Dreaming of Mr. Darcy

November 7, 2011
It’s all good, clean romantic fun as Connelly (A Weekend with Mr. Darcy) indulges in a second Austen-packed tale of love bouncing off in all the wrong directions. After receiving an unexpected windfall, 31-year-old Kay Ashton boldly decides to start anew. She’s always dreamed of living in a locale dripping with Regency-era lore, so she buys a rundown B&B in Lyme Regis. Kay has barely settled into the partially rehabbed seaside home when the producers of a film adaptation of Austen’s Persuasion show up and book every available room. Kay swoons for dashing Oli Wade Owen, who plays Capt. Wentworth; screenwriter Adam Craig swoons for Kay; Kay tries to play matchmaker for Adam; hilarity ensues. Connelly generously sprinkles both Austen and Shakespeare throughout this diverting tale, proving all’s well that ends well.