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Darcy and... A Pride and Prejudice Variations Collection #1-5
Darcy and...: A Pride and Prejudice Variations Collection
Take five different paths to happily ever after with Darcy and his friends.
In this collection of five Pride and Prejudice inspired books by Leenie Brown, love will be put to the test. But whether insults, danger, or foolish actions threaten, true love will not be thwarted. For love will conquer all when given a chance.
Oxford Cottage
Elizabeth Bennet expects to complete the challenge her father has set before her at Oxford Cottage. What she does not expect is to meet a handsome stranger and fall in love, nor does she expect to find herself in a situation where she will have to keep both herself and her young companion safe.
For Peace of Mind
When Elizabeth Bennet is sent to London to stay with her relatives, Fitzwilliam Darcy is the last person she expects or wants to see. On advice from her aunt, she agrees to give the gentleman a second chance at making a first impression. However, just as their relationship begins to blossom, danger threatens. Action, intended to separate them, instead provokes declarations of love. Now on the path to matrimony, a new adversary creates a seemingly impossible choice, testing the strength of their bonds.
Listen to Your Heart
When Anne de Bourgh finds some hidden papers, her view of the future changes in light of her father’s wishes. However, her declaration to follow her heart and choose her own future causes discord and forces secrets to be revealed. Sometimes the path to happily ever after can be strewn with danger and intrigue.
Through Every Storm
A gambler, a profligate and forcibly married to the silly daughter of a country gentleman, no one expected George Wickham to amount to much, nor did they expect him to fall deeply in love with his wife. When Lydia takes an unplanned trip in the company of another gentleman, leaving Wickham and her children behind, he will be forced to face his fears and fight for those he holds dear.
With the Colonel's Help
Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam had only meant to improve Miss Elizabeth's opinion of his cousins, but, instead of lending aid, he inadvertently makes things worse. There is, of course, only one thing to do. He must confess his error to his cousin, for when a gentleman of honour creates a problem, he must see the trouble resolved. It is, therefore, under the watchful eye of the colonel that Darcy and Elizabeth begin down a path of greater understanding until fate and relations intervene, creating a situation bordering on impossible.
The five books in Darcy and... A Pride and Prejudice Collection are just a few of Leenie Brown's numerous Pride and Prejudice inspired stories. If you like well-written sweet romance, dotted with poignant moments, touched with humor, and featuring the unexpected then you'll love these tales where family ties are strong, understanding runs deep, and love rises above any obstacle.
So, put the kettle on, grab your copy of Darcy and... A Pride and Prejudice Collection, and slip into a world of sweet romantic indulgence today.
In this collection of five Pride and Prejudice inspired books by Leenie Brown, love will be put to the test. But whether insults, danger, or foolish actions threaten, true love will not be thwarted. For love will conquer all when given a chance.
Oxford Cottage
Elizabeth Bennet expects to complete the challenge her father has set before her at Oxford Cottage. What she does not expect is to meet a handsome stranger and fall in love, nor does she expect to find herself in a situation where she will have to keep both herself and her young companion safe.
For Peace of Mind
When Elizabeth Bennet is sent to London to stay with her relatives, Fitzwilliam Darcy is the last person she expects or wants to see. On advice from her aunt, she agrees to give the gentleman a second chance at making a first impression. However, just as their relationship begins to blossom, danger threatens. Action, intended to separate them, instead provokes declarations of love. Now on the path to matrimony, a new adversary creates a seemingly impossible choice, testing the strength of their bonds.
Listen to Your Heart
When Anne de Bourgh finds some hidden papers, her view of the future changes in light of her father’s wishes. However, her declaration to follow her heart and choose her own future causes discord and forces secrets to be revealed. Sometimes the path to happily ever after can be strewn with danger and intrigue.
Through Every Storm
A gambler, a profligate and forcibly married to the silly daughter of a country gentleman, no one expected George Wickham to amount to much, nor did they expect him to fall deeply in love with his wife. When Lydia takes an unplanned trip in the company of another gentleman, leaving Wickham and her children behind, he will be forced to face his fears and fight for those he holds dear.
With the Colonel's Help
Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam had only meant to improve Miss Elizabeth's opinion of his cousins, but, instead of lending aid, he inadvertently makes things worse. There is, of course, only one thing to do. He must confess his error to his cousin, for when a gentleman of honour creates a problem, he must see the trouble resolved. It is, therefore, under the watchful eye of the colonel that Darcy and Elizabeth begin down a path of greater understanding until fate and relations intervene, creating a situation bordering on impossible.
