title: Darcy's Dreams: A Sequel to the Fitzwilliam Darcy Story
author:  Regina Jeffers 
description: Regina Jeffers won the praise of devoted readers who called her first novel Darcy's Passions an "eloquent evocation" and a real "heart warmer." Combining timeless characters and viable new personalities, she creates a once-in-a-lifetime love, one which will change a person forever. Jeffers, author of Darcy's Passions, Darcy's Dreams, and Honor and Hope, believes people never tire of reading romances. "Romance novels reassure the reader of the value of love in his life and how learning to truly love is the most compelling of tasks."
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  The whispers were nothing new.
  
  
  
  
  
  Darcy MacAlister followed behind her mother's graceful white casket with the
  elegant raised scrolls as they left the MacAlister Funeral Home for the
  cemetery next door. She would not let the whispers affect her.
  
  
  
  
  
  “They used to call her Dark Mac in high school.”
  
  
  
  
  
  “Some say her father was afraid of her.”
  
  
  
  
  
  “… Drove him to drink.”
  
  
  
  
  
  “There's something strange about that one ”
  
  
  
  
  
  Darcy stiffened her back, her black sheath dress sliding around her legs. She
  focused on the coffin and inhaled the briny, damp ocean air.
  
  
  
  
  
  The warmth she felt vanished, replaced by a deep chill.
  
  
  
  
  
  It was nine o'clock by the time Darcy arrived home to her little apartment.
  She went into her bedroom and took a shower to wash away the day's aches, then
  poured a glass of wine, which she carried with her to check her email.
  
  
  
  
  
  Her computer dinged indicating she had a new email message. The subject line
  said, _Warning._ Wi