Author: zoeburton

This ‘Pride and Prejudice” novel variation follows Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy through the first year of their marriage. Arranged by his father in the I Promise To… novella, their union saved Elizabeth from a persistent, abusive suitor. The couple has known each other for years and quickly come to realize their love for each other. However, not everyone is happy with the marriage, and trouble … trouble comes quickly upon them. Dealing with jealous ladies and scornful gentlemen in London as well as illness and injury at Pemberley, they grow together as a couple while Elizabeth regains the confidence she…

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One newly married couple plus one troublemaking best friend’s sister equals a challenge to face.Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy have already dealt with plenty of people who object to their marriage. Now they are faced with one more.Caroline Bingley, Darcy’s best friend’s sister, has always wanted Darcy for herself. Now that he is married and can no longer be hers, she resents the new Mrs. Darcy … resents the new Mrs. Darcy and will stop at nothing to cause discord between the newly-wedded couple. When she hires someone to make it appear that Darcy is unfaithful, will Elizabeth believe his claims…

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A Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation On her way to Kent, Elizabeth Bennet unexpectedly meets Fitzwilliam Darcy in London. Having spent time reflecting on her interactions with Darcy after the dissolute habits of George Wickham are discovered, she has come to realize her first impressions were wrong. Love secretly blossoms between the two when they meet again in Kent. By the end of their time … their time together, it has grown from the first blooms of love into ardent admiration, and they are determined to marry. However, not everyone is pleased and trouble follows our dear couple threatening to…

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Fitzwilliam Darcy must marry or lose guardianship of his misbehaving young sister. Elizabeth Bennet has been sent to her godfather’s house, political associate to Darcy’s uncle, to live to escape her mother’s anger. Giving up their dreams of a love match, can these two strangers find happiness in a marriage of convenience? Or will others separate their fledgling bond before the marriage begins?… begins?This novella is 29,000 words and 178 pages in print.more

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He has a stalker, but his wife is the victim.​Stock car driver Will Darcy and his wife Liz have experienced many ups and downs in their short marriage, but have faced each crisis together. Despite everything they’ve gone through, they’ve grown stronger as a couple.Their joyful life is soon threatened by a jealous stalker who wants to rid Will of his wife. When Liz disappears, Will tears the … jealous stalker who wants to rid Will of his wife. When Liz disappears, Will tears the county apart looking for her. Can he find her in time, or will his stalker…

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He has a stalker, but his wife is the victim.Stock car driver Will Darcy and his wife Liz have experienced many ups and downs in their short marriage, but have faced each crisis together. Despite everything they’ve gone through, they’ve grown stronger as a couple.Their joyful life is soon threatened by a jealous stalker who wants to rid Will of his wife. When Liz disappears, Will tears the county … disappears, Will tears the county apart looking for her. Can he find her in time, or will his stalker have the last laugh?Darcy’s Caution is the third in the JAFF…

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Elizabeth Bennet has received two proposals of marriage in the last twelve hours: one from her ridiculous cousin Mr. Collins and the other from the arrogant and disdainful Mr. Darcy. She turns both of them down flat. Unfortunately for her, between her mother’s insistence that she marry and some mysterious hold Mr. Darcy has over her father, she is forced to choose one.Fitzwilliam Darcy is a man … is a man in need of a wife. He has searched high and low amongst the high society women of London but has yet to meet someone who combines all the attributes…

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In this Pride and Prejudice Novella Variation, Elizabeth Bennet is introduced to Fitzwilliam Darcy through her sister, Mary, who is friends with Darcy’s sister. They make an immediate connection and a courtship follows. When Darcy proposes, Elizabeth is eager to accept him.Darcy escorts his betrothed to her home estate of Longbourn, which happens to be next door to Darcy’s friend’s leased home of … leased home of Netherfield. Two people from Darcy’s life—his aunt and his former friend—appear in the area, determined to step between the couple, but Darcy puts them in their places and they go on their way.One…

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In this Pride & Prejudice short story, Elizabeth Bennet is injured immediately after overhearing Fitzwilliam Darcy insult her at the Meryton Assembly. She loses all memory of the incident. Without her feelings of offense, their relationship starts off on a better foot, which leads them to love far sooner than would happen otherwise. This in turn leads Elizabeth to react differently to those … those who would try to derail their happiness. Mr. Collins, Mr. Wickham, Lady Catherine, and even Miss Bingley will soon find themselves in places they never imagined they would be. This story contains a non-graphic attempted…

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