Vengeance is Mine - A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Rosemary
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride & Prejudice variation, Caroline Bingley has been ruined, and when Darcy refuses to marry her as payment of a supposed debt owned to the Bingleys, Charles vows to take revenge on the Darcy family. How does this change the future of the Bingleys and the future of the families they meet. In this story it is not just Elizabeth that is her father's favourite but also Mary. Mrs Bennet's favourites, the other three, all because they have the same colouring as her, blond and blue eyed.
An entertaining story with lots of new characters added.
An enjoyable re-read, again.

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Mr. Darcy's Miracle at Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Tale by Rose Fairbanks
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation Darcy and the Bingleys left Netherfield over a month ago. Now it is December 23rd, again and again. What needs to be righted, who is aware, do people have to change and will there be any happy endings.
Enjoyed this tale especially as I am a Groundhog Day fan.
Would have liked more of Mary and the diary in Part One, especially with her interactions with the Colonel, and see the scenes from more of her perspective but that's because I am a Mary Bennet fan.
Another enjoyable re-read of this story, again and again, and again

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Murder Most Final by Faith Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ten years ago 16 year old aspiring actress Angela Manning disappeared, her body was found the next morning. This is the latest and last case for the CRT and Hillary Greene.
An entertaining and well-written modern mystery. Another good addition to this enjoyable series which seems to have come to the end

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A Puzzle for Fools by Patrick Quentin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Broadway producer Peter Duluth had an alcoholic breakdown after the death of his wife. He now resides in the Lenz Sanitarium. But strange events are occurring with at least two murders.
An enjoyable historical mystery
(1936)

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Murder at the Mistletoe Ball by Helena Dixon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

London, 1938. The Underhays have been invited to the annual Mistletoe Ball held at the home of Lord and Lady Skelmsby, at the request of a government official as treason is suspected of one of the guests. But then a body of one of the suspects is discovered. Was she a double agent. Can the Underhays discover the killer before they kill again.
An entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its cast of likeable and interesting characters. Another good addition to this enjoyable series.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


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Jane Austen's The Watsons by Claudia Gray
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A finished version of Jane Austen's The Watsons where the author has changed the location of the novel and the names of the characters (I prefer the original names). So Ada Watson has returned to her birth home after her aunt remarries leaving Ada without her promised dowry. But how will she fit in with her much poorer family and the surrounding neighbours. This includes the proud Osborne family and the bachelor Lord Osborne.
An entertaining and well-written story with its likeable and interesting characters.
An ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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The Trouble With Horses by Elizabeth Ann West
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

In this Pride and Prejudice variation Elizabeth Bennet's early morning walk is disrupted by finding a riderless horse. When she eventually discovers the rider unconscious - Mr. Darcy - her woes are only beginning.
Liked the input of Colonel Fitzwilliam and Mary into the story, as we are swept to the happy ending. Just wish that there was more of their story.
Another entertaining re-read.

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