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May 14, 2018 07:56AM
119.) Mr. Darcy & The Lady With The Fine Eyes: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 3 stars
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Jeanne, I'll be praying for you and your family today. I'm sure it will be sad but, knowing you, I suspect it will also be a celebration for a life well lived- stories and remembrances shared and laughed over. Wishing you peace and comfort.
Pipers turn me into a puddle of jelly! Thinking of you on this painful day.
Isn't that funny... so do we. We are a sister city to Glasgow Scotland... Glasgow KY and our local school team is called the Scotties. The school's marching band wore kilts for years when I was growing up. They switched to a more appropriate uniform for preforming a few years ago. A small group still have kilts. I love hearing the pipers. The first weekend in June is host to the Highland Games at a state park near me. I can't always make it but they always have a good turnout. The battle of the bands is amazing as you hear dozens of pipers and drums at once. Man... that will raise the hair on your arm.
The city next to mine, Bethlehem, PA, has a Celtic Fest http://www.celticfest.org/ and there are many bagpipe bands which compete plus dancing groups, Irish Soda bread baking contest, Irish poetry and games, etc. all weekend long. People come from all over to compete and enjoy all the activities. (The games feature events that have changed little since medieval times include lifting of heavy stone, throwing the hammer, and tossing of the caber.)
I am so sorry for your loss Jeanne. Sending prayers and hugs your way
Thanks Lenora... tomorrow will be a difficult day. I think I am ready.
Sheila... that Celtic Fest sounds wonderful. Our Highland Games has competitions also... all those Scottish feats of strength... like tossing the caber, etc. They also have food vendors with meat pies and such.
I am so sorry for your loss Jeanne. Sending you warm thoughts❤
Jeanne,I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. My thoughts are with you. I hope the very warm wishes expressed by your friends here on this forum will keep you strong in the dark days ahead. Stay in touch.
Thank you guys so much for your thoughts and prayers. It was a most excellent day and a marvelous send off for my father. He would have loved this funeral. Even one of the workers at the funeral home said it was the best funeral he had ever witnessed. Yep, we did it up right. The casket was surrounded by his most favorite things... pair of boots [he loved boots and was like a woman and her shoe collection], a special hat he wore all the time, bowling ball and pin [covered with the signatures of his winning team members], the wedding picture with current wife, a model tractor and trailer [he was a retired trucker], and the casket was covered with our family plaid. Well, you can't be Scottish and not display your colors. Several family members also wore something with our plaid. What fun.
There was lots of laughter, stories, and tales from family and friends. It was a good day. He would have loved it. It demonstrated a live well lived and a man of faith and a love of people and of life.
I am tired., but it is well.
J. W. wrote: "Oh Sheila, your idea is most excellent. I've been going through my photos pulling pictures of my father for a slide video. He passed away Friday night suddenly and we are to have his funeral on Tue..."So very sorry to read of your loss. Wishing you peace at this difficult time.
I think Goodreads didn't send me a suggest yesterday, because I missed this news. Jeanne, I'm sorry for your loss. I hope you are OK.
Thanks to everyone... I am well... tired but well. And yes, we did him proud. So many have told us it was the most touching tribute and funeral they have ever experienced and was such fun. He would have loved it. He was the type of man who walked into a room and half a dozen people would call out his name. Sort of like Norm on Cheers. People simply enjoyed being around him. He will be missed. Thanks again for your support.
120.) Hypothetically Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars121.) Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
122.) To Save and Protect: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
J. W. wrote: "Thanks to everyone... I am well... tired but well. And yes, we did him proud. So many have told us it was the most touching tribute and funeral they have ever experienced and was such fun. He would..."Wonderful to hear it was a life celebration. Sounds as though there was more laughter than tears. Great send-off, the way he probably would have wanted it, from what you've told us.;
Sheila wrote: "120.) Hypothetically Married: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars121.) Netherfield: Rogue Dragon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
122.) [book:To Save ..."
All 4+ stars! SCORE!!
125.) A Most Welcome Event: P&P Alternativehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/11207088... 4 chapters By: Trixfan 3 stars
Great review on your 127, oh my what a thrilling plot... Admit I am dreading it a little but will not be able to withstand its allure 😉.
