Book excerpt: A sexy, bold adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice that re-paints all our favorite characters in twenty-first century colors. Judge Fitzwilliam Darcy, a legal expert on both sides of the Atlantic, is ready to hang up his black robe and return to the life of a country gentleman--until he meets Elizabeth Bennet, a fresh-faced attorney with a hectic schedule and no time for the sexy but haughty judge. Tempers and sparks fly in Judge Darcy's courtroom--and outside, in a series of chance encounters that give each of them pause--as the two match wits and try to fight their overwhelming attraction. When they meet up in England at an international law conference, they embark on a hot, heavy affair, but back in the states, ethical considerations intrude, and each is subjected to a torturous period of soul-searching before they can find their way back to each other...