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An Offer of Marriage: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA finer punishment does not exist than if I were to accept him. Elizabeth Bennet—shocked, dismayed, and emotional following Mr Darcy’s offensive proposal in Hunsford parsonage—makes a flippant remark to her friend Charlotte Collins...Categorized as:
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The Last House in Lambton by Grace Gibson, Debbie Styne
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 16 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... -
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Unfounded by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 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... -
Follow The Drum: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Barry S. Richman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe British kingdom harbours a perilous secret. At its heart is Thomas Bennet. Since dead men tell no tales, the patriarch of Longbourn must live in anonymity or face the unthinkable—being the cause of a foreign nation attacking his homeland... -
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Yours: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy heart is, and always will be, yours-Edward Ferrars, Sense & Sensibility. Two years ago, Elizabeth Bennet walked away from Mr Darcy with a broken heart and no reason to expect their paths would ever cross again. Tragedy, scandal, and loss forced her from Longbourn, and her family now lives in quiet obscurity in Yorkshire—until a chance encounter at a winter ball changes everything... -
Much to Be Talked Of: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Nan Harrison
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe trusted you with his deepest secrets… I believe he still loves you. Elizabeth Bennet returns home from Kent with a burdened heart following Mr Darcy’s offer of marriage. She finds it hard to put aside the revelations of the gentleman’s letter—a letter that challenges everything she believed about pride, honour, and love... -
Done for the Best: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerhaps this concealment, this disguise, was beneath me… It is done, however, and it was done for the best. Elizabeth Bennet, walking in Kent the day after Mr Darcy’s proposal meets with an unfortunate mishap. A meeting with an adder has disastrous consequences for her and when she wakes from a period of unconsciousness, she has no memory at all of the last ten months of her life... -
The Viscount and the Hellion by Alyssa Clarke
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAnything can happen in a battle for love …even a kidnapping. Miss Fanny Fairbanks lost her love in the war, and currently goes through life carefully, lest the ton discovers their love child. The last thing she expected was to encounter a gentleman that looked exactly like her lost love, Simon Gracely, at a ball! She is certain that it is he. Worse this gentleman acts as if he does not know her... -
Hope Like Wildflowers by Pepper Basham
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Appalachian Girl Seeks a Place to Belong. Return to the mountains of 1910s Appalachia with beloved author Pepper Basham to discover Kizzie McAdams's story. Kizzie McAdams spent her childhood longing to see beyond the mountains of home, but when her job as a servant in a landowner’s house results in an unplanned pregnancy, her world tips into uncertainty and heartbreak... -
Miss Devoted by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPsyche Fremont has known two constants in life: Her passion for her art, and society’s determination to ignore her talent. She isn’t looking for anything other than a handsome model when she crosses paths with Michael Delancey, and he’s only interested in making a few discreet coins lounging about in the altogether... -
The Heir: A Forbidden Romance with a Modern-Day Duke by Elodie Hart
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor nine hundred years, the Dukes of Oxford have served three the crown, our title, and our estate, Belvedere. Love? That's not in the De Vere family playbook. Passion? Reserved strictly for producing heirs. We marry for duty, bed for bloodlines, and keep our desires locked away like the family silver. As heir to the dukedom, I've perfected the art of noble restraint... -
The Lyon Whisperer by Kimberly Keyes
In this high stakes game of love and marriage, when love equals surrender, who will be the victor? Lady Amelia Duval is used to being indulged. The reckless daughter of an earl has evaded each and every suitor her father has put before her...Categorized as:
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An Accidental Meeting by Melanie Rachel
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn accident at Pemberley leads to the revelation of a family secret--and might give Darcy a second chance to win Elizabeth's heart. Fitzwilliam Darcy has been working to improve himself since Elizabeth Bennet’s scorching rejection of his proposal four months ago... -
The Devil of Helburn by the Sea by Rebecca Ruger
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSparks fly when the mighty Caelen MacGaren meets Julia Caverhill when his army takes refuge inside her family’s stronghold. The green-eyed lass stirs long-dead fires inside him, but cruel manipulations work to keep them apart. Caelen wakes one morning, recalling only flashes and snippets of the splendid night passed, believing it had been Julia with whom he’d shared such passion... -
