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In October I picked some spooky books, no real horror, just spooky looking ;)

In November I have a pile picked out that just did not fit elsewhere but I want to get reading

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Carole's Monday: A Lady of Large Fortune

 

Author: Tiffany Thomas

Title: A Lady of Large Fortune

Genre: Historical Romance, What If, Variation

Format: Ebook

Pages: 498

Published: July 22, 2026

Where I got It: Kindle Unlimited

Summary: 

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman of large fortune may fall in love at her leisure and choose her own fate.

Elizabeth Bennet has spent years quietly holding her family together. With Longbourn entailed away and her father content to leave its management in her hands, Elizabeth has learned to be practical, capable, and useful. Then a flood in London takes the lives of her aunt and uncle Gardiner, leaving three young children in need of protection—and Elizabeth with more responsibility than ever.

But beneath the damaged house in Gracechurch Street lies a secret no one could have imagined: a Roman treasure, hidden for centuries, that changes the course of her life—in more ways than one.

Rewarded by the Crown for her discovery, Elizabeth becomes exactly what society values most: a lady of large fortune. But she chooses to keeps her good fortune a secret from everyone, determined to keep her family safe from gossip, greed, and imprudent schemes.

Retired militia colonel Fitzwilliam Darcy knows too well what a fortune can cost. His father’s extravagance left Pemberley wounded, his sister vulnerable, and Darcy sacrifices everything, including his hopes for a love match, to prudence and rebuilding. Yet when he comes to Hertfordshire, he does not expect to meet again the muddy, courageous young woman who once rose from a hidden cellar with a Roman coin in her hand.

But wealth does not solve every difficulty, and the past has a way of reaching for what it was never owed. Darcy and Elizabeth must work together to restore their happiness and protect the future of those they love.

Review:

I was itching for some P&P variations, and I stumbled upon this in Kindle Unlimited, so why not? 

Here we are with Darcy and Elizabeth. Tale as old as time, but a little different. What if Darcy's father was a spendthrift who ran Pemberley to the ground and left it to Darcy to fix? What if Elizabeth found a way to have riches and save her family? 

I had fun with this one! It was pretty sad at some points. Poor Darcy...Poor Lizzie.

There was a LOT of changes to the story, but it was still the same at its core. I enjoyed watching our characters interact and find their ends. Some happy, some not. Especially Wickham. His ending was def well-deserved. 

It was weird not seeing more of the Gardiner children, minus a cameo in London and then quickly mentioned in the epilogue. This was a big deal and a huge change in the story, but we didn't really get to see them. 

But yes, I enjoyed the changes made. They were refreshing and new. Super sad, though. I wish we would've seen more of the aftermath of the Gardiner children having to move in with them. Maybe a scene or two with Elizabeth with the kiddos. But the ending was nice and fitting. I liked this overall! It was good. 4 stars from me. 

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

Series: The Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy (#1)

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Published: May 1, 2010 by Bloomsbury USA Children

Fantasy/own

Sure, I know the story, but it feels like I read exactly this one and forgot to log it...oops. See I found some older books( not that old, just not in the right place.)

Rose is one of 12 princesses forced to dance all night with the sons of wicked king. They can not tell what they do but people do start to wonder when their shoes are broken. But they never seem to leave their bedrooms? And then princes who come to court them end up dead. Fishy indeed.

In comes a young soldier returned from the war, and he starts working for his uncle in the gardens. Can he solve the mystery of the dancing princesses, or will this whole country fall apart?

And since is is a fairytale it will all work out and there will be a hea. Yay. I enjoyed it, it was a light and short read. A good story.

Rose is the eldest of twelve princesses forced to dance through the night in an underground palace. Galen is the soldier turned gardener who falls for her. The key to breaking the spell lies in magic knitting needles, an invisibility cloak, and-of course-true love. Inspired by "The Twelve Dancing Princesses,"

The Shadow Casket by Chris Wooding

Series: The Darkwater Legacy (#2)

Format: 848 pages, Paperback

Published: February 16, 2023 by Gollancz

Fantasy/own

Oh it is a trilogy? I actually did not know. This one actually had an ending, and I thought ok it is good for now, but like yeah more can come and I guess it will.

It takes place 3 years after book 1. Aren and his people have been trying to sow the seeds of revolution for all that time, and it does not go well.

They must defeat the evil invaders, but for that they need people and everyone is scared, or hanging on to the power they have.

It is about a quest, a coming revolution (or not), trying to find allies, and mostly hiding from the bad guys.

I liked it. very old school

A BAND OF REBELS.

A TRAITOR IN THEIR MIDST.

A REVOLUTION ABOUT TO BEGIN.

It's been three years since Aren seized the Ember Blade. Three years since they struck the spark they hoped would ignite the revolution. But the flame has failed to catch. The Krodans have crushed Ossia in an iron grip of terror. The revolution seems further away than ever.

Far in the north, the Dawnwardens seek to unite the fractious clans of the Fell Folk and create a stronghold from which to retake their land. But even if they can overcome the danger of treachery from within, they still have to contend with the dreadknights. Only the druidess Vika can resist these near-unstoppable foes, and there's only one of her.

But what if there was a weapon that could destroy the dreadknights? A weapon of such power it could turn the tide? A weapon that, if it fell into the wrong hands, might mean the end of all hope?

The Shadow Casket has returned from out of the past, and it will save or damn them all.