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Pemberley Quaking Kindle Edition

by Melanie Schertz (Author), a Lady (Author), Pat Weston (Editor), Format: Kindle Edition
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In November of 1795, an earthquake struck Derby shire. Trapped in the basement of the mercantile in Lambton are Gerald Darcy, his son Fitzwilliam, and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. What will happen in the wake of the earthquake?
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01106154M
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Melanie Schertz (July 4, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 4, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 917 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 359 pages
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Melanie Schertz

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A retired crime scene/lab technician, Melanie now spends time reading Pride and Prejudice variations, making jewelry, and most importantly, spending time with her family, human and furry. Melanie has lived in the Salt Lake area of Utah for 30 years, after being born and raised in central Illinois.

Adopted a handsome dog and cute little kitty in September of 2012, 2 days after receiving her first ever royalties check. Of course, the handsome puppy is Mr Darcy, and the kitty is Lizzy. Darcy is certified as her service dog, as a mobility assistance dog.

Melanie has a Bachelor's degree in Criminalistics with a minor in Photography.

Melanie was invited to post on DarcyandLizzy.com, and is now an author there. She can be found on Goodreads as an author. Her blog is http://www.melschertz.com

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K. Pease
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautifully written tale of love and loss
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
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I always anticipate the adventure awaiting within a Melanie Schertz book. Always. This one did not disappoint. The love story that ODC shared was swift and true in the making and having. Truer was the devastation wrought by Mr. Bennet, and was it difficult to keep a straight face during lunch in public. Yet, through it all, the love of family and enduring love of one's other half made this a powerful story of resilience and the strength found when faced with the worst possible situations. A beautifully written tale of love and loss, and the fact that life must go forward even when there is tragedy.
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Marie Ross
4.0 out of 5 stars HEA and Tragedy
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2020
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This story has all the familiar characters plus some new ones. It is a true alternate story and timeline with P&P characters. Though the happily ever afters do occur eventually, there is also great tragedy and not-too-graphic-but-still-horrible violence. If you are the type of reader who invests their emotions, you will probably cry.

It is definitely not for Austen purists. While some characters act in unexpected or exaggerated ways, they don’t stray into the unbelievable. They are still the core characters in different circumstance and slightly tweaked. But again, if you don’t want to read a few scenes with explicit violence and death, this is not the right book for you.
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Wendy
3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2023
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I have read all the books by this author and had loved every one giving good reviews and recommendations to my friends. However, this particular book was not for me. It was well written, the story keeps your attention but the storyline was not to my liking. Do not let my opinion stop you from reading it as many would not and do not agree with me.
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JKom
5.0 out of 5 stars A quick ODC romance but a shocking Bennet tragedy upends Longbourn forever
Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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Ms. Schertz writes very creative JAFF, but be warned there is violence and often, death, in her plots. Here, both Darcy Sr. and Bingley Sr. are still the respective patriarchs of their families, with the story set earlier in time. Elizabeth is just 16 yrs old and visiting Lambton with the Gardiners when a quake devastates the town.

Darcy Sr. dies of his injuries, but not before requesting his son Fitzwilliam marry the impressively well-educated and genteel Miss Elizabeth. The two find friendship and happiness with one another, but the marriage will have drastic consequences which no one could have foreseen.

Tragedy will strike Longbourn from an unexpected source. The Bennet, Phillips, and Gardiner families will never be able to forget the horror within its four walls - one that sears itself afterwards into the memories of everyone who saw it.

Reliably, the villains are served their just desserts, and some HEAs are finally achieved.
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Sara
4.0 out of 5 stars Writing About What You Know!
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2015
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I have read enough from this author to expect a quirky plot and usually enjoy them. I did enjoy this book in that it provided some quite unusual scenarios, loved the earthquake, the senior Mr. Bingley, and the way the families rallied around; hated the extreme means to deal with sometimes troublesome characters, but found it riveting. I read the bulk of it sitting in an office at my volunteer stint answering the phone which seldom rang and greeting the few walk-ins, sometimes with a smile on my face and at other time with tears running down my cheeks. Much was made clear when I saw in her biographical sketch that she had worked in a crime lab! This seems to be an example of "writing about what you know!"
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Erika L Centena
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful P&P what-if story!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2016
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This story is set about 4 yrs prior to the original P&P. What would happen if Mr Darcy (senior) was still alive? If Elizabeth met Mr Darcy (senior) and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy while she was assisting her aunt Gardiner and her aunt's parents? What would happen if an earthquake struck Lambton and Pemberley? How will ODC couple deal with being forced to marry all the while having multiple burdens and heartache? These questions and many more are answered in this P&P variation.

What I loved was Elizabeth was still young enough not to have many prejudices set in, yet old enough to have been highly educated and willing to take on a challenge head on. She was still so fresh faced, but held many surprising qualities that Mr Darcy (senior) easily recognized, which is why he made his demand of his son.

I also loved how Fitzwilliam Darcy was also not so jaded, since his father was still alive he wasn't fending off the fortune hunters as much quite yet. I loved how, even though he didn't feel they needed to go through the drastic measures, he was soon resigned and grateful for his dad's insistence. I loved how ODC grew together and their bond was impenetrable.

