Ties That Bind: A Jane Austen Inspired Compilation

by Pamela Lynne

Family ties are hard to break, as Fitzwilliam Darcy learns in Dearest Friends and Family Portraits. This epic family saga is now combined into one book and includes a new short story, It's All in the Eyes. Join the Darcys,Fitzwilliams, Bennets, and Gardiners as the bonds they share lead them down the road of betrayal and redemption to form the ultimate ties that bind.

631 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 31, 2022

About the author

Pamela Lynne grew up in the American South, surrounded by Southern Gothic works by Faulkner, O'Connor and the like. These authors helped shape her evolving mind and continue to influence everything she produces as an adult. It was a Regency-era wit from across the Atlantic, however, who lit a life-long interest in 19th Century England.

Pamela cites Jane Austen as her primary literary influence and she delves into the darker aspects of Regency life in all her novels, most particularly in the upcoming Granville Legacy Series, where she explores the bonds of family and what it costs to break them.

Dearest Friends: A Jane Austen Inspired Novel, Pamela’s debut work, won the Independent Publishers 2016 IPPY Awards Bronze Medal for Romance.

Pamela currently lives in the rolling hills of Tennessee with her husband of more than a decade, four kids, two cats and one very blond dog. She is still a Marianne hoping to grow into Elinor, or Clairee from Steel Magnolias.

Reviews

[Sara]

Enjoyed the extra epilogue. Rating is for that only. Cute short snippet of Mary and Sebastian.

[Mariska]

Two great stories for the price of one!!!

5 stars For seeing a slightly Rogue like Fitswilliam Darcy, Family love , and romantic love Taking many different forms. Seeing love , loss, Familial betrayal, Trust destroyed , and new trusts formed, In an epic 2 part series The truly does reed has just 1 long fantastic story......

[Valeria]

Characters with dimensions

I enjoyed the altered characterizations of our canon characters which added dimensions to each. This author’s version of Jane actually made her more likable as she’s usually bland, boring and pointless. Even her marriage to Bingley made sense. It was also refreshing to read about a typical teen Lydia vice the spoiled idiot that she’s usually characterized. Tsk tsk - Mr Bennet at his absolute worse (and Collins).

[Terri Conley]

This was re read for me as I read both these books years ago .
Really good stories worth the time .
Laugh out loud moments in the first when Darcy's butler gets interesting.

[Craftyhj]

This book is composed of two books which have previously been published separately plus one short addendum to the series. I have previously read the two book series and my reviews of those books can be found under the individual titles.

I only read the final short which was a sweet rounding off of the relationship between Sebastian and Mary.

[Alena (Ally) Scott]

Epic adventure through family

Very enjoyable read of our favourite characters and more. Delving into the persons and personalities of the usually lesser characters to arrive at a well written book. Nicely done.

[loriinor]

Loved it!

A pair of stories about the Bennets, Darcys, Bingleys, and the (wild) Fitzwilliams and how their lives intertwine. (Storylines involving Mary Bennet are rare; stories that feel authentic to how I picture her personality are delightful.)

[Deborah Robinson]

Awesome read

Wow. Finally a true love for Mary. And happily ever after for everyone else. I hope there is a second book.

[Chris Kaska]

Be prepared to skip over pages and pages of porn.

[Katja]

Just marked this read because I own these books separately.