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A Return of Devotion by Kristi Ann Hunter
Daphne Blakemoor was perfectly happy living in her own secluded world for twelve years. She had everything she needed—loved ones, a true home, and time to indulge her imagination. But when ownership of the estate where she works as a housekeeper passes on, and the new marquis has an undeniable connection to her past, everything she's come to rely upon is threatened... -
A Debt of Honor by M.A. Nichols
Can a marriage based on obligation become something meaningful? Benjamin Leigh is at a crossroads. Having reached his majority, his parents expect him to do his duty and break the entail that keeps them from selling off bits of the family’s estate. Doing so would destroy his family’s legacy, but to deny his parents would bring their wrath down upon his head... -
A Folly of Youth: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Amy D'Orazio
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy own folly had endangered me, my preservation I owe to the kindness, the integrity of another… IN 1808, ELIZABETH BENNET is young, curious, and in possession of an invitation to a London party which she ought not to attend. Unable to resist the temptation, Elizabeth indulges her wish to see a party of the beau monde and finds herself in a dangerous situation... -
Confessions of the Scandalous Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Darcie Rochester
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA ripped bodice leaves a reputation in tatters. . . . Miss Elizabeth Bennet never meant to compromise Mr. Darcy. Indeed, she had hoped never to speak to the odious man again, but after an accidental entanglement the argumentative pair find themselves on the road to matrimony. A marriage of inconvenience. . . . Now the new Mrs... -
The Lady of a Lyon by Linda Rae Sande
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a former courtesan. He was once her favorite client. Will a conniving earl thwart a matchmaker's efforts to see them reunited? Newly widowed viscountess and mother to a young boy, Annabelle reluctantly returns to London in the hopes of securing invitations to Society events...Categorized as:
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Speak of the Duke by Tamara Gill
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpeak of the duke and he shall appear…. Julia Woodville knew the kiss she’d shared with Lord Cyrus Franklin, known rake, couldn’t have meant as much to him as it had to her. And he proved her right by leaving London and marrying another. But now he’s back, and this time, she’s not about to let him anywhere near her heart…. Leaving Julia behind was one of Cyrus’s greatest regrets...Categorized as:
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Mad Duke March by Sadie Bosque, The Rake Review
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhisky. Plenty of it. Keep it coming… That’s all that Alexander Blackwood, the notorious “Mad Duke” of London, desires. Determined to waste his life away, he manages to offend even his closest friends. But when he carelessly ruins Miss Emily Fitzwilliam while in a drunken stupor, he finds himself chained to the only woman in England who refuses to fear or fawn over him... -
Where the Waters Agree by Susan Adriani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe ached from just looking at her. From wanting her. And from wanting to tell her—again and again—that she was the very best thing that had ever happened to him. EVERMORE ON SEA IS NOT BRIGHTON... -
Her Gambit with the Marquess by Ava MacAdams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Your betrothed wishes you pretend to be engaged to me? Why? ”. Pressured by her family to marry a man she doesn’t want, Isobel struggles to come to terms with the impossible dream of becoming a professional translator. Until her betrothed does the he spreads rumors that she is courting a rake... -
Twins for Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King, Christina Boyd
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDuty brought them together. Love made them stay. After tragedy strikes, Fitzwilliam Darcy becomes the caretaker of not just one, but. two orphaned children of Charles and Jane Bingley, along with their determined. and devoted aunt, Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is resolved to protect the babies at any cost—even if it means joining. forces with the most disagreeable man of her acquaintance, Mr... -
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Some Particular Evil: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Emilia Stratford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil. FITZWILLIAM DARCY WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED the depravity dwelling in the hearts of those he thought he knew best. On the run from hired killers, he is forced into hiding in the mean streets of London with the only person he can trust being Elizabeth Bennet... -
Some Particular Evil: A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Emilia Stratford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil. FITZWILLIAM DARCY WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED the depravity dwelling in the hearts of those he thought he knew best. On the run from hired killers, he is forced into hiding in the mean streets of London with the only person he can trust being Elizabeth Bennet... -
