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Spies of Our Acquaintance: A Pride & Prejudice Variation Kindle Edition
French spies in Meryton! Can the beloved characters of Pride and Prejudice “keep calm and carry on” when Napoleon’s war comes to their neighborhood?
After Mr. Darcy apologizes for insulting her at the Meryton Assembly, Elizabeth Bennet begins to see another side to the gentleman she has sworn to hate forever. As their acquaintance grows into friendship, Elizabeth finds herself intrigued by this man from Derbyshire.
Darcy, meanwhile, cannot stop thinking about Miss Elizabeth. After the nefarious Wickham appears in Meryton, Darcy resolves to warn her of the man’s previous offenses. Matters become more urgent when Wickham proves to be involved in espionage for the French!
When Darcy and Elizabeth are captured by a French spy, they must work together to find a means of escape. With reputations and hearts at risk, what consequences will result from their perilous adventure?
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 21, 2021
- File size272 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B09DBS8X8S
- Publisher : Meryton Press (August 21, 2021)
- Publication date : August 21, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 272 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 76 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #843,716 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #12,253 in Two-Hour Romance Short Reads
- #15,050 in Regency Historical Romance
- #18,808 in Regency Romances
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About the author

Brigid Huey lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. She dreams of living on a farm where she can raise as many chickens, ducks, and goats as she likes and write romance novels in an airy study overlooking the wildflowers.
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Customers find the book enjoyable and well-written. They describe it as a pleasant, quick retelling of Pride and Prejudice with several alterations. The writing quality is also appreciated, particularly the dialogue.
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Customers enjoy the book. They find it an entertaining read with a good pace. The nursing Jane character fits well with the story.
"...All contribute to a happy ending for the pair in this pleasant novella...." Read more
"...a whole lot of substance to this story but it was well written and interesting...." Read more
"This is a fast paced interesting story that kept me reading until I finished! I believe everyone will also enjoy it!" Read more
"...Do they resent this? Read and find out. I enjoyed this short story. I have read three other stories by this author and also enjoyed those." Read more
Customers enjoy the pacing of the book. They find it an enjoyable, quick Pride and Prejudice variation with Darcy making amends earlier in the book. The book also includes several alterations to the original story.
"There are several alterations to Pride and Prejudice in addition to Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy's unfortunate experience with a pair of French..." Read more
"This enjoyable quick pride and prejudice variation shows Darcy making amends earlier in the book, along with acknowledging his feelings for Elizabeth." Read more
"This was such a sweet retelling of Pride and Prejudice!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's writing quality. They find the story well-written, especially the dialogue.
"...The story is nicely written, particularly the dialogue...." Read more
"...n't say there was a whole lot of substance to this story but it was well written and interesting...." Read more
"I really enjoyed this book as it was well written and had a good level of detail in it...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021There are several alterations to Pride and Prejudice in addition to Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy's unfortunate experience with a pair of French spies. All contribute to a happy ending for the pair in this pleasant novella.
During Elizabeth's stay at Netherfield, Darcy makes it a point to apologize to her for his insulting comment at the Meryton assembly, which she gracefully accepts. This leads to more pleasant interactions between the two, though he still believes he can't seriously consider marrying her. She shares that her sister hides her feelings from others - something Darcy understands because he does the same - and this eases his concern that Bingley's admiration for Jane might be one-sided.
After seeing Elizabeth with Mr. Wickham in Meryton, Darcy feels compelled to warn her about his childhood friend - much earlier than in canon. This has the unfortunate effect of arousing Elizabeth's curiosity, which gets her into trouble. When Darcy's attempt to save her goes awry, they both find themselves captives of the aforementioned spies.
The story is nicely written, particularly the dialogue. Elizabeth shows her quick verbal wit in conversation - something described but often not demonstrated at all or as well in other JAFF. Ms. Huey does a great job developing the romantic chemistry between Elizabeth and Darcy as well as building dramatic tension when the two are trying to elude the villains. The plot moves at a brisk pace, as is appropriate for a novella.
I do think a little more depth regarding the spies' operation is needed, even if it's just communication from London or Colonel Fitzwilliam stating that more information is confidential and could not be shared. The total lack of curiosity about the spies' intended mission in Meryton doesn't seem credible.
