Grange’s Austen-inspired novels, she has clearly done her homework, and Mr. Darcy, Vampyre is more than just the simple addition of vampire lore to P&P instead, Amanda Grange has crafted a clever homage to the Gothic novels that Jane Austen so enjoyed.

(Let’s face it, the whole bloodsucking thing is not a metaphor for playing whist, know what we mean?) There is plenty of romance and a few dangerously tender moments between the newlyweds. Why did she surprise a look of pure torment on Darcy’s face only a few hours after their wedding? Why does he not consummate their marriage, despite the obvious passion that they share? And why is Elizabeth dreaming of events that occurred over a hundred years previously–and of a mysterious, compelling gentleman who is not her husband? The mystery builds to a thrilling, chilling climax and a completely satisfying ending. Darcy takes advantage of the Peace of Amiens to show his wife continental Europe, should be a time of unalloyed happiness for Elizabeth Darcy–after all, if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad–but her joy in her marriage and her love for her husband are dimmed by worry. The beginning of the newlywed Darcys’ life together, in which Mr. Darcy comes from an ancient family…well, she isn’t just being a snob. When Lady Catherine de Bourgh tells Elizabeth Bennet that Mr.

Mr darcy vampyre by amanda grange