Guest Post and Giveaway: Victoria Connelly

Please join me in welcoming Victoria Connelly to Debbie's Book Bag today. Victoria is here promoting her latest release, Mr. Darcy Forever. She took time out of her busy schedule to talk to us about why she thinks Mr. Darcy appeals to women. The publisher is sponsoring a giveaway for two copies of Victoria's book, see details at the end of the post.

I think Mr Darcy still appeals to women today because he is strong and dependable.  At first, admittedly, he doesn’t come across well but we later realise that this is because he didn’t want to bad-mouth George Wickham.  This is so admirable a quality.  He would rather be misunderstood by the woman he admires most in the world than dish the dirt on Wickham.  How many people would stay silent and strong like that?

He helps Elizabeth’s family when they run into trouble and he does it purely out of love for her and not to be held in great esteem and thanked for his actions.  Indeed, Elizabeth is never meant to know that he has intervened in her family’s affairs.

Mr Darcy might appear proud and standoffish at first.  He might not want to dance and make small talk in the same way as the wonderfully affable Mr Bingley does but we soon learn that he is a deeply loyal man.  His housekeeper sings his praises, his sister is totally devoted to him and Mr Bingley can’t be wrong to have chosen him as his best friend. 

Yes, Mr Darcy makes mistakes – great big stonking ones.  He gives appalling advice to Bingley having completely misread Jane Bennet’s character, he snubs Elizabeth at the ball and then insults her and her family.  He also manages to alienate just about the whole of Meryton but, from the first time we see him, he fascinates us and he is willing to change for the woman he loves and that is totally irresistible! 

We desperately want him to find his happy ending with Elizabeth and, two hundred years later, we are still looking for Mr Darcy in our own lives.

GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

The publisher is sponsoring a giveaway for two copies of Mr. Darcy Forever by Victoria Connelly.

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~ The deadline to enter this giveaway is Midnight EST April 18th.

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