Starch and Strategy: A Variation on Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion (Sweet Regency Saga Book 1) by Corrie Garrett

Would Lizzy Bennet be friends with Anne Elliot? Would George Wickham go after a rich Elliot sister if he had the chance? Is there a chance to save Charlotte Lucas? If you answered yes to any of these questions, read on! In the "Sweet Regency Saga," the Elliot family from Persuasion drops into the world of Pride and Prejudice, setting the stage for a tangle of love, friendship, and unexpected consequences! The Elliot family is visiting Meryton, and the townspeople are just as convinced that wealthy young women deserve husbands as much as wealthy young men need wives. Of course, the townspeople would rather one of their own Bennet girls got Mr. Bingley or Mr. Darcy, but they are all agog to see if the eldest and most beautiful Miss Elliot might win one of them. Anne only hopes to be left in peace, but it is not easy when her old friend Charles Musgrove comes to town to propose to her. She doesn't love him as he deserves, and while he might have turned to her sister, Mary-- he cannot. For Mary is currently besotted with the questionable officer, George Wickham! Anne is deeply concerned, but Mary listens to her so little already... And Elizabeth Bennet is on a mission to ensure happy endings for everyone--particularly her older sister, and her best friend, Charlotte. Mr. Darcy is entranced with her despite himself, although he isn't quite ready to embrace his feelings--not unless he can overcome his own starch and reserve! "Starch and Strategy" invites readers into a world of Regency elegance and romantic intrigue, where love and strategy collide in the most delightful ways.