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Escaping Austen: A Continuation of Lost In Austen
A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER. LITERALLY.
Amanda Price is blissfully happy in Austen’s beautiful world.
Engaged to marry the literary man of her dreams, and living real-time in her own, never-ending, BBC period drama, she did not dwell on how it all came to be. Amanda figured that somehow she was born in the wrong century and the Universe had finally unbuggered it all, flinging her back to the early nineteenth century.
This explained why she was so obsessed with Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, and, of course, Mr. Darcy. HER Mr. Darcy, who loved her just as she is. The fact she was living in a lap of luxury with servants at the great estate of Pemberley, which made Downton Abbey look like a Barbie Doll house, was also bloody fantastic.
It all seemed all so incredibly impossible to be true, yet, impossibilities kept on happening. Until the one possibility happened to bring it all crashing down.
To save Darcy and the Bennets, Amanda had no choice. She had to find the strength to return to her London and leave Austen’s world forever. But with Darcy and Wickham, Lizzy and Pirhana, coming at her from all directions to stop her, Amanda was finding it harder than ever to mentally and physically escape the one place she felt she really belonged.
EXCERPT from ESCAPING AUSTEN -
“We must get you back to Pemberley.” Darcy's hands circled her waist and lifted her over the log. “What were these thoughts you were lost within?”
“That I was more lady-like, Darcy. Like Jane or Elizabeth. I’m such an embarrassment and a clod,” she said, bowing her head to hide her face from him. “You should not have to put up with me.”
“You are the one in my heart.”
“But for how long?”
“What are you insinuating, Amanda?”
“You turned your back to me when I slipped. You were ashamed,” she said, trying to control the welling tears. “How long before your humiliation replaces any love you have for me?”
Without a word in reply, Darcy sat her down on the log. Bending down on one knee, he proceeded to unabashedly brush off her bared feet and slip her shoes back on. He did not deny her accusation, causing her lip to begin quivering with emotion.
Once done, Darcy put one hand on each side of her on the log, enclosing her into his private space. His eyes locked in on hers, causing instant paralysis.
“Let me say this, Miss Price. I have before me the most beautiful, exhilarating, and astonishingly unique creature. She stirs my heart in ways I could never imagine a woman could possibly accomplish.” Lowering his head even closer, he spoke with deep sincerity. “It is inconceivable for you to believe for one moment I could ever wish to replace what I have coveted so desirously and miraculously received.”
No sooner did Darcy finished speaking his hand reached to clasped her behind her head, drawing her face forward to claim her lips. He then proceeded to give her the most mind-blowing kiss she had ever received. Mouth and tongue did not allow any response from her as he fervently took full control of her senses. At length, he pulled back to finish speaking.
“I will thank the divine influences every day for the rest of my life you are no Jane or Elizabeth Bennet or any woman of my acquaintance of the past, present, and future. You are my delight, as you are, in every way.”
Rising, Darcy walked over to his grazing horse to bring it closer.
Amanda could not move. She just blinked in stupefaction at his speech. Just as you are! Exactly what Mark Darcy said to Bridget Jones. It was the most significant line in the entire film that defined the couple’s whole relationship. Not including, of course, the new diary scene where Bridget tells Mark diaries are just filled with crap.
LOST IN AUSTEN continues.
Amanda Price is blissfully happy in Austen’s beautiful world.
Engaged to marry the literary man of her dreams, and living real-time in her own, never-ending, BBC period drama, she did not dwell on how it all came to be. Amanda figured that somehow she was born in the wrong century and the Universe had finally unbuggered it all, flinging her back to the early nineteenth century.
This explained why she was so obsessed with Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, and, of course, Mr. Darcy. HER Mr. Darcy, who loved her just as she is. The fact she was living in a lap of luxury with servants at the great estate of Pemberley, which made Downton Abbey look like a Barbie Doll house, was also bloody fantastic.
It all seemed all so incredibly impossible to be true, yet, impossibilities kept on happening. Until the one possibility happened to bring it all crashing down.
To save Darcy and the Bennets, Amanda had no choice. She had to find the strength to return to her London and leave Austen’s world forever. But with Darcy and Wickham, Lizzy and Pirhana, coming at her from all directions to stop her, Amanda was finding it harder than ever to mentally and physically escape the one place she felt she really belonged.
EXCERPT from ESCAPING AUSTEN -
“We must get you back to Pemberley.” Darcy's hands circled her waist and lifted her over the log. “What were these thoughts you were lost within?”
“That I was more lady-like, Darcy. Like Jane or Elizabeth. I’m such an embarrassment and a clod,” she said, bowing her head to hide her face from him. “You should not have to put up with me.”
