Looking for a title?

[Adele]

Looking for a P&P variation title where Jane is happily married when Netherfield is let. She lives near Meryton and L often stays with her. D does his courting mostly at Jane’s house hiding from Mrs B and the Bingleys

[Adele]

And that quick I found the answer through a Facebook post

A Devoted Sister by Jann Rowland

[Sam]

That was quick! great!

[Linda]

I'm not really looking for a title, but I'd like recommendations for your favorite "not a Bennet" stories.

[Sam]

Partly my laist and partly thanks to Jeanne!

Out of Obscurity
Forgotten betrothal
Taken
I Never knew myself
Lady Elizabeth
Passages - Brenda Webb
A Peculiar Connection by Jan Hahn
Far from the tree

An Unexpected Legacy
Darcy and the Duke's Daughter
Elizabeth's Deception Kate Speck
Compromised and Consequence by Sue Barr

A Royal Disposition - Amy Cecil
Elizabeth's Affectionate Heart by Gillian Smith
Sense of Worth: A Pride & Prejudice Variation Deborah Ann Kauer
The Earl's Granddaughter by Ola Wegner

cottage in ramsgate

A Curate's Daughter by Shana Granderson
The Mystery Bennet by Melanie Schertz
Mistaken Premise by Cherith Boardman


NOT RAISED BENNET
Bound by love

[Sam]

Of Adoption and Acceptance by Jae George
Song by Don Miller
A Royal Bennet
Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections
Sue Barr that have this theme (wealthy Bennets). Compromise & Consequence, Pride & Perception, In Essentials.

[Anne]

I hate that in a lot of the ‘not a Bennet’ stories she’s a cousin of Darcy’s. I don’t like that.

In Interior of a Family she’s related to Hurst. I highly recommend this one!

[Linda]

Thanks Sam and Anne! I've read most of these, but a few are new.

Anne, I really like Interior of a Family. I like when they expand Hurst's character, because he's barely sketched in P&P.

[wosedwew]

Alias Thomas Bennet: Special Anniversary Edition
Far From The Tree: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Handsome, Clever, and Rich
Henry's Legacy
An Incident at the Royal Rest Inn
Letters from Derbyshire
Lizzy Fitzwilliam, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Not a Bennet
The Second Sister
Somebody's Natural Daughter


a few unpublished:
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://www.dwiggie.com/derby/old_200...
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1708569/...
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13567272...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...

[wosedwew]

not raised as a Bennet:
Drawing Mr. Darcy: Sketching His Character
Drawing Mr. Darcy: A Faithful Portrait
A Mother's Favorite Wish

[Sam]

wosedwew wrote: "Alias Thomas Bennet: Special Anniversary Edition
Far From The Tree: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Handsome, Clever, and Rich
[book:Henry's Legacy..."

Oohhh!!! Can't believe I forgot Far from the Tree!
Need to update my list. Thanks Rose!!

[Sam]

Anne wrote: "I hate that in a lot of the ‘not a Bennet’ stories she’s a cousin of Darcy’s. I don’t like that.

In Interior of a Family she’s related to Hurst. I highly recommend this one!"

Also a good one!

[Sam]

I don't know how I find the time to read new ones, when there are so many excellent ones to reread!

[Sam]

Can't recall where this scene is from:
Elizabeth was widowed from Col. F and she is staying in their town house. Darcy is there but so are many of the Col's compatriots and one or two express interest in her?
She may or may not have a son...
It isn't The Widow Elizabeth or Darcy's Deliverance (maybe?). I don't think it is the April Floyd trilogy either, but again, can't really recall.

So far, Facebook is stumped.

[wosedwew]

I don't think it is There You Were: A Pride & Prejudice Variation.

The FFindex shows a lot of unpublished Elizabeth/Colonel F pairings.

Maybe one of these:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13436658...
https://meryton.com/aha/index.php?/to...
https://archiveofourown.org/works/852...

[abmom]

Could it be Pride and proposals by Victoria Kincaid?

[Sam]

Someone else suggested Pride and Proposals. I need to check it and will see.

[Anji]

Hi Sam, just popped in and saw this. Your mystery book has some similarities to Pride and Proposals: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Victoria Kincaid however, Elizabeth and the Colonel weren’t married. She’d accepted his proposal at Hunsford and Darcy went overseas. When he came back, E was living in what would have been the marital home and getting visited by potential suitors. No child involved.

[Sam]

Maybe that is the one, I will check. Thank you

[Anne]

I’m looking for a variation where Mr Knightley and Darcy want to take care of their problem relatives. Not through nefarious means but Mrs Bennet is a widow and Mr Woodhouse, well we know he’s a problem. They become matchmakers. I have such a bad memory and thanks in advance.

[wosedwew]

I have read that -- I need to think!

[Katja]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
i listened to this on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lLYn...

[Liz H]

I'm so glad you knew this one Katja. It sounds very intriguing!

[Anne]

Liz H wrote: "I'm so glad you knew this one Katja. It sounds very intriguing!"

Thank you! I never would have figured it out! It’s a fun story.

[wosedwew]

Thanks, Katja. I never would have found this one.

