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A Debt Inherited: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
444 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 17, 2026
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Barry S. Richman
8 books48 followersBarry S. Richman is a military veteran whose work explores character, restraint, and moral consequence within the Regency world of Jane Austen. His lifelong engagement with Pride and Prejudice began unexpectedly in 2003, while recuperating at home after a routine medical procedure. What began as a single rereading soon became a sustained immersion; he has yet to put Austen’s world down.
Over the next two decades, Richman read thousands of Pride and Prejudice variations, developing a deep familiarity with the canon and its many interpretive traditions. His wife—whom he fondly calls his own “Jane Bennet”—watched him finish novels at a remarkable pace and eventually suggested that he write one himself. For years, he dismissed the idea, citing time, work, and responsibility. Circumstances, however, had other plans.
During the upheaval of the COVID pandemic, Richman and his wife made a decisive change in direction, restructuring their lives and long-term plans. The period proved formative, sharpening his focus on endurance, adaptation, and the quiet consequences of disruption—concerns that would come to shape his work.
Writing became both discipline and refuge. Richman began asking the questions that had long preoccupied him as a reader: What if the canon bent differently? What happens before the moment Austen shows us? What is owed, and what is endured, in silence?
From those questions emerged a sustained engagement with Austen’s world, approached not as pastiche but as serious historical and moral inquiry. Richman’s work focuses on what precedes the familiar moments of the canon, and on the private reckonings that shape character long before they are seen.
Barry S. Richman divides his time between his beloved abla’s home in Florida and his retirement home in southwestern Turkey, with his wife of more than thirty years. Together, they continue to build a life shaped by curiosity, movement, and the enduring power of Austen’s world.
Over the next two decades, Richman read thousands of Pride and Prejudice variations, developing a deep familiarity with the canon and its many interpretive traditions. His wife—whom he fondly calls his own “Jane Bennet”—watched him finish novels at a remarkable pace and eventually suggested that he write one himself. For years, he dismissed the idea, citing time, work, and responsibility. Circumstances, however, had other plans.
During the upheaval of the COVID pandemic, Richman and his wife made a decisive change in direction, restructuring their lives and long-term plans. The period proved formative, sharpening his focus on endurance, adaptation, and the quiet consequences of disruption—concerns that would come to shape his work.
Writing became both discipline and refuge. Richman began asking the questions that had long preoccupied him as a reader: What if the canon bent differently? What happens before the moment Austen shows us? What is owed, and what is endured, in silence?
From those questions emerged a sustained engagement with Austen’s world, approached not as pastiche but as serious historical and moral inquiry. Richman’s work focuses on what precedes the familiar moments of the canon, and on the private reckonings that shape character long before they are seen.
Barry S. Richman divides his time between his beloved abla’s home in Florida and his retirement home in southwestern Turkey, with his wife of more than thirty years. Together, they continue to build a life shaped by curiosity, movement, and the enduring power of Austen’s world.
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August 25, 2026When three university friends help their fourth friend to elope with the love of his heart because a stern father insists his heir will marry for wealth and connections, they have little idea what their actions will set in motion for themselves and the next generation.
Barry S Richman’s vivid, intense and shadowed Pride and Prejudice variations captured my fancy from his debut work and this remains so with his latest, A Debt Inherited.
My full review will post at Books of My Heart on 10.7.26.
Barry S Richman’s vivid, intense and shadowed Pride and Prejudice variations captured my fancy from his debut work and this remains so with his latest, A Debt Inherited.
My full review will post at Books of My Heart on 10.7.26.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Strong Backstory, Not Enough Courtship
A Debt Inherited is an ambitious variation with a lot of backstory presented first. Barry S. Richman’s characteristic style is very much present, including his large cast, complicated family histories, formidable military men, and familiar characters from previous stories turning up again. I always enjoy those little connections between his books, with returning faces I am pleased to see.
I particularly enjoyed Thomas Bennet’s past: his Cambridge friendship with Edmund Darcy, David Fitzwilliam, and Lord Julian Ashby; the events that separated them; and Bennet’s years in Barbados, his injury, and eventual return to inherit Longbourn. That whole history was interesting and, for the most part, very well plotted.