Thank you for the compliment. I noticed your comment on Proof of Love. Brenda writes angst well. I love her stories.
Sheila wrote: "1.) The Suitors 4 stars2.) An Unlikely Hero, An Unlikely Love: A Pride & Prejudice Sweet Romance Apocalyptic Variation 1 star
3.) So Much Wickedness by Pimprenelle 4 stars
meryton...."
137.) Son of a Preacher Man 5 stars
138.) Mysterious Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
139.) The Earl's Conquest 5 stars
140.) Building Mr. Darcy 4 stars
141.) The End Is Where We Start From 4.5 stars
142.) Fleeing Destiny By: fancyface8105 3 stars as it is unfinished after 22 chapters. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12516567...
143.) The Other Elizabeth Bennet: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella 4 stars
144.) Inspired Reflections: Three Short Pride and Prejudice Variations 3.5 stars
145.) Diamonds & Donuts: A Jessica James Cozy Mystery (NOT JAFF) 4 stars
146.) Bonded Hearts -- a Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars 43 chapters
147.) All Hallow's Eve 4.5 stars
148.) It's in Her Kiss by Boogima http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show... 4 stars - a one shot deal, a little longer than 4 pages
149.) The Fitzwilliam Conspiracy by rosemary 4 stars The cousins use jealousy to make Darcy regret his actions in both separating Bingley from Jane and leaving behind Elizabeth, whom he had insulted. http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
150.) Close Quarters by Lavinia Angell 4 stars http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
Touring Pemberley under the guidance of Mrs. Reynolds with her aunt and uncle Elizabeth steps into the Master's chamber to examine it only to find the door closes and locks behind her and she not alone.
151.) 36D by Tracey 4 stars http://tracey2.mrsdarcy.com/36D.html
rated: XXX = Only the names are the same: Lizzy & Darcy/William more than "meet" when he visits the lingerie shop she owns looking for a gift for his girlfriend, Caroline, who rejected his initial gift of a weekend away at his cabin. Graphic details abound.
152.) So Gradually: A Pride & Prejudice Tale 3.5 stars https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/old_200...
This variation has Elizabeth in love with Darcy while he calls her a dear friend. Everyone else can see it is more for Darcy: the colonel, Jane, Anne, Bingley, etc. So while at Rosings and Elizabeth doesn't show up for dinner due to feeling ill he goes and finds her crying and it dawns on him as she looks at him that she loves him. She refuses to think of marrying if he only sees her as a friend and thus he sets out on a course, with the help of his friends and relations, to fall in love.
153.) A Close Call by Elke 3.5 stars https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/old_200...
While touring Pemberley with the Gardiners a small boy rushing from a pond yelling that he's drowning urges Elizabeth into action...as she spots bubbles breaking at the surface. She swims, dives and cuts away weeds holding a man down and then pulls him to the surface. Of course, it is Mr. Darcy and he thinks he has died and gone to heaven as he finds himself held against Elizabeth as she pulls him to shore. Upon realizing it is not heaven and how he has spoken words of love....again...to the woman who spurred his first proposal, he is despondent. Elizabeth has to correct his thoughts
154.) A Debt to Pay by Heather F 3 star http://www.faulkes.co.uk/heather/dtp/... at Netherfield, Another one-shot: "Elizabeth plays cards with Mr. Darcy and finds herself with a debt to pay." rated X
155.) Love Knows No Reason by Suz: 4 stars
"A P&P 'what if' story, picking up at Kent after Darcy's disastrous proposal and the delivery of the letter to Elizabeth. Select snippets of dialogue have been borrowed from Jane's version."
http://austeninterlude.com/suz/SuzSTA...
This does have some MA scenes but most are mild until at the end we read of the wedding night.
156.) If Mr. Darcy Dared: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance 4 stars
157.) This link gives us more than one "one-shot" all written for a fund raiser 10 years ago.
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
1.) Taste written by Ali972 A Taste of Hope in which Darcy doesn’t speak up while in Hertfordshire but when E. goes to visit at the Gardiners he makes several visits and finally declares himself. “A blushing smile crossed her lips at the memory of their farewell kiss. She had tasted that. She had tasted joy.”
