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With new life growing inside her and a husband who loved her, Elizabeth would pursue her own earthly happiness... Having been married less than a year, Darcy and Elizabeth are required to go into Kent for the funeral of Darcy’s cousin Anne de Bourgh. They are not there long, however, when Elizabeth begins experiencing unusual sights, sounds, and bells ringing, cold temperatures, and even the appearance of a ghostly Miss de Bourgh. It soon becomes evident to Elizabeth that Miss de Bourgh’s spectral wanderings have a purpose. She wants to tell them something about her death, but what? Alas, Elizabeth’s efforts to solve the mystery are hampered by her husband. Having lately learnt that Elizabeth is expecting their first child, Darcy wants Elizabeth to rest and keep herself in good health. Will Elizabeth learn what it is that keeps Anne de Bourgh from resting in peace? Will Darcy allow her to do anything now that she is with child and will her frustration at being coddled by him cause a rift between them?
Author
Mary Smythe is a homemaker living in South Carolina with a rather useless BA in English collecting dust in a closet somewhere. She discovered the works of Jane Austen as a teenager, thanks to the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries featuring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, and has since gone on to read everything written by Ms Austen at least once yearly, always wishing that there were more. She has been writing since 2001, but only discovered Jane Austen Fanfiction in the summer of 2018. Dare to Refuse Such a Man is the first full-length novel she has ever completed, though she can boast a few shorter works in her library, as well.