The book description, however, led me to expect a rather different story. It centres on Elizabeth’s kidnapping and Darcy becoming involved in her rescue, whereas most of the book takes place before the kidnapping and before ODC have even met. The history of Bennet and the previous generation occupies much more of the story than the description suggests.
I also struggled with Kerr’s (one of the villains) grievance against Bennet. While his resentment and desire for vengeance are understandable given his history with his family, I never quite understood why he directed so much of the blame specifically at Bennet. Some of the events Kerr appears to hold him responsible for simply didn’t seem to line up with what I had previously learned, leaving his motivation rather confusing. It’s difficult to express this in a review without giving spoilers.
One part of the Ashby history also went considerably darker than I expected. There is an implied SA involving Lady Marjorie that results in a child, but then I realised Hugh Ashby is actually her blood uncle. That degree of incest is well outside what I normally expect in JAFF and, for me, it was difficult to get past.
Once Elizabeth is kidnapped—at almost the 60% mark in the book—and Darcy enters the story, the real action begins with their interactions and Elizabeth’s eventual rescue. Their conversations through the wall separating them were some of my favourite scenes. Trust develops before Elizabeth has ever seen him, and there are lovely little moments as she realizes how consistently he considers her safety and needs.
Unfortunately, those moments are also about as far as Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship gets. She only ‘sees’ him for the first time when he asks her to dance at a Meryton assembly where the Bingleys are introduced…and then the book ends as he leads her to the dance. There is a short epilogue establishing them as a married couple, but I felt the lack of a true courtship following Elizabeth’s rescue.
There was much I liked though, particularly Bennet’s history and the way the past catches up with the present. And the short time ODC spent confined speaking between the wall was very good. But the incest, Kerr’s confusing motivation, the repetition, and especially getting to the end without an established ODC romance or HEA prior to the epilogue brought it down a star for me.
I do recommend it, as Barry’s books are always very intriguing page turners.
I received an advance copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A Debt Inherited is an ambitious variation with a lot of backstory presented first. Barry S. Richman’s characteristic style is very much present, including his large cast, complicated family histories, formidable military men, and familiar characters from previous stories turning up again. I always enjoy those little connections between his books, with returning faces I am pleased to see.
I particularly enjoyed Thomas Bennet’s past: his Cambridge friendship with Edmund Darcy, David Fitzwilliam, and Lord Julian Ashby; the events that separated them; and Bennet’s years in Barbados, his injury, and eventual return to inherit Longbourn. That whole history was interesting and, for the most part, very well plotted.
The book description, however, led me to expect a rather different story. It centres on Elizabeth’s kidnapping and Darcy becoming involved in her rescue, whereas most of the book takes place before the kidnapping and before ODC have even met. The history of Bennet and the previous generation occupies much more of the story than the description suggests.
I also struggled with Kerr’s (one of the villains) grievance against Bennet. While his resentment and desire for vengeance are understandable given his history with his family, I never quite understood why he directed so much of the blame specifically at Bennet. Some of the events Kerr appears to hold him responsible for simply didn’t seem to line up with what I had previously learned, leaving his motivation rather confusing. It’s difficult to express this in a review without giving spoilers.
One part of the Ashby history also went considerably darker than I expected. There is an implied SA involving Lady Marjorie that results in a child, but then I realised Hugh Ashby is actually her blood uncle. That degree of incest is well outside what I normally expect in JAFF and, for me, it was difficult to get past.
Once Elizabeth is kidnapped—at almost the 60% mark in the book—and Darcy enters the story, the real action begins with their interactions and Elizabeth’s eventual rescue. Their conversations through the wall separating them were some of my favourite scenes. Trust develops before Elizabeth has ever seen him, and there are lovely little moments as she realizes how consistently he considers her safety and needs.
Unfortunately, those moments are also about as far as Darcy and Elizabeth’s relationship gets. She only ‘sees’ him for the first time when he asks her to dance at a Meryton assembly where the Bingleys are introduced…and then the book ends as he leads her to the dance. There is a short epilogue establishing them as a married couple, but I felt the lack of a true courtship following Elizabeth’s rescue.
There was much I liked though, particularly Bennet’s history and the way the past catches up with the present. And the short time ODC spent confined speaking between the wall was very good. But the incest, Kerr’s confusing motivation, the repetition, and especially getting to the end without an established ODC romance or HEA prior to the epilogue brought it down a star for me.
