Title: Introducing Mrs. Collins 
Author: Rachel Parris
Publisher: Little Brown, and Company
Publish Date: Nov 4, 2025

Excerpt:

When Charlotte Lucas chooses security over romance, her eyes are wide open to the decision she is making. Marriage to Mr. Collins offers stability, if not passion, and she is determined to make the best of it. While Elizabeth Bennet turns away in judgment of her choice, Charlotte builds a life in Kent—one of duty, routine, and quiet contentment.
 
But everything changes when an unexpected visitor arrives at Rosings Park. A spark is lit, an impossible longing awakened.
 
Torn between what she must do and what she truly desires, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a story she never expected to be hers. A tale of love, loss, and second chances, Introducing Mrs. Collins is for anyone who wondered if there was more to the sensible character we met in Pride and Prejudice. It is the story of a woman who had written herself out of her own life, only to learn it is never too late to find your own happy ending.

My Thoughts:

I have always loved Pride & Prejudice so I immediately jumped at the chance to return to the world. Charlotte was a minor character in the original but in this story she takes center stage. She knows she doesn't have many prospects and when Mr. Collins, who Elizabeth Bennet doesn't find favorable as a prospect at all, proposes to Charlotte she accepts. Charlotte is not particularly attracted to him, or enamored in any way shape or form, but he offers her a comfortable life with a home of her own to tend. After they marry, she begins to wonder if she made the right choice.

It was such a joy being back in the Jane Austen universe with beloved characters and seeing where their stories lead. Parris did a wonderful job transporting us back. This is my first time reading Parris' work and I am very much looking forward to reading more. This book felt like a long overdue visit with beloved friends. A perfect read for a cozy evening by the fireplace. 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown & Company for the opportunity to read and review this EARC


Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