An Offer of Marriage

A Pride and Prejudice Variation (The Engaged to Mr Darcy Series)

De: Amy D'Orazio

Narrado por: Elizabeth Grace

A finer punishment does not exist than if I were to accept him.
Elizabeth Bennet—shocked, dismayed, and emotional following Mr Darcy’s offensive proposal in Hunsford parsonage—makes a flippant remark to her friend Charlotte Collins. She observes that, given Mr Darcy’s disdain for her family, accepting him would be the worst punishment imaginable for him, for then he would be forever connected to the very people he so despised. She speaks in jest…but Mrs Collins fears she might be serious.

Mr Darcy leaves Hunsford parsonage following his proposal feeling a measure of joy at his beloved’s acceptance of his proposal. Alas, his news is received less than joyously at Rosings Park and he fears Elizabeth might be in some danger. With the help of his cousin, he hurries her out of Kent and to the safety of her relations in London.

Caught in a grave misunderstanding, whereby Mr Darcy thinks she has accepted him, Elizabeth soon finds that Mr Darcy is a vastly different man than she had previously understood him to be. A man that she likes…a man that she might perhaps come to love.

As the days of happy courtship pass in London, the secret of how she really felt the night of his proposal lingers. When the truth comes out, Mr Darcy feels he has been made an object of ridicule, and Elizabeth fears she might have lost him for good.

An Offer of Marriage is a forced marriage, enemies to lovers to enemies and then back to lovers again, closed door regency romance.

©2025 Amy Dorazio (P)2025 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Missteps, Malice, and Heartache

It’s always a delight to listen to Elizabeth Grace perform the voices of Darcy and Elizabeth. I can always hear her Darcy in my head long after the audiobook finishes. It’s so easy to recommend anything Elizabeth Grace touches. And as for Amy D’Orazio, whenever I finish one of her books I always come away so satisfied—and often sad to see the story come to an end as I did this one—and hope her next book will soon follow. Well done, ladies!

Book review:
Amy D’Orazio once again proves why she’s on my favourite authors list. An Offer of Marriage takes one careless remark and spins it into a whirlwind of consequences neither Elizabeth nor Darcy could have foreseen. What begins with an epically bungled proposal quickly turns into a forced courtship, a reluctant marriage, and a second-chance romance full of heartache, humour, and high drama.

Elizabeth is drawn into a situation she never intended, and Darcy—ever earnest, and in this case, ever blinkered—spends much of the book careening between hope, pride, and injured dignity. There’s no shortage of angst, but such is always expected from this author and delivered with her signature blend of sharp dialogue, humour, and perfectly timed plot twists.

Anne de Bourgh makes for a truly chilling antagonist, quietly planning disaster while playing the innocent. The Matlocks move to protect their own, counting Elizabeth as one of them, and our favourite viscount, Lord Saye, offers his usual levity, insight, and snark. As for Darcy—his very public moment of bitterness is memorable. Painful as it was to read, it made his eventual awareness all the more satisfying. And Elizabeth comes to recognize just how much her own sharp tongue and quick judgment have contributed to the tangle. Her journey isn’t just about coming to see Darcy differently—it’s also about facing herself with honesty and choosing to change.

Amy D’Orazio never shies away from putting ODC through the wringer—but it’s her trademark turmoil that always makes the happy ending so rewarding. So, if you enjoy a variation where love is earned through fire, this one’s definitely for you.

Most highly recommend.

love love love, found myself crying several times

great book wish it could have been even longer, would love to hear more books by this author