I do recommend it, as Barry’s books are always very intriguing page turners.
I received an advance copy of this book from the author and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
I would call this a prequal as opposed to variation.
This author knows how to build a world with dynamic characters, both canon and original. I appreciate that he keeps the characteristics of his characters from book to book.
Mr Bennet, a second son, ends up in the army because of mistakes made by a group. He takes the fall and holds a debt of honor is his favor. The bulk of this story is Mr Bennet's life. Then, there's a jump to his family of 5 daughters with a loving and sensible Mrs Bennet.
For me the standout character was Kerr, an original one for this story. His life takes as much a trajectory as Bennet's, but as a child he had no say in the matter, only suffering the consequences.
We learn of his life too, and of abandonement, leading to bitterness, concluding with his own bad choices being made. Some for survival, some because he couldn't let go.
Meeting Wickham was the catalyst.
I was struck by one particular scene about halfway through. It takes place in a church, listening to a sermon. Our non-hero stands on the precipas; the edge of a sword. The vicar preaches forgiveness of the past as redemption. The message was clear, but Kerr doesn't take it.
The slow errosion of any love and goodness in his life had hardened him to such a degree, all he could see was vengence and retribution.
And so the pieces are set for Elizabeth's abduction. Wickham for greed following the failed Ramsgate affair, Kerr because Bennet had become the fixation of all of Kerr's resentments.
This story builds slow, like really slow, to set the entire stage. The ending moves fast and there is almost no page-time between Darcy and Elizabeth.
At the end, I found a part of the epilogue cruel yet, it makes the reader stop and ponder... if only...
A great story, if not so much a romance. I rounded up from *3.5 because I found some of the writing displeasing.
I recieved an advance reader copy and voluntarily leave my review.
This author knows how to build a world with dynamic characters, both canon and original. I appreciate that he keeps the characteristics of his characters from book to book.
Mr Bennet, a second son, ends up in the army because of mistakes made by a group. He takes the fall and holds a debt of honor is his favor. The bulk of this story is Mr Bennet's life. Then, there's a jump to his family of 5 daughters with a loving and sensible Mrs Bennet.
For me the standout character was Kerr, an original one for this story. His life takes as much a trajectory as Bennet's, but as a child he had no say in the matter, only suffering the consequences.
We learn of his life too, and of abandonement, leading to bitterness, concluding with his own bad choices being made. Some for survival, some because he couldn't let go.
Meeting Wickham was the catalyst.
I was struck by one particular scene about halfway through. It takes place in a church, listening to a sermon. Our non-hero stands on the precipas; the edge of a sword. The vicar preaches forgiveness of the past as redemption. The message was clear, but Kerr doesn't take it.
The slow errosion of any love and goodness in his life had hardened him to such a degree, all he could see was vengence and retribution.
And so the pieces are set for Elizabeth's abduction. Wickham for greed following the failed Ramsgate affair, Kerr because Bennet had become the fixation of all of Kerr's resentments.
This story builds slow, like really slow, to set the entire stage. The ending moves fast and there is almost no page-time between Darcy and Elizabeth.
At the end, I found a part of the epilogue cruel yet, it makes the reader stop and ponder... if only...
A great story, if not so much a romance. I rounded up from *3.5 because I found some of the writing displeasing.
I recieved an advance reader copy and voluntarily leave my review.
September 20, 2026
I thought this was brilliant, but then I’m already a fan of the author’s work. The plot was carefully constructed around a workable timeline.
I love the author’s vision of Mr. Bennet. I consider him to be the main character in the story. Darcy, Elizabeth, and Col Fitzwilliam play important roles, but they appear in the second half of the story. This is not a story focused on romance but on intrigue, action, and adventure. I read a lot of romantic P&P variations, so I enjoy reading something different from time to time.
The pacing was brisk and never slowed. I could not put it down. I will read it again. I hope it might be made into an audiobook. Whenever Col Fitzwilliam had dialogue, I always imagined narrator Samuel James’s interpretation of the colonel.
My only real concern is in the prologue. There seems to be two mistakes that should probably be fixed. First, it’s mentioned that Mrs. Bennet and the three younger girls are vacationing at Brighton, but in the body of the story, they are at Margate.