2.) Touch - A Sense Story written by Stargazer: Elizabeth leaves the ballroom to cool off and Darcy follows. Seduction with the use of a rose follows.
3.) Sound written by JillTarah: Set in Lampton, Wyoming to which Elizabeth has fled from her NYC family’s outrageous shenanigans, she purchases a house and is persuaded to attend a yearly local dance after meeting Darcy. He dances with her and sings in her ear the lyrics to "I Want To Be Loved Like That" by Shenandoah
4.) 6th Sense written by jean_genie In a story reflecting A Christmas Carol : Lady Catherine is visited by her deceased husband’s ghost and shown not only past and present actions on her part but also what will happen to their daughter, Anne, if she continues to ignore her medical needs.
5.) Sight written by gail_etc While waiting for Bingley to return with ginger ale for his wife who is nearing her labor, Darcy looks at an album of their courtship, engagement and wedding and focuses on Elizabeth whom he had (of course) insulted and then proceeded to ignore. Elizabeth arrives and his attitude has undergone a change. “He let go of her hand and draped his arm around her shoulders. It felt so natural and right, and when she unconsciously leaned into him, he wondered how he could have been so blind for so long.”
158.) Change in Attitude by J Dawn King 4.0 stars
This was my third time reading this. I do get her stories as WIPs as I subscribe to her blog.
https://jdawnking.com/free-stories/ch...
It deals with another variation on the Hunsford Proposal.
159.) Proof of Love - A Pemberley Tale5 stars
160.) Till You Or Jane Return by Daniella Harwood Jane accompanies Elizabeth and the Gardiners on their travels to Derbyshire. Meanwhile Bingley's siblings go to Bath, causing many things to occur at Pemberley. https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7348600/... 4 stars, 30 chapters
161.) A Life Apart: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
162.) A Tale of Two Courtships 3 stars
163.) Love Without Time 3 stars Warning: BIG cliffhanger unexpected at end.
164.) The Darcy Legacy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
165.) Green Card 5 stars
166.) A Different Intelligence 3.5 stars
167.) Pledged: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
168.) Depths of Attachment 4 stars
169.) A Most Alarming Letter by cherrybomb written in 2011
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show... , very short and it does stretch the imagination but does not go into any MA description although such is alluded to. 4 stars
170.) Darcy and the Wicked Waltz: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
171.) A vignette: ~Scrabble Once, Twins Twice, by Moushele (Same author as Angel of the Centerfold )
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show... 3.5 stars
172.) Mistaken 5 stars
173.) To Save Elizabeth: A Pride & Prejudice Novel Variation 3.5 stars
174.) Mercy's Embrace: The Lady Must Decide 4 stars
175.) Mr. Darcy’s Struggle: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
176. Proof of Love - A Pemberley Tale 5 stars - a reread
177.) The Obligations of Love and Duty 5 stars
178.) Half-Right 4 stars
179.) The Meryton Murders: A Mystery Set in the Town of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice - audible version
180.) A Higher Education: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice 4 stars
181.) And Then The Murders Started by PemberleyFan
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/12418540/1/ 3 stars
182.) What's Past Is Prologue 4 stars
183.) What Comes Around: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
184.) The Unforgettable Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
185.) Yearning For You: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
186.) A Flurry of Lies 3.5 stars Not JAFF
187.) Meryton Medley: Four Pride and Prejudice Novelettes 4 stars
188.) Meryton Vignettes: Tales of Pride and Prejudice 4 stars
189.) Pride in Meryton: Three Pride and Prejudice Novelettes 3.5 stars
190.) The Husband Mission 4 stars NOT JAFF
191.) To Save Elizabeth 3.5 stars
192.) The Year of the Rooster, an unpublished about 3 page modern JAFF variation in which Lizbeth and Wil are expecting and his sister, Ginny, digs out his old toys, the prime one being a stuffed rooster from a movie. http://saramarks.net/wp-content/uploa... 3 stars
193.) Personally, I'd Rather Lick Sand: A Modern Pride and Prejudice Variation Romantic Comedy 4 stars
194.) Darcy in Love and War: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3 stars
195.) The Nunnery: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
196.) Not My Jane! - by Pimprenell (unpublished) – 3.5 stars
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
197.) Wild Goose Chase: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 4 stars
198.) The Darcy Ring: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel 3 stars
199.) Assumptions & Absurdities: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
200.) Nine Ladies by Dolly1981 5 stars
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
201.) Love And Other Madness 4 stars
202.) The Long Road to Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 5 stars
203.) A Small Favor by Jeanette
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/olde/je... 3.5 stars
204.) Cotillion on Audible 4.5 stars (NOT JAFF)
205.) Mothers Know Best: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance 3 stars
206.) Nowhere but North: A North and South Variation 5 stars (Not JAFF)
207.) Darcy's Highland Fling: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
208.) Cat Among the Peacocks by Putitbriefly
http://meryton.com/aha/index.php?show...
