title: Obligation and Redemption: an alternative journey through Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
author: Georgia McCall
description: Georgia McCall resides in the city of Memphis, Tennessee where she practices as a registered dietitian/nutritionist. She enjoys many pleasures including jogging (the slow variety) whence she derives all of her creative ideas. The quote, Write drunk, edit sober has often been attributed to Ernest Hemmingway. While that has its own merits, Georgia must add, Write while under the influence of physical exertion. Of course, the benefits of this tack are lessened in that many of the details are lost once the writer is showered and dressed and ready to sit back at the blessed computer. But overall, most creativity stems from such activity, as an abundance of oxygen to the brain has proven its worth! Of benefit, Georgia tends to throw herself into all of her pleasures with zeal  or what some might call obsession. Nonetheless, this has the advantage when writing a book. In addition to jogging, Georgia also enjoys her many acquaintances, church family and most especially her own family. She is the mother of two delightful girls, ages fourteen and nine, who love to watch the Jane Austen movies almost as much as their mother. She also enjoys camping, visiting coffee shops, eating delicious food, music, hanging out with her steadfast friends, reading, and date nights with her husband and best friend.
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  “I cannot become a man’s property.
  
  “I fear being trapped and powerless more than anything else in this world.”
  
  Ethan knew better than to reassure her. He appealed to her instead with logic.
  “Is it better to mete out your time in tiny increments to avoid commitment?
  Would you rather sell yourself by the minute or hour? Think, Sadie. One man
  instead of many. A certain financial security?”
  
  Tears filled her eyes and she pulled away from him, just as she had pulled
  away from Cedric Broxton. “I must not lose myself, Mr. Travis. I cannot give
  myself up to a man. I cannot…surrender.”
  
  Ethan dropped his hands to his sides. Of course she would not want to depend
  upon a man who had a reputation of being ruthless and dangerous. She’d be a
  fool to trust him. And whatever else Sadie was, she was not a fool…!
  
  Saving Sarah
  
  Harlequin Historical #660
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Praise for author Gail Ranstrom’s first novel, A Wild Justice
  
  “Gail Ranstrom certainly has
  
  both writing talent and origina