A bigger problem is the dialogue between Elizabeth and Charlotte. Charlotte says she must leave for Hunsford and Mr. Collins, but her name is still Lucas, and there is no mention of her marrying Collins or plans for her marriage. The prologue is in July, which is three months before the October Meryton assembly when Bingley arrives. In the body of the book, Charlotte is at the assembly, she’s not married, and there is no mention of Collins ever arriving at Longbourn. It seems the body of the book was well edited, but the prologue might have been overlooked. I hope this can be fixed because I want to buy this for my permanent collection.
I love the author’s vision of Mr. Bennet. I consider him to be the main character in the story. Darcy, Elizabeth, and Col Fitzwilliam play important roles, but they appear in the second half of the story. This is not a story focused on romance but on intrigue, action, and adventure. I read a lot of romantic P&P variations, so I enjoy reading something different from time to time.
The pacing was brisk and never slowed. I could not put it down. I will read it again. I hope it might be made into an audiobook. Whenever Col Fitzwilliam had dialogue, I always imagined narrator Samuel James’s interpretation of the colonel.
My only real concern is in the prologue. There seems to be two mistakes that should probably be fixed. First, it’s mentioned that Mrs. Bennet and the three younger girls are vacationing at Brighton, but in the body of the story, they are at Margate.
A bigger problem is the dialogue between Elizabeth and Charlotte. Charlotte says she must leave for Hunsford and Mr. Collins, but her name is still Lucas, and there is no mention of her marrying Collins or plans for her marriage. The prologue is in July, which is three months before the October Meryton assembly when Bingley arrives. In the body of the book, Charlotte is at the assembly, she’s not married, and there is no mention of Collins ever arriving at Longbourn. It seems the body of the book was well edited, but the prologue might have been overlooked. I hope this can be fixed because I want to buy this for my permanent collection.
September 17, 2026
fast becoming my favorite JAFF
I love his look at a richer more detailed and dark regency. The military aspect just adds to the appeal.
I love his look at a richer more detailed and dark regency. The military aspect just adds to the appeal.
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August 14, 2026Is there a typo on the cover?
September 18, 2026
Great story
If your wanting a story of E and D from beginning to end...this is not that. It is about how an event in the college life of Bennett and his 3 cohorts ( Darcy, Fitzwilliam, Ashby ) changed the shape of their lives forever and lead to the kidnapping and rescue of Elizabeth. F. Darcy and R. Fitzwilliam save her and honor the friendship and debt of their forefathers. While not the focus, E and D do get their HEA at the end. It is an Absolutely Terrific story. I loved the vivid imagery of the college masters that highlighted Bennett's satirical nature. It felt like i was there. The writing throughout was excellent. Nobody does adventure, villainy, and men of honor better than B. Richman. Nobody. I can't wait for the next book! TY
If your wanting a story of E and D from beginning to end...this is not that. It is about how an event in the college life of Bennett and his 3 cohorts ( Darcy, Fitzwilliam, Ashby ) changed the shape of their lives forever and lead to the kidnapping and rescue of Elizabeth. F. Darcy and R. Fitzwilliam save her and honor the friendship and debt of their forefathers. While not the focus, E and D do get their HEA at the end. It is an Absolutely Terrific story. I loved the vivid imagery of the college masters that highlighted Bennett's satirical nature. It felt like i was there. The writing throughout was excellent. Nobody does adventure, villainy, and men of honor better than B. Richman. Nobody. I can't wait for the next book! TY
September 18, 2026
Very, very good!
A fascinating character study, a nail-biting kidnapping, a serious examination of the ideas of honour and gallantry, a few difficult villains, and a sweetly romantic ending. Thoroughly entertaining and well written.
A fascinating character study, a nail-biting kidnapping, a serious examination of the ideas of honour and gallantry, a few difficult villains, and a sweetly romantic ending. Thoroughly entertaining and well written.
September 30, 2026
Intense
During his Cambridge years, Mr Bennett is close friends with Edmund Darcy (an uncle to Fitzwilliam Darcy), David Fitzwilliam (an uncle to Richard), and Lord Julian Ashby, a viscount. When Lord Julian decides to elope with his true love, in opposition to his father's plans for his marriage, it ends in tragedy, and has far reaching effects on his closest friends. The succession of the Ashby earldom leaves one family in straitened circumstances, and the son in that family nurses a grudge against anyone involved in his uncle's death, namely the Darcys, Fitzwilliams, and Bennetts. Since Mr Bennett is the lone survivor of that group of friends, he becomes the target of this man's grudge, and he arranges to kidnap Elizabeth and seek ransom. Mr Bennett calls in a debt of honor from Edmund Darcy, but since he's now deceased, Fitzwilliam Darcy comes to answer the summons for help. Darcy calls on Colonel Fitzwilliam for assistance.