The Amazon listing shows only a paperback. If you would prefer to read on Kindle, the story is part of this anthology:
A Very Austen Noel

[abmom]

I remember reading a story(probably unpublished) in which after ODC'S marriage, the Colonel visits Pemberley and creates a situation as if he and Elizabeth are having an affair. Darcy throws Elizabeth out and she's pregnant and is sent to an isolated cottage by her father where she gives birth to a daughter and later Darcy comes and fetches her but doesn't still believe her. Later when he discovers that his cousin's motive is his property. Does anyone recognises this?

[wosedwew]

I think it's one of Elin Eriksen's
Silence Implies Consent: Pride and Prejudice sequel

[Sam]

That question just came up on Facebook too. I think it would make a great audiobook!

[Anne]

wosedwew wrote: "I think it's one of Elin Eriksen's
Silence Implies Consent: Pride and Prejudice sequel"


Y’all were so fast with my other one I’m going to ask another. I originally found it through AHA LFAS but it was unfinished. I tried asking there to no avail.

In it, Mrs Hurst was deliberately dressing Miss Bingley badly because Caroline was color blind. Elizabeth figured it out and that was it.

I’m wondering if:

It was ever finished?

Did I imagine the whole thing?

[Linda]

Anne wrote: "wosedwew wrote: "I think it's one of Elin Eriksen's
Silence Implies Consent: Pride and Prejudice sequel"


Y’all were so fast with my other one I’m going to ask an..."

Is this it? https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2953095/...

[Katja]

was it one of rosemary's stories?

edit: i was thinking of Miss Bingley's persuasion but she is proud of designing her own fashions there

[Anne]

Katja wrote: "was it one of rosemary's stories?"

I’m not sure.

Linda, it was not that one. Thank you though.

[wosedwew]

Louisa Gets Slapped


This story remains unfinished, although the end is in sight and most conflicts are resolved.
Hidden Stitches

[abmom]

Yes. Thank you Rose!

[Anne]

wosedwew wrote: "Louisa Gets Slapped


This story remains unfinished, although the end is in sight and most conflicts are resolved.
Hidden Stitches"


That’s it! Thank you so much!

[Linda]

I read a story a while ago. Mr. Bennet got sick and Mrs. Bennet forced Elizabeth to marry Mr. Collins. When Mr. Bennet got better, he was irate. E was able to get an annulment, I believe to be with Darcy.

[Sam]

Is this Letters from the heart? It's the sad one where Collins if violent and abusive. Lady C helps her as much as she can, and it's mostly told in letters.
Even though the marriage is 'complete' she wrote her name wrong and didn't say I will, so on a technicality she gets free. Or does Collins die in the end?

There is another where It isn't quite as traumatic and Elizabeth pretends she is sick or with her monthlies and Collins is so stupid he goes a long with it. Until Lady C makes him put his foot down But by that time she has help from family and friends. I can't recall the name of this one tho.

Hmm I think I am getting 2 books cross-mixed...

[Anji]

Linda wrote: "I read a story a while ago. Mr. Bennet got sick and Mrs. Bennet forced Elizabeth to marry Mr. Collins. When Mr. Bennet got better, he was irate. E was able to get an annulment, I believe to be with..."

As Sam says, it could be Letters from the Heart by Kay Bea but I seem to remember that Collins eventually dies in that. It’s heart-rending for quite a bit of the story, especially when reading the letters Elizabeth writes during her marriage to him. She has to learn to trust again and Darcy has to be patient with her before they get to their HEA.

[wosedwew]

The only one I know where Elizabeth gets an annulment is Implacable Resentment by Jann Rowland. Darcy intervenes with the church. Elizabeth holds Collins out of her BR by getting him drunk then claiming her monthlies last all month.

I don't remember any other Elizabeth/Collins marriages where Collins doesn't die.

[Anne]

I’m more looking for an author but I remember her introduction said she started by writing fan fiction for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. I just watched this finally and see why there’s fan fiction about it.

Does anyone have any recommendations for LBD fan fiction?

Thanks in advance.

[Katja]

I have enjoyed stories by Storytilly and oywiththepoodlesalready on AO3

[Linda]

wosedwew wrote: "The only one I know where Elizabeth gets an annulment is Implacable Resentment by Jann Rowland. Darcy intervenes with the church. Elizabeth holds Collins out of her..."

I think I was confusing multiple books. I think the one I was remembering is Letters from the Heart

[Sam]

An amazing one, Linda, but I always need to drink before rereading it.

[Linda]

Sam wrote: "An amazing one, Linda, but I always need to drink before rereading it."

I wanted to read something sad.

[Sam]

in that case A wilful misunderstanding has some sad in it too.

[Linda]

Sam wrote: "in that case A wilful misunderstanding has some sad in it too."

I read that not too long ago. But I agree it has the sadness. I think I might try Silence Implies Consent: Pride and Prejudice sequel soon. That is incredibly sad.

[Anji]

Have you read Consequences by C. P. Odom? The first half of that is heart wrenching.

[Sam]

Oh yes, both are angst ridden. and tear-jerky

[abmom]

Which is the book in which Elizabeth has epilepsy?

[abmom]

I remember reading a crossover of Pride and Prejudice with Persuasion in which Elizabeth stays near Kellynch hall and Darcy is also visiting the area and Walter Elliot tries to compromise Darcy into marrying his daughter Elizabeth. Does anyone recall anything of this story?