First Impressions Giveaway

I thoroughly enjoyed my last giveaway, in which I asked participants to share the names of Pride and Prejudice characters they would like to see receive a different fate and, for a second entry, to guess the name of the lady who Wickham pursues in my version of events. The answers were diverse, sometimes startling, and thoroughly fascinating. It was so much fun that I have decided to do a series of similar giveaways over the next few weeks, sometimes offering a copy of First Impressions, at other times different books. Each round will reveal another bit of my story line, so stay tuned if you want a sneak peak of the action. I hope all who entered the first giveaway will come back to try again and share their fascinating speculations!

This week on offer is another copy of First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice. When writing the book, I had to figure out a way to neutralize certain volatile characters in order to allow events to proceed with the tranquility I desired. For some, all I had to do was redirect their attention, while others required confrontation or even removal, by one means or another. There is one particular lady whose negative actions have quite a large impact on the events of Pride and Prejudice. She also enjoys a very poor reputation amongst Austenites. In First Impressions, I strive to redeem her by helping her to develop very opposite feelings to those she has in the original story. Can you guess the name of this week's mystery lady? For an extra entry, correctly name my method of dealing with her: redirection, confrontation, or removal.

The contest is open internationally and will end at 12:00 AM EST on April 14th. Don't forget to provide an email address. I'm looking forward to reading your entries!