His Family Objects: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lucy Marin. ★★★★★
After being reunited at Pemberley, they forge a loving relationship.
Even the scandal of Lydia Bennet's elopement with George Wickham, doesn't put Darcy off.
Fitzwilliam returns to Meryton with Charles Bingley. Very soon Charles and Jane are betrothed. Both Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth are delighted to be together again.
Darcy doesn't want to steal the limelight from Jane and Bingley, so plans to postpone his proposal until he returns from a two week trip to London.
To Elizabeth's dismay, Darcy doesn't return as promised. Bingley expected him back, but only received vague excuses.
After six long weeks he arrives to act as best man for Bingley
Darcy takes Elizabeth aside to explain that his family objects to their marriage and he agrees! His explanation is poorly done and only partly finished when Elizabeth walks away, refusing to listen to further excuses.
Georgiana Darcy is mentally, very fragile following her traumatic experience with George Wickham. She finds the thought of being related to him by marriage unbearable.
All the family are adamantly against the marriage for her sake and bring pressure to bear on Darcy. Colonel Fitzwilliam is bordering on irrational in his determination to keep Darcy from Elizabeth.
Fate and the oblivious Charles Bingley, bring things to a head by arriving at Pemberley with Jane and Elizabeth whilst on a house hunting trip.
The pressure of difficult interactions with Georgiana and Colonel Fitzwilliam is hard for Elizabeth to bear, while spending time with Darcy, who she still loves.
The explosion, when it comes shocks everyone involved!
Lucy Marin has produced another five star variation, with angst, longing and a deft handling of the after effects of trauma.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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