Sara Marks

Emma Shaw is a modern woman with a classic problem. Eight years ago, Emma put her career and family above her own needs. She’s cut out the man she loves, is exhausted from carrying the emotional load for her family, and her dream career as an editor is on the brink of disaster. Now she has to face the man she gave up eight years ago in order to keep her career. When her ex’s book launch is in crisis, her bosses coerce Emma to step in to save it even if that’s no longer her job. Forced to spend a month on the road, Emma has too much time to think about her regrets but also discover new opportunities to make the life she thought she would have, including a second chance with Fredrick. If she can run her life as well as she runs this book tour, she can save her career, be with the man she loves, and maybe tell her family where to stick it. Modern Persuasion is the charming first book in the 21st Century Austen romance series. If you like classics made contemporary, forced proximity, reunited lovers, workplace romance, and road trips, then you’ll adore Sara Marks’ lighthearted modernization of Jane Austen's Persuasion. Buy now to see how this modern woman gets her happily ever after.

Pride and Prejudice and the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy is one of the most popular and famous in British literature. What happens to the same story and characters if you set it today, in a university’s Greek system? Phi Alpha Pi is the oldest and largest sorority on campus and new president Lizbeth has a busy senior year ahead of her. She is determined to keep her sorority in good standing on campus after a year on probation. She is barely dealing with the new sorority house manager, Mrs. C, who has her own ideas about how to support the sorority sisters. Lizbeth has to balance this with her own academic goals to complete an honors thesis and go to graduate school. The last thing Lizbeth expects is her anger when Wil, a new member of the Alpha Pi fraternity, pushes every one of her buttons. Lizbeth finds him rude, snobby, and judgmental. Wil, has just transferred to the university with his best friend, Charlie. Lizbeth’s irritation with Wil grows through the year as she keeps being forced to interact with him ALL YEAR.

Amelia is stuck in the worst dorm on campus for a whole year! She’ll have to make the best of it in Woodhouse Hall and her roommate Jenna will be her new best friend, Amelia’s sure of that. Jenna’s sweet personality and openness to new things incite the matchmaking-genius in Amelia to find the perfect boyfriend for her new bestie. She shoots high by attempting to entice Eric, the President of the Student Government, to fall for her roommate. Amelia’s past success makes her confident they will be a couple in no time. When that turns out to be a disaster, she is forced to face the lies she's told herself about her strengths and her assumptions about the people she loves. Over the year, Amelia learns who she is, what she wants, and how to fight for what's really important. This novel, inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, will have you laughing, crying, and finding a little of yourself in one or all of the characters. 

She’s the busy President of her sorority, trying to get her sisters off academic probation. He’s a new transfer student who doesn’t want to be distracted by pretty eyes. When they meet, his pride and her prejudice keep them from graduating to romance Lizbeth Dreyfus is overwhelmed by her senior year. In addition to being president of the Phi Alpha Pi sorority, she is writing an honors thesis, getting ready to graduate, and determining her future career path. When the new transfer student insults her after a brief conversation, she decides he’s the last person she wants in her life. Wil Darcy would rather do anything besides attending fraternity parties. He should be more concerned with his traumatized teenage sister and manipulative aunt than the woman who keeps distracting him, but he can’t stop thinking about Lizbeth. When Wil finally accepts his feeling and proclaims them to Lizbeth, she’s shocked at the revelation and impulsively rejects him. But when he lets her into his private struggles, she sees him in a new light. What will it take for them to lower their defenses and transition from enemies to lovers? Pride, Prejudice, and Pledging is the charming second book in the 21st Century Austen series. If you like classics made contemporary, low heat, and undeniable chemistry, then you’ll adore Sara Marks’ lighthearted modernization of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Buy Pride, Prejudice, and Pledging to discover a unique retelling of this beloved classic today!