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Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice * Mansfield Park * Persuasion by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsJane Austen’s sparkling and witty novels continue to entrance readers today, as proven by the rapturous reception of the many film and TV adaptations of her works. Here are three of her best: Pride and Prejudice, Austen’s best-loved story; Mansfield Park; and Persuasion, her final novel. Delightfully illustrated with delicate line drawings...Categorized as:
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The Last House in Lambton: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Grace Gibson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoes it ever stop raining in Lambton?Darcy and Bingley depart Netherfield Park, leaving Elizabeth Bennet acutely aware of the monotony of her life. Seeking a reprieve, she volunteers to serve as temporary companion to Mrs. Gardiner’s elderly aunt who lives in Lambton...Categorized as:
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Jane Eyre by Anna Claybourne, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA faithful retelling of the classic story of the love between the governess Jane Eyre and her master Mr Rochester, and the chilling secret set to tear them both apart. Clearly written in a modern, approachable style to introduce young readers to much-loved classic stories. Includes informative notes on both the author and the original text...Categorized as:
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Dear Nameless Stranger: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jeannie Peneaux
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Please admire my docile and obedient nature. I will not thank you for providing us with a home, nor will I even breathe a word of gratitude for your provision of such funds as will feed us each quarter. I will not even write such platitudes as ‘You are very good,’ given that you have also provided us with respectability in the form of Mrs. Ingles. There... -
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Unfounded by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNobody was fortunate enough to be loved in such a way twice in one lifetime.Elizabeth Bennet dreads encountering Mr Darcy when she visits Pemberley, for surely, after she spurned his offer of marriage, he must despise her. Yet they do meet, and to her astonishment, he holds no resentment towards her. Regrettably, someone else does...Categorized as:
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Field of Dreams: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA TENDER MR. DARCY...A VULNERABLE ELIZABETH BENNETElizabeth Bennet is in dire straits. Desperate for guidance, she hides her identity as a female before appealing to a knowledgeable and highly recommended gentleman from Derbyshire for advice.Fitzwilliam Darcy is pleased to aid the young man from Hertfordshire. E.R. Bennet asked reasonable questions in a well-crafted letter...Categorized as:
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Snowbound: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA narrow escape and a staggering encounter mere miles from the gates of Pemberley leave Mr Darcy in no doubt: the Fates have grown tired of nudging him gently. And now Elizabeth is in his home. Beside him. Every waking hour of every day.“I missed you. Dreadfully. And now you are here...Categorized as:
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Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Caitlin Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSo much in life depends on chance and sheer luck. How much do we often owe to being in the right place at the right time? In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet plans to visit the Lake District with her uncle and aunt, yet ends up at Pemberley instead, just as, by coincidence, Mr Darcy also arrives home. They meet, understand one another better and all eventually ends well... -
Rational Creatures by Christina Boyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“But I hate to hear you talking so, like a fine gentleman, and as if women were all fine ladies, instead of rational creatures. We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days...Categorized as:
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The Journey Home To Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA chance encounter in the wilds of the North brings more joy to Elizabeth and Mr Darcy than either of them dared hope for. But her world is rocked by blow after blow – and the truth would only cause him pain. ‘I must be cruel only to be kind’ is Elizabeth’s guiding precept, and she chooses her path. Yet time, circumstances and new acquaintances teach her she had made a terrible mistake...Categorized as:
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Fearful Symmetry: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Gailie Ruth Caress
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDarcy had never known such a woman, one who could rush into an inferno and emerge as bold and brilliant as burnished brass, bright as any mirror.FITZWILLIAM DARCY HAD PLANNED TO LEAVE NETHERFIELD PARK and all thoughts of the enchanting Miss Elizabeth Bennet behind him—until one night when he saw smoke rising from Longbourn and realised she was in peril...Categorized as:
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The Jane Austen Collection: An Audible Original Drama by Jane Austen, Claire Foy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSense and Sensibility - narrated by Gugu Mbatha-Raw.Austen introduces us to the Dashwood sisters who upon the death of their father are left with little money or status and without their family home...Categorized as:
