Brown skillfully wove information into the narrative as a reminder to the reader just who the characters were and their place in the story-line. This novella could easily stand-alone however, I would recommend reading the other books for the background information. It was so much fun running into familiar names from the other stories. This story was part of the ‘Darcy Family Holidays’ series with cross over appearances from several characters that were featured in a couple of Brown’s ‘Other Pens: Mansfield Park’ series. This was mainly Kitty finding her way without Lydia’s influence. Jane and Elizabeth were already married and we had limited page time with them. They love stripping away the layers to see what’s really in there, and they’ll do anything – as well as make it up – to get it.” –Julia Roberts What was a girl to do? How about getting her name in the gossip section of the paper linked with a very handsome and very vexing man. She was constantly fighting against her mother’s advice on how ‘to catch’ a husband and Lydia’s advice on how to flirt. She was no longer in the smaller familiar Meryton society and was struggling with maintaining proper behavior. This London adventure centered around Kitty Bennet’s visit with her uncle and aunt Gardiner. “A lie has no leg, but a scandal has wings.” –Thomas Fullerīook 3 in the ‘Darcy Family Holidays’ series. Tilney and just a dash of the scolding Mr.

Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley, and Edmund with a healthy dose of the teasing Mr.

When she is not traipsing down a trail in an attempt to keep up with her imagination, Leenie resides in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia with her two sons and her very own Mr. Her heroes, when growing up, were authors, and the worlds they painted with words were (and still are) her favourite playgrounds! Now, as an adult, she spends much of her time in the Regency world, playing with the characters from her favourite Jane Austen novels and those of her own creation. At one time, they had her convinced Dracula lived in the trunk at the end of the bed she slept in when visiting her grandparents!Īlthough it has been years since she cowered in her bed in her grandparents’ basement, she still has an imagination which occasionally runs away with her, and she feeds it now as she did then ─ by reading! Leenie Brown has always been a girl with an active imagination, which, while growing up, was both an asset, providing many hours of fun as she played out stories, and a liability, when her older sister and aunt would tell her frightening tales.

A scandal in spring