The five books in Darcy and... A Pride and Prejudice Collection are just a few of Leenie Brown's numerous Pride and Prejudice inspired stories. If you like well-written sweet romance, dotted with poignant moments, touched with humor, and featuring the unexpected then you'll love these tales where family ties are strong, understanding runs deep, and love rises above any obstacle.
So, put the kettle on, grab your copy of Darcy and... A Pride and Prejudice Collection, and slip into a world of sweet romantic indulgence today.
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604 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2019
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About the author
Leenie Brown
95 books111 followersLeenie Brown has always been a girl with an active imagination, which, while growing up, was both an asset, providing many hours of fun as she played out stories, and a liability, when her older sister and aunt would tell her frightening tales. At one time, they had her convinced Dracula lived in the trunk at the end of the bed she slept in when visiting her grandparents!
Although it has been years since she cowered in her bed in her grandparents’ basement, she still has an imagination which occasionally runs away with her, and she feeds it now as she did then ─ by reading!
Her heroes, when growing up, were authors, and the worlds they painted with words were (and still are) her favourite playgrounds! Now, as an adult, she spends much of her time in the Regency world, playing with the characters from her favourite Jane Austen novels and those of her own creation.
When she is not traipsing down a trail in an attempt to keep up with her imagination, Leenie resides in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia with her two sons and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley, and Edmund with a healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tilney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).
Although it has been years since she cowered in her bed in her grandparents’ basement, she still has an imagination which occasionally runs away with her, and she feeds it now as she did then ─ by reading!
Her heroes, when growing up, were authors, and the worlds they painted with words were (and still are) her favourite playgrounds! Now, as an adult, she spends much of her time in the Regency world, playing with the characters from her favourite Jane Austen novels and those of her own creation.
When she is not traipsing down a trail in an attempt to keep up with her imagination, Leenie resides in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia with her two sons and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley, and Edmund with a healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tilney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).
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May 31, 2019
I read and reviewed the three-part Oxford Cottage separately so will not review it here.
26% For Peace of Mind: In his attempt to snatch her, Wickham shots at Elizabeth’s young cousin, Andrew, when Elizabeth tells him to run away in a London bookshop and hits both. Later he escapes captivity on the way to a ship and assaults Elizabeth but is crippled by her defense. Pairing in this tale of Thad and Anne, Richard and Charlotte, Bingley and Jane, Darcy and Elizabeth, Mary and Collins. Mary finds her voice. Lady Anne is out-maneuvered when Anne marries before Darcy. Matlocks approve of Elizabeth and it seems that Uncle Gardiner bought out Bingley’s father so Bingley’s wealth is partly due to Mr. Gardiner. Gardiner has had business dealings with Matlock and Darcy before. Bingley remained friends with Matlock. Some wagers are made about who will propose to whom first and hints about who will have the first child. Elizabeth confronts a disgruntled Lady Catherine and earns her respect.
53% Listen To Your Heart: Anne finds paperwork from her dead father indicating his true wishes for her and the estate. Anne confronts her mother about it and then sends Darcy to inform Elizabeth about the truth concerning their “engagement” but instead he has his “Hunsford proposal” moment and they argue…bitterly. Both Anne and Richard know.
Anne makes plans to move to the Dower Cottage to get away from her mother.
However, this story soon develops into a story of Lady Catherine’s lost love, who turns out to be Bingley’s uncle. There is a lot of mystery involved with how her father, the previous Lord Matlock, forced her to marry as he wanted. Late in the story we also learn just how. We also learn of continued threats which involve a man seeking to win Anne’s hand as he desires an estate of his own. He is not beyond planning murder and framing victims with treason.
73% Through Every Storm: Lydia and George Wickam learns something about love with the help of Denny and his wife, Kitty. Lydia learns George was paid to marry her. George has fallen in love as he has turned himself around with a shop, two children and trying to repay Darcy for the money he paid to ensure their marriage happened. But Lydia’s continued impulsive and selfish behaviors threaten the family’s respect and George’s peace of mind and his stability.
