Mr Bennets Dutiful Daughter

Author : Joana Starnes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781537314501
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr Bennet's Dutiful Daughter written by Joana Starnes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * * New cover - content unchanged * * When Colonel Fitzwilliam's disclosures are interrupted by the bearer of distressing news from Longbourn, Miss Elizabeth Bennet is compelled to accept an offer she would have otherwise dismissed out of hand. An offer of marriage from the all-too-proud Mr Darcy. Yet how is she to live with a husband she hardly knows and does not love? Will she continue to feel trapped in a marriage of convenience while events conspire to divide them? Or would love grow as, day by day and hour after hour, she learns to understand the man she married, before she loses his trust and his heart? Given the 'early marriage' premise, the issue of growing affection and intimacy is central to the story. The relevant scenes are not graphic, but the novel does address mature themes. Excerpt from 'Mr Bennet's Dutiful Daughter' - a journey from duty into love. His hand came up to cup her cheek, his fingertips stroked her hair and he smiled again. A heartbreakingly warm smile. "There is so much I do not know of you. What joy it will be to discover." "And I of you. It was quite a surprise to hear you were contemplating kissing me as far back as November." "I should have. What a foolish waste of five months of happiness." "I am very glad I make you happy," she said quietly, and found with some surprise that she was in earnest. "You know you do. More than I ever thought possible," Mr Darcy whispered hoarsely and reached to lift her off the sofa and bring her close, ensconced in a tight embrace. Elizabeth wrapped her arms around his neck, abandoning herself to his kisses, only to find guilt welling afresh when his lips left her skin just for long enough to whisper, "My love, you are everything." 'Do not say it, oh, do not say it!' she felt the strongest urge to caution him. 'Do not give me so much power over you.' How unspeakably odd it felt to hear him openly avow it, after his reserve of full six months' standing. It was as if everything he had held in check was now offered without hesitation, unstoppably coming out in one rush after another, now that all reason for concealment was removed. It was overwhelming to discover that all this wealth of feeling had been there for so long, and she had noticed nothing. Her heart twisted in sudden compassion - the last sentiment she had imagined Mr Darcy would inspire in her, and for the least expected reason. Did he not see it was dreadfully unwise to reveal quite so much of himself to her? That it would make him vulnerable in the extreme and put him in the greatest danger, were she so heartless as to use it against him? Surely he did not think her equally in love, to trust her so implicitly with every formerly hidden feeling! What blow must it be to him, were the truth of her deep-held reservations ever to come to light. What burden of responsibility on her, to carefully conceal it from so astute a man. Unspeakably odd too that she should fret so much over sparing Mr Darcy's feelings, after spending months with the firm conviction he had none. Not for her, nor for the world in general. How aptly he had put it, all that time ago, when he had remarked that her greatest fault was her propensity to wilfully misunderstand...

Author : Carrie Kablean
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1913227340
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Kitty Did Next written by Carrie Kablean and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England, 1813. Kitty Bennet lives in the shadow of her two elder sisters, both of whom have made excellent marriages. Left at home in rural Hertfordshire with a querulous mother and a father who dismisses her as silly and ignorant, Kitty is lonely and desperate to escape. So when her world unexpectedly expands to London and then to her sister Elizabeth's magnificent estate in Derbyshire, Kitty is overjoyed. Keen to impress this new society, she resolves to improve her mind and manners. She makes new friends, notably Georgiana Darcy, and attracts the attention of more than one eligible gentleman. All goes well, until one fateful night at Pemberley, when a series of events conspires to ruin Kitty's reputation and she is sent home in disgrace. Her hopes and dreams are dashed... but Kitty is resilient. She has learnt from her experiences, and what she does next will surprise everyone, including herself. Beautifully written in a style that evokes Jane Austen's spirit and time, What Kitty Did Next charts one young woman's struggle to overcome the obstacles of her era and truly find herself. This book is a must read for all Pride and Prejudice fans.

Author : Janice Hadlow
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250129435
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Bennet Sister written by Janice Hadlow and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NPR CONCIERGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "Jane fans rejoice! . . . Exceptional storytelling and a true delight." —Helen Simonson, author of the New York Times bestselling novels Major Pettigrew's Last Stand and The Summer Before the War Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own. What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of Janice Hadlow's The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Jane Austen fans. Ultimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who she really is. She must throw off the false expectations and wrong ideas that have combined to obscure her true nature and prevented her from what makes her happy. Only when she undergoes this evolution does she have a chance at finding fulfillment; only then does she have the clarity to recognize her partner when he presents himself—and only at that moment is she genuinely worthy of love. Mary’s destiny diverges from that of her sisters. It does not involve broad acres or landed gentry. But it does include a man; and, as in all Austen novels, Mary must decide whether he is the truly the one for her. In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary is a fully rounded character—complex, conflicted, and often uncertain; but also vulnerable, supremely sympathetic, and ultimately the protagonist of an uncommonly satisfying debut novel.

Author : Joana Starnes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720471554
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Darcy Legacy written by Joana Starnes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-31 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pemberley's ancient halls harbour many secrets. Which one will affect Fitzwilliam Darcy and the love of his life? How is Mr Bennet to enjoy the comforts of a well-stocked library, when his wife's premature demise had left him with the task of finding suitable matches for their daughters? And what of a misleading encounter on a muddy lane in Hertfordshire, that renders a country-town assembly rather more tolerable than some might have thought? Shades of mystery, meddlesome relations - not least a drenched Adonis - raillery, old errors and a very recent union make for a challenging courtship when Fitzwilliam Darcy is not on his own ground. Yet when love is the reward, challenges make it more worth the earning. "A fraught courtship? So, let it be fraught," Colonel Fitzwilliam said with a nonchalant flourish of his hand. "A good challenge never hurt anyone."

