Pride and Peril

by Carrie Bebris

Mr & Mrs Darcy, the joyous newlyweds from Pride and Prejudice, have not even left for their honeymoon when they find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving one of their wedding guests.

The lovely Caroline Bingley is engaged to marry a rich and charismatic American. Unfortunately, this windswept courtship is marred by many strange nocturnal wanderings, spooked horses, carriage accidents and even an apparent suicide attempt. Soon the whole Bingley family seems the target of a mysterious plot.

Only the Darcys recognise the danger as the Austen genre of Regency romances mixes with the unearthly gothic threats of Ann Radcliffe and the Brontës. Dark forces are afoot and the Darcys must get to the bottom of the plot before the blushing bride descends into madness or worse.

In Pride and Peril, the Darcys take centre stage as the Regency era's answer to the Thin Man's Nick and Nora, in search of the truth, universally acknowledged and otherwise.

293 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 25, 2025

About the author

Carrie began her career in publishing after previous roles as a newspaper reporter and college English teacher.

As an editor for fantasy publisher TSR, Inc., she developed supplements for the Dungeons & Dragons® roleplaying game before striking out on her own as a freelance writer and editor. She wrote two fantasy novels, Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor (2001) and Shadowborn (1998, with William W. Connors), before making her mystery debut in 2004 with Pride and Prescience.

In addition to fiction, Carrie pens remodeling articles for Better Homes and Gardens® Special Interest Publications and writes other nonfiction. She has also edited such books as Tea with Jane Austen (by Kim Wilson) and Walking with
William Shakespeare (by Anne-Marie Edwards). She is on the faculty of the
Antioch Writers' Workshop and speaks frequently about writing and publishing.

Carrie holds a master’s degree in English literature with an emphasis on 19th-century authors and studied Austen on the graduate level with one of today’s most respected Austen scholars. She is a life member of the Jane Austen Society of North America and travels to England to enhance her understanding of Austen’s life and work.

Originally from Wisconsin, Carrie now lives in Ohio. When not writing, she likes to travel, watch costume dramas that send her husband fleeing the house, and indulge in her love of all things British. She is currently working on her next novel, based on Persuasion.

Reviews

[Stacey Harrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

really nice Jane Austen style read

[Karla Jennings · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was a great read until the utterly disappointing ending

[Silvia RoMa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun and cozy read. The audiobook was fantastic and made the experience much more entertaining.

I love Pride and Prejudice and seeing the characters here again was great. This even if it it's own story flows in a similar way as Jane Austen novel does. The characters behave as they would do it in Pride and Prejudice, portraying similar roles and with the reactions you would expect from them.

The mystery is interesting and the novel is quite fun to listen to. I loved all the details int he story and how well written it was. The little quotes from Pride and Prejudice at the beginning of each chapter were a really good addition to the novel.

This is a fast paced read, even if a lot it's going on in it, and sometimes you can miss some details, but overall it was really fun even if predictable.

The only part that I didn't love was the ending, I was expecting something rather different, I understand why that choice but I wanted something else to happen. I'm still curious to read the other books in this series are the stories appeal to me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Wavesound for an ALC of this novel, all opinions are my own.

[Rachel Toal · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book and found to be a nice comfy read - great for the Christmas holidays.
I also enjoyed how to flowed in a very Jane Austen way - the characters played their parts just like they did in Pride and Prejudice, creating a similar dynamic.

[MeganJacinta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun but predictable!

[Tania N · Rating 4 out of 5]

So much going on. Very fast paced read.

[Susan Farr · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the book... for a while. Then there was no twist or mystery or surprise at the end. It was just as it seemed from the beginning.

Very disappointing.

[Matilda Money · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little cozy read that I enjoyed, despite the slightly bizarre ending.

[Suellen Milham · Rating 2 out of 5]

‘It was really good until it wasn’t’
I’m sure I read this review but can’t find it to acknowledge the author but totally agree.
Less excited about book 2 but received them both for Christmas… we’ll see what is dished up!