Receive Coincidence Originated By Jann Rowland Distributed As Interactive EBook

have to say that I like Jann Rowland's writing style and the low key way he approaches his stories.
His versions of Caroline Bingley and her behavior are my favorite, This is a clean retelling of some of PampP, It ispages long yet only covers time from Lizzy's visit to Kent until the end of August with a brief epilogue.


So what makes this version different, Here Darcy, upon his first visit to parsonage, discovers that Lizzy doesn't like him one bit, Back at Rosings Darcy amp Fitzwilliam decide that their aunt has gone too far in her delusion regarding Anne and Darcy and send for the Earl to get Lady Catherine's attention.

There is no proposal at Hunsford or anywhere else, no out and out rejection and no letter, there will never be a letter.
Darcy continues to see Lizzy in London
And eventually at the menagerie Lizzy has a come apart over Darcy following her everywhere and they more or less have much of the proposal from Hunsford in front of the lion cage at the Zoo.
Everyone thinks Lizzy is a complete idiot to keep hating Darcy When Jane and Lizzy return to Meryton but having met Georgiana despite having no solid facts she begins to doubt Mr.
Wickham. Darcy mopes about London but his cousins and sister encourage him to persevere but become the man Lizzy deserves, The whole bennet family will go to Brighton, Darcy fills in Mr, Bennet about Wickham, Mr. Bennet grows a set. Darcy, Bingley, Anne, Col. Fitzwilliam and Georgiana will follow, Caroline is stalking

Darcy. Brighton gives Lizzy a chance to observe Darcy without abject fury, And since he returned Bingley she is placated, And eventually they all live happily ever after,

I think my main problem with this story is that there are just too many books in one package, The Darcy Lizzy story is enough for its own book, the Col, Fitzwilliam Anne story is enough for one book and the Bennets go to Brighton is enough for one book, But when they are mashed together none is well served and the whole thing feels confusing, At one point later in the book there is a scene of all the non Bennets going to the Bennet's rented house for dinner and then a paragraph starts about Col.
Fitzwilliam and Anne wanting to walk in a park which IMHO should have been its own chapter or had some designation, Darcy discovers in Hunsford that Elizabeth hates him and seeks to changer her opinion through clandestine meetings in the forests of Hunsford.
Elizabeth is determined as ever to hate him and avoid his company but when this occurs again in London Elizabeth unleashes her fury on Darcy for all these planned coincidences.
Darcy continues to woo her despite her negative reception, My lower rating was based on the fact that I think Elizabeth would start to see the good side of Darcy even in Hunsford and be comfortable enough to ask questions versus brow best him in a public setting in London.
It was amusing but not as realistic even if the author built on Elizabeth's propensity to judge prejudice unfairly, Fun Read

In this variation, Darcy realizes that Elizabeth doesn't like him before he makes the dreaded Hunsford proposal.
So what does he do instead He starts orchestrating a bunch of "coincidental" meetings with Elizabeth, to try to improve her opinion of him.
Read this book to find out how well that works for him,

Of course, Darcy eventually wins Elizabeth's heart, but what will he need to go through to get there With great appearances from Colonel Fitzwilliam and Anne DeBourgh, this story kept me engaged.
Mr. Bennet and Charles Bingley even develop backbones,

A fun, clean read, I definitely recommend it. This was my first book by Jann Rowland and I really enjoyed reading how everything unfolded as well as how all the characters were written.
The story was really fun and interesting and I enjoyed the epilogue at the end as well,.stars

This book did not live up to Mr, Rowland's usual standards, in my opinion, I found myself more or less forcing myself to finish it, I did like the different Lydia and Wickham story towards the end of the book, Plus Mr. Bennet is brought somewhat up to snuff and with seeing him make some new decisions, his wife has found a new favorite daughter.


But even with Darcy overhearing that Elizabeth does NOT like him at all while they are together in Kent, his determination to court her and make changes to his behaviors so as to win her regard just seem to either backfire or fizzle.
Elizabeth's accusing him of stalking her was, IMHO, a bit out of character for her, She seems determined in this tale to not only misunderstand his actions but to even take them in the completely opposite way in which they were intended.
Stubborn, willful girl!

Changes with Anne de Bourgh met with approval and I was happy to see the improvement in her health and her future happiness.
Caroline Bingley is, as usual, in total denial as to where she stands with Darcy and what her chances will ever be with that beleaguered gentleman.


The title did not really play out and where it was referenced seem a bit forced, I have to say also that romantic that I am I would have liked to have read of more sweet kisses, warm embraces, those hypnotic glances across a room and the touch of a hand upon the arm or lower back sending electric impulses up the receiver's spine.
Mr. Rowland, as usual, has imagined a creative plot twist with all kinds of potential, His tendency to linger on the thoughts of his characters is exasperating, particularly in this book,

It begins in Kent, where it dawns on Mr, Darcy that Elizabeth Bennet doesn't particularly like him, It's a startling revelation, because he's all geared up to propose, He determines to change her mind about him and schemes to meet her "coincidentally" as often as he can manage,

Colonel Fitzwilliam and Anne de Bourgh recognize his interest and do what they can to further his cause, Unfortunately, Lady Catherine de Bourgh sees it as well and starts to insist a formal engagement announcement between him and her daughter, necessitating that Darcy state once and for all, unequivocally, that he and Anne have no interest in marrying each other.
The way that part of the story plays out leads to a different path for Anne's future,

Elizabeth leaves Hunsford and heads to London early to escape Lady Catherine's wrath, with Darcy following right behind her and, once again, making a concerted effort to come across her "accidentally" with assistance from both his family and hers.
The more she sees him and gets insistence from those around her that Mr, Darcy is smitten with her, the more Lizzy digs her heels in and denies it both to herself and to others,

This goes on for about half of the book, with the point of view going back and forth between Darcy and Elizabeth.
Their introspection on the same subjects, over and over and over, is just maddening, Elizabeth keeps replaying in her mind all the things she hates about him and her certainty that he disapproves of her, His selfflagellating thoughts about his ineptitude makes the reader want to scream at him to just man up already, By the time Elizabeth confronts Darcy, this reader was thoroughly annoyed with both of them,

The second half of the book, the location moves to Brighton, Mr. Bennet is finally taking a more active role in managing his family and putting forceful limits in place for his two youngest girls.
It's a wonderful, interesting plot development until it comes time for Darcy to decide how to handle Mr, Wickham for his actions. The book gets stuck in Darcy's head again as he vacillates between memories of his childhood companion and hatred for the evil man that boy became.


It's a frustrating book, because Mr, Rowland is a talented writer with a very good story to tell, If only he would get out of his characters' heads!,