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River of Dreams: A Pride & Prejudice Variation (Dreaming of Darcy) Kindle Edition

by J. Dawn King (Author), Christina Boyd (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 889 ratings
Against expectations. Against reason. Against all odds.

This is a stand-alone story that does not require reading book one in the series.

Fitzwilliam Darcy carries the weight of the past, the present, and the future on his broad shoulders. Driven by his family’s expectations, he slights the one person who could bring him joy.

Elizabeth Bennet is an independent spirit trapped by the constraints of society and the poor decisions of others. Unexpectedly, she gets a glimpse into the heart of a man who insulted her. Instead of arrogance and pride, she sees honor.

When their lives are endangered, can they work together to save each other? Will Darcy be her salvation? Can Elizabeth’s love melt the ice surrounding his heart?

River of Dreams is a sweet and dramatic, enemy to lovers Regency variation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice that is appropriate for all readers.
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  5. Publication date
    April 10, 2023
  6. Reading age
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Girl with dark hair gazing at a river One of Classic Literature's Greatest leading men
Girl with meets the lady of his dreams
girl with words in an epic journey to love

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BZTPM3S8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quiet Mountain Press LLC
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 790 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 242 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Dreaming of Darcy
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 - 18 years
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 889 ratings

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J Dawn King

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Joy Dawn King, who also writes Mr. Darcy/Elizabeth stories as Christie Capps, fell in love with Jane Austen's writings in 2012 and discovered the world of fan fiction shortly after. Intrigued by the many possibilities, she began developing her own story for Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.

At the time she wrote her first novel, "A Father's Sins", she was living high in the Andes Mountains of South America. Joy loved to take an occasional break from the Latin culture and bury herself in reading English literature about her favorite English characters. Joy, and her husband of 37 years, lived next door to their only child, Jennifer, her husband, and twin grandchildren and is a native Oregonian.

In late 2014 the Kings relocated to Oregon where other stories popped into her head. She is typing as fast as she can to keep up.

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Customers find this book to be a charming tale with a great plot line and exciting moments throughout. The writing is well-executed, and customers love how the characters develop. They appreciate the adorable content and consider it a great read.

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18 customers mention "Storyline"18 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of this Pride & Prejudice variation, describing it as a charming tale with a great plot line and adventure elements, with one customer highlighting the enchanting love story between Elizabeth and Darcy.

"...falls for each other even at so short a time with endearing and sweet exchanges, how the author makes use of geography and historical circumstances..." Read more

"An adventure filled and emotionally charged variation inspired by Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by J. Dawn King...." Read more

"...Five-year-old twins lend both comic relief and drama to the story. I loved them and their search for a dog of their own...." Read more

"While the theme was enjoyable, and I enjoyed the interactions with the twins and the flow of the story was fine, I had several issues with the plot...." Read more

15 customers mention "Readability"15 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a great read with a good story, and one customer notes it is a low angst read.

"A worthwhile read, this will definitely appeal to all P&P fans who love alluring variations which depict Elizabeth Bennet as one who is not only kind..." Read more

"...Low angst read, with a great plot line, Darcy meets Elizabeth Bennet at the age of 14 and she is just seven and determined to pilot a raft down the..." Read more

"...A fantastic book." Read more

"...Thank you Joy King for hours of pure enjoyment!" Read more

10 customers mention "Fun"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun and exciting, with several noting it's a refreshing variation of Pride and Prejudice. One customer describes it as an enjoyable escape from the mundane, while another mentions it's filled with great things.

"...read, this will definitely appeal to all P&P fans who love alluring variations which depict Elizabeth Bennet as one who is not only kind,..." Read more

"...Her books are always an enjoyable escape from the mundane." Read more

"This book was such a good bit of fun. I feel like it was a river rafting trip...." Read more

"...Ms. King takes us on an exciting ride on this river of dreams...." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers love how the characters develop in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating the portrayal of Darcy as a genuine hero.

"...But their story is only beginning. I loved the characters as they develop and the twins were just so cute...." Read more

"...The new characters are wonderful. The story original. I’m not going to spoil the story for anyone here...." Read more

"...ODC arrive at their HEA with their innate honour and character intact despite the especially villainous Lord Matlock...." Read more

"...Well written (& edited) twists & turns in the storyline with well defined characters...." Read more

6 customers mention "Writing quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, noting it is well written and edited.

"...This is definitely one of this author’s well-written and thought-out stories that won’t fail to impress." Read more

"...Not only is it an excellent story, it is well edited also making it a pleasure to read and enjoy." Read more

"An enchanting love story of Elizabeth & Darcy. Well written (& edited) twists & turns in the storyline with well defined characters...." Read more

"Well written, well edited, and great storyline! Who doesn't love a heroic Darcy who gets saved himself?..." Read more

4 customers mention "Adorable content"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book adorable, with one mentioning the adorable children in the story.

"...She was adorable, and he was duly impressed. But when they meet again as young adults, Darcy finds her tolerable and she finds him a brute!..." Read more

"...I couldn’t put it down. The opening is bittersweet but adorable when we meet a 7yr old Elizabeth and a 13yr old Darcy...." Read more

"...There were missed steps along the way and 2 adorable children . One of the best books I’ve read!!" Read more

"A lovely, emotional read..." Read more

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  • wosedwew
    5.0 out of 5 stars I would love to live like a river flows, carried by the surprise of its own unfolding. ~J. O’Donohue
    Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2023
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    “Keep away from the water.”
    “Do not get close to the water!”

    These admonitions were drilled into Fitzwilliam Darcy’s consciousness after his mother drowned when he was a young boy.

    Time and again, the nearness of water spelled disaster for the Darcy family.

