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    Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One
    Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One
    Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One
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    Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One

    Written by Sharon Lathan

    Narrated by Corrie James

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    About this audiobook

    It's Darcy and Elizabeth's wedding day, and the journey is just beginning as Jane Austen's beloved Pride and Prejudice characters embark on the greatest adventure of all: marriage and a life together filled with surprising passion, tender self-discovery, and the simple joys of every day.

    As their love story unfolds in this most romantic of Jane Austen sequels, Darcy and Elizabeth reveal to each other how their relationship blossomed. From misunderstanding to perfect understanding and harmony, theirs is a marriage filled with romance, sensuality, and the beauty of a deep, abiding love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 17, 2015
    ISBN9781494589547
    Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One
    Author

    Sharon Lathan

    Sharon Lathan is the author of the bestselling Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, and Loving Mr. Darcy: Journeys Beyond Pemberley. In addition to her writing, she works as a Registered Nurse in a Neonatal ICU. She resides with her family in Hanford, California.

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    • 3/5
      Pride and Prejudice meets XXX.... all sex and no real story line. I do not mind a little romance here and there, but when the entire book is dedicated to it and there is no conflict or real plot line, it can get a bit tiresome. Dary and Elizabeth love each other, we all get that but would like to have seen more twists and turns along the way. It finally does come in the last 15-20 pages of the book but it was too late for me. If you want to read about the average day-to-day life with the two seaking off every five minutes to show each other how much they love one another, then this book is for you. If you are looking for a plot- look somewhere else. I got bored 1/2 way through and almost didn't finish it...
    • 1/5
      A sequel to the 2005 (very bad) Pride and Prejudice movie. The 1980 mini series starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul as Elizabeth and Darcy is my favourite.
      There is too much sex and not enough plot or character development
    • 2/5
      Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One was clearly represented as being fanfiction so I knew going in that's what I should expect and had no problem with that. However, if you are going to write about two characters as well known as Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy, you better be sure you nail it. This book did not nail it.
    • 2/5
      I'm really glad that I only paid $1.99 for this book. It was not at all what I was expecting. I enjoy smutty fanfic as much as the next person, but if I wanted to read that, then I'd just find it online FOR FREE. I've read some other Austen sequels, and they are all so much more professionally written. The entire time I just felt like this was written by a self-proclaimed romantic, 16 year-old girl who had no concept of what sex is actually like, nor the consequences of too much sex. See UTIs, etc.The thing that grated on me the most was the fact that when she'd refer back to P&P it was to the 2005 P&P with Kiera Knightley, which IS NOTHING LIKE THE BOOK! I've only seen the movie once, and I couldn't follow half of her flashbacks b/c they had nothing to do with the REAL P&P. NOTHING! So infuriating. If you're a die-hard Janeite, stay away from this fangirling fest about 2005 P&P that just happened to get published.
    • 3/5
      A bit smutty for a Pride and Prejudice sequel with absolutely none of Miss Jane's wit and lovely prose, but a pleasant enough continuation of the reader's hopes that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy would have happy lives together. ENTIRELY too much dedicated to their sex lives! REALLY! - way more info than I would ever need or want to know.
    • 3/5
      I really didn't enjoy this continuation of the "Pride and Prejudice" story. For one thing there are WAY too many scenes where Darcy and Elizabeth just go ON and ON about how they love each other and adore each other and are whole in each other, etc. etc. Just too much. This is a case where "show not tell" could have been used in greater abundance. The storyline is actually mostly a linking of love making scenes and descriptions of clothing and places. I kept hoping there would be some conflict or interesting event, but no - this is just an extended romantic fantasy.
    • 1/5
      I freakin' love Jane Austen but I've always been skeptical about the sequels and prequels to her work. Frankly, I have always been of the opinion that no on could do her stories and characters justice and that they were just wasting everyone's time trying. I hate having prejudices as a reader. I realize that a lot of fellow Jane fiends find these books very enjoyable. All those people can't be wrong, right? So, I decided to give one a try. Now, I'm aware that one writer's take on Austen doesn't represent the whole lot but it'll still be a looooong while before I try something like this out again (if I try again, that is).Lathan's Pride and Prejudice sequel was so BAD! Like Jane porn and not in a good way. I kept finding myself incredulously laughing during the bit that I read. Obviously, I didn't get far into it and it may have gotten better as it went on. However, I wasn't willing to give up any more of my time finding out if it did.