I like this author very well, but this isn't one of his better creations. Mr Richman's stories are always intense and exciting, and this one is no different. His characters are forthright, which is nice. His style of dialogue is rather staccato and terse, and extremely heavy on the metaphors. In this book, everyone speaks like a philosopher, from the aristocrats down to the kitchen maids. Everyone is constantly trying to "out clever" the person they're speaking to, and for a story with a lot of gritty underworld characters, this doesn't always sit right. The short and clipped back and forth banter became tedious when it didn't fit in, and it drew me right out of the story. Unlike Mr Richman's other works, this tale was almost completely absent of any romance between characters. The ending implies that ODC achieves their HEA, but that's the extent of it. There's not really even any kind of epilogue to wrap up the loose ends. The book is well written and well edited. I recommend it with these reservations.
During his Cambridge years, Mr Bennett is close friends with Edmund Darcy (an uncle to Fitzwilliam Darcy), David Fitzwilliam (an uncle to Richard), and Lord Julian Ashby, a viscount. When Lord Julian decides to elope with his true love, in opposition to his father's plans for his marriage, it ends in tragedy, and has far reaching effects on his closest friends. The succession of the Ashby earldom leaves one family in straitened circumstances, and the son in that family nurses a grudge against anyone involved in his uncle's death, namely the Darcys, Fitzwilliams, and Bennetts. Since Mr Bennett is the lone survivor of that group of friends, he becomes the target of this man's grudge, and he arranges to kidnap Elizabeth and seek ransom. Mr Bennett calls in a debt of honor from Edmund Darcy, but since he's now deceased, Fitzwilliam Darcy comes to answer the summons for help. Darcy calls on Colonel Fitzwilliam for assistance.
I like this author very well, but this isn't one of his better creations. Mr Richman's stories are always intense and exciting, and this one is no different. His characters are forthright, which is nice. His style of dialogue is rather staccato and terse, and extremely heavy on the metaphors. In this book, everyone speaks like a philosopher, from the aristocrats down to the kitchen maids. Everyone is constantly trying to "out clever" the person they're speaking to, and for a story with a lot of gritty underworld characters, this doesn't always sit right. The short and clipped back and forth banter became tedious when it didn't fit in, and it drew me right out of the story. Unlike Mr Richman's other works, this tale was almost completely absent of any romance between characters. The ending implies that ODC achieves their HEA, but that's the extent of it. There's not really even any kind of epilogue to wrap up the loose ends. The book is well written and well edited. I recommend it with these reservations.
September 19, 2026
Not for everyone
A Debt Inherited, like Mr Richman's other P&P variations, will not please all JAFF readers. It is unabashedly masculine, exceedingly complex, laden with resentments, and ultimately most rewarding. He posits a unique and fascinating backstory, going back several decades, for the Bennet, Darcy, and Fitzwilliam families, and moves on from there, eventually landing in a vastly different version of the Meryton assembly. Kudos!
A Debt Inherited, like Mr Richman's other P&P variations, will not please all JAFF readers. It is unabashedly masculine, exceedingly complex, laden with resentments, and ultimately most rewarding. He posits a unique and fascinating backstory, going back several decades, for the Bennet, Darcy, and Fitzwilliam families, and moves on from there, eventually landing in a vastly different version of the Meryton assembly. Kudos!
September 24, 2026
As an arc reader, I found this tale both engaging and well-paced. The relationships forged that stood the test of time, and the earnest appeal of a father which led to an amazing conclusion. It is the kind of book you will want to return to again, and then again.
September 28, 2026
A Mr Bennet Story, Not E&D
Elizabeth kidnapped? Darcy must find her? Wahoo, sign me up! Except we get maybe 20 pages that have Elizabeth, 15 with Darcy and 5, maybe 10 pages total of E&D together in a more than 400 page story.