I adored the Matlock clan!!!! Even though they were skeptical at first, they were quick to back the couple. I loved the Gardiners and Phillips, Mrs Phillips was not so featherbrained as in P&P. I can actually saw that I liked Mrs Bennet, she was not as crass as in P&P, though that may have had to do with the fact the she had a son. I also found it great that Mr Bingley (senior) was still alive and trying to become a landowner. Him being alive seemed to rally Mr Charles Bingley's resolve and he seemed to have more of a backbone, especially where Caroline is involved.

There was enough angst in here that was comfortable to me. Of course we have the usual offenders: Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Caroline (fit for nothing less then Bedlam), Mr Wickham, Mr Collins, and (a usual for JAFF variations) Mr Bennet. Lady Cat has an agenda which is interesting, though not too angsty. Caroline, what can I say but she is absolutely delusional. No matter what her father or Charles says, she does not hear them. Mr Wickham is a minor issue, but he aides and abets Mr Bennet's delusions in order to get revenge. Mr Collins is just such a sniveling nincompoop!!!!! Mr Bennet, I don't want to give too much away, but he reacts horribly when he finds out what happened in Derbyshire to Elizabeth and even worse when she 'defies' him. There is a reason that will be told, but the horror that he inflicts on the rest of the Bennets is unthinkable and I was shocked!!!!

This book was written well, there may have been some minor editing issues though nothing that stands out. I have adored most of Ms Schertz's early books, though took a break when lots of the newer ones seemed more violent. I will eventually get to those books, but Pemberley Quaking was one that I would highly recommend to other JAFFers. For those who are skittish about mature topics (sexual content) rest assured there is nothing here to worry about. I would rate this as PG-13 for the implied violence and death. I continue to look forward to Ms Schertz's stories.
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L. Stacey
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read at a reasonable price what more can you ask.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2017
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I thoroughly enjoy this lady’s books. Sometimes we seem to forget Miss Austen was the chick lit writer of her day. Nothing to Sir Walter Scott Shelley or Byron. While it was a time of great strides in engineering we still look at it through the romantic eyes of school girls. A wife or unmarried female was the property of her husband or father, and a very poor time many of them had. I like the reference Uncle Phillips paints of Mr Bennet becoming delusional, but nothing was done. He was the king of his littlecorner of Hertfordshire, and to question his sanity outside the home would have jeopardised the matrimonial chances of not only his daughters, but his son. As for the style of writing if someone is prepared to offer me a chance to read her work for a few pounds or dollars l can understand her reluctance to incure extra costs. I read this on Kindle Unlimited, but never pass comments on books I have not purchased, however now I have bought this book I feel free to pass my comment. Keep writing keep putting your work out there at a reasonable price, and I will keep right on buying.
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Sophia
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was awesome. All of the books that Mrs
Reviewed in Canada on December 2, 2015
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This book was awesome. All of the books that Mrs.Schertz has written are all really good. Can't wait for the next book to come out. These are the type of books that you can read over and over again and never get sick of the. Are you able to tell us when the next one comes out just cause lately you have a new one published ever 3 months. Love you the writer
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Ms. Sl Denyer
2.0 out of 5 stars What a tale…
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2022
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For starters, if you are from the UK, you may take issue with the entire premise of the story - we don’t get earthquakes here and if they do happen VERY rarely, they are strong enough to make people go ‘what was that’, certainly not destroy anything.
The next thing that bugged me was the characterisation of Darcy and Lizzy. Even in the original book, when she is 20, Lizzy is frequently quite silly and playful and although bright not always terribly wise. Here she acts FAR beyond her years and has none of the joy of Lizzy. Darcy too is far more mature than he ought to be at 20 and is devoid of any depth of character.
I don’t like to be disparaging and some may enjoy this, but I couldn’t recommend it highly. I gave 2 stars because I think that there is an interesting idea in the plot which could have been worked on to make a very good book.
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Cedar Kedur
1.0 out of 5 stars Too Many Murders. Disturbing level of violence.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2021
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This book is way off canon, and the levels violence disturbing. Many of the characters are true to form Lady Catherine is just as nasty, Mr Collins is still a sycophantic toady, Jane is still as naive, Darcy is upright and honourable and Wickham is just as unscrupulous etc.
Elizabeth marries Darcy at sixteen. That was the first jarring change. Her father, Mr Bennet, had an accident which changes his character and sends him crazy.
Plot Spoiler. Mr Bennet goes mad butchers most of his family and servants, then later murders Wickham whilst Wickham is trying to murder Elizabeth in front of Darcy and multiple witnesses. Mr Bennet gets stabbed by Wickham instead of Elizabeth, he apologised to Elizabeth for everything before dying, she forgives him. What? Her father has just savagely killed her mother and three of her sisters and several other people, seriously injured two more and all is forgiven! In the end I lost count of how many murders there were. Collins kills Lady Catherine and then commits suicide. Jane survives as does her brother.
Everyone lives happily ever after except for the brother who never completely recovers from his injuries. Oh yes and he forgave his father too.
What on earth was Schertz thinking? This is just a violent Regency story dressed up as a Pride and Prejudice alternative. I do wish I could give it zero stars.
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Lynne Robson
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great book from this auther
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2020
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I have lived in Derbyshire and when we had a earthquake in 2006 my brick shed collapsed along with the next doors and a few more this we were told was because of the mining which had been done in the area.

I can understand what happens in this story and see Mr Darcy seniors point of view he wants the best for his sonand knows that Elizabeth is a good matcjvfor him even though she is young. MR Bennett is the not the same indolent man he becomes a very angry man and does a lot of damage to his family (spoilers,)
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