When Elizabeth Bennet travels to London to keep an eye on her elusive mother, she repeatedly encounters Mr Darcy, who is searching for his missing friend. Their increasingly frequent encounters convince London society that they are the Season’s newest couple — much to the horror of the two people who are convinced the other could never love them.
Tropes: forced engagement • mistaken identity • second chances • happily ever after
This is an outstanding variation. The dialogue is witty, and everyone feels in-character even if a couple of them behave worse than in canon. Well worth reading.
Amazon review, 5 stars
In this exhilarating Pride and Prejudice Variation, Jessie Lewis goes where no writing plot has gone before. She sets the bonnets spinning – and might cause some vapors in readers.
Goodreads review, 5 stars
Hilarious. Clever witty variation with some unusual plays on the usual variations making it very funny and realistic.
Audible review, 5 stars
Read an excerpt
“If Mr Darcy wished to marry me, I do not doubt that he would have mentioned it, for he could never be accused of timidity. I know it is difficult for you to believe, dearest, but you simply must accept that he does not appreciate my many merits.”
“Lizzy, be serious. I know you must be pained by his disinterest.”
“Oh, I am pained, Jane – I am mourning the loss of my good sense deeply. I have fallen I love with a man I was determined to hate, wooed by nothing more than his complete indifference.”
