The Three Colonels (32 page)

My thanks go to Debbie Styne, Ellen Pickels, Mary Anne Mushatt, Sarah Hunt, Grace Regan, and Amy Robertson, who worked endless hours editing this work.

I could not have done it without all of you.

Jack Caldwell, a native of Louisiana living in the Midwest, is an author, amateur historian, professional economic developer, playwright, and, like many Cajuns, a darn good cook. Mr. Caldwell has been a history buff and a fan of Miss Austen for many years. He is the author of
Pemberley
Ranch
. A devout convert to Roman Catholicism, he is married with three sons.

Darcy and Fitzwilliam

by Karen V. Wasylowski

A tale of a gentleman and an officer

Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Fitzwilliam couldn't be more different, and that goes for the way each one woos and pursues the woman of his dreams. Darcy is quiet and reserved, careful and dutiful, and his qualms and hesitations are going to torpedo his courtship of Elizabeth. Colonel Fitzwilliam is a military hero whose devil-may-care personality hides the torments within, until he finds himself in a passionate, whirlwind affair with a beautiful widow who won't hear of his honorable intentions.

Cousins, best friends, and sparring partners, Darcy and Fitzwilliam have always been there for each other. So it's no surprise when the only one who can help Darcy fix his botched marriage proposals is Fitzwilliam, and the only one who can pull Fitzwilliam out of an increasingly dangerous entanglement is Darcy…

Praise for Karen V. Wasylowski:

“Her work is page turning, humorous, maddening, and touching. This is a fine edition to the ever-growing library of Austenesque novels.”—
The Calico Critic

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