85% With the Colonel's Help: This story begins just after the colonel has informed Elizabeth what a good friend Darcy is to his friends in the example of how he saved his friend, Bingley, from a marriage of unequal affections and one at the urging of the young lady’s mother. Thus Richard has to make up for his gaffe. He begins a campaign of guiding Darcy, even whispering in his ear, in the art of conversation and wooing a women while at the same time giving information about Wickham, etc. to Elizabeth. It is information which she accepts more readily from him than he suspects she would have from Darcy. Then we come upon a variation: Darcy and the Colonel have offered and then arranged to have Elizabeth and Maria travel with them back to London. Who do they come upon while approaching London but Lydia…disheveled and with some wounds and obviously in distress. They take her with them to London and hear her tale as to why she is in that state. Lydia sickens and Mr. Bennet arrives. Most of the rest of the story has to do with Mr. Bennet and Mr. Darcy at odds over Darcy’s “acquaintance” with the Bennet family. The Biblical parable about “casting the first stone” comes into play here as the Colonel continues to help Darcy.
26% For Peace of Mind: In his attempt to snatch her, Wickham shots at Elizabeth’s young cousin, Andrew, when Elizabeth tells him to run away in a London bookshop and hits both. Later he escapes captivity on the way to a ship and assaults Elizabeth but is crippled by her defense. Pairing in this tale of Thad and Anne, Richard and Charlotte, Bingley and Jane, Darcy and Elizabeth, Mary and Collins. Mary finds her voice. Lady Anne is out-maneuvered when Anne marries before Darcy. Matlocks approve of Elizabeth and it seems that Uncle Gardiner bought out Bingley’s father so Bingley’s wealth is partly due to Mr. Gardiner. Gardiner has had business dealings with Matlock and Darcy before. Bingley remained friends with Matlock. Some wagers are made about who will propose to whom first and hints about who will have the first child. Elizabeth confronts a disgruntled Lady Catherine and earns her respect.
53% Listen To Your Heart: Anne finds paperwork from her dead father indicating his true wishes for her and the estate. Anne confronts her mother about it and then sends Darcy to inform Elizabeth about the truth concerning their “engagement” but instead he has his “Hunsford proposal” moment and they argue…bitterly. Both Anne and Richard know.
Anne makes plans to move to the Dower Cottage to get away from her mother.
However, this story soon develops into a story of Lady Catherine’s lost love, who turns out to be Bingley’s uncle. There is a lot of mystery involved with how her father, the previous Lord Matlock, forced her to marry as he wanted. Late in the story we also learn just how. We also learn of continued threats which involve a man seeking to win Anne’s hand as he desires an estate of his own. He is not beyond planning murder and framing victims with treason.
73% Through Every Storm: Lydia and George Wickam learns something about love with the help of Denny and his wife, Kitty. Lydia learns George was paid to marry her. George has fallen in love as he has turned himself around with a shop, two children and trying to repay Darcy for the money he paid to ensure their marriage happened. But Lydia’s continued impulsive and selfish behaviors threaten the family’s respect and George’s peace of mind and his stability.
85% With the Colonel's Help: This story begins just after the colonel has informed Elizabeth what a good friend Darcy is to his friends in the example of how he saved his friend, Bingley, from a marriage of unequal affections and one at the urging of the young lady’s mother. Thus Richard has to make up for his gaffe. He begins a campaign of guiding Darcy, even whispering in his ear, in the art of conversation and wooing a women while at the same time giving information about Wickham, etc. to Elizabeth. It is information which she accepts more readily from him than he suspects she would have from Darcy. Then we come upon a variation: Darcy and the Colonel have offered and then arranged to have Elizabeth and Maria travel with them back to London. Who do they come upon while approaching London but Lydia…disheveled and with some wounds and obviously in distress. They take her with them to London and hear her tale as to why she is in that state. Lydia sickens and Mr. Bennet arrives. Most of the rest of the story has to do with Mr. Bennet and Mr. Darcy at odds over Darcy’s “acquaintance” with the Bennet family. The Biblical parable about “casting the first stone” comes into play here as the Colonel continues to help Darcy.
December 16, 2019
Simple ztories
It's difficult to review five stories in one book. I'll just say, in general Leenie Brown is a talented storyteller and a good writer. I found this collection to be extremely light fare, and not at all complicated or dramatic. The stories are not related to each other, and each one explores one facet of a scenario based on P&P. About the whole collection, I felt the tales were a little too simplistic, sort of like imagining a variation on a P&P situation in a perfect world.
For example, the first story, Oxford Cottage, features a Mr. Bennett who is responsible and attentive to his family, including his wife. He is buddies with the Earl of Matlock and Mr. Darcy senior, and they, along with Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Phillips, meet regularly and even discuss matchmaking among their children. Everybody is respectable, intelligent, and successful. No drama or problems. It's a little too easy.