Even though their story is far in the background here, Jane and Bingley's romance also feels a bit unfinished. When Darcy realizes Jane may truly care for his friend, he reflects on Bingley's ever-changing allegiance to his series of "angels" and hopes that Bingley will not hurt her in the end. Even a very brief exchange between Bingley and Darcy to reassure the latter of Bingley's serious intentions would clear this little hanging thread.
Overall, though, it's a quick, entertaining read.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2021I really enjoyed this book as it was well written and had a good level of detail in it. Elizabeth and Darcy seem to be drawn to one another in this story from the beginning. That Darcy apologizes for his remark at the Assembly while she is staying at Netherfield nursing Jane just feels right for this tale. I would enjoy reading more books by this author in the future.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023This enjoyable quick pride and prejudice variation shows Darcy making amends earlier in the book, along with acknowledging his feelings for Elizabeth.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2021With only 76 pages I can only blame some busyness for not finishing this sooner.
In this story Darcy not only apologizes to Elizabeth for his insult and attitude but also warns her about Wickham much earlier. However, Elizabeth, not wanting to just repeat his words as they might only be considered gossip decides to follow Denny and Wickham when she sees them in a serious discussion in town, hoping to collect reasons to condemn them to her acquaintances on what she overhears. However, they realize she is following and snatch her. Darcy just happens to see them and tries to rescue her.
Elizabeth is taken to an abandoned barn. Darcy is also overcome and then is tied up but Wickham convinces Denny that they don't need to tie Elizabeth up for as a lady she could not possibly escape from the hay loft in which they are kept. Wickham and Denny sleep below making escape down the ladder impossible.
However, Elizabeth's skills as a youngster climbing trees come into play and they escape...only to have Wickham and Denny very quickly following them. There is some angst here as they try to find ways to run in which they will not be seen as they attempt to reach Longbourn.
Early on we have learned from the Colonel that it is suspected that there are French spies in Meryton and the conversations between Wickham and Denny reveal that to be true. We don't learn exactly what kind of information they are collecting for the French, but the punishment for any type of treason is the gallows.
Both realize that being in the hay loft together over night and then running through the country side together unchaperoned mean that Elizabeth has been compromised and that they must marry. Do they resent this? Read and find out.
I enjoyed this short story. I have read three other stories by this author and also enjoyed those.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021I'd say this is lower in angst than I expected. As I don't handle angst all that well it's a good thing for me. Overall, I liked it and would read it from time to time.
If you're looking for the drama of true peril you may be disappointed. There are a few tense pages but most of the story is about Lizzy and Darcy learning to understand and love each other.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2023I can't say there was a whole lot of substance to this story but it was well written and interesting. I particularly liked the way Darcy was portrayed throughout the entire story. The time Lizzy spends at Netherfield is slightly altered and I liked it much better, particularly with most of it told from Darcy's POV. I understand what the author was trying to do with Wickham but it could have been expanded on to make it clearer. Most of the time I say the novella story line can easily be converted to a much more in- depth full story but this is one I feel fits the novella format extremely well.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2021This was such a sweet retelling of Pride and Prejudice! Yes, there is a scandal, and , yes, there was a kidnapping, but ODC were actually in unity through most of the story.
Top reviews from other countries
- MarieReviewed in Canada on August 23, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Novella
Another good novella for the Skirmish and Scandal series. Much is related in just 76 pages (according to my Kindle). I thought it was nicely written. I would have liked, however, to see a villain that got away captured in the end. That seemed unresolved to me.
- AquaViolaReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 21, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice quick story
What if Darcy apologised very early for his statement at the ball? What if Wickham was more than just a rotter? A quick read.
- Mrs. Jean E. RobinsonReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Spurs of our acquaintance
I liked the different viewpoint of whickham. He did not cause rumours to spread regarding Darcy. I liked the plot I would have liked Denny to have been apprehended.
- OctaviaReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet.
A very pleasant short story. Good grammar is also a bonus. It is nice to see a reasonable Elizabeth and Darcy.