Run Mad As Often As You Choose, But Do Not Faint....

Happy Friday, Readers! I'm so excited to kick off my weekend by announcing my next novella.... Kindly Meant Interference  begins with the Meryton Assembly, where Elizabeth isn't the only one to overhear Mr. Darcy say something hurtful. Caroline Bingley, whom some readers may know that I ~adore~ eavesdrops on Mr. Darcy when they return to Netherfield, and overhears him tell Bingley that he will never marry her. While her reaction to this revelation is what sets the events of the story in motion, today I am going to share a little snippet of Mr. Darcy's conversation with Bingley at the very beginning.... *** Darcy moved to the sideboard and poured himself a brandy. He had not intended to imbibe, but he knew not how else he might endure the remainder of his game of billiards. Charles Bingley was quite drunk - not on spirits, but on the smiles and pretty blushes of a willowy blonde, which was ever so much worse. He lounged on the sofa a few feet away, completely unaware that it...