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Darcy came to Hertfordshire to find Bingley a wife. He found Elizabeth instead— Fitzwilliam Darcy has a plan. His friend Bingley needs a wife, and the eldest Bennet daughter is perfect: beautiful, amiable, and appropriately situated in the Hertfordshire countryside. All Darcy needs to do is engineer their attachment while keeping his own attention firmly fixed on business rather than a certain impertinent second daughter with muddy petticoats and devastating wit. Elizabeth Bennet has a plan too. Get Jane married, stay comfortably redundant, and avoid the matrimonial market forever. She ...

Darcy’s father gambled away Georgiana’s dowry. Mr. Bennet won it. Now Darcy must win a Bennet daughter’s heart—or lose everything. Fitzwilliam Darcy is desperate. His late father—grief-stricken after the death of his mother—gambled away Georgiana’s entire £30,000 dowry to the wily Mr. Bennet. The price of its return? Win the heart of one of Bennet’s five daughters, or the money stays lost forever. When Darcy begins courting all five Bennet sisters with perfect equality, the sisters make a pact—united resistance. None of them will be manipulated into loving a man who’s ...

What if Mr. Darcy’s dog recognized Elizabeth Bennet’s worth… before his master could admit his own heart? When Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Hunsford Parsonage, she expects three tedious weeks of Mr. Collins’s pomposity and Lady Catherine’s condescension. She does not expect to be claimed—immediately, dramatically, and in front of everyone—by an enormous Irish wolfhound who belongs to the last man in England she wishes to see. Caractacus has never shown interest in any woman. Until Elizabeth. Now the great grey beast follows her everywhere: pressing against her skirts at dinner,...

Elizabeth makes fun of Darcy's terrible Hunsford proposal to Wickham, and Darcy denies it ever happened. When Darcy is shot in a duel, Elizabeth becomes his nurse. A “bad Lizzy” and “bad Darcy” Pride and Prejudice variation. Fresh from refusing Darcy’s proposal at Hunsford, Elizabeth Bennet cannot resist confiding every humiliating detail to charming Lieutenant Wickham. Darcy chooses pride over truth and denies the proposal ever happened, branding Elizabeth a lying fortune hunter. Wickham escalates their conflict for his own gain with a devastating lie that threatens Elizabeth’s...

Blackmail makes strange bedfellows when Mrs. Bennet makes Elizabeth an offer Mr. Darcy cannot refuse. When Georgiana Darcy is spotted at a tea establishment known for attracting military officers, accompanied by the infamous Bennet sisters, gossip spreads like wildfire. Enter Mrs. Bennet, social opportunist extraordinaire, who offers a simple bargain: her testimony that Georgiana remained properly chaperoned throughout in exchange for Mr. Darcy courting her daughter Elizabeth. Elizabeth Bennet is horrified. Darcy is appalled. The deal is struck anyway. What begins as the season’s most ...

Elizabeth Bennet is not a Bennet. She’s the lost Darcy heiress—and falling in love with her could cost Fitzwilliam Darcy everything. Twenty years ago, baby Elizabeth Rose Darcy vanished the night her parents died in a suspicious fire. Hidden at Longbourn for her protection, she grew up as Elizabeth Bennet, never knowing her true identity. An anonymous letter reveals the shocking truth: she’s the rightful heir to one of England’s greatest estates. Fitzwilliam Darcy believes his father’s deathbed warning: “Never trust a Bennet.” When Elizabeth arrives at Pemberley claiming to be...

Fellow writers, have you heard about this thing called AI? And that new kid on the block, ChatGPT? Are you curious about its effect on our beloved art of writing or concerned about what all this means? Write With AI: Guide for Fiction and Nonfiction Authors is a step-by-step guide that will show you how to use Artificial Intelligence for both your fiction and nonfiction writing. It will also give you the background to understand the claims, concerns, and limitations of AI technology as well as keep up with the pace of AI-driven change. After reading this book, you will: Get Acquainted with ...

Elizabeth as a single mum? Darcy’s secret baby? They spend one night at an inn before Darcy is viciously attacked, leaving him without memory. Will the heart remember what the mind has forgotten? Cast out by her family for refusing Mr. Collins, Elizabeth Bennet finds herself alone and penniless at a coaching inn. There she encounters Mr. Darcy, whose gallantry in the face of her compromised situation leads to a hasty marriage. When Darcy seeks transportation for his bride, he falls victim to a vicious attack that robs him of his memory and their marriage documents. While Darcy recovers in...

Elizabeth dazzles London society with Caroline Bingley’s help, as long as she avoids Darcy. But behind tea and books, she finds a Darcy impossible to resist. The barely tolerable country lass, Elizabeth Bennet, strikes a deal with none other than Caroline Bingley. Introduction to the London Season in exchange for avoiding Caroline’s prize prospect, Mr. Darcy. Needing an escape from her nerves and the exhausting social scene, Elizabeth retreats to a quiet lending library for books over steaming cups of tea. Instead, she finds Mr. Darcy at The Tea Book each morning, matching her wit, ...

💘 A Valentine’s Day Pride and Prejudice Variation: Who knew the master of Pemberley could be so adorably awful at romance? 💘 When Elizabeth Bennet catches Mr. Darcy criticizing her romantic book choices at the Meryton bookshop, she dismisses him as hopelessly unromantic. But after a toy arrow knocks him into her arms at a Valentine’s Day ball, something shifts. Now, the master of Pemberley is determined to prove he can be romantic—even if he hasn’t the faintest idea how. What follows is a comedy of errors as the logical Mr. Darcy attempts increasingly dramatic gestures to ...

