Stranded with Elizabeth Bennet at a remote inn after suffering an injury that leaves him unable to speak, Darcy must find new ways to overcome the misunderstandings between them. As he struggles to communicate his feelings without words, both discover that their attraction is harder to ignore than either expected.
Tropes: forced proximity • illness/injury • he falls first and harder • male pov • happily ever after
One of the best P&P adaptations I have ever read. Made me laugh and cry and hurt and hug my paperback copy. Hugely recommended.
Amazon review, 5 stars
Full of achingly real anguish and a keen understanding of emotions, Speechless is a mesmerizing and outstanding Pride and Prejudice variation that is deserving of the highest of praise.
Goodreads review, 5 stars
I cannot begin to tell you how poignant, evocative, at times funny, and beautiful this story is. I wholeheartedly recommend this incredible variation.
Bookbub review, 5 stars
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Why her? Why, of all the strangers in the country, must it be her with whom Fate had abandoned him in this state? And, worse than her seeing him dishevelled and unshaven, worse than his vomiting blood over her, worse than her bandaging his grotesque injury or setting the damned pot at his feet, was that she did it all with such captivating élan. He barely had the strength to see straight; how was he ever to find the strength to resist her? Even if he escaped this place alive, which he was entirely unconvinced he would do, he would never leave it unscathed. A man would need to be dead to survive such close confinement with Elizabeth and remain indifferent.
