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Hiring Mr. Darcy


A Romance Novel


Book 1 of the Austen Hunks Series


Subgenres & Tropes:

  • Contemporary Romance,
  • Fake Dating,
  • Brother's Best Friend,
  • Friends to Lovers,
  • England
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Austen festivals with high-stakes romantic roleplay
  • Fake dating with best friend's sibling complications
  • Nerdy professors navigating love and Regency cosplay
Publisher Description

A history professor has two weeks to turn her brother's best friend into a suitable Darcy for an Austen festival in England. She's hiring…

Meg Knightley is a history professor with a little OCD and a lot of love for Pride and Prejudice. When her similarly nerdy history professor boyfriend tosses her over for a starlet on the eve of the Jane Austen Festival and Games, she needs a new Mr. Darcy ASAP.

He's the man for the job… Jeremy Remington left a lucrative tech job to follow his dreams—but getting his custom woodworking business off the ground isn't cheap. When his best friend's sister offers good money for little more than acting the gentleman, he jumps at the chance. After all, how hard could it be to fly over to England and wear a cravat for a few days?

Until things get real. She hired him to play the part of a proper gentleman, so why can't she stop thinking about what's underneath his waistcoat? And when Meg finds out Jeremy has had a crush on her for years, will the job turn into a permanent gig?

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