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Speechless by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCould anything be worse than to be trapped in a confined space with the woman you love? Fitzwilliam Darcy knows his duty, and it does not involve succumbing to his fascination for a dark-eyed beauty from an unheard of family in Hertfordshire. He has run away from her once already...Categorized as:
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Jane Eyre by Evelyn Attwood, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClassic / British EnglishJane Eyre, a poor orphan, grows up in misery until she becomes the governess in the house of wealthy Mr Rochester and falls in love. But mysterious events take place in the house at night, and Mr Rochester appears to be hiding a terrible secret... -
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Elizabeth: Obstinate, Headstrong Girl by Christina Boyd
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith timeless verve, the heroine of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet, bares her intimate thoughts while offering biting social commentary through a collection of romantic re-imaginings, sequels, and prequels, set in the Regency to present day by ten popular Austenesque authors...Categorized as:
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Mischief & Mayhem: A Pride & Prejudice Novella by Christie Capps
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow much trouble could one small baby be? Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet are about to find out.Fitzwilliam Darcy avoids unsavory characters, unattached females, and messy babies--until he meets the Bennet family from Longbourn in Hertfordshire. Something about one of the daughters and the only son intrigues him until thoughts of them fill his waking hours and his dreams...Categorized as:
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The Happiest Couple in the World: A Sequel to Pride & Prejudice by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is settled between us already, that we are to be the happiest couple in the world.When Elizabeth Bennett married Fitzwilliam Darcy in autumn of 1812, she believed that all unhappiness and strife between them had been laid to rest. Their misunderstandings resolved, she wished for nothing more than to enjoy their happily ever after.Alas married life brings with it a new set of challenges...Categorized as:
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The Gift of the Marquess by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Marchioness of Darlington wants nothing more than to be a mother, but after nearly three childless years of marriage, Poppy believes she is barren. Her sadness is eclipsed by anger and hurt, however, when she learns that her husband does not share her despair, and she suspects he is having an affair... -
Letters from the Heart by Kay Bea
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe death of one’s spirit should come with a great deal of noise: weeping and wailing, if not thunder or the roar of a fire. Elizabeth could not have imagined a spirit forced into darkness by something so mundane as the scratch of pen on paper...Categorized as:
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There You Were: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Michelle Ray
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I was not looking for love, but there you were. I cannot stop it, I cannot indulge it, so I must put distance between us and hope that time will heal this fever I have.”ABANDONED BY HER MOTHER and ignored by her father, it is hardly any wonder young Elizabeth Bennet’s curiosity soon brings about trouble and marriage to a man she does not love...Categorized as:
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A Dutiful Son: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Kelly Miller
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat will Fitzwilliam Darcy do when his beloved father stands between him and happiness?Darcy has always emulated his wise and honourable father, George Darcy. But following a sinister act of betrayal by a former family friend, his father rejects his most benevolent principles... -
Mr. Darcy's Bride (s): A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers, A Lady
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses. ELIZABETH BENNET is determined that she will put a stop to her mother’s plans to marry off the eldest Bennet daughter to Mr. Collins, the Bennet heir to Longbourn, but a man that Mr. Bennet considers an annoying dimwit... -
Seasons of Waiting: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Christina Morland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAutumn, 1812: Certain his second proposal will be rejected, Darcy does not return to Hertfordshire–or to Elizabeth Bennet.Spring, 1837: When his nephew falls in love with her niece, Darcy and Elizabeth are bound to meet again.How many steps does it take to find a way back to the person you have always loved?Dear Readers: this book contains a few non-graphic references to rape and incest... -
Captain Jack's Woman + A Gentleman's Honor by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne of the brightest stars of romantic fiction, the incomparable New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Laurens flings wide the gates of the Bastion Club -- an elite society of unmarried London gentlemen dedicated to determining their own matrimonial futures...Categorized as:
