Jane Austen Sequels- Honor and Hope, by Regina Jeffers
The genre created by turn of the century English novelist Jane Austen in her short time on this earth has not only survived her but has developed an extensive fan base over the last 200 years. Many modern authors now create Jane Austen based fan fiction which spans everything form upublished works to thousands of stories posted online, to the several hundred published books published in the ever growing list of novels paying homage to her six major classics.
Honor and Hope was written by Jane Austen fan fiction adaptation novelist Regina Jeffers, who now has seven similar novels to her credit. The story of Honor and Hope features the ever present Darcy surname, with Will Darcy, a hot shot championship winning quarterback in love with Liz Bennet, whom he finds himself uncontrollably drawn too, and consuming his every thought.
Their passion for each other supplants other priorities in their lives at times throughout their college career. As their relationship matures, Liz finds herself fighting to maintain her independence even as Will attempts to assert his need to play the protector.
This modern Jane Austen fanfiction adaptation takes the reader through the heartbreak of these two devoted lovers as they go their own ways in life, only to have fate draw them together six years later on a beach in South Carolina. The true flame of their passion never having burned out, they begin to rekindle what they had.
However, much can happen in six years, and both Liz and Will harbor secrets that could threaten their future lives together once again. Even as Will seeks to control Liz through manipulation of their finances, while facing public accusations of steroid use, Liz hides the knowledge of the child they created deep within her.
The intriguing characters will engage the reader to the end, as it becomes clear that it will take much larger transgressions to keep them apart. A tale that seems to echo the lives of two real life characters, this story plays out the often real contradiction between passion and day-to-day living. True to the Jane Austen style, the character of Liz Bennet walks the line between holding on to her ideal mate and maintaining her strength as a woman.
With several hundred Jane Austen sequels available today, most focus strongly on the Regency era. Jeffers has taken a different track and given us the chance to see Darcy and his Elizabeth in a much more modern setting. That is the great thing about the themes addressed in Austen’s original works, they are truly timeless and update well for modern audiences, as Jeffers has proven with Honor and Hope.
Regina Jeffers is the author of eight novels: most are well done Pride and Prejudice sequels and adaptations. Her most recent novel, is entitled The Phantom of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Murder Mystery, is due out later this year and will undoubtedly build on the previous success of her other 7 published works: Second Chances: the Courtship Wars, Darcy’s Temptation, Darcy’s Passions, Darcy’s Dreams, Wayward Love: Captain Frederick Wentworth’s Story, Honor and Hope, and Vampire Darcy’s Desire.
