Shades of Milk and Honey

Add to Mr Darcy's lady criteria a talent for illusion magic, called glamour, and you've got the setting of Shades of Milk and Honey. I couldn't stop my mind from making connections between Austen's works and this as I went along. “He's the Darcy! He's probably the Wickham!” The story isn't an echo of an Austen plot but it's close enough that the distraction is unavoidable. Manners and propriety are still a big deal but Jane is more assertive than an Austen protagonist, which is a welcome difference.

The next book seems to be a direct sequel, rather than some other eligible lady's quest for a rich husband. I'm curious to see how that plays out.