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Mr. Darcy's Journey: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMr. Darcy is at his wits’ end. Elizabeth Bennet, the woman he can’t live without, overhears him insulting her family. Now she won’t even listen to his apologies. Then his old friend Sir Anthony Duxbury tells him two of their friends are in terrible danger. If Darcy wants to help them, they have to leave for Yorkshire immediately. But something doesn’t add up... -
The Perfect Gentleman by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGeorgiana Darcy has gone missing. Lizzy Bennet knows just what to do to find her. ‘Tis no secret that Lizzy Bennet has dreams. The uniquely talented daughter of a woman with a dubious reputation, Lizzy knows she must make her own way in a world that shuns her...Categorized as:
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When the Sun Sleeps by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDisappointed hopes and the kindness of a stranger.Elizabeth Bennet is as content as a girl with a wounded heart can be. Mr. Bingley has returned to Jane with promising attentions, and all is well... except that no one knows what has become of Mr. Darcy...Categorized as:
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Agony and Hope by L.L. Diamond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have endured the deepest agony, only to be shown a hope so bright I cannot but yearn for it.”Fitzwilliam Darcy is mourning the love he lost—a love that was never allowed to bloom. What will become of him when Georgiana is wed, and he is left by himself? He cannot give away a heart not his own...Categorized as:
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Twists of Fate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if Mr Collins shocked Elizabeth with his base conduct at the time of his proposal, thus sending her dashing out of her house, and into the arms of Mr Darcy? What if that accidental encounter was witnessed, and impropriety was assumed? What if Mr Darcy was glad of the excuse to marry his heart’s desire – only to have his best hopes blasted within hours of his wedding? What if he found...Categorized as:
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The Darcy Monologues by Christina Boyd, Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“You must allow me to tell you...” For over two hundred years, Jane Austen’s Mr. Darcy has captivated readers’ imaginations as the ultimate catch. Rich. Powerful. Noble. Handsome...Categorized as:
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Misunderstandings & Ardent Love by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“I have never been able to forget you...I am yours, in body and soul, for as long as I am able to draw breath.”AFTER MONTHS OF BROODING DESPAIR while Bingley prepares to wed Jane Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy realises he has no choice but to put his heart at risk and try to win the only woman he will ever love. ELIZABETH BENNET WOULD MORE THAN WELCOME his return to Longbourn...Categorized as:
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How I Danced With The Duke by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Duke Determined to Avenge. . .The Duke of Wildwood has but one goal, vengeance. After seeing his sister destroyed by a wastrel, he will stop at nothing to hurt the man who ruined his sister. But when the house party he sets up, to undo the villain responsible for so much pain, begins to deviate from his plans, his frustration knows no end. .Categorized as:
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Mr. Darcy's Household: A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation by Lyr Newton
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt is the summer of 1811 and dark clouds overshadow the beauty and peace of Pemberley.Fitzwilliam Darcy is fighting to protect his sister’s honour and reputation, after her attempt to elope with the scoundrel George Wickham. He has brought her home to Derbyshire, where he hopes she can heal the wounds of her soul and regain her spirit... -
Disappointed Hopes by Cassandra Grafton, Cass Grafton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsInspired by Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, A Fair Prospect is a tale of Darcy and Elizabeth. (Please note: this is one story told across three volumes and there is, therefore, no conclusion to the storylines in the first two volumes... -
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Darcy's Angel: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Kay
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen disease strikes Longbourn, sixteen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet and thirteen-year-old Kitty are sent to London to live with an old friend of their father’s. While Kitty relishes in the change, Lizzy feels lost in her new world, constrained by society’s expectations, and dreadfully homesick. That changes when she meets Georgiana Darcy, a girl even more in need of a friend than Lizzy herself... -
Unintended: A Pride and Prejudice Accident by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if... the person who caught you in your most embarrassing moment is also the one your heart was meant to find? It was never supposed to happen. Elizabeth Bennet never planned to get trapped in a ridiculous situation, and she certainly never intended for the person who found her to be a dizzyingly handsome... tall... and odiously haughty man who seems to regret ever meeting her...Categorized as:
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Queen of Winter: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by Alix James, Nicole Clarkston
