April 2025 Lopt & Cropt Releases

Jump into spring with two new releases: a contemporary romance where the FMC is healing from her trauma with the help of her best friend’s brother, and an Austen variation in which Darcy and Lizzy realize their folly…while in a folly.

The ABCs of You & Me by Megan McSpadden

Sophie is coming off a bad relationship and starting fresh with a new job—and happens to be working with her bestie’s brother Foster, who she’s always had a crush on. For an upcoming event where she’s going to revenge-dress her ex, she needs a date—and she and Foster agree that they’ll fake-date for her event, and then for one of his to get his matchmaking friends off his back.

And then suddenly they’re going on friend-dates to help Sophie get back into the swing of things, and the dates become alphabetical—and also more real than either of them are expecting. But Sophie is still healing from her past—will Foster help or hinder that?

Friends to lovers, best friend’s brother, fake relationship—all that trope-y goodness in The ABCs of You & Me, out now on KU!

Mr. Darcy’s Folly by Melanie Rachel

Darcy and Lizzy get trapped inside Rosings's crumbling folly--and you know what that means? FORCED PROXIMITY, BABY.

Elizabeth maybe changes her mind about snobby Darcy after they're in a life-and-death situation together, but can love flourish outside the folly? Find out on KU today!

Her Whole Heart by Melanie Rachel

This is a Pride and Prejudice variation in which a teenage Elizabeth makes a daring rescue at boarding school and now, years later, has money for a season in London for her and Jane. They'll just have to manage fortune hunters, mean girls, gossip, and that guy who insulted Elizabeth at the first ball of the season (you know the one).

Darcy has no desire to be on the marriage mart or in the ballrooms of London for the season, but he's there for his family. After his insult to Elizabeth, he's tasked to look out for her best interests and slowly falls in love with her. But how will he get Elizabeth to trust him?

After editing 18(!) of Melanie's books, I can tell you that this story features the funniest scene she's ever written. Her Whole Heart is out now on KU!

An Accidental Meeting by Melanie Rachel

This is a Pride and Prejudice variation in which Darcy and Elizabeth meet at Pemberley, and Darcy invites her and the Gardiners to stay at the house. He's trying to do everything he can to show Elizabeth that he's changed, and it's working! They're on their way to falling in love when they discover a mysterious treasure, and things (and people) around Pemberley start getting weird and suspicious.

This is a super engaging and funny novella that explores Darcy and Elizabeth's shaky new relationship in a sweet, lighthearted way, like all of Melanie's work in this series of novellas has. (They're all standalones so you don't have to read the previous to understand this one.) An Accidental Meeting is out now on KU!

An Accidental Proposal by Melanie Rachel

This is a Pride and Prejudice variation in which Darcy doesn’t quite get the chance to put his foot in his mouth when proposing to Elizabeth for the first time (oops, spoiler for a 211-year-old book) because someone ELSE barges in and accidentally proposes (not to Elizabeth).

But as Darcy and Elizabeth sort out the implications of this other proposal between their friends, they get to know each other better, and both of them start to understand where they’ve gone wrong with each other in the past. But will they fall back into their old patterns before Darcy can propose properly this time?

Melanie always writes unique and banter-y Austen variations, and this one is no exception. An Accidental Proposal is out on Amazon and KU now!

Mr. Darcy's Christmas Letters by Melanie Rachel

SO. MUCH. PINING.

(And yes, it’s a pun, because Christmas.)

It’s release day for Melanie Rachel’s Mr. Darcy’s Christmas Letters!

Darcy didn’t come back to propose to Elizabeth after Lydia’s disastrous elopement, and he’s been regretting it ever since. He’s heading back to Hertfordshire for Bingley and Jane’s wedding in December and trying his best to respectfully stay away from Elizabeth. All he can do is write a letter to confess all his feelings, though he never intends to send it.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth has also been pining for him and wishing she didn’t waste her chance with him. When Darcy gets detained at Netherfield (for...nefarious reasons?), they’ll finally have a chance to actually clear the air—if Caroline Bingley doesn’t get in their way first. (And what happens with the letter? You’ll have to read to find out.)

A second-chance holiday novella that’s perfect for a cozy afternoon of reading! It’s out on Amazon and KU now!