The premise of this story was good, but I could have done with less of the back story, and more overall interaction with E&D - both when E was being held hostage and after. Instead, we get the first 100 pages of tedious back story that could have been told in 50 pages, littered with sentences that read something like: The pen sat quietly, as if it held its breath. All the as ifs and as thoughs became tiresome.
This is also the third newishly released book in as many weeks that I have read almost the same conversation - You are this. No, I am this. There is a difference. This book reads: "You have made a conquest," he said lightly. "I have a critic," she replied. "There is a difference." Pretty sure a matchmaking Lady Anne and a ghost named Nana both said something similar in their own stories. Each instance stuck with me as it seemed an odd thing to say when, obviously, the two things were different without needing to say so. Maybe this is a trendy thing that I do not understand? I have other quibbles, but I am apparently in the minority and have said enough.
If you do not mind very little Darcy and Elizabeth interaction in your P&P variations, and this type of writing style does not bother you, you will enjoy this story. For me, it is 3.5 stars that I cannot bring myself to round up.
Elizabeth kidnapped? Darcy must find her? Wahoo, sign me up! Except we get maybe 20 pages that have Elizabeth, 15 with Darcy and 5, maybe 10 pages total of E&D together in a more than 400 page story.
The premise of this story was good, but I could have done with less of the back story, and more overall interaction with E&D - both when E was being held hostage and after. Instead, we get the first 100 pages of tedious back story that could have been told in 50 pages, littered with sentences that read something like: The pen sat quietly, as if it held its breath. All the as ifs and as thoughs became tiresome.
This is also the third newishly released book in as many weeks that I have read almost the same conversation - You are this. No, I am this. There is a difference. This book reads: "You have made a conquest," he said lightly. "I have a critic," she replied. "There is a difference." Pretty sure a matchmaking Lady Anne and a ghost named Nana both said something similar in their own stories. Each instance stuck with me as it seemed an odd thing to say when, obviously, the two things were different without needing to say so. Maybe this is a trendy thing that I do not understand? I have other quibbles, but I am apparently in the minority and have said enough.
If you do not mind very little Darcy and Elizabeth interaction in your P&P variations, and this type of writing style does not bother you, you will enjoy this story. For me, it is 3.5 stars that I cannot bring myself to round up.
October 1, 2026
A Good Read
I look forward to Richman's books because I know they'll give me something most P&P variations, depending on the storyline, won't give me... satisfaction. Satisfaction that the villains will not be paid off, considered mad, or transported to harm other unsuspecting individuals. *No offense to authors who choose these methods. Sometimes it's just, but most times I want more.
What I liked:
- Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam. Although he is in a supporting role, his presence and history from previous books keep me on high alert.
- Mr. Bennet. For some reason, I like when Bennet has a military background.
- Richman managed to keep the story centered and not wander off in different directions.
My one dislike:
- Although I liked Kerr's storyline, his life in London went on longer than I expected. Maybe because I wanted to know how Mr. Bennet was coping.
I look forward to Richman's books because I know they'll give me something most P&P variations, depending on the storyline, won't give me... satisfaction. Satisfaction that the villains will not be paid off, considered mad, or transported to harm other unsuspecting individuals. *No offense to authors who choose these methods. Sometimes it's just, but most times I want more.
What I liked:
- Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam. Although he is in a supporting role, his presence and history from previous books keep me on high alert.
- Mr. Bennet. For some reason, I like when Bennet has a military background.
- Richman managed to keep the story centered and not wander off in different directions.
My one dislike:
- Although I liked Kerr's storyline, his life in London went on longer than I expected. Maybe because I wanted to know how Mr. Bennet was coping.
September 27, 2026
As always, a wonderful P&P variation with a military focus
I love Mr. Richman’s novels. His knowledge of military history, tactics, bearing and demeanor shines through each page. It is so interesting to read a variation that focuses on its male characters while still allowing the female characters to shine. Well worth your time to read.
I love Mr. Richman’s novels. His knowledge of military history, tactics, bearing and demeanor shines through each page. It is so interesting to read a variation that focuses on its male characters while still allowing the female characters to shine. Well worth your time to read.
September 28, 2026
Took so long to get to the point that I didn’t care anymore and skimmed the rest. Spent too much time on backstory and side characters. Also, this should have a trigger warning.
October 3, 2026
I have loved every Barry Richman's Pride and Prejudice books, including this one. They're always unique and carefully crafted.
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