If You’ll Have Me by Esther Hatch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lady desperately seeking freedom. A prosperous younger man. An unexpected connection. Anna Atwood returns to Breckenridge, where she spent one blissful summer as a young woman. This time, though, she comes to the quaint town as a penniless spinster with a single hope: to build a life free from the constraints her father’s death put on her and free from the persistent suitor Mr... -
A Pair of Sparkling Eyes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Andreea Catana
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“ A Pair of Sparkling Eyes ” is a sweet and romantic Pride and Prejudice variation, sprinkled with some angst and plenty of original twists, appropriate for readers of all ages. A spirited ten-year-old Elizabeth Bennet travels to Derbyshire with her uncle Thomas Gardiner and his new wife Madeline to visit Madeline’s relatives in Lambton...Categorized as:
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Darcy's Secret: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Andreea Catana
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDarcy’s Secret is a clean and romantic Regency novel, a variation of the beloved classic of Pride and Prejudice for all fans to rejoice in their favourite characters. In London, every member of the ton knows that Mr. Darcy keeps a scandalous secret, but no one dares to claim they know the whole truth about the woman living under his protection. A young lady of little fortune. . -
Follies and Vices: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Emily Russell
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat was Wickham’s real reason for not attending the Netherfield Ball? Elizabeth Bennet had been looking forward to the ball at Netherfield Park. In particular, she’d been looking forward to dancing with the charming, amiable George Wickham. But when he fails to appear, Elizabeth blames the proud Mr Darcy and his animosity against Wickham for keeping him away... -
Once Upon an Irritatingly Magical Kiss by Bree Wolf
In this enemies-to-lovers regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author BREE WOLF, a fierce lady and her far from ordinary husband find that an accidental marriage can have its benefits after all. A lady on a mission. A misunderstood rogue. And a most compromising moment. England 1803: LADY CHRISTINA BEAUMONT, daughter to the EARL OF WHICKERTON, is on a mission... -
Rescued by the Rake by Annabelle Anders
An independent spinster and a wounded Army Captain never expected to get caught, but nature has a way of catching up with even the most determined of single persons. .. Miss Chloe Fortune understands marriage for what it is--an institution where women willingly hand over their rights to the man they marry. She is, however, open to other arrangements. .Categorized as:
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Undoing by L.L. Diamond
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet had always hoped to marry for love - that is until she surrenders to her mother’s demands and marries the handsome Duke of Leeds... -
Amending the Shades of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Regina Jeffers
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratings“You have willfully misunderstood me, Miss Bennet. You have no worry of my releasing you, for I do not wish you to perform as a governess to my daughter, but rather as my wife and the mistress of my hereditary estate. ” Elizabeth Bennet had thought the stranger quite handsome; yet, she had ignored those first tendrils of interest, for she was in no position for the gentleman to pursue her... -
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The Hero and the Hellion by Ava Devlin
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOne Last Scandal, for Old Time's Sake . .. A Hero's Homecoming. Lieutenant Callum Laughlin has spent four long years at war. Finally, he has enough status and fortune to return to Yorkshire and reclaim the woman of his dreams - a girl he could never have wed when he was a mere stable boy. What awaits him at Somerton is far from the warm welcome he imagined. A Hellion's Heartache... -
Irresistibly Alone by Julie Cooper
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsUNTIL THE DAY of the Netherfield Ball, Elizabeth Bennet’s greatest concerns are wondering who might partner with her for a dance and the likely ruin of her shoe roses after she stands up with Mr Collins. A death in the neighbourhood changes everything, including her belief in the benevolence of the father she has always adored... -
The Truth About Family: A friends to lovers variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBANISHED FROM LONGBOURN at a young age, Elizabeth Bennet is raised among the Fitzwilliams at the Romsley estate, growing up alongside Fitzwilliam Darcy and his cousins. Entering adulthood, Elizabeth soon finds herself in possession of a secret love for him that even she knows is futile, and she must settle for his friendship... -
Twists of Fate: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 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 himself... -
Torn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lory Lilian