    • 1/5
      I should have stopped when I read her note that her favorite version of Pride and Prejudice was the Keira Knightly movie that didn't even resemble Jane Austen's novel in name. If you want to read Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy having a lot of sex, then this is the book for you. The more I read these sequels, the more I realize how brilliant Jane Austen was to end the story where she did.
    • 3/5
      This book was not what I anticipated. The story tells of the daily life of the Darcys after they are married. They are happy. They tell each other how happy they are. They entertain guests who see how happy they are. I read a lot of Austen inspired novels, so I was waiting for the scandal and intrigue to kick in. The novel is well written and discusses their relationship in length as well as their feelings for each other and it is all very romantic but nothing really happens. The plot slowly unveils itself 3/4ths of the way through with a dramatic accident and I thought -- this is what I have been waiting for! -- and then as quickly as the incident starts it is over. Overall, a fun read that needed a bit more action for my taste.
    • 3/5
      Sequels to Pride and Prejudice tend to fall into one of two camps. Either Darcy turns out to be a cad, and Lizzy is in for a whole lot of misery-illigitimate children, affairs, abuse, etc. or they spend 400 pages saying things like...Darcy: I love you Elizabeth. Elizabeth: I love you more Mr. Darcy. Darcy: I love you more than that Elizabeth. Elizabeth: I love you even more than that Mr. Darcy. Yawn. This book fell into the second camp. The first five months of wedded blisss....dull, dull, dull. Also, the author admitted this novel began as a piece of fanfiction after she saw the most recent film of Pride & Prejudice. Several times in the book, she uses that film and not the book as her point of reference, even going so far as to quote film dialogue that Jane Austen never wrote. Rings quite a false note. I haven't anything against the film, but it isn't the be all and end all of P&P productions. And if you haven't seen the film, you wind up thinking "Huh?"
    • 3/5
      I went through a Jane Austen/Emily Bronte/William Shakespeare period at college. We mathematicians would meet on Saturday mornings to read sonnets and plays, and I would haunt the market stalls for cheap copies of collected works. I suspect I didn’t reread any of Jane Austen’s books afterwards until my own sons were in high school. The boys bemoaned the fact that they had to read “girls’” books, and I was delighted to find I could join in and call it being helpful. By the final third of Pride and Prejudice, my youngest son was admitting Jane Austen could write, and I was already rereading Sense and Sensibility. Sharon Lathan’s Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy series is subtitled Pride and Prejudice continues. And Two Shall Become One is the first book in the set. Though my youngest son is now studying English at college, I suspect I won’t be offering it him to read, but I might leave it out for his girlfriend should he ever bring one home. The characters, time period, and locations are instantly recognizable, and the author does a delightful job of envisioning the lead-in to a wedding, and Elizabeth’s introduction to her new role as Mistress of Pemberley. The attention to detail in the writing is very reminiscent of the original novel. But the choice of detail can be thoroughly modern sometimes, creating a somewhat intriguing mixture of feelings in the reader, as the scene veers from intimate details of bedroom entertainment to the restrained and discreet conversations that take place with guests over the dinner table. Today's bedroom scene clearly has far more variations than I’m accustomed to reading. And occasionally the word choice jarred—having grown up in England, I find it hard to imagine anyone calling a gentleman beautiful, whatever garments he is or isn’t wearing. But perhaps that’s just a consequence of the time when I grew up. I did begin to wonder where the story might be going, but an exciting turn of events towards the end had me eagerly turning the pages. I found myself remembering my son’s remark that Jane Austen seemed determined to wait till the last third of the book to tell her story. Two Shall Become One depicts a relationship based very consciously on honesty, trust and communication, as well it should, given the tale that precedes it. By the end of the novel, Elizabeth and William are still recognizably the same people, but also recognizably and delightfully a couple. They have weathered their first storm successfully, and a wonderful future beckons, already hinted at in the text. The novel makes a fitting, very modern continuation to a much-loved tale.
    • 5/5
