𝑀𝑦 𝐽𝐴𝐹𝐹 𝑂𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛

Jane Bingley dies in childbirth and her grief maddened husband, Charles is soon lost in a riding accident.  This leaves orphaned Charlie and Clara, to the care of their heartbroken aunt, Elizabeth Bennet.  She and her family have little legal standing and the vultures are circling, seeking to claim the Bingley fortune and the Bingley heir.  Enter Fitzwilliam Darcy, sometime friend of Charles. Although estranged, Darcy is the person Bingley contacts for aid in his grief. Darcy arrives at Netherfield Park to offer support to Charles, only hours after his death. Suddenly, the burden of responsibility is so much greater. Elizabeth Bennet dislikes Darcy. On his previous visit to Netherfield his behaviour was haughty and arrogant. When she learns that he plans to take the twins into his care, she is hostile and scared. Darcy has long admired Elizabeth and is shocked that she finds him thoroughly objectionable. The Court of Chancery will not grant guardianship to a single woman,...

Fitzwilliam Darcy's father was a cold and distant man who instilled in his son a sense of duty and responsibility.  Darcy was raised to believe that he must always put the needs of his family and his estate first. This burden has weighed heavily on Darcy throughout his life, and it has made him aloof and guarded. Unfortunately, only three members of his family were loving and supportive.   Georgiana, his little sister loves him but is cowed by her haughty father.   Richard Fitzwilliam, his cousin is as close as a brother but duty to the Crown calls him away.   Lady Anne Darcy was a sweet and loving mother who drowned in a freak accident. Her death left Darcy with a long lasting fear of water. When Darcy visits Hertfordshire, he meets Elizabeth Bennet and insults her! Fortunately, Darcy apologies and Elizabeth accepts. Elizabeth is burdened by revelations of just how poor a father, Mr Bennet is and what it might cost the whole family.   During...

When Thomas Bennet is confined to his bed with a lingering but terminal illness, the Longbourn estate is left without management. He has no son to assist him, but a wife and five daughters to fret over. Due to an entail, Longbourn will belong to a distant cousin upon Bennet’s death and the Bennet women will be homeless. Fortunately, his second eldest daughter, Elizabeth is smart, determined and resilient. At only twenty, with no education in land management, Elizabeth takes on the care of Longbourn, with not only very little support but having to actively repel the many circling vultures. Family, friends and neighbors all prove themselves faithless, greedy and venal. Mr Darcy of Pemberley is known to be a trustworthy and capable landowner, who took on the responsibility at a young age. Elizabeth writes to him as E.R. Bennet, explaining the difficulties being faced and requesting advice. Darcy is happy to assist the young “man” and correspondence follows. Elizabeth moves forward with ...

After two attempts on his life by a female assassin, Fitzwilliam Darcy is understandably perplexed. When he seeks sanctuary with his friend Charles Bingley at his new estate in Meryton, he is shocked to meet the assassin or someone who looks very like her. So begins a tale of several mistaken identities, murder, false accusation, duplicity, betrayal and all-round peril. This is such a great story! The mystery is compelling and the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy is adorable. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. All views expressed are my own. Amazon review Goodreads Review

This plot grips you from the start and doesn't let go During a heated argument on a balcony at the Netherfield ball, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy are overpowered by ruffians. They awake on board ship and realise they have been kidnapped. If kidnapping wasn’t bad enough, she is sharing a single bunk, in a tiny darkened room with the detestable Mr Darcy, which adds the threat of compromise and ruin. To add insult to injury, the kidnappers have mistaken her for Caroline Bingley! We follow Elizabeth and Darcy as they struggle to overcome the many obstacles on the path home.   The main focus of the story is on Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, together with Jonah Hackett, an orphaned ship’s cabin boy. We watch Elizabeth move from enmity to love in a few tumultuous days. For Darcy his attraction and admiration deepens to a profound love. They both develop a close bond with Jonah. Although the emotional change is swift, the circumstances and traumas make a few days...