His Family Objects: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

by Lucy Marin, Stevie Zimmerman (Narrator)

You 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. After his visit to Longbourn in the autumn, Mr. Darcy must go to London but promises to return within a fortnight. Elizabeth does not doubt an engagement will result then once he returns.

DARCY FINDS HIMSELF UNABLE TO RETURN to Hertfordshire until his friend Bingley's wedding to Miss Jane Bennet. Heartbroken, he then knows it is impossible for him to make an offer of marriage to Elizabeth Bennet. Feeling he owes her some explanation, he informs her that his family is against their union—and that he now agrees with them.

ONLY ONE PERSON could prevent him from begging Elizabeth to be his his beloved, fragile sister. Georgiana Darcy cannot bear to even hear Mr. Wickham's name, much less imagine her own brother related to the scoundrel. For his sister, Darcy will give up the only woman he could ever love.

ELIZABETH STRUGGLES TO SET ASIDE HER LOVE for Mr. Darcy, while he attempts to find it within himself to wish her happy with another man. After all, he can offer her nothing while his sister's health remains uncertain. When circumstance brings them together, a shocking crisis occurs, causing both to once again question what their future might bring.

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Published May 31, 2024

About the author

Lucy Marin developed a love for reading at a young age and whiled away many hours imagining how stories might continue or what would happen if there was a change in the circumstances faced by the protagonists. After reading her first Austen novel, a life-long ardent admiration was borne. Lucy was introduced to the world of Austen variations after stumbling across one at a used bookstore while on holiday in London. This led to the discovery of the online world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction and, soon after, she picked up her pen and began to transfer the stories in her head to paper.

Lucy lives in Toronto, Canada surrounded by hundreds of books and a loving family. She teaches environmental studies, loves animals and trees and exploring the world around her.