Dearest
Bloodiest Elizabeth (The
Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire Book II)
By: Colette L.
Saucier
Genre:
Historical paranormal romance
Publisher: Southern Girl Press
Date of Publication: eBook August 8,
2016;
Date of Publication: Print October, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9969974-0-9
ISBN: 978-0-9863718-8-2
ASIN:
B01K3DP652
Word Count: 80,000
Cover Artist: Dawné Dominique
The Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire
Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy - elegant, dark,
brooding...vampire. In Pulse and Prejudice, the definitive vampire adaptation
of Jane Austen’s classic, the Master of Pemberley reveals his haunting tale of
unquenchable desire and forbidden love.
His story continues in Dearest Bloodiest
Elizabeth, the lurid, lusty sequel to Pulse and Prejudice, as death shadows the
newlywed Darcys from Pemberley to the parlors of Regency London to the
courtyards of Antebellum New Orleans. As
Elizabeth discovers the trials and travails of marriage to a vampire, can Darcy
ever believe that she loves him as he is?
Or will his jealousy tear them apart?
Note: Pulse and Prejudice is not “fan fiction” but
a complete stand-alone adaptation. No prior knowledge of Pride and Prejudice is
required for full enjoyment of this remarkable novel.
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Crimson drops fell onto
the white snow, staining it pink.
Darcy had not intended
this—to drink from his wife—when he claimed his prize of a kiss after catching
her as they raced through the hedge maze at Pemberley. Elizabeth had actually
done surprisingly well in evading him, considering his intuitive abilities;
but, of course, he caught her—laughing in his arms, eyes ablaze, cheeks chafed
from the cold.
“And now my prize!” As
had so often occurred in the span of their brief marriage, his tender kiss had
escalated quickly into fervent ardour. The laughter then in her eyes, his wife
had taken hold of the lapels of his greatcoat and, falling back onto the snow,
pulled him down with her. As their kisses deepened, so, too, had his hunger and
desire. He pulled off his gloves and trailed his cold fingers down her face.
Untying her bonnet and unfastening her cape, he exposed her neck for his lips
and his teeth.
She moaned softly as he
drew the blood from her throat, sharing her warmth and her pulse, savouring the
rich, metallic taste. He pulled back to watch her, only then noticing that a
few precious drops of lifeblood had escaped his embrace and fallen onto the
snow.
“William,” she whispered
in a half-plea, her hand running over the front of his trousers to convey her
intent.
He gazed into her eyes.
“Should we not go in? Are not you cold?”
“Cover me to keep me
warm.” She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled his mouth onto hers,
sharing the taste of her blood as their tongues intertwined.
Darcy pulled at her skirts and brought the hem
to her knees. He reached his hand up between her cold thighs to the hot core
that drew him in. She gasped against his mouth as he touched her there, but he
wasted little time in freeing himself from his trousers and thrusting
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Colette Saucier began writing poems,
short stories, and novellas in grade school. Her interest in literature led her
to marry her college English professor, but eventually a love of history
encouraged her to trade up to a British historian.
Technical writing dominated her career
for twenty years, but finding little room for creativity in that genre, she is
now a full-time author of fiction.
Pulse and Prejudice was named “A Most
Inventive Adaptation” by Elle Magazine (April, 2016). It was the 1st Place
Winner in its category in the 2013 Chatelaine Awards Romantic Fiction Contest
and is listed in Chanticleer’s 2013 Best Book Listing. Colette dedicated 15
months traveling to Europe and Britain, researching Regency England and vampire
lore and literature, to complete for historical accuracy. It remains faithful
to nineteenth century literary conventions and Jane Austen’s narrative to
create a compelling, thrilling paranormal adaptation.
Colette was selected a “2013 Amazon
Breakthrough Novel Award” Semi-finalist and named “Debut Author of the Year” by
Austenprose for All My Tomorrows—now expanded and republished as The Proud and
the Prejudiced—which was also chosen Austenesque Reviews “Favorite Modern
Adaptation” 2013.
Colette’s romantic thriller Alicia’s
Possession was the publisher’s #1 Bestselling Romantic Suspense for 4 straight
weeks following its debut in June of 2013 and then again in January, 2014,
after being voted a “Top Ten Romance Novel of 2013” (P&E Reader’s Poll).
Colette is also the author of the controversial and erotic noir romantic
suspense The Widow, an Amazon bestselling new release and Kobo bestseller.
Colette’s latest novel—Book II: The
Confession of Mr. Darcy, Vampire—entitled Dearest Bloodiest Elizabeth, follows
the newlywed Vampire Darcy and his bride Elizabeth from Britain to Antebellum
New Orleans. Due to her devotion to historical accuracy, she spent two years
researching Creole Society and Nouvelle Orleans in the years following the War
of 1812.
A bestselling and award-winning author
under multiple pseudonyms, she is currently working on multiple projects
including a parody of Wuthering Heights and a children’s book based on the
inspiration for the dog Amadeus from Pulse and Prejudice and Dearest Bloodiest
Elizabeth.
Colette lives in a lakeside community in
South Louisiana with her historian husband and their two dogs.
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