Another story focuses on Lydia and Wickham years after their marriage that was thrown together by Darcy to save her reputation. They have two young children, and Wickham has turned over a new leaf, is a responsible shop owner, and now loves his wife and wants to teach her to take responsibility for her actions instead of acting thoughtlessly and impulsively. It's hard to accept that level of change in the villain, and he's being mentored by his friend Denny, who is married to a strangely wise and mature Kitty. The whole concept just feels wrong.
I know variations are meant to be different, but these stories all feel too easy, the characters are too perfect or too cooperative. Although the writing is well done, the book left me flat.
It's difficult to review five stories in one book. I'll just say, in general Leenie Brown is a talented storyteller and a good writer. I found this collection to be extremely light fare, and not at all complicated or dramatic. The stories are not related to each other, and each one explores one facet of a scenario based on P&P. About the whole collection, I felt the tales were a little too simplistic, sort of like imagining a variation on a P&P situation in a perfect world.
For example, the first story, Oxford Cottage, features a Mr. Bennett who is responsible and attentive to his family, including his wife. He is buddies with the Earl of Matlock and Mr. Darcy senior, and they, along with Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Phillips, meet regularly and even discuss matchmaking among their children. Everybody is respectable, intelligent, and successful. No drama or problems. It's a little too easy.
Another story focuses on Lydia and Wickham years after their marriage that was thrown together by Darcy to save her reputation. They have two young children, and Wickham has turned over a new leaf, is a responsible shop owner, and now loves his wife and wants to teach her to take responsibility for her actions instead of acting thoughtlessly and impulsively. It's hard to accept that level of change in the villain, and he's being mentored by his friend Denny, who is married to a strangely wise and mature Kitty. The whole concept just feels wrong.
I know variations are meant to be different, but these stories all feel too easy, the characters are too perfect or too cooperative. Although the writing is well done, the book left me flat.
February 4, 2023
Their meeting wasn't exactly by chance, but their connection was inevitable.
Since I'm the proud owner of the majority of the books in this collection, I have decided to review only the one part I do not own, The Oxford Cottage . I will review the others separately they are all great reads. The Oxford Cottage combines a sketch of the characters of both Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. This story also addresses how each deals with pressure due to the actions of our usual villain, Wickham.
This is a side of the miscreant and his cohorts we've not seen before. I found I had to remind myself to breathe a few times. I'm sure you'll enjoy this story.
Since I'm the proud owner of the majority of the books in this collection, I have decided to review only the one part I do not own, The Oxford Cottage . I will review the others separately they are all great reads. The Oxford Cottage combines a sketch of the characters of both Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. This story also addresses how each deals with pressure due to the actions of our usual villain, Wickham.
This is a side of the miscreant and his cohorts we've not seen before. I found I had to remind myself to breathe a few times. I'm sure you'll enjoy this story.
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November 16, 2022Entertaining stories
The stories in this volume are about Pride and Prejudice characters in varied scenarios. I enjoyed reading the stories, mostly. I must confess that I found Through Every Storm to be farfetched and too soapboxy for Jane Austen fans. As a Jane Austen fan myself, I have no interest in seeing these characters redeemed or rescued.
127
The stories in this volume are about Pride and Prejudice characters in varied scenarios. I enjoyed reading the stories, mostly. I must confess that I found Through Every Storm to be farfetched and too soapboxy for Jane Austen fans. As a Jane Austen fan myself, I have no interest in seeing these characters redeemed or rescued.
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April 11, 2019
Lovely
An interesting collection of variations of author Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. Several different storylines and character arcs but enjoyable
An interesting collection of variations of author Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice. Several different storylines and character arcs but enjoyable
April 12, 2019
Love!
This entire series of books is so good. I'm going to remove it from my Kindle unlimited to read more books but I can't wait to find it again and again later!
This entire series of books is so good. I'm going to remove it from my Kindle unlimited to read more books but I can't wait to find it again and again later!
October 31, 2024
A pleasant and smoothly written collection of short stories. Diverting.
March 11, 2022
I tried to like the stories in this collection; I really did. But when I got to “Through Every Storm,” I gave up. The stories seemed like they were written for preteens, and they were caricatures to the books written by Jane Austen.
October 28, 2021
LOVELY!
This is a wonderful story which I highly recommend for everyone. This is my fourth read and I have enjoyed it just as much each time. Darcy is lovely, Lizzy is reasonable and the Colonel is delightful. Even Lydia pleases! Do yourself a favour and add this book to your library.
This is a wonderful story which I highly recommend for everyone. This is my fourth read and I have enjoyed it just as much each time. Darcy is lovely, Lizzy is reasonable and the Colonel is delightful. Even Lydia pleases! Do yourself a favour and add this book to your library.
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