Happy April Fool's Day! It's release day for my two books, A Little Bit Foolish and Swipe Right for Mr. Darcy. I had so much fun writing these books. A Little Bit Foolish contains several April Fool's short stories I've written. The one about Colonel Fitzwilliam, April Fish was the funniest to write. He gets his just desserts for years of pranking when a series of fish-related pranks befall him during his stay at Rosings. I also enjoyed exploring Lydia's misadventures in Brighton in A Good Joke and forcing Elizabeth and Darcy to confess their feelings when the Collinses and Colonel Fitzwilliam lock them in a garden shed in Two Fools in April.
The ebooks are available today, with the paperbacks scheduled to come in two weeks. The books will be added to Kindle Unlimited on May 1.
Blurb: Get ready to laugh with this collection of April Fool’s themed Pride and Prejudice stories. Each one delivers a comic tale in Amanda Kai’s style of sparkling wit and humor featuring your favorite characters from Pride and Prejudice, including Elizabeth and Darcy, Mr. and Mrs. Collins, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Anne de Bourgh, Lydia Bennet, Caroline Bingley, and others.
A Good Joke
Lydia Bennet, Longbourn’s chief resident prankster, travels to Brighton with Mrs. Forster, where she gets up to numerous hijinks including a covert visit to the men’s swimming cove, pranking Mr. Wickham, and sneaking out to a ball. Her pranks earn her the attention of Mr. Wickham, whose schemes for her are anything but a good joke.
Two Fools in April
When Mr. Darcy’s proposal goes awry, Mrs. Collins conjures a plan to force Elizabeth and Darcy to reconcile. With the help of Mr. Collins and Colonel Fitzwilliam, they lock the pair in Mr. Collins’ garden shed. A forced proximity story sure to make you laugh.
Unconventional
Mr. Darcy is in love with Elizabeth Bennet, but she teases and berates him. Then, Darcy finds himself unwittingly trapped into a marriage with Caroline Bingley. Will Darcy ever be free to pursue the woman he truly loves? Or will he be shackled forever in an unconventional marriage to a woman he detests?
This story was originally published as a standalone.
An Unexpected Party
Lady Catherine longs to enjoy an afternoon repose, but her attempt to nap is rudely interrupted by a variety of uninvited guests. Who is responsible for this unexpected party?
Originally published on the Austen Authors blog.
April Fish
Colonel Fitzwilliam’s visit to Rosings is punctuated by a series of fish-related pranks. To make matters worse, Lady Catherine has invited important guests to dine, compounding the colonel’s embarrassment. Who is behind this nautical nonsense?
Swipe Right for Mr. Darcy was originally intended to be a short story within this collection as well, but the story kind of had a mind of its own and ran away with itself, so by the time it was finished, I had a full-length novel! I was inspired to write it after a fan suggested the title as a modern-day tagline for Pride and Prejudice. I challenged myself to write it in first-person present tense, instead of the usual first or third-person past tense. It was harder than I thought, but I felt like the present tense fit well with the modern take on the story and makes the reader feel like they're right there in the story with Liz.
Blurb:
Smart and confident, Elizabeth Bennet thrives in her single life as VP of Longbourn Rehabilitation Services. Busy with work, she's more concerned with her sister Jane's romantic pursuits than her own.
When Jane lands a date with an attractive doctor, Liz accompanies her to the club as wingwoman. While there, she overhears Bingley’s friend insult her, calling her “tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt,” prompting him to reluctantly "swipe left" on her Tinder profile.
Liz hopes to avoid encountering the rude guy again, but fate has other plans. To her dismay, he turns out to be none other than Fitzwilliam Darcy, the president of Pemberley Medical Group, the hospital corporation her company is trying to woo.
As their professional and personal worlds collide, Liz is forced to confront her disdain for Darcy, aggravated by his treatment of his childhood friend George Wickham, a handsome physical therapy assistant employed by Longbourn Rehab.
Despite her initial impressions, Liz begins to see a different side of Darcy. But can she overcome her pride and prejudice to embrace the possibility of love?
Set in the fictional town of Meryton, Iowa, this clean modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic enemies-to-lovers tale will reignite your love for Pride and Prejudice.
For a limited time, through April 30, 2024 buy them both and save $4 with this special direct-buy offer
Or buy them individually, 9.99 each
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