      Kudos to Sharon Lathan for her delightful telling of the months following Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy's wedding in "Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One" novel! Anyone who is a fan of the movie version of 'Pride & Prejudice' starring Kiera Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen will enjoy this continuance of their love story. The novel starts with a foreword from the author telling of her first seeing the movie in 2005 and how it gave her "warm fuzzy feeling's running amok"...which I am sure many of us can empathize with!The continuing story of Elizabeth and William (as Lizzy & his family call Mr. Darcy) begins with their marriage and includes a few flashbacks to the days leading up to the wedding. These flashbacks occur a few times in the book and are often flashes of scenes from the movie its self. I just loved this! It gave me a great visual and fed my hunger for all the 'what happened next' feelings the end of the movie left me with.The book is full...I mean FULL of William and Elizabeth pledging their undying love for one another and sex! Lots of sex! Not graphic, but tasteful. What was a bit unexpected to me was Mr. Darcy revealing to Elizabeth that he is a virgin like her, but that he's well read on the subject of sex and pleasing a wife. He admits this when Elizabeth comes to him before the marriage with her concerns about sex after a rather discouraging talk with her mother Mrs. Bennet who told her "I have headache" works wonders at keeping a husband away and getting out of wifely duties once an heir is produced. The openness, honesty and awkwardness of these two totally in love virgins trying to put each other at ease about this part of their marriage was nicely done and totally unexpected by myself when reading it.Their love story continues beautifully in Ms. Lathan's version of what happens after the wedding. If at all possible, they fall more deeply in love with each other each passing day. Elizabeth has much to learn about being a Darcy and running such a large household, but William is patient and doesn't pressure her at all. They quite rapidly fall into marriage and knowing each others moods and needs as if (like we didn't already know) they were destined to be together. Soul mates in every way. Marriage is bliss and one long honeymoon for the Darcy's.Enter evil villain: the Marquis of Orman. Orman and William despise each other and have for years for no particular reason, but the feelings are mutual between them. Orman (clearly a fool) is driven to harass Elizabeth and as you can image Mr. Darcy doesn't take well to this at all. I won't give away all that, but it was great fun to read and of course Mr. Darcy, fine specimen of man that he is, turns out the hero to save the day of his beloved Elizabeth!
    • 4/5
      In this Austen sequel, Lathan follows Darcy and Lizzie through their first weeks and months together as husband and wife at Pemberley, beginning on their wedding day with occasional flashbacks to their engagement.  Lathan introduces readers to life at Pemberley and gives a generous glimpse into what life on such an estate might have been like.  Some of Austen's original characters are represented (Captain Fitzwilliam and Aunt Gardiner), and we meet new ones in Darcy's staff, friends and neighbors. The reason for the book's subtitle (Two Shall Become One) is obvious from the beginning.  The focus is on the love, devotion and physical attraction between the two characters.  Did I mention physical attraction?  Two-thirds of the book is devoted to it in detail.  There is little else that happens until the latter part of the book.  (I had to remind myself they are newlyweds, and this is a romance novel.)I find no fault with Lathan's writing, and I  felt that she developed Lizzy''s character as Austen intended her to be.  I also enjoyed the attention to detail she gave Pemberley.  That said, I would have preferred there to have been more of a storyline throughout the book.  The physical aspects of the Darcys' relationship, while necessary for newlyweds and romance, would have been better served if they had been alternated with some really interesting plot lines.  If you are like me and like a really good plot with some romance thrown in, then this book is probably not for you.  If, however, you enjoy detailed romance first and foremost in a book,  you won't be disappointed.
    • 4/5
      Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy is a scintillating novel that will have readers blushing right alongside Elizabeth Darcy as she and her husband embark upon the rest of their lives as a married couple. Mrs. Darcy gets acclimated to life as Mistress of Pemberley, while her husband relishes his wife's attentions and delights in helping her fit into his world without losing the passionate and independent woman he loves.This novel provides an look at the intimacy this classic couple shares behind closed doors and away from society's prying eyes. Readers will begin to feel like voyeurs as they become drawn into Pemberley's world and the coupling of Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy. In the background hovers the ominous presence of Lady Catherine and the rumors she spread about Elizabeth Darcy and her future, detrimental affect on Pemberley and the Darcy name. The word play between these two characters continues and is a delight. It's fantastic to see Col. Fitzwilliam return as well and inject his wit as well.Readers will find this romance novel stays true to the original Austen characters and develops their relationship more fully within the bounds of matrimony and society's conventions. It is good to see Mr. Darcy soften with the help of his wife, learning to laugh and interact with others with less rigidity, and it is equally as fascinating to see Mrs. Darcy garner maturity in his presence, while continuing to blossom as a woman and wife. One drawback for me in this novel was the absence of conflict and some readers may find the sexual tensions and actions of these beloved characters too intimate at times. Overall, this is a good romance and a great way to spend an afternoon or two in wedded bliss with Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy.