A Famous Good Marrying Scheme: A Humorous Friends to Lovers Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice by Jan Ashton. ★★★★☆

Fitzwilliam Darcy loves Elizabeth Bennet and Charles Bingley loves Jane Bennet. The men have returned to Hertfordshire, to woo the sisters.

Unfortunately, on a windy autumn day, an accident happens with profound consequences.

The Bennet sisters are crossing a small bridge, when an altercation with a fox, causes Jane and Kitty to fall off.
Elizabeth saves Kitty, but Jane goes into the river, hitting her head.

Charles would have been delighted to come to her rescue, if only he had not been distracted by his hat.

Instead, Darcy leaps in to save Jane.

When Jane develops a sort of amnesia, she latches onto the fact that Darcy rescued her. Thus, in her mind he must be her true love. She doesn’t even remember Charles or her feelings for him.

What follows is funny, with some slight angst. Elizabeth works with Darcy, to support Jane in her confusion, whilst trying to shield Bingley from the truth, lest he abandon Jane again.
Add in Mrs Bennet’s matchmaking machinations to really stir the pot!

Great story and this Darcy was lovely!.

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