4 stars
209.) To Find Elizabeth Bennet 2 stars
210.) But He Turned Out Very Wild: A Short Pride And Prejudice Variation 4.5 stars
211.) Encounter at Pemberley By: elag https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12176557/1/ 3.5 stars
212.) What Hope Has Done: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance 4 stars
213.) An Unwelcome Guest at the Netherfield Ball: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
214.) Obstacles by Belén Paccagnella 4.5 stars
215.) There's Something About December 4 stars - https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12293235...
216.) Courtships & Corruption: A Pride and Prejudice Variation 3.5 stars
217.) The Letter of the Law: A Pride & Prejudice Variation 5 stars
218.) In Good Conscience 5+ stars
219.) Disagreeable Creatures by Dr. Breifs Cat (unpublished) - 3 stars
https://m.fanfiction.net/s/10501812/1...
220.) Pride Comes Before the Fall 4 stars
221.) Over Breakfast 3 stars
222.) A Matter of Manipulation; a Pride & Prejudice Variation (unpublished) - 4 stars
223.) The Unraveling of Mr. Darcy: a Pride and Prejudice variation 4 stars
224.) All's Fair in Love and War and Death; a Pride & Prejudice Variation By: SixThings 32 chapters, an introduction and an epilogue
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12943276... 4.5 stars
Sheila wrote: "Sheila wrote: "1.) The Suitors 4 stars2.) An Unlikely Hero, An Unlikely Love: A Pride & Prejudice Sweet Romance Apocalyptic Variation 1 star
3.) So Much Wickedness by Pimprenelle 4..."
Great!
142.) Fleeing Destiny By: fancyface8105 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12516567... "Mr. Darcy entered Hertfordshire with a hidden identity & no expectations. What happens when an unexpected encounter shocks him into offering for the country nobody he fell in love with against his will? And how will Elizabeth escape from a bleak future when her father falls ill and everything she thought she knew about her dearest sister and new friend turns out to be a lie? Chapters: 22 - Updated: Jul 18, 2017 - Published: Jun 4, 2017" This is unfinished yet says "Published"? I was very disappointed that the author has not in almost one year's time completed this story. 3 stars with it not being finished.
I agree... I read it too and it stopped at Chapter 21 with an author update as ch 22. Dang!
Yikes! Well, guess I will avoid that one! I get the impression that you liked what you read and the 2-star deduction is because it appears it will remain unfinished.
Yes, I liked it very much and it would not be difficult to imagine how it would all come together. Darcy (with many titles) and Elizabeth are in love and engaged. But her family is evil: Jane, especially who has worked to convince people she is not only lovely but also sweet and is, like Caroline, determined to have Mr. Darcy, even trying the compromise route. So the last chapters would have the Bennets being put in their place (Mr. Bennet is dead) and ODC marrying. The author promised a lovely wedding night scene as she has had several tantalizing chapters in which OCD has pushed the limits but not gone all the way.
Abigail wrote: "Pipers turn me into a puddle of jelly! Thinking of you on this painful day."Abigail, we are thinking of you and wondering how the operation went. When you are up to it and have access to the Internet please let us know how you are. You remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Sheila wrote: "Abigail, we are thinking of you and wondering how the operation went..."Ditto! More prayers sent your way. I hope we'll be able to hear from you very soon!
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