Mr. Darcy's Daughter

Truly addictive and very well done. I'd recommend them as it's written cleaverly so that you want to know the whole family's stories. EXCELLENT!

This book is as good as the rest of the series. I just cant say enough nice things about them. If you loved Pride and Prejudice you will love this series of books. Every one of them is a great read. You share Lizzie and Jane's families joys, sorrows and accomplishments. You'll love it!

Of all the books I've read by Rebecca Ann Collins, this is my favorite. Cassie Darcy Gardiner is definitely her mother and father's daughter. She inherited the best qualities of both. She's strong and loving, and always lives up to her responsibilities. Her marriage is happy and her devotion to her parents, and other family members is endearing. She's not perfect but she's the closest thing to it.

Readers will be compelled to fervently applaud Ms. Collins' talents once more for Mr. Darcy's Daughter. Out of all of the Pemberley Chronicle's characters, Cassy Darcy (Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam's lovely daughter) is sure to become a favorite. A strong and complex heroine, not unlike her mother Lizzy when we first met her in Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Cassandra must overcome and conquer many trials in life. Yet, her harrowing experiences are but a strengthening aid to her persona, and as a result, she is consistently a mature and stable character throughout the novel. One is able to relate to her thoughts, sympathize with her concerns and struggles...and feel relief when obstacles are overcome, or at least, adequately dealt with. The reader will certainly discover that Mr. Darcy's Daughter is a delicate and intricate blend pertaining to love, honor, trial and duty. The story's convincing plot engulfs all of these complex issues, coupled with a consistent ease so notable in Ms. Collin's work. And as always, it is artfully dappled with Austen-like wit and historical flavour of the time. Each adroitly contrived chapter leaves you anticipating what the next one will hold with eager expectation. A truly "capital" read! I surmise that Miss Austen herself would have been very well pleased with Mr. Darcy's Daughter, the fifth novel in the lovely well-researched Pemberley series.

Book five in the amazing Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Collins is out! Mr. Darcy's Daughter follows the life of Cassy Darcy, daughter of Lizzy and Darcy. Cassy is the classic "exception which proves the rule." Good at nearly everything she does, Cassy is a devoted mother, wife, daughter, and sister. Time and again she is called upon to meet the extraordinary needs of her family. The standard to which she holds for herself far exceeds any that she would impose on her loved ones. As a result, she puts herself last (like so many busy women I know!). Through Cassy and close knit circle of friends, we come to understand the limitations faced by women of this era. Within the family they were called upon to meet incredible challenges - raise children, run households, run businesses, arbitrate disagreements, prioritize, triage, and basically "do it all." Sound familiar? But there are significant differences between Cassy Darcy and the 21st Century "do it all" woman. Cassy was expected to do all of this within the rigid rules of Victorian society - do not travel unescorted, do not discuss business with men, do not display your intelligence in mixed company, and do not usurp the authority of the men. In other words: run the estate, but understand that your brother will inherit it! Add to this pressure cooker Cassy's innate inability to say no, and we can easily sympathize with her occasional bouts of frustration. In truth, I was more frustrated than she was and often wanted to scream at the characters: "Enough already. Deal with your own problems!" With the demands of motherhood, a strong desire to please her parents, and a deep empathy for her troubled younger brother, it is easy to imagine Cassy crumbling. And yet, she thrives. She succeeds and excels as a result of the very same factors which cause her such difficulty - her wonderful, loving, and realistically flawed family. Her husband Richard Gardner loves her beyond measure (and obviously finds her still quite desirable - even though she's well over 40), and his love and support give her great strength. Her own five children adore her, and this only adds to her strength (even if her daughter does fall in love with an American, while Cassy is busy running Pemberley!). Her parents could not be prouder of her. The weight of Cassy's responsibilities is more than counterbalanced by the buoyancy of the love of so many in her life. Not exactly the classic, textbook romantic heroine, Cassy Darcy faces life with a unique combination of strength, sensitivity, and yes, romanticism. In so doing, she remains true to the smart, strong, and complex women that Jane Austen - and more recently Rebecca Collins - have given us over and over again.