Puck and Prejudice
A Novel
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- £1.99
Publisher Description
From the author of Mister Hockey comes a sizzling marriage of convenience romance between a pro hockey player who accidentally travels back in time to Regency Era England and the brazen contemporary of Jane Austen he just can’t help but fall for…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a modern single man in possession of a hockey jersey may be exactly what a Regency woman needs to avoid the shackles of marriage...
Goalie for the Austin Regals, Tucker Taylor is benched due to health issues. So he decides to visit his sister in England. But an accidental plunge into an icy pond thrusts him back to 1812 where he comes face to face with a captivating blue-eyed woman who regards him as if he’s grown two heads.
Lizzy Wooddash dreams of a life surrounded by books, engaging conversation, the presence of literary icons like Jane Austen, and... nary a husband in sight. But in Regency England, only widows like her cousin Georgie enjoy freedom and solitary pursuits, unencumbered by expectations. The only way to quickly become a widow is by marrying a dying man or killing a perfectly healthy one, neither of which Lizzy desires.
A visitor from the future might just be the husband of her dreams. Once married, they can figure out how to return Tucker to his proper time, and his absence—aka death—will make Lizzy the widow she always dreamed of becoming. Yet as sparks ignite, they soon realize that matters of the heart rarely adhere to carefully laid plans. Can their love stand the test of time, or will Lizzy get exactly what she wanted...as well as a broken heart?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This self-aware romcom dares to combine time travel and Jane Austen. When a hockey pro’s plunge into a frosty English pond transports him back to 1812, he encounters a bookish young woman who dreams of personal independence. What follows is a fun refreshing of familiar tropes.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Regency manners collide with modern sensibilities in this cute time-travel sports romance from Riley (Virgin Territory). Spinster Lizzy Wooddash finds it easy to believe pro hockey goalie Tuck Taylor's claim that he's from the future after he emerges from the local cow pond dressed in unusual clothing and takes her picture with a strange device. Tuck doesn't know why or how he ended up in 1812, but he's determined to get back to his sister in modern times. Lizzy's eager to help—particularly when her dear friend, Jane Austen, proposes a plan that could save Lizzy from ever being forced into an unwanted marriage. Lizzy and Tuck will enter into a purely platonic marriage of convenience. Then, when Tuck disappears back to the future, Lizzy will be granted all the freedom that Regency society affords to widows. It's a solid scheme until mutual attraction makes both parties wish for more time together. Readers will have no trouble rooting for Riley's charming leads to make it work across time and space. The conceit that spirited Lizzy inspires Jane Austen to write the character of Elizabeth Bennett in Pride and Prejudice adds an extra layer of fun. This unexpected take on familiar tropes will satisfy Regency and contemporary fans alike.