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWinter is a curse, bringing nothing but cold and darkness.Until he meets the Queen.Elizabeth Bennet is at the end of her strength. A frantic search for her missing sister Lydia has led her into danger she could never have imagined. Alone, injured, and lost, she stumbles into a snowstorm and loses hope. And then she loses conciousness...Categorized as:
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Desperate Measures by Cassandra Grafton, Cass Grafton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Fair Prospect is a story inspired by Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.(Please note: this is one story told across three volumes and there is, therefore, no conclusion to the storylines in the first two volumes. This story is rated PG)Volume III, Desperate Measures, concludes the story begun in Disappointed Hopes (Vol I) and continued in Darcy's Dilemma (Vol II)... -
Out of Obscurity by Jann Rowland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt 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's Deliverance: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Carolyn Whyte
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis book is the conclusion of Darcy's Denial. Those who have not read Darcy's Denial may wish to avoid reading the description below.Darcy's Deliverance---------Following Elizabeth Bennet's marriage to Richard Fitzwilliam, Mr Darcy embarks for the New World in order to forget the only woman he has ever loved... -
Undoubtedly by Design: A (Summer) Romance at Pemberley - A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Michelle D'Arcy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the world’s worst timed and worst worded proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy strives to understand and to accept the reasons behind the unexpected rejection he receives. With acceptance, comes the desire to become a better man, even if the lady who inspired that change will never know the result of her take down... -
The Way Home by Stanley Michael Hurd
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollowing Miss Elizabeth Bennet's refusal of his proposal in Hunsford, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy returned to London greatly disturbed in mind; angry, hurt, confused, he could neither understand nor accept what had happened. But during a stay on his uncle's estate, his aunt helped him to finally see the truth, and how much in error he had been throughout... -
Rogues Like it Scot by Eva Devon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Lord Who Loathes London: Years ago, after having his heart and soul destroyed, Lord Damian Peterboro turned his back on society and left for parts unknown. Now, he’s returned, the rudest, most scandalous, most shocking man to come out of the wilds. An avid adventurer, determined to preserve the antiquities of the old worlds, Damian needs funds badly... -
Call It Hope: Variations on a Jane Austen Christmas by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no one’s society I find more acceptable than your own; no one whose friendship I have longed for as I have longed for yours.AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHES, it appears to Elizabeth Bennet that only Shakespeare himself could have devised a more wretched comedy of errors... -
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Something More Substantial by Jann Rowland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet meets Fitzwilliam Darcy in Meryton, where Mr. Darcy’s concern for his sister and general reticence leads him to insult her. But what if Mr... -
Darcy and Elizabeth: Hope of the Future by Sharon Lathan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet will soon be joined in Holy Matrimony! The initial month of their Season of Courtship has passed. Together, the lovers strengthened their bond through honest communication, as they dealt with adversity, jealousy, and distrust. Ever growing in mutual love and understanding, a dramatic confrontation broke through the final barriers...Categorized as:
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The Goodness of Men by Anngela Schroeder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This will not do,” said Elizabeth. “You never will be able to make both of them good…Take your choice, but you must be satisfied with only one...Categorized as:
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The Secrets of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Rose Fairbanks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the world, Fitzwilliam Darcy has it all. He’s the young master to one of the kingdom’s oldest and wealthiest Norman families. Through his mother, he is related to a powerful line of earls. Beneath the perfect façade lies the truth: he’s the product of his mother’s affair and the heir George Darcy never wanted... -
THE WASTREL'S DAUGHTERS by Arabella Brown
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chaste, entertaining Regency novel. Left with nothing but debts after their father’s death, Anne and Polly Selby have no choice but to let the house and seek employment, bidding farewell to a genteel life.Anne becomes a governess – but is dismissed within weeks, though not before losing her heart to a debt-ridden gamester...Categorized as:
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The Child by Jan Hahn
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Jane Austen’s "Pride and Prejudice," Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal to Elizabeth Bennet at Hunsford is disastrous. In Jan Hahn’s "The Child," Darcy flees England soon afterward, striving to overcome his longing for her. Upon his return two years later—while standing on the steps of St. George’s Church in Hanover Square—he spies the very woman he has vowed to forget...
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