Jane Austen Sequels- Second Chances: The Courtship Wars, by Regina Jeffers
Regina Jeffers is known for her sequels of Jane Austen novels, with seven very popular novels to her credit. For example, with Darcy’s Passions, the Pride and Prejudice story is retold from the point of view of Darcy, and the story goes past the end of the original novel to describe the first few months of his marriage to Elizabeth Bennet. Honor and Hope is a modern Pride and Prejudice adaptation in which Darcy is a star quarterback. She makes no attempt to match the elegance of Austen’s style, but the romantic tension and suspense remains. These are the kind of books that many people who are fans of romance novels will enjoy a lot, while lovers of great literature may cringe. Still, if you enjoy imagining what happend next for some of literature’s most endearing characters, you will likely enjoy this, and many other, of the Jane Austen sequels available today.
Second Chances: The Courtship Wars, is a departure in that the plot in that it is only very loosely based on Pride and Prejudice, in fact, you will be pressed to find a Darcy or Elizabeth in this book. In this novel, the plot revolves around a male and a female psychologist who are professional rivals and end up being on the staff of a reality T.V. show with the title “Second Chances.” The show is a competition for people who want to remarry former spouses compete for a fancy dream wedding. Although the psychologists, named Carter and Gillian, are not supposed to be featured in front of the cameras, the producers notice chemistry between them, and, well, you’ll have to read the original novel.
I personally fit into both the romance-loving and literature-loving camps. I especially like 18th and 19th century English literature and have read most of Jane Austen’s books as well as most of Thomas Hardy’s romantic tragedies. Modern romance novels are more of a guilty pleasure. Second Chances: The Courtship was a good read and I hope she writes more original stories. While this story is a departure from her usual novels, and only very minimally modeled on Pride and Prejudice, it is still totally to my taste and was a more than enjoyable read. If you like your Pride and Prejudice characters closer to the originals, stick to one of Jeffers other adaptations.
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.
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