A Very Mary Christmas — Leenie Brown

A Pride and Prejudice Novella and Sequel to Waking to Mr. Darcy

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What is a lady to do when your mother shares with one and all thatyou have lost your last chance for marriage and when the one man youwish to marry sees you only as a friend? If you are Mary Bennet, youplan to escape to London and begin a new life while attempting to forget the man you left behind.

What is a gentleman to do when your father retires to Bath, leavingyou his estate as well as his debts along with new bills and the care of a devil-may-care brother? If you are a cautious and calculatingbusinessman like Nicholas Hammond, you double down your efforts to makeyour estate solvent and tuck away your hopes of marrying until thefinances are well and truly able to withstand the added expenses of awife and family.

And what is the sister or brother of such a gentleman or lady to doif you wish to see your sibling happy? If you are Jane or ElizabethBennet, you attempt to arrange chance meetings, but if you are AlfredHammond, you look to your conniving friend, Whit, for help and stage ascheme that will either destroy all hopes of happiness or result in aVery Mary Christmas.

Note: This novella is nearly 35,000 words in length or 200 paperback pages (excluding front and back matter). When reading on your Kindledevice, story file will end at about the 97% mark.