is that I come to it show more with preconceived notions of the characters. Mr. Bennett has always been a favorite character of mine. In Imperative, the author made him selfish and foolish. It took me a great many pages to let go of my previous notions, and embrace this new Mr. Bennett. Once I did that, I enjoyed the story so much more.
There are a great many differences in this book when compared to the original P&P. For starters, the original characters such as Mr. Bennett, take on new characteristics. They are the same, yet different. Mr. Darcy is the same prideful man, but at times he's a bit arrogant and others he has a much softer side. I like that the author gave the characters more dimensions than the original story provided. Wells also introduces us to some new characters that definitely add much to this story.
The story is also very different than the original P&P. In this book, Darcy did not arrive in time to save his sister from Wickham.. In order to save Georgina's reputation, Darcy compromises Elizabeth (with a chaste kiss), and they are forced to marry. Darcy and Elizabeth must learn not only to live together, but to trust each other. Elizabeth is thrown into the role of Mrs. Darcy, and has to learn to navigate it among all the social sharks of society. As always, I love reading the journey of Darcy and Elizabeth falling in love, and the bumpy road getting there. There are some steamy romance scenes in this book as well. However this is just the beginning. Imperative is a book full of intrigues. There are several story lines going on at the same time. This may sound confusing, but it's not. It makes for an interesting story.
Overall, if you're a Jane Austen junkie like me, you'll like this book. It's a well-written new twist on Pride and Prejudice. Now I'm off to dive into the second volume of Imperative. Can't wait to see where this one leads!

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Interesante, explícito y profundo
Chance encounters por Linda Wells

Wells es hábil extrayendo los pensamientos de sus propios personajes para contextualizar mejor sus caracteres. Un argumento interesante y con muchos matices con la introducción de los nuevos personajes.
Disfruté mucho de la trama y el cambio que sufrió del original, aunque parece que se distancia del original con algunos personajes, la autora los redibuja y es interesante esos giros que introduce no solo con los personajes show more nuevos sino con el cambio de carácter que le da otros como el señor Bennet.
Los momentos de sexo explícito son numerosos y algunos inconsistentes, pero en su mayoría son descripciones creativas.
Esta autora no te deja indiferente con su narrativa, da la sensación que falta un trabajo de depuración pero sigues leyendo y encuentras sentido a lo que anteriormente se hubiera descartado y terminas disfrutando de la historia.
Wells te lleva a lo profundo de las relaciones humanas, su crecimiento haciéndose más intenso o deteriorándose ante los errores de los personajes.
Recomiendo este libro, no os dejará indiferente.

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I enjoy mysteries, and the blending of the romantic and mystery aspects of the story worked very well.
The small town Florida setting was an appealing backdrop for the well-developed characters to tell the story. I particularly liked the well executed "who-done-it" elements and the unexpected direction of the story. The combination of the romance and suspense is solid, engaging, believable and balanced.

Overall, a first-class romantic thriller with a great twist at the end that I never saw coming.