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Lefki Karantoni

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Austenite by obsession. Romance writer by compulsion. I write Pride and Prejudice variations, Regency romance, and stories where the characters have better comebacks than I do. I like my heroines bold, my heroes redeemable, and my readers laughing out loud.
I write between genres because I have a questioning, wandering mind and I get fascinated with many things. I love writing contemporary romances, mostly later-in-life, but always with hope and HEA.
One day I will get to finish my crime novel. Honestly, I will.

I earned the KDP Select All Stars bonus for Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution in January 2026.

I won the RISCS Short Story Competition 2026, hosted by the University of Bristol.
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Accidental Joy: How Birmingham Pride Turned My Day Around

I wasn’t planning on going to Pride today. In fact, I was in Birmingham for something entirely different—something decidedly less colourful. I was in a mood, too. The UK heatwave had me dragging my feet, sweat clinging to my skin like a second, unwanted layer. And then there were the personal issues that sit heavy on your chest and make even the simplest tasks feel like climbing a mountain.

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“But looking at Jane, and looking at you, I find I am simply tired of being angry. It is exhausting work, hating you, Mr Darcy.”
Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice

“He stroked the leather binding with his thumb, a look of profound, hazy longing softening his usually severe features. He looked less like the Master of Pemberley and more like a man who had been hit over the head with a very heavy realization.”
Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice

“Elizabeth met his gaze head-on. She channelled every ounce of her anger into that look. She thought of Bingley's abandonment. Jane's tears. His haughty dismissal of her beauty. She narrowed her eyes, communicating a message that clearly said: I loathe you, and if I could set you on fire with my mind, you would currently be ash.”
Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice

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“Lizzy," Charlotte hissed as Elizabeth rejoined them. "Please tell me you did not just verbally eviscerate the richest man in the room.”
Lefki Karantoni, A Very Tolerable Christmas: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation Novella

“You have just saved your sister from a gorgon. You should be knighted. 'Lady Elizabeth, Slayer of Snobs.'" "It is a tempting title," Elizabeth laughed.”
Lefki Karantoni, A Very Tolerable Christmas: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation Novella

“Well done," he muttered into the dark. "A flawless performance. Ten thousand a year, excellent breeding, and a social sensibility that would shame a brick.”
Lefki Karantoni, A Very Tolerable Christmas: A Pride & Prejudice Christmas Variation Novella

“And then," Robert was saying, "the horse sat down. Simply sat down in the mud. And I said, 'Well, if you are going to be like that, I shall simply have tea here.'"
Miss Lydia shrieked with laughter. "Oh, Lord Keathley! You are so funny! Is it true you have been to a duel?"
"Two," Robert lied smoothly. "I ran away from both. Running is a very underrated military tactic.”
Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice
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“He stroked the leather binding with his thumb, a look of profound, hazy longing softening his usually severe features. He looked less like the Master of Pemberley and more like a man who had been hit over the head with a very heavy realization.”
Lefki Karantoni, Mr Darcy's New Year's Resolution: A Light-Hearted Festive Regency Romance of Pride and Prejudice

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