Dearest March... — Holly Schindler

Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #4: A tale that asks if literary heroes ever do walk straight off the page into modern life.

At fifty-five, Jo, the proprietor of Jo March Books: Depository for the New & Used, still clings to the idea of finding her very own Mr. Darcy, the star of her beloved Pride and Prejudice. When her ex-husband returns to town (at the same time gifts begin to appear from a “secret admirer,” no less), she wonders if she had wrongly pegged him as her adversary…

Dearest March... is part of Forever Finley, a series of stand-alone episodes or short stories that released once a month throughout 2016. Stories preceding Dearest March... include Come December, January Thaw, and Forget February. Subsequent stories include April's Promise, Mayday Mayday Mayday, Chasing June, A Hundred Julys, Under the August Moon, Song for September, October Omen, and the Forever Finley Finale (Pale November / December Bells). Stories can be purchased individually, or readers can purchase all installments in Forever Finley: An Episodic Novel.