    Why, then, does the prologue of “River of Dreams” show Darcy leaping into a flood to save Elizabeth Bennet and two young children?

    You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft. ~ Mark Twain

    Years before that scene, 13-year-old Fitzwilliam and his baby sister were brought to Meryton in Hertfordshire by their domineering father. The children were left with servants while the elder Mr. Darcy paid a visit to someone in the village.

    Fitzwilliam explores the area and spies the beginning of a not-so-lengthy voyage: “Heave ho!” A sprite of a girl with dark braided hair and sparkling eyes stood at the bow of a dubious-looking raft. Two older boys manned the oars while another attempted to tie a cloth to a pole fastened to the middle of the deck. The girl peered into the distance, her hand shading her eyes from the sun before looking toward the riverbank.

    The girl has big plans: Pizarro’s buried treasure! How will she reach South America? How can she navigate the Amazon?

    Easy: The girl glanced at him like he was a simpleton. “I have a map.”

    Here is our introduction to the mystery at the center of this story. Maps — ancient maps!

    Who hears the rippling of rivers will not utterly despair of anything. ~ Henry David Thoreau

    The first hints of the despair invading the Bennet family are small and quiet: the local merchants refuse to extend the family credit. How can the Bennets be approaching bankruptcy when the land still yields a good income?

    A dam on the Bennet land threatens to overflow, creating danger to nearby farmsteads. Why does Mr. Bennet refuse to work with Darcy to make repairs before the dam breaks?

    Even though Mr. Bennet appears irresponsible, he is not the story’s villain. A sinister nobleman lies at the heart of the antiquities mystery.

    Five-year-old twins lend both comic relief and drama to the story. I loved them and their search for a dog of their own.

    Oh, and it’s not a spoiler to reveal we will have a Darcy and Elizabeth HEA!

    Do not love someone like flowers because flowers die when the season changes. Love someone like a river because a river flows forever. ~ Author Unknown

    I received a free copy of this book from the author. I am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Jean S.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed this P&P variation so much!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023
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    This was a sweet variation of Pride and Prejudice, where Elizabeth first met Darcy when she was seven and he was thirteen. She was adorable, and he was duly impressed. But when they meet again as young adults, Darcy finds her tolerable and she finds him a brute! But their story is only beginning.

    I loved the characters as they develop and the twins were just so cute. Most of the book centered around Darcy and Elizabeth, which made for an excellent love story.
    I did take off a star for plotting issues. Though some were puzzling, it did not detract from the main storyline.

    Just as Field of Dreams, by the same author, I highly recommend reading this sweet, clean romance.
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  • Maria Isabel Escarda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet heartwarming variation
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2023
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    A worthwhile read, this will definitely appeal to all P&P fans who love alluring variations which depict Elizabeth Bennet as one who is not only kind, intelligent and courageous but also a go-getter, one who doesn’t wait for others to dictate her fate and find solutions to problems that affect herself and her family, and yet aware and accepting enough of her status/position in life. It is easy enough to think how the seemingly fastidious Fitzwilliam Darcy fell hard for her. This reader also love the way Mr. Darcy is depicted here. Although he may seem so full of himself at the beginning, the story dwells on how he reached to that point and how he works to better himself, enough to win the affection and heart of Elizabeth Bennet.

    What make this story remarkable are: how both the leads slowly but surely falls for each other even at so short a time with endearing and sweet exchanges, how the author makes use of geography and historical circumstances and events that brings about the inevitable conclusion of the beloved couple, and how secondary characters of Canon are given a more sinister and/or negative characterizations.

    One can’t help but fall in love with and swoon to Elizabeth Bennet’s and Mr. Darcy’s journey to love as they travail the waters that endanger their lives and limbs and that of others dependent upon them.

    This is definitely one of this author’s well-written and thought-out stories that won’t fail to impress.
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  • MargaRez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Starker Roman
    Reviewed in Germany on April 16, 2023
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    Raffiniert gestaltet! Vor allem die Wasser-Szenen haben mich sehr beeindruckt! Ich vermute, dass die Verfasserin beim Paddeln auf einem Wildwasser-Fluss gekentert sein muss und sie in dieser Erzählung ihr Horror-Erlebnis gestaltet. Die Liebesgeschichte ist geschickt verknüpft mit einem Krimi um Kunst-Fälschungen - wirklich gut gemacht!
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  • Faye
    3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been better
    Reviewed in India on April 25, 2023
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    Field of Dreams is one of my favorite books, so I expected the same with this one. Alas, it was not to be! I liked the twins and a contemplative Darcy, but the story went from a steady pace to a rushed end. Not only that, it felt like there was too many plots.

    I wish the story was plotted out better!
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  • GORDON Steadman
    3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good
    Reviewed in France on February 25, 2024
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    Access to the king was a bit far fetched but overall a good enough read to rate the three stars.

    The story itself was interesting and not just the usual retelling of the original tale.
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  • Elster
    1.0 out of 5 stars I did not like it.
    Reviewed in France on April 14, 2023
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    This variation felt like the author did not believe in her own story. The writing felt rushed and the plot shallow. Not believable. The second half of the book is the worst. We hit the bottom in my opinion with the scene involving the Prince Regent. Mrs King variations are usually better, but this one apparently appealed to many readers so.. you should probably read it to make your own mind!
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  • AquaViola
    4.0 out of 5 stars A new villain
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 29, 2025
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    Mr Darcy makes himself less visible at the start, but our couple then remind each other that they have seen each other when they were children. However, there is a new villain, draining money from the Bennets - and then the river takes a sharp turn. The story drags on for a while in the middle, and the ending is too quick. However, a nice story.
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