The Impoverished Orphan by Kelly Miller
Historical Romance
Publisher: Kelly Miller
Published: 11.14.25
Pages: 197
Rating: 4.5 stars
Format: eARC
Source: Author
Sellers: Amazon
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GoodReads Synopsis:
After a virulent illness takes the lives of Elizabeth Bennet’s parents and elder sister, she is raised at the Barton family estate in Salisbury. Unlike her Barton cousins, Noah and Cassandra, Elizabeth is penniless. Furthermore, she must be shielded from her uncle, a dissolute tradesman.
Whilst Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy stays at an estate near the Barton property, he seeks possible suspects for the murder of his London neighbour. Although Darcy is attracted to Elizabeth, he cannot overlook the disadvantages in her situation. To complicate matters, his impulsive act incurs Elizabeth’s hostility, whereas Miss Cassandra Barton’s preference for him is unmistakable.
In this sweet Pride and Prejudice Regency romance with a touch of cozy mystery, Mr. Darcy uncovers a web of lies that complicates his pursuit of Elizabeth. Will he find his way into Elizabeth’s heart?
Sophia Rose's Review:
Orphaned at a young age, a young lady without a dowry is brought up alongside her aunt and uncle’s children, but there are family secrets and then she encounters a handsome man investigating a murder. Kelly Miller’s Pride and Prejudice variations are a delightful anticipation right up to the point when I start reading and don’t want to put the story down.
In this latest variation which goes quite some ways off the original P&P path, Elizabeth is brought up as an orphan far from her birth neighborhood of Meryton when her parents and older sister are taken from illness. At five years, she joins her adoring aunt, reluctant uncle, and two cousins who welcome her as a sibling. When her aunt dies, things change course for a time. Her uncle’s ambivalence warms when she shows an interest in raising horses and riding, but he sadly informs her she can’t have the coming out of his own daughter because, for one, she has no dowry, but equally important, she has a maternal uncle in trade who is beyond objectionable for his wicked ways. Elizabeth is unconcerned about skipping out on Society because she loves living on the family Wiltshire estate and being with her beloved horse.
Into her idyllic life comes a handsome stranger who starts off on the wrong foot when he offers a king’s sum for her beloved filly and her uncle accepts it. Elizabeth knows it isn’t reasonable to blame the buyer, but to be handsome and rich and now the owner of her horse makes Mr. Darcy detestable to her.
Darcy has his own struggles from the moment he encounters Miss Bennet. He’s the scion of a wealthy, old family connected to the aristocracy and a poor gentle woman with no prospects isn’t exactly who he was looking for as Mistress of Pemberley. He’s in the area visiting a friend and also helping a Bow Street Runner investigate the murder of his London neighbor. He doesn’t plan to get attached, but her winning ways and her bright smiles and eyes draw him in and make him rethink his ideal wife. Meanwhile, he stumbles on a secret that might change Elizabeth’s life forever.
The Impoverished Orphan is a historical romance with a strong mystery side element. I loved this combo and seeing the truth revealed even as this gentle romance blossomed and made me swoon for the pair who connect over horse, books, and their care of family and others. A low-angst, sweet romance set on the edge of the Pride and Prejudice story that I heartily recommend.
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Author Bio:
When not writing, Award-winning Regency romance author Kelly Miller spends her free time singing, playing the piano, reading, and amusing her dogs. Like a much loved Jane Austen character, she is an excellent walker.
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Her Austenesque Regency romances have won first place honors from: Chanticleer International Book Awards, Royal Dragonfly Book Awards, Indies Today Book Awards, Incipere Book Awards, and Firebird Book Awards.
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments, restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.
As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.
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