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Sir Benjamin Devereaux has been estranged from his family and his home since his youth, but upon the death of his father he inherits both a title and an estate. He intends to reclaim both, and put right the wrong that first banished him, but does not envision finding an altogether different reason to remain at Roland Park. Amelia Sudbury has always been intrigued by the scandal surrounding her friend's brother and has read enough books to re...

Capturing the imagination of much of Westham with his rank and heroism, Captain Arthur Sudbury has eyes for only one young lady, Miss Emily Hardcastle, formerly far out of his reach. Providence has been as cruel to the Hardcastles as it has been kind to Arthur and now their situations are reversed what more could stand in the way of the young couple's happiness? Grace Hardcastle is nothing like her older sister, and has spent years missing h...

Samuel Rowe, Duke of Edgmont, wearies under the burden of his title and decides to take a holiday from it by assuming the name of his mischievous friend Edward Nicholl. Both men arrive in Bath, eager for adventure or anonymity. Neither expects to find romance. Miss Joanna Devereaux is only too delighted to escape her newly-married brother's home and visit an old friend in Bath She has never been to the popular spa town and is set on adventur...

A case of mistaken identity... Rarely poised to listen to gossip, Fitzwilliam Darcy can't help but be concerned when he learns that his friend is entangled with a "Miss Bennet" related to the Elizabeth he has heard dreadful rumours about. What he doesn't expect is to find himself unable to control his own heart when they first meet. Elizabeth Bennet is mystified by Mr Darcy's mention of her "adventures in London" and when she has the chanc...

All five books in the Season of Misunderstanding series collected into one volume. A Sister's Fault Jane Bennet has been gifted an opportunity and she is not afraid to use it, feigning illness in order that she might remain a little longer under the Netherfield roof, and hopefully move one step closer to securing Mr Bingley's heart. She doesn't expect her sister to arrive, bedraggled and covered in mud, ready to spoil everything she is worki...

Mary Bennet is used to being overlooked, and with three sisters married and a fourth intent on becoming so, she resigns herself to life as the stay-at-home spinster daughter to her increasingly needy parents. When she receives a letter from her sister Elizabeth, inviting her to stay at Pemberley, she jumps at the chance for a change, little realising what fate has in store. Curate Robert Ashton is extracting his wayward brother from yet anot...

Misfortune has struck Fitzwilliam Darcy - an altercation ended with him in the care of an innkeeper without his memory. Rescued by his friend Charles Bingley, he slowly begins the arduous task of recovery and whilst some memories come easily to him, others elude him still. He can recall the face of a young lady but nothing more: no name, no detail beyond that she was important to him. He is surprised and pleased when, upon their return to Hert...

When any two young people take it into their minds to marry, they are pretty sure by perseverance to carry their point…" Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot's wedding was once prevented by the interference of friends and family. Now fate has afforded them a second chance, will fresh obstacles derail their happiness? After the Letter is a novella continuation of Jane Austen's classic novel Persuasion and follows the twisting path Anne and Fre...

Reunited after many years apart, Captain Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot are determined nothing will stop them marrying and embarking on their future together. Eager to escape Bath, and the members of Anne's family who are less than thrilled about the match, they both return to Somerset, where Frederick can lodge with his sister, and Anne with hers, while they plan their wedding. With new friends offering support and after the surprise a...

Caroline Bingley is trapped in London with her newly-married brother and his wife, watching, miserably, as her future prospects for marriage and happiness shrink. When her brother invites a new acquaintance into their home she is immediately on her guard, for the gentleman puts her on edge, if indeed he can be called gentleman at all. John Ashton has made it as far as London in his quest to travel abroad. He is determined not to forfeit the ...

When Anne Elliot removes directly to Bath with her family to satisfy Sir Walter's need to retrench but desire for society, she does so reluctantly. She intends to make the best of her situation, finding friends and occupations enough in the town to keep her busy and useful and leaving her little time to dwell on the couple who have taken on tenancy of Kellynch Hall, or the gentleman from her own past who must likely make his home there with th...

Forced to miss the Meryton Assembly due to illness, Elizabeth Bennet's first meeting with Mr Darcy is more successful than it might have been, although she is cautious to guard her heart against too much feeling for a man she scarcely knows, and who nurses secrets of his own. Fitzwilliam Darcy befriends Elizabeth Bennet out of necessity - and as a form of protection from certain other young ladies who have their sights set on Pemberley. He c...

Omnibus edition containing all three books of the Love Remains series, a variation on Jane Austen's Persuasion. Reacquainted: Returning to stay with his sister in Somerset, Captain Frederick Wentworth is doing his best to forget his last visit to that county eight years previously, which resulted in a broken engagement, and a broken heart. When he and Anne Elliot meet by chance one morning, their ability to get properly reacquainted is curtai...

Captain Frederick Wentworth has learnt to his cost that he loves Anne Elliot and always has: though it took the threat of losing her to illness and then to another suitor for him to realise the truth of his feelings. When he is invited, with his brother Edward, to spend Christmas in Somerset with his sister, he is delighted to find Anne will be spending the season with her own sister, in nearby Uppercross, rather than at Bath as he had assumed...

Fitzwilliam Darcy avoided visiting Hertfordshire when first invited by his friends, but when an engagement is announced between Charles Bingley and Jane Bennet, he can stay away no longer, and takes Georgiana with him, eager to partake in the happiness of the household. The very last thing he expects is to fall in love himself, but upon first meeting Elizabeth Bennet his heart is lost forever. Elizabeth Bennet rather scorned the idea of love ...

A Very Bennet Christmas Kept at Netherfield by an un-persuadable Charles Bingley, and surprised by an impromptu visit from his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Darcy looks set for a Christmas that is anything but restful. Throw in an uncanny ability to offend the one young lady his heart stubbornly refuses to ignore and the complicated machinations and missteps of those around him and the festive season could prove rather more eventful than an...

Devastated by his cousin's betrayal and watching all his hopes of future happiness slip away, Colonel Fitzwilliam calls on assistance from surprising quarters, but involving George Wickham in anything is a recipe for disaster. Fitzwilliam Darcy tries to stop a duel and find some solution to a problem he helped cause, grateful that he does not have to proceed alone. He has at last acknowledged his love for Elizabeth Bennet and with her by his...

Surprisingly reacquainted after many years apart, Captain Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot have managed to salvage something resembling friendship out of their previous closeness, and Anne tries to content herself with that. She knows that Frederick does not return her feelings, and focuses instead on cultivating friendships and enjoying her lot in life. She is pleased to be of service in drawing Frederick's friend, James Benwick, out of th...

All three books in the Strangers and Second Chances series - a Pride and Prejudice variation. An Unlikely Acquaintance Poised to take control of the Meryton Barracks, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam anticipates exchanging a lonely Christmas for an even lonelier year, made worse by his cousin's sudden and surprising exodus from Hertfordshire. He could never dream that his new post would bring the possibility of new romance when he crosses paths w...

A novella and selection of short stories inspired by the works of Jane Austen… In Netherfield Library - Pride and Prejudice - Brought to Netherfield to care for her ailing sister and kept there by an ongoing rain-storm, Elizabeth Bennet seeks refuge from Caroline Bingley's perpetual gossip in the library - but she is not alone in her desire for peace. Fitzwilliam Darcy is surprised to find an able chess opponent in Elizabeth, and as the pair...