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWarning - Author's Note! This is the second edition of this book! The first edition was published two years ago and although it had some fabulous reviews, there were flaws reported by the readers which have been remedied in this second edition. This new version brings significant changes:. The addition of approx... -
Doubt Not, Cousin: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Barry S. Richman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFitzwilliam Darcy. Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam. Two cousins, closer than brothers. One finds love despite his inner demons; the other resists love because of them. Elizabeth Bennet. Kitty Bennet. Two sisters, strengthened by adversity. One willingly yields to love; the other pridefully misinterprets it... -
The Cad, the Couch, and the Cut Direct: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jessie Lewis
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA year after his hopes of securing Elizabeth Bennet’s heart are dashed, Fitzwilliam Darcy brings his sister Georgiana to London for her first Season. Believing he could never make Elizabeth love him—for so she emphatically told his aunt—he is mortified to come upon her while visiting an art exhibition with his sister. He makes a hasty escape before he can be seen. Or so he thinks... -
His Family Objects by Lucy Marin
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou will find me here, patiently awaiting you. AFTER THEIR UNEXPECTED MEETING AT PEMBERLEY, Elizabeth Bennet believes that she and Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy have been afforded a second chance at love. Even with the news of Lydia Bennet’s elopement with George Wickham could surely only delay their happily ever after... -
Misunderstandings: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by AnnaMarie Wallace
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unbelievable thing has just happened at Meryton’s Assembly Ball. A feather worked its way loose from Miss Bingley’s turban, swooping unerringly for Mr. Darcy’s unprotected eye! Instinctively, the gentleman in question raised his hand and stepped backward to avoid the object, tripping Miss Elizabeth Bennet and then falling upon her prone form. Scandalous! A marriage must occur, of course... -
A Shared History: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Abigail Sheffield
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe idea of her paled in comparison to the actuality of her, and his love for the woman he had always held dear was reaffirmed. ELIZABETH BENNET HAS A one fateful spring in Rosings Park in Kent, she met and fell in love with Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy. Their connexion was nearly instantaneous and sweet but ended abruptly and disastrously... -
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Missing by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsLady Rebecca has seen a ghost…. Three years after the death of her fiancé, the Marquess of Northhampton, she swears she sees him walking down the street. Why now? She can’t afford to lose her mental faculties after all this time. But then again at his father’s funeral, she sees his specter. That can’t be him under the trees...Categorized as:
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A Deal with the Cruel Duke by Daphne Byrne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“You are far too innocent for me, Miss Maddox. I would ruin you. And you are far too perfect to be tainted by my darkness. ”Pressed for time, Lady Edwina asks for aid on her plan from the first gentleman to pass her by. Only to find herself holding hands with the most dangerous man of the ton…Rumors of him murdering his father have circulated the ton for years... -
Rescued from Betrayal by Teah Kemp Weight
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer pride, his prejudice, and the scandal that brought them together. Melior means superior—at least that is what Miss Melior Kendall, niece of the Duke of Bedford, has been taught to believe. Perfection is her goal in all things, including her connections... -
The Kidnapping of Elizabeth Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jennifer Kay
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLost in depression after Elizabeth Bennet refused his proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy chances upon a conversation that could change everything. Elizabeth has disappeared, and all signs point towards kidnapping. Determined to save the woman he loves, Darcy convinces her father to let him assist in the search... -
Debauchery and the Earl by Mary Lancaster
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLove plays havoc with the worst of intentions! The Earl of Calton is such an infamous rake that Josephine is not surprised when her sister names him as the father of her unborn child. The bored and world-weary Calton, however, is both astonished and intrigued to be held at gunpoint by a masked seductress and told he is to marry her sister or else... -
Lord of the Privateers by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWidely known as the lord of the privateers, Royd Frobisher expects to execute the final stage of the rescue mission his brothers have begun. What he does not expect is to be pressured into taking Isobel Carmichael his childhood sweetheart, former handfasted bride and current business partner with him. A force of nature, Isobel has a mission of her own: to find and bring a young cousin safely home...Categorized as:
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