Author : Joana Starnes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781532992216
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Miss Darcy's Companion written by Joana Starnes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-21 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Georgiana Darcy is need of a companion, and she would much rather not have Mrs Younge. The recently bereaved Miss Elizabeth Bennet is in need of a position. When she accepts the one Mr Darcy offers, she finds herself in his near-constant company and gets to know him at his best. Not as he would present himself to strangers in some remote corner of Hertfordshire, but as his nearest and dearest know him. An excellent brother, landlord, master. A wonderful man, noble, kind - and impossibly handsome. So who falls in love first? What of Mr Wickham and his dastardly ploys? And how is a lady's companion ever to have a future with one who could marry into the best houses in the land?

Author : Timothy Underwood
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781092745109
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Bennet's Daughter written by Timothy Underwood and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elizabeth would never admit that woman was really her mother... Two months after Elizabeth was born, Mr. Bennet discovered Mrs. Bennet in the midst of an affair with her father's clerk. And two nights later, the woman who had been his wife fled north with her lover and Jane, tearfully leaving behind little Elizabeth with Mr. Bennet.Mr. Bennet dedicated his life to raising Elizabeth the best he could. He loved her. Mr. Bennet had loved Elizabeth, far more than he ever loved Jane, from the first time he picked his little girl up and she grabbed at his sideburns.When the new tenant of Netherfield arrived in the neighborhood, Elizabeth began to fall in love with the mind and thoughtful frowns of his friend, Mr. Darcy. He made her heart flutter. But what will happen when Elizabeth's long departed mother returns with her sister Jane to Meryton after being absent for twenty years?A heartwarming and romantic novel about true family and love from the author of Mr. Collins's Widow.

Author : Noell Chesney
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951033606
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book All that this Entails written by Noell Chesney and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am the daughter of a Duke! ELIZABETH BENNET COULD SCARCELY CREDIT THE NEWS when a letter sent to her father, from relations she did not know existed, informed them that untimely and unfortunate events would result in Mr Bennet inheriting the dukedom of Everard. In the blink of an eye, the Bennets' lives are transformed- Elizabeth and her four sisters are wealthy, titled, and the talk of the ton. AT PEMBERLEY, FITZWILLIAM DARCY is still stinging from Elizabeth Bennet's rejection of him at Hunsford when he learns the extraordinary news. Elizabeth Bennet-now Lady Elizabeth-has been elevated in an extraordinary fashion and is soon to become the most sought-after lady of the season. But Darcy's heart still belongs to her, as much as it ever did, and he sets off for London determined to win her hand. But can he prove to her that he has changed, particularly when her entire life has just altered? This Pride & Prejudice variation is a novel-length tale using the characters of Jane Austen in a story of the author's imagining.

Author : Joana Starnes
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781492874881
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Subsequent Proposal written by Joana Starnes and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A number of broken-hearted characters from Jane Austen's best novels are thrown together by the vagaries of fate, and all manner of unwise decisions are taken at this vulnerable time. But then their past creeps up upon them - and what is there to do but face it, and hope that their convoluted paths will finally lead them to their proper place? "Elizabeth... " he murmured against her lips, her skin, her hair, and then her lips again. "I cannot forsake you. I cannot! I cannot lose you! I cannot bear to think of a life without you - 'tis not worth living, 'tis but a slow death. I cannot lose you. I beg you, do not send me away again. I love you. Elizabeth, I love you!" Friends, rivals, foes, wrong choices and a duel - Fitzwilliam Darcy's life is never dull! 'The Subsequent Proposal' - a story that is primarily about him - follows Mr Darcy in his struggles to decipher the troubling enigma of Elizabeth Bennet's feelings - and to correct the worst misjudgement of his life...

Author : Elizabeth Aston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416548696
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Darcy's Daughters written by Elizabeth Aston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Austen devotees everywhere, a charming and delightful novel for anyone who has ever wondered what the Darcy children might be like. Picking up twenty years after Pride and Prejudice left off, Mr. Darcy's Daughters begins in the year 1818. Elizabeth and Darcy have gone to Constantinople, giving us an opportunity to get to know their five daughters, who have left the sheltered surroundings of Pemberley for a few months in London. While the eldest, Letitia, frets and the youngest, Alethea, practices her music, twins Georgina and Belle flirt and frolic their way through parties and balls, while Camilla—levelheaded and independent—discovers what joys and sorrows the city has to offer an intelligent young woman. Readers will delight in the return of such beloved Austen creations as Elizabeth's old nemesis Caroline Bingley (now Lady Warren), the ever-reliable Gardiners, and wayward Aunt Lydia. Charming, beautifully written, and full of societal intrigue and romantic high jinks, Mr. Darcy's Daughters is a tale that would please Austen herself.

Author : Rebecca Ann Collins
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402234996
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Pemberley Chronicles written by Rebecca Ann Collins and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Those with a taste for the balance and humour of Austen will find a worthy companion volume."-Book News The weddings are over. The guests (including millions of readers and viewers) wish the two happy couples health and happiness. As the music swells and the credits roll, two things are certain: Jane and Bingley will want for nothing, while Elizabeth and Darcy are to be the happiest couple in the world! The couples' personal stories of love, marriage, money, and children are woven together with the threads of social and political history of nineteenth century England. As changes in industry and agriculture affect the people of Pemberley and the neighboring countryside, the Darcys strive to be progressive and forward-looking while upholding beloved traditions. Rebecca Ann Collins follows them in imagination, observing and chronicling their passage through the landscape of their surroundings, noting how they cope with change, triumph, and tragedy in their lives. "A lovely complementary novel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Austen would surely give her smile of approval." -Beverly Wong, author of Pride & Prejudice Prudence