The Daughters of Delaford

by C.D. Gerard

It's 1820, and the daughters of Elinor and Marianne, now 20 years old, are excited to begin their lives. Little did Allegra Brandon and Grace Ferrars know that they would become embroiled in the most important and scandalous event of their time, that being the return of Caroline of Brunswick, otherwise known as the Princess of Wales, to England after years of exile. As they witness Lady Caroline's fight for her crown, they also chase their own dreams, sometimes finding things are not as they seem; Grace finds out the wealthy lord and landowner she married is not the man she thought he was; as Allegra's very modern dream of a writing career meets with resistance as she becomes entwined with a mysterious stranger who not only steals her heart, but her reputation. Both women are forced to make choices that will not only effect themselves,but those they love as well.

264 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 31, 2015

About the author

C.D. Gerard is a New-England born, California raised, Minnesota resident. She has a master's degree in literature, and taught literature and composition in various colleges throughout Southern California and Minnesota.

Her first love as a child was poetry. She won the Ina Coolbrith prize for poetry in 2006. After leaving California after the recession in 2009, she decided to pursue her dream of writing a novel. Her first novel "Because You're the First" was published in 2012.

She also wrote two sequels to Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" titled "Mrs Dashwood Returns" and "The Daughters of Delaford" under the pen name Lucia Edgerton.

Cyndee lives with her husband of 25 years and her daughter in the Twin Cities. She is a avid reader of classic and historical fiction and history. She creates jewelry and draws and paints

Reviews

[Janine Zachariae · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good read, indeed it was. But it was a bit strange with all the wrong quotation marks. Some were missing, others just on the wrong place.
Apart of this it was nice.
Okay, have to say I Started with this even it's the second part of the sequel. But it didn't matter because it was a book for it's own.
About 20years after we met Marianne and Elinore Dashwood. Remember: those sisters fell in love. both unlucky at first Sign. Specially Marianne. She was upset and almost destroyed because of Willoughby.
Their daughters, Allegra and Grace are 20.
One wants to be a writer, the other just a married woman.
It was nice to read about Col.Brandon, Edward Ferras and see what becomes of Willoughby.
And we meet the Tilneys of Nothanger Abby.

I would like to give 3,5 stars but it's not possible at all.
It was a good book, maybe I have to read the first part to decide but right now I didn't got the feeling I usually get while reading some sequels of a Jane Austen book. Just like I got while reading "Mr Darcy falls in love" by Noe and Cindy.
But I love how the story continued! S&S was so lovely.

[Susan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This Sense and Sensibility continuation, begins 10 years after "Mrs Dashwood Returns" and tells of the lives of Allegra Brandon and Grace Ferrars.