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Her Very Own Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Harriet Knowles - 2017
    Darcy does not believe in love at first sight. So why does the brief sight of a laughing young woman in a London park disturb his thoughts and dreams? Why can’t he stop searching for her, risking embarrassment from his family? When he does find her, he is aghast at the dreadful behaviour of her family. He dare not get involved. Elizabeth Bennet doesn’t believe in love at first sight, either. She is determined to better herself, be able to support herself if her circumstances require it. Then she finds an old, dusty diary hidden in her uncle’s library. But her study and sleep are disturbed by dreams of the tall, handsome stranger seen for merely a moment across the park. Why has the gentleman affected her so? He is just a passing stranger who scowled into the park. She doesn’t even know his name. He cannot possibly be Mr. Darcy. From studying the diary she knows more about Mr. Darcy’s grandmother than he does. Will her sorrow for the long-dead Flora help her decide whether to accept this Mr. Darcy — and all his many troubles? Her Very Own Mr. Darcy is an extended, complex novel of 90,000 words. It is a sweet and clean full-length Regency romance.

Darcy's Love: A "Pride and Prejudice" Variation


Andrew Zane - 2021
    The story is appropriate for all audiences.While spending a pleasant time in Ramsgate as a companion to her aunt, Elizabeth meets and befriends a young, beautiful and elegant young lady of whom she knows little except that she resides in a nearby cottage. Surprised, Elizabeth observes the restrained girl with delicate manners breaching propriety several times by meeting late at night with a man who seems to hide his identity. Their friendship, although new, is not shallow and when the girl simply disappears one evening—apparently taken away by her brother—Elizabeth can’t help worrying about her and makes efforts to enquire about her health and whereabouts.Returning home to Longbourn, Elizabeth finds several new arrivals in the neighbourhood: Mr. Charles Bingley, the new master of Netherfield, his family and his friend—Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley. Mr. Bingley’s amiable manners are universally appreciated, in complete contrast to Mr. Darcy’s arrogance and aloofness. When a militia regiment then arrives in town, a certain Mr. George Wickham—handsome and charming—also claims his place in Meryton and Longbourn society.To her utter joy and complete astonishment, Elizabeth finally receives news about the young lady she met in Ramsgate—and the revelations are astounding.While struggling with pride, prejudice, misunderstandings and misjudgements, Elizabeth will grow in character and feelings and will slowly discover Darcy’s true character as well as the strength, depths and loyalty of Darcy’s love.

Suddenly Betrothed: A Pride and Prejudice variation


Margaret Gale - 2019
    Another Pride and Prejudice variation from the author of Words Spoken in Anger, follow Elizabeth on her journey to the altar as she tries to decipher the character of the stranger she has to marry.

Of Renewal and Redemption: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Jae George - 2021
    Elizabeth is resigned to her life as a shopkeeper and a spinster, when an accidental meeting with Mr. Darcy and his cousin puts her at the center of a triangle that changes her life as well as the lives of others and yet ends surprisingly well. This is a low angst sweet Regency romance with no explicit intimacy, however, it does contain mature themes.

One More Time: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Sophie Lynbrook - 2020
    For Mr. Darcy the answer is obvious: his duty, as always. A gentleman does not go back on his word. Fortunately, he is already half in love with the lady, but he cannot bear her deplorable connections. Falling in love again may be easy, but learning to tolerate her family could be the hardest thing he’s ever done.

At the Garden Gate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Lily Bernard - 2020
    – W. ShakespeareWhen Elizabeth Bennet is unexpectedly reunited with Mr. Darcy in Derbyshire, their feelings for each other have the opportunity to blossom and grow. At the Garden Gate is a story of love and loss; an overheard conversation, a compromise, broken hearts, and an unexpected second chance at happiness are all part of this story. In the end, can their love for each other prevail? Will Darcy and Elizabeth come together as the couple they should always have been?At the Garden Gate is suitable for readers over the age of 18. This book contains no explicit sexual content.

That's What Makes It Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Iris Lim - 2019
    But what happens when a certain Derbyshire gentleman sees things in a completely different way? A childhood illness leaves Fitzwilliam Darcy with physical limitations that keep him from seeing the world as it is. When his trust is challenged again and again by those dearest to him, will he ever recover enough to discover his own path to true love? Explore an alternate reality where Elizabeth Bennet strikes up an unlikely friendship with a blind Mr. Darcy - only to find herself armed with unique perspectives that will challenge both him and her in how they view themselves, their loved ones, and the world at large.

The Sole Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Florence Gold - 2020
    The Sole Love unveils a long-forgotten event that endangers the Bennet family. This tormenting dilemma compels Elizabeth and Darcy to join forces as they strive to save her family’s honour. Their journey to a peaceful solution wends its way from London to Pemberley and gives the couple a chance to reflect on their own difficulties. Will Elizabeth find in her heart the love she has long denied, and will Darcy—confronted with an unexpected answer to his second proposal—ever acknowledge that his heart, as well as Pemberley, has found its mistress? Can pride and prejudice be set aside as Jane Austen’s beloved characters struggle to discover love and happiness?

Mr Darcy's New Neighbour: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Marie Green - 2021
    Whilst there she is surprised to meet Mr Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam and Mr Wickham.Elizabeth is about to be astounded time and again by the events that play out in Liverpool. Events which see her undertake a night time adventure with two men she had no idea were in fact cousins!While staying at Gracechurch Street in London she had been invited by Lady Matlock to a soiree at Matlock Gardens. It was there that she was left in no doubt, by her Ladyship, that she was not a suitable wife for her son Colonel Fitzwilliam, who Elizabeth had only recently met. Too poor, was the insinuation and certainly not born high enough.After being duped by Wickham and astonished by what she overheard Mr Darcy say to his cousin, Elizabeth was delighted when within less than a week, her life changed immeasurably. A change which would find her living, albeit temporarily, only five miles from Pemberley.This is a gentle, lightly amusing tale of the developing love between Darcy and Elizabeth, with all its ups and downs.

Pride and Prejudice and Poison: A Pride and Prejudice Novel Variation


Bella Breen - 2018
    Now, with Miss Elizabeth's life on the line, Mr. Darcy is the only one with the connections and means to save her life... Does Mr. Darcy bring help in time or is he too late? What caused Miss Elizabeth to be violently ill? And most importantly, who did it? Pride and Prejudice and Poison is a 52,000 word novel with over 113,000 reads on another site. Print length is 368 pages.

The Trappings of Marriage (The Moralities of Marriage #4)


Elizabeth Ann West - 2017
    Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are off to Gretna Green! In Book 4 of the Moralities of Marriage series our dear couple have survived accidents, forced marriages, and meddling relatives. After a short stay at Pemberley where the future Mrs. Darcy comes to terms with the kind of wife Fitzwilliam Darcy will need on his arm, they take off for the border to marry over the anvil. When Mr. Darcy plans an idyllic wedding trip to his family estate just outside of Dumfries, the newly married Mr. and Mrs. Darcy discover the trappings of marriage have yet to relinquish their hold. The Trappings of Marriage delivers the highs of the Darcys’ love and devotion in spite of the lows of scandal and destruction they left behind in England. Join author Elizabeth Ann West and the thousands of readers who read this book as it was posted chapter by chapter for a unique visit into the world of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

The Hypocrite: A Pride and Prejudice Variation


Shana Granderson A Lady - 2020
    What if the Bennets were not penniless and unconnected? For the purposes of this story great wealth is assumed, the source of the wealth is explained in the book. Will Darcy choose to acknowledge the rectitude of Miss Elizabeth’s reproofs or will he reject them in pride and conceit?Does he have the fortitude to change and how will knowing the Bennets affect those around him? Bingley in this variation is closer to his irresolute character that we see in canon. That is the only similarity that your will see in him my dear reader. There are villains but they are not the focus of the story.You will find all of your favourite characters from canon with a few new ones added in to broaden the tale. I trust that you will enjoy my effort.

Anonymous Murders: A Variation on Pride and Prejudice


Martin Hunnicutt - 2021
    Bennet insists that her next eldest daughter remain in the parlour as a chaperone. Eventually begging her father for relief, Mr. Bennet directs Elizabeth to turn her hand to writing a story to pass the days during the winter while Jane’s suitor sits with her. The suitor eventually loses interest, but Lizzy’s writing grows into an interesting novel that Mr. Bennet’s publisher in London purchases to print and sell. Over the next four years, Elizabeth continues to write one novel that involves a murder each winter.Unfortunately, the setting of two of Elizabeth’s novels is the town where her aunt grew up in Derbyshire. The success of the novel brings unwanted attention to the great house nearby. The master of this house, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is displeased for visitors to ask to view the parlour where ‘the murder’ occurred. After the second novel set in Derbyshire is published, Mr. Darcy visits the publisher about contacting the author, but the man refuses to disclose the information.On his own, he decides that the author lives in Hertfordshire, the setting of two other novels, and visits with his friend Charles Bingley, who has taken an estate there for a time. Darcy is determined to discover the incorrigible author and prevent the man from writing another novel set in Derbyshire. Shortly after arriving, Mr. Darcy is convinced that Mr. Thomas Bennet is the elusive author and tries to find out more information by talking with the man’s daughter, Elizabeth.

Mr. Darcy's Christmas Baby: a Pride & Prejudice Variation


April Floyd - 2019
    Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet find themselves tending the sick at Netherfield Park after illness ravages the population of Meryton. The duties and strain of caring for those near and dear to them both draw them closer together. With crushing loss and poignant gain visited upon them, their budding relationship sustains them. Will a Christmas miracle be the catalyst that brings them to their happily ever after?

Flight to Gretna Green


Jann Rowland - 2020
    Even less anticipated had been her reception at seeing him there. Whereas their last meeting at Hunsford had ended in acrimony, now she appeared to be receptive to him! The morning after the ecstasy of her company at Pemberley, Darcy goes Lambton, hopeful his fondest dream might finally be realized. But all is thrown into chaos when Darcy receives word that Wickham was sighted in Lambton. The event takes on new meaning when Darcy arrives at the inn and learns of Miss Lydia Bennet’s elopement with his nemesis. The protection of the woman he loves foremost in Darcy’s mind, he joins Miss Bennet as she and her relations follow their wayward relation, intent upon recovering her from the clutches of the man who has absconded with her. What they find was something none of them could have expected. Flight to Gretna Green is a novella of 39,000 words.