Dangerous Alliance: An Austentacious Romance
1817. Bookish Lady Victoria Aston’s perfect life comes to an end when her parents announce she must save her family from certain ruin by marrying. Her sister is being threatened, and her parents cannot afford to run the estate that has been her home for her entire life. As she enters society for her season, Vicky does not despair, for she is forewarned and forearmed with the wisdom of her favorite author, Jane Austen. Knowing what lies between the covers of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma and Mansfield Park provides a young woman with the finest insight one can obtain. Or does it?
Unfortunately, Miss Austen fails to provide remedies for Vicky’s specific circumstances, especially since her neighbor, Tom Sherborne, the new Earl of Halworth, has returned to the adjacent estate. Once her best friend, Vicky is still smarting from Tom’s desertion without a word five years prior. Rather than reconnect with him, she opts to seek a worthy husband in London.
After five years of exile, Tom Sherborne is finally home. Rescuing Vicky from an attack by a masked man has complicated his plans. The more he avoids her, the more often he is drawn to her, like iron filings to a magnet. Will he ever be able to explain his past errors to Vicky? Is this all Fate or bad luck? Only time—and Miss Austen—will tell.
Dangerous Alliance boasts a cast of interesting characters, unexpected plotlines and wonderful quotes from Jane Austen’s novels as chapter headings. Recommended.
