This book contains three novellas. Besieged Heiresses will be available soon as an eBook. Both Why Wed? and Is Esteem Enough? were
previously published as eBooks.Besieged HeiressesElizabeth didn’t expect to be wealthy, and certainly didn’t expect the problems it would create. However, she rapidly discovered that she wasn’t the only one with both the wealth and the problems.Darcy was given an irresistible incentive to handle her financial affairs. Because of their financial relationship, he would be taking advantage of her if he courted her. But she not only needed his help with her money, but she also needed his protection.This Pride and Prejudice variation novella is about 35,000 words long.Why Wed?Elizabeth has an older half-brother Thomas, who is estranged from his family because he refused to break the entail. Despite her mother’s objections, Elizabeth goes to keep house for him at the Hunsford Parsonage near Rosings, where she meets Mr. Darcy again.Mr. Darcy decides to marry his cousin Anne de Bourgh, but that doesn’t work out as planned.Many characters from Pride and Prejudice marry for a variety of reasons, including health, wealth, and of course, love.This sweet Pride and Prejudice novella has about 28,000 words.Is Esteem Enough?Elizabeth and Jane Bennet spend the night in a farmhouse with Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley, and Miss Bingley. This causes the sisters to reevaluate their opinions of the two gentlemen. and Darcy learns a little more about Elizabeth as well.But Darcy has another person in his life he needs to learn about. He has never understood his cousin Anne and wondered why Anne’s mother allowed her to reach the age of twenty-seven without marrying. “Is Esteem Enough?” has about 24,000 words.
