Always Elizabeth: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (The Pemberley Chronicles #1)
Sarah Smith
When an eccentric godmother leaves Elizabeth a small estate and a steady income, her world changes overnight. No longer merely a gentleman’s daughter, she finds herself the subject of new attention—and new schemes. To Elizabeth, freedom means the chance to live by her own wit, not to be paraded for her fortune.
But society has a way of twisting fortune into temptation. Mr. Collins grows bolder. Neighbors whisper. And at an assembly beyond Meryton, Elizabeth meets Mr. Darcy—not as the wealthy master of Pemberley, but as a man who must prove himself without the advantage of wealth.
As inheritance alters expectations, pride and prejudice take new shapes. Can Elizabeth trust her independence without closing her heart? And can Darcy show her he values more than fortune’s glitter?
Always Elizabeth is Book One of The Pemberley Chronicles, a trilogy of Pride and Prejudice variations exploring new ways love might triumph over pride.