“You are the one in my heart.”
“But for how long?”
“What are you insinuating, Amanda?”
“You turned your back to me when I slipped. You were ashamed,” she said, trying to control the welling tears. “How long before your humiliation replaces any love you have for me?”
Without a word in reply, Darcy sat her down on the log. Bending down on one knee, he proceeded to unabashedly brush off her bared feet and slip her shoes back on. He did not deny her accusation, causing her lip to begin quivering with emotion.
Once done, Darcy put one hand on each side of her on the log, enclosing her into his private space. His eyes locked in on hers, causing instant paralysis.
“Let me say this, Miss Price. I have before me the most beautiful, exhilarating, and astonishingly unique creature. She stirs my heart in ways I could never imagine a woman could possibly accomplish.” Lowering his head even closer, he spoke with deep sincerity. “It is inconceivable for you to believe for one moment I could ever wish to replace what I have coveted so desirously and miraculously received.”
No sooner did Darcy finished speaking his hand reached to clasped her behind her head, drawing her face forward to claim her lips. He then proceeded to give her the most mind-blowing kiss she had ever received. Mouth and tongue did not allow any response from her as he fervently took full control of her senses. At length, he pulled back to finish speaking.
“I will thank the divine influences every day for the rest of my life you are no Jane or Elizabeth Bennet or any woman of my acquaintance of the past, present, and future. You are my delight, as you are, in every way.”
Rising, Darcy walked over to his grazing horse to bring it closer.
Amanda could not move. She just blinked in stupefaction at his speech. Just as you are! Exactly what Mark Darcy said to Bridget Jones. It was the most significant line in the entire film that defined the couple’s whole relationship. Not including, of course, the new diary scene where Bridget tells Mark diaries are just filled with crap.
LOST IN AUSTEN continues.
- GenresTime Travel
512 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2018
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September 1, 2019
I only gave this 2 stars. First, you have to have seen the 4 part tv mini-series Lost in Austen first before you could truly understand this book as our modern day heroine goes back and forth through time to fictional historic britian and into the pages of Austen's Pride & Prejudice. The author is very long winded as this is 717 pages, which is at least 200 pages more than necessary. It started dragging so much that I started skimming the pages looking for good bits and skipping over stuff. I'm even skipping the very end because I felt like I read the ending and she's still got a chapter or more left after the obvious end. I'm done. I've had enough of this long winded book. So while at times it was enjoyable, it got boring. It's just too long. Needs severe edits.
August 19, 2024
A must read if you love lost in Austen
I have read some of the reviews about mistakes, I will note the author states in the forward that she apologies for any mistakes and honestly it didn’t bother me. What I was interested in the plot. I loved the Lost in Austen series and this author gave me what happened after Amanda and Darcy got together at the end of the series and so much more. Lady Catherine is a bit more evil and surprising in this variation. George Wickham’s character makes the book worth the read. Darcy is so much more than I ever dreamed his character would be if I was Amanda and traveled through the door. He plays piano and sings, yes I know right!
I laughed out loud and couldn’t stop reading it until I finished it. I had to rewatch the series again. I will definitely be adding this to my library.
I have read some of the reviews about mistakes, I will note the author states in the forward that she apologies for any mistakes and honestly it didn’t bother me. What I was interested in the plot. I loved the Lost in Austen series and this author gave me what happened after Amanda and Darcy got together at the end of the series and so much more. Lady Catherine is a bit more evil and surprising in this variation. George Wickham’s character makes the book worth the read. Darcy is so much more than I ever dreamed his character would be if I was Amanda and traveled through the door. He plays piano and sings, yes I know right!
I laughed out loud and couldn’t stop reading it until I finished it. I had to rewatch the series again. I will definitely be adding this to my library.
November 9, 2019
Actual escape back to season 2 of lost in Austen
I love lost in Austen was so happy to find this and read what could happen. If there was a second season of the show I love reading this I envision every moment as if I was watching the show amazing job great job slight typos but still good published fanfiction
I love lost in Austen was so happy to find this and read what could happen. If there was a second season of the show I love reading this I envision every moment as if I was watching the show amazing job great job slight typos but still good published fanfiction
March 9, 2023
Darcy forever?
Amanda is living her best life until . . . Should she return tomorrow times and leave the man of her dreams? What will happen to Lizzy? Jane? I do this I this story could've been told well in I half the time but I kept going to the end!
Amanda is living her best life until . . . Should she return tomorrow times and leave the man of her dreams? What will happen to Lizzy? Jane? I do this I this story could've been told well in I half the time but I kept going to the end!
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