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A Pride and Prejudice variation. There are magical beings in England. Elizabeth Bennet and her family have a secret they guard, for fear of what would happen should they be discovered. Due to a drought in the neighborhood surrounding Longbourn, the Bennet family is struggling. Jane and Elizabeth decide to sell the herbal products and remedies that they make. They are soon introduced to the Fitzwilliam and Darcy families. What will happen when Mr Darcy discovers the lady who has captured his heart has magical abilities?

George Wickham is pure evil. Arriving at Meryton, after learning his nemesis, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam learn of the newest crimes of the man they had known since their childhood. He had raped and murdered the youngest Bennet daughter and left her second eldest sister for dead after she struck her head on a rock during the fight with him. Elizabeth becomes catatonic, unable to speak with anyone.

A Pride and Prejudice Variation Elizabeth has lived at the estate of her uncle all of her life. Her mother died at her birth and her father died before her first birthday. As she meets and begins to fall in love with Fitzwilliam Darcy, secrets from her past come to the surface, secrets that were kept to protect her from someone who wishes her dead. Will Darcy stand beside her when he learns the truth? What will happen when the one man who desires her death, learns of her location?

A Pride and Prejudice what if story. Elizabeth Bennet has no notion that she is of royal blood. Her father has kept a secret from her of her birth mother and the love that they shared. Having been trapped in a loveless marriage by Fanny Gardiner, Mr Bennet has struggled for years. After the carriage Elizabeth is traveling in is robbed and she is abducted,the race is on to rescue her. The highwaymen have no notion of her heritage, and they are on their way to Liverpool to sell Elizabeth and her aunt's maid as slaves. Fitzwilliam Darcy and his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, are in hot pursuit ...

Georgiana Darcy made a foolish mistake. One that would have deadly consequences. Believing herself in love with George Wickham, she leaves Ramsgate with him, to make the journey to Gretna Green to elope. During the trip, Georgiana learns the truth of why Wickham wished to marry her, for her fortune. The young lady was able to escape from Wickham, and ends up in the post coach which happens to stop in Meryton. The stop in Meryton is one that will change the lives of all they know and love. Elizabeth Bennet has been given an ultimatum, marry the heir of her father's estate or leave her family...

In November of 1795, an earthquake struck Derby shire. Trapped in the basement of the mercantile in Lambton are Gerald Darcy, his son Fitzwilliam, and Miss Elizabeth Bennet. What will happen in the wake of the earthquake?

A Pride and Prejudice variation. Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy came to an understanding while she was visiting her best friend at Hunsford. But then Darcy must rush to Scotland to be with his ill sister and a tragedy strikes at Elizabeth's family home of Longbourn. Darcy is told that his beloved died, devastating the Master of Pemberley. While Darcy is trying to put his life back together, Elizabeth is attempting to survive the injuries she suffered. Can they find each other and happiness?

After losing his wife during the birth of his second daughter, Thomas Bennet was distraught. While visiting his aunt's home, he meets and falls in love with Margaret O'Brien. The married and had more children, including three sons, thus breaking the entail that had been in place by Thomas' grandfather. But Thomas' cousin is convinced that the sons cannot inherit. You see, the second Mrs Bennet came from Antigua, the child of an English born land owner and a freed slave. Mr Collins, the Bennet cousin believes that the sons are not worthy of inheriting an estate, and plans to eliminate the ...

Lizzy Fitzwilliam was twelve years old when her life was dramatically altered. When highwaymen caused her family's carriage to overturn, her parents and elder sister were killed. Lizzy was left injured, her legs having been broken badly in the accident. Five years later, pieces of jewelry which had been stolen that day are pawned in London. This sends the Fitzwilliam and Darcy families on a journey to discover the truth of the accident, learning that the robbery was only a cover for what they discover was a plot to eliminate Lizzy and her family. Will the culprits return and finish what ...

A Pride and Prejudice what if story. Mr. Darcy has had a dream for several years about the woman he would one day marry. When he finds Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly, he instantly makes plans to secure his future. Will Elizabeth accept her future willingly or will she refuse to become the future Mrs Darcy. In this tale, we have the pleasure of meeting Lady Anne Darcy who is still alive and a Lady Catherine de Bourgh who is a survivor of an abusive husband who is deceased. Also present in the tale is the heir of Longbourn who is Jane