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*What is your book about? Please provide a description.
Marine biologist Cassie Boulton likes her coffee with cream and her literature with happy endings. Her favorite book is Pride & Prejudice, but Cassie has no patience when a modern-day Mr. Darcy appears in her lab. Silent and aloof, Calder Westing III doesn’t seem to offer anything but a famous family name. But there is more to Calder than meets the eye, and he can’t get enough of Cassie Boulton. Especially after one passionate night by the sea. But Cassie keeps her distance. Behind the veneer of scientific accomplishment, wit, and warmth, she is determined to hide secrets from her past. That means avoiding men who want to get too close, especially tempting and dangerous ones like Calder. Frustrated by Cassie’s evasions, Calder tells her about his feelings the only way she’ll let him – by rewriting her favorite book, with the two of them in the roles of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. But only Cassie can decide whether to risk her future by telling him the dangerous truth
*How long have you been at work on this book?
On and off since 2002
*How did the idea originate?
You had to ask this question! Cape Cod, and especially Woods Hole, has always had special meaning for me, and I’ve returned there as often as I can. Five years ago, my then 8-year-old son had a terrible accident while we were visiting the Cape. I couldn’t face going back there afterwards, but felt a strong sense of loss, so I decided to write something that took place in Woods Hole, so I could at least stay close to it in my heart. I’d written several regency stories based on Pride & Prejudice, so once I decided to write a modern novel, it was natural to move the P&P story forward in time as part of my story.
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