I'm delighted to welcome Juliet Archer to the blog today! Juliet is the author of a new book, Persuade Me , which is her second book in the series, Darcy and Friends. I am looking forward very much to reading this book as I so enjoyed her first, The Importance of being Emma. Over to you, Juliet! DARCY & FRIENDS by Juliet Archer I’m thrilled to be doing this guest blog – so thank you, Jane, for inviting me and ‘hi’ to everyone out there! I’m here to celebrate the launch of my new book, Persuade Me , and will be meeting up with Jane later this week to celebrate in person – with wine (I’m so looking forward to that!). First, let’s get one thing straight: I don’t write Regency. Instead, I’m on a mission to modernise all six of Austen’s completed novels. I’m two down – Emma and Persuasion – with four to go, in a series entitled ‘Darcy & Friends’. You see, it is a truth universally acknowledged that Darcy is the best loved of all Austen’s heroes. A series cal...