Anne de Bourgh is dead, and Lady Catherine devises her most audacious scheme yet. Welcome to the Summer Selection—a glittering, ruthless competition where eight eligible women battle for the ultimate prize: Fitzwilliam Darcy and his magnificent estate. Through sunlit archery tournaments, heart-stopping carriage races, and champagne-soaked garden parties, only one woman will emerge victorious. Elizabeth Bennet wants absolutely nothing to do with it. Relegated to scorekeeper rather than contestant, Elizabeth watches her sisters, her friends, and two noblewomen navigate the treacherous ...

Elizabeth Bennet impersonates an heiress for one night. Fitzwilliam Darcy claims responsibility for a compromise he didn’t cause. Their forced marriage was their first mistake—will falling in love be their last? When Elizabeth agrees to help her friend escape an unwanted betrothal by switching places at a grand estate party, she never imagines the night will end with her own hasty marriage. Discovered in a compromising position, she is immediately wed to the formidable Mr. Darcy, who stepped forward to protect her reputation. Elizabeth begins her marriage determined to resist Darcy’s ...

Pemberley is lost! Darcy must work for his sworn enemy, the infuriating Elizabeth Bennet while keeping any inconvenient feelings at bay. When a legal loophole robs Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley, he never imagines his ancestral estate will end up in the hands of the Bennet family. While Mr. Bennet contentedly settles into his new acquisition, appointing his second daughter as estate manager, Darcy is left with nothing but his wounded pride and a desperate plan to reclaim his birthright. Swallowing his considerable dignity, Darcy accepts a position as steward at Pemberley, determined to ...

What if Elizabeth’s precious pug hates Darcy at first sight? Empress growls at Fitzwilliam Darcy the moment they meet. But Elizabeth Bennet’s imperious little guardian isn’t the only one he must win over. With her father dying and the entail looming, Elizabeth agrees to court Mr. Collins—the clergyman who brings her medicine, security, and one very opinionated pug. Then Darcy begins proving himself. Arguing philosophy. Sending physicians. Rescuing dogs on hillsides. Looking at Elizabeth as though she’s the only woman in England worth knowing. Empress notices. And slowly—very ...

💝 From frost to flame... A hasty refusal. And a romance that will melt the coldest of hearts... 💝 Christmas at Netherfield: the perfect setting for romance? Not when Elizabeth Bennet finds herself caught between three very different gentlemen while tending to her pregnant sister. Captain Harper quotes her favorite poets and champions her causes—he should be perfect. The charming George Wickham makes her laugh and sets local hearts aflutter. And then there's the insufferable Mr. Darcy, whose dark eyes and cutting remarks shouldn't affect her at all … yet somehow do. Between ...

Elizabeth's matchmaking for Anne de Bourgh backfires when she falls for Anne's secret fiancé, Mr. Darcy. When Elizabeth Bennet arrives in London for the social season, she never expects to befriend the pale, sheltered Anne de Bourgh. Beneath Anne’s quiet exterior burns a brilliant mind yearning for freedom, and Elizabeth cannot resist drawing her into London’s glittering literary scene. Determined to find Anne true love, Elizabeth introduces her to charming playwright Julian Gardiner. She doesn’t expect to keep running into the insufferably proud Mr. Darcy—Anne’s stern guardian, ...

What if Bingley and Darcy had stayed at Netherfield that first Christmas? Elizabeth Bennet’s Christmas plans are simple: help Jane secure Mr. Bingley’s affections and avoid her mother’s matchmaking schemes. She certainly doesn’t plan on Mr. Darcy watching her every move with those intense, unreadable eyes. Just as she glimpses the man beneath the scowl, charming Edward Hardinge arrives from Liverpool. He brings exotic tales, dazzling geodes, and polished compliments. Darcy brings… brooding silence and occasional sarcasm. Perfect. Desperate to spend time with Elizabeth, Darcy ...

"Ayala's stories will turn your reading time into something wicked and scrumptious." - Amazon Review "Prepare to be swept away into a world of love, passion, and drama." - Amazon Review "Rachelle Ayala's stories will make you laugh, cry, and fall in love all over again." - Amazon Review Thrills, chills, and feel-good romances! Savor Spicy After Dark: six tasty romances with delightful feels. From the kitchen to the movie set, college stadium to baseball diamond, these bikers, baseball players, billionaires, and chefs will woo and charm you with their antics and hot moves. ~~~ Roaring Hot! -...

Elizabeth believes Darcy compromised her sister and is forced to protect Georgiana as her companion. What if Georgiana isn’t the innocent victim? When Fitzwilliam Darcy burst into a coaching inn searching for his missing sister, he found George Wickham compromising fifteen-year-old Lydia Bennet. But Wickham had set a trap—and Georgiana Darcy was hiding in her brother's carriage, waiting to elope. Wickham escaped. Darcy stayed. And society assumed the worst. Mr. Collins, the sanctimonious clergyman spurned by Elizabeth Bennet, married Lydia and demanded his revenge: Elizabeth must become...

She crushed his marriage proposal. He vowed never to bother her again. Now they’re trapped together for Christmas. When a blizzard strands Elizabeth Bennet at Pemberley, she faces her worst nightmare—spending Christmas with the man whose heart she shattered at Hunsford. Mr. Darcy made his position devastatingly clear: he’s ashamed of ever loving her and considers the matter forever closed. Elizabeth is determined to be the perfect guest, nothing more. But watching Darcy transform into “Captain Dark-sea” for her young cousins—teaching sword fighting, arranging sleigh rides, ...