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Caroline Bingley has successfully returned her brother and his friends to London - but will she be as successful in finally securing Mr Darcy's heart? Finally realising how wrong she has been, Elizabeth Bennet is desperate to reconcile with the absent Mr Darcy, especially if doing so might also settle Jane's future with Mr Bingley. But London provides diversions of its own, and more misunderstandings lie in store for several scattered couples.

Three Christmassy Pride and Prejudice Variations.   Christmas at Pemberley Newly-married Elizabeth Darcy is determined that her first Christmas at Pemberley with Mr Darcy will be a happy one, and if that means scheming for her new sister to find happiness then that's what she will do! Georgiana Darcy is delighted to see her brother so happy and adores her new sister-in-law. She is rather less enamoured with the new curate of their parish, who...

Three Christmassy Pride and Prejudice Variations.   A Very Merry Masquerade Elizabeth Bennet is furious when she discovers Mr. Darcy has removed, with Charles Bingley in tow, to London for Christmas, seeing in it a blatant attempt to undermine the relationship that had begun to flourish between Bingley and her sister. When the Gardiners invite Elizabeth and Jane to stay with them in Gracechurch Street over the festive season, she seizes on the...

All three books in the Meetings and Misunderstandings Series ~ a variation on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice To Meet Mr Darcy 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...

Three Christmassy Pride and Prejudice Variations Christmas in Kent An impromptu decision to spend Christmas with their cousin at Hunsford Parsonage puts the Bennet family into Lady Catherine de Bourgh's orbit - and reunites two people who thought they'd said their last farewell: Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. When a desire for family brings Colonel Fitzwilliam and Georgiana down to Kent to round out the party, will Christmas magic spell ro...

Three Retellings of Jane Austen's Persuasion. A Second Chance in Somerset When Anne Elliot goes to stay with her sister and brother-in-law at Uppercross, little does she realise that she's been the subject of discussion between Charles and Mary, who have both decided to spend the winter finding Anne a suitable husband. Neither know her heart was lost long ago... Captain Frederick Wentworth is happy to stay with his sister at Kellynch Hall ...

Their hopes of a truly happy Christmas dashed by the absence of their new friends at Netherfield, Lizzy Bennet is still determined to enjoy a quiet Christmas at home with her family - until a very heavy snowfall crashes through the roof of Longbourn and puts all their plans to ruin! Charles Bingley's excuse for a fleeting visit to Netherfield Park is a flimsy one, but when Fitzwilliam Darcy agrees to accompany him, he certainly does not expe...

All three books in A Long Road Home ~ A Pride and Prejudice Variation Series Anne Anne de Bourgh's future has been decided for her since she was a child - to marry Fitzwilliam Darcy and follow the plans her mother, Lady Catherine, has set out for her. But what if fate has a different future in store? Elizabeth Elizabeth Bennet cares too much about her sister, Jane's, future happiness to give much consideration to her own. She certainly doe...

Elizabeth engineers a happily-ever-after... When Sir Walter Elliot dies, his two unmarried daughters are swiftly and unceremoniously evicted from Kellynch by their cousin. Taking refuge in London they settle the last of their father's affairs - while taking heed to their own. Elizabeth Elliot is determined to marry well and will make every use of this last chance she has for herself and, when Anne is not suitably concerned with her own fut...

** Previously published under the title A Quiet Reunion** A second chance in Bath Anne Elliot reunites with her family eager to put her past behind her, where it belongs. Her future may not be happy but at least it is predictable, and her present is vastly improved by a growing friendship with her father's cousin, the amiable Mr Elliot. Free of obligations, Captain Frederick Wentworth arrives in Bath unsure what his future holds. Seeing An...

Happily married and settled at Pemberley, Elizabeth Darcy's mind inevitably turns to securing a similar happiness for those around her - namely, for her sister-in-law and friend, Georgiana Darcy. When word reaches them of their cousin Colonel Fitzwilliam's plans to visit Derbyshire during the summer, Lizzy decides they must celebrate the Christmas he was unable to mark in winter. The unusual festivities capture everyone's imaginations, and p...

Elizabeth Bennet cares too much about her sister, Jane's, future happiness to give much consideration to her own. She certainly does not mean to lose her heart to Fitzwilliam Darcy, and when she discovers a secret from his past that confirms her first impressions of him were accurate, she is even more poised to dislike him. Yet fate has a way of forcing them together, and when they find themselves united on behalf of those they care about she ...

If music be the food of love… Spring welcomes concert season in the newly-minted spa town of Castleford, and Bess Turner is only too delighted by rumours that a famed composer will be performing his newest symphony only a few miles from her home. Christopher Cluett has been working on his latest composition for so long that he knows it will never live up to the expectation of the masses - assuming he can ever find a way to finish it. A quiet...

Celebration and scandal... Edmund Gale and Juliet Turner are getting married, and almost everyone is happy about it. With a much-anticipated visit to London and preparations for their wedding underway, Juliet has but a little time to endear herself to her future mother-in-law, and is determined to succeed, despite all obstacles. Louisa Turner is happy that all her sisters will shortly be married, although she cannot abide being left the last...

Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet have finally confessed their true feelings for one another and decided to marry - and not even Mr Bennet's opposition will prevent their future happiness. Their friends support the match, even if Elizabeth's father remains an obstacle, and the group departs to London for Christmas. Caroline Bingley seems to be the only person of their party to recognise the true folly of the match, and will stop at nothing to for...

George Wickham is drowning in debts, until his friends propose an amusing wager: can he win Elizabeth Bennet's heart? Money and challenge is reason enough for him to take on the bet, but when he realises that in securing Elizabeth's affections, he might also strike a blow to Fitzwilliam Darcy his goal is clear. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are navigating an icy friendship after her refusal of his unexpected proposal. Elizabeth struggles to a...

All three books from the Seasons of Romance series. A Winter Wager The eldest of four sisters, Madeline Turner knows it is important to marry for security - but after watching each of her friends move away fears she is unlikely to marry at all, until her sister, Juliet takes matters into her own hands. Competing with their neighbour, Juliet is determined she will find the perfect match for her sister, but is she overlooking the one gentlem...

The eldest of four sisters, Madeline Turner knows it is important to marry for security - but after watching each of her friends move away fears she is unlikely to marry at all, until her sister, Juliet takes matters into her own hands. Competing with their neighbour, Juliet is determined she will find the perfect match for her sister, but is she overlooking the one gentleman Madeline herself might choose? Robert Hodge has recently arrived in...

Anne de Bourgh's future has been decided for her since she was a child - to marry Fitzwilliam Darcy and follow the plans her mother, Lady Catherine, has set out for her. But what if fate has a different future in store?

Half the sum of attraction, on either side, might have been enough…" Eight years and a bit before their romantic reunion, Anne Elliot meets Captain Frederick Wentworth for the first time. Immediately struck by the handsome Commander's easy manner and good humour, she cannot dare to hope he feels the same way about her. Frederick is home from the sea and staying with his brother, a Curate in Monkton, little expecting he will meet a young wo...