Introduction

Taking it off in the name of history…

Thirty-five-year-old American social media master Vanessa Roberts lives her thoroughly modern life with aplomb. So when her elderly Jane Austen–centric aunt needs her to take on the public relations for Julian Chancellor, a very private man from England who’s written a book called My Year as Mr. Darcy, Vanessa agrees. But she’s not “excessively diverted,” as Jane Austen would say.

Hardbound books, teacups, and quill pens fly in the face of her e-reader, coffee, and smartphone…

…Until she sees Julian take his tight breeches off for his Undressing Mr. Darcy show, an educational “striptease” down to his drawers to promote his book and help save his crumbling estate. The public relations expert suddenly realizes things have gotten…personal. But can this old-fashioned man claim her heart without so much as a GPS? It will take three festivals filled with Austen fans, a trip to England, an old frenemy, and a flirtatious pirate re-enactor to find out…

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Excerpt

Mr. Darcy’s plane landed forty-five minutes late.
Vanessa, with coffee in hand and earbud in one ear, steered her aunt in the airport wheelchair toward the throng of people gathered at the international arrivals area of Chicago’s O’Hare.
She leaned over her aunt’s shoulder. “How are we doing, Dowager Countess of the Local Jane Austen Society?”
Aunt Ella turned and smiled. She eagerly awaited Mr. Darcy, a.k.a. Julian Chancellor, from England. He was her honored guest and a keynote speaker for the Jane Austen Society of North America’s annual conference. ... view entire excerpt...

Discussion Questions

1-Did you glean anything about Jane Austen’s life from Undressing Mr. Darcy? If so, what did you find memorable?

2-How would you describe the journey Vanessa had to go on to achieve growth?

3-Did any of the settings in the book appeal to you? Where would you like to visit and why?

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