The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz Mcleod

The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Lindz Mcleod

Jane Austen meets Bridgerton in this sapphic romance between Charlotte Lucas and Mary Bennet that begins four years after the end of Pride and Prejudice. When Mr. Collins dies after just four years of marriage, Charlotte is lost. While not exactly heartbroken, she will soon have to quit the parsonage that has become her home. In desperate need of support, she writes to her best friend, Lizzie. Unable to leave Pemberley, Lizzie sends her sister Mary Bennet in her stead. To Charlotte’s surprise, Mary Bennet is nothing like she remembers. Mary’s discovery of academia and her interest in botany (as well as getting out from under her mother’s thumb) have caused her to flourish. Before long, Charlotte is enraptured, and with each stolen glance and whispered secret, their friendship quickly blossoms into something achingly real. But when her time at the parsonage begins to dwindle and a potential suitor appears, Charlotte must make a choice—the safety and security of another husband, or a passionate life with Mary outside the confines of the ton’s expectations. The Austentatious Series • Book 1: The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet • Book 2: The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley

"With Charlotte as the sole narrator, the mystery of whether she’s reading Mary’s signals correctly keeps the pages turning right up until the moment their passion eruptsThe result is an unabashedly escapist, feel-good romance.” —Publishers Weekly

“McLeod includes a thoughtful look at same-sex relationships in Regency-era England and refers lightly to characters from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, while focusing on Charlotte and Mary and how they use the language of flowers to convey deep feelings as their romance delicately blossoms. For fans of Regency romances and of the contemporary friends-to-lovers stories created by Talia Hibbert and Casey McQuiston.” —Booklist on The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet

Lindz McLeod is a queer, working-class, Scottish writer and poet who dabbles in the surreal. Her short prose has been published by Apex, Catapult, Pseudopod, and many more. Her longer work includes the short story collection TURDUCKEN (Spaceboy, 2023), as well as her books BEAST (Hear Us Scream, 2023), SUNBATHERS (Hedone Books, 2024), THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET (Harlequin, 2025), and AN HONOUR AND A PRIVILEGE (Stanchion, 2025). Her work has been taught in schools, universities, and turned into avant-garde opera. She is a full member of the SFWA, the club president of the Edinburgh Writers' Club, and is currently studying for a PhD in Creative Writing. She lives in Edinburgh with her fiancee and their two internet-famous cats, Fitzwilliam and Dane. Find out more at www.lindzmcleod.co.uk or follow Lindz on social media @lindzmcleod

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ISBN 13	9781335928269
ISBN 10	133592826X
Titre	The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet
Auteur	Lindz Mcleod
Série	Austentatious
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Type de reliure	Paperback
Éditeur	Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Année de publication	2025-06-05
Nombre de pages	320
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