A Pride and Prejudice variation featuring a forced marriage of convenience between Darcy and Elizabeth!When Elizabeth Bennet is the victim of a cruel trick at the Netherfield ball, she is hopelessly compromised and forced to accept a proposal of marriage from Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy. As she starts a new life as the mistress of Pemberley, she finds herself drawn to her handsome, noble husband. But with malicious lies and hurt pride coming between them, will Darcy and Elizabeth be forced...

At a dinner party in London during the season, Fitzwilliam Darcy meets an enchanting young woman. Though he recognizes her beauty and poise, he is struck by a sense of familiarity and realizes she is someone connected to him.What follows is a whirlwind of events in which the woman's lineage is discovered and her true identity is established. Darcy quickly realizes she is a woman estimable in her own right, and he finds himself besotted.But amid the miraculous events of a lo...

Disheartened and convinced by Elizabeth's assertion of Miss Bingley's character, Jane Bennet insists Elizabeth return to London with the Gardiners after Christmas to provide her with a reprieve from their mother, who has not accepted Elizabeth's rejection of Mr. Collins's suit.What Elizabeth could never have imagined was her chance meeting with Mr. Darcy in London, and even more shocking is his request to introduce her to his sister, Miss Georgiana Darcy. When Elizabeth agrees, she...

"It is by no means certain that another offer of marriage may ever be made you." Mr. Collins reiterated his words in a great bitterness of spirit, promising that no succor would be offered to any of the Bennet family when he finally obtained control of the estate of Longbourn.However, not only was the gentleman wrong about Elizabeth's marriage prospects, but he was also spectacularly incorrect, for another gentleman of much greater consequence was intent on paying his addresses. An...

After leaving his friend Charles Bingley in Hertfordshire, Fitzwilliam Darcy intends to see to business in London while gaining some much-needed distance from the enchanting Elizabeth Bennet. Little does he know that his peace will soon be disturbed. To his surprise, his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, descends upon him in a fury, demanding that he agree to marry her daughter. She neglects to tell him, however, that she has just parted ways with Elizabeth in Hertfordshire, the "unsatisfact...

In this reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy's primary reason for coming to Hertfordshire is not to assist Mr. Bingley; rather, he is finding it difficult to decide between duty and happiness as he considers two women in Kent as prospective brides. But in the midst of gaining distance from his dilemma, he never once considered the possibility that his eye could be caught by someone so much lower than him in consequence as Elizabeth Bennet.Meanwhile, Elizabeth, who lives a ...

This is an alternative scenario to Jane Austen's original Pride & Prejudice story.I have included all the main characters, but their paths are very different in this variation.I have added a whirl more of excitement and a touch more love.Fitzwilliam Darcy, realising he can no longer ignore or suppress his feelings for Elizabeth Bennet, returns to Hertfordshire only one week after leaving.But even the best-laid plans can go awry, and their first encounter is ...

After overhearing Mr. Darcy’s cutting remark at the Meryton assembly, Miss Elizabeth Bennet replies with a comment of her own about the sign of a true gentleman. When Darcy hears the statement, he is instantly stricken with remorse. He seeks a quiet place to compose himself and prepare an apology. As Miss Elizabeth moves through the crowd to share the incident with her friend, Charlotte Lucas, she hears an anguished voice from the darkened balcony. Stepping forward to offer assistance, she...

From almost the first moment Mr. Darcy beheld Miss Elizabeth Bennet, his heart was irrevocably gone. But will he admit it? What will it take to make him realize he wants to spend his life with her? A proposal from another man? A second proposal from yet another?What of Elizabeth? Will she obey her own heart’s yearning? Can she afford to wait for love?Thousands of delighted readers helped make A Tender Moment a #1 Best Seller in Classic Short Stories.

Unable to visit his cousins as planned, Mr. Collins invites them to stay at his parsonage the following spring. The Bennets go to Kent expecting a foolish Mr. Collins and an overbearing Lady Catherine de Bourgh. While one is as they expect, the other is surprisingly amiable.When Mr. Darcy and his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, visit Lady Catherine at the same time, they each begin to focus on a Bennet sister, prodded by well-meaning relations, but spurred on by their own feelings.

In this Pride and Prejudice variation, a tragic carriage accident leaves Mr. Bennet in a coma from which they are certain he shall never awaken, and robs Jane Bennet's of her status as the most eligible woman in Hertfordshire. Facing the fact that they have no head of household, the remaining Bennets are forced to contact their cousin, the elder Mr. Collins, the rightful heir to Longborn, and his son, Mr. William Collins. It soon becomes painfully clear that Elizabeth is the key to their f...

Miss Elizabeth Bennet has accepted Mr. Darcy's proposal. Wedding plans are well underway. What could possibly go wrong?Inspired by #1 Best Seller in Historical Fiction Short Stories, Expecting His ProposalWhat happens when Elizabeth's Hertfordshire relations and Mr. Darcy's aristocratic relations come face to face? Is the couple's abiding love enough to ensure their path to happily ever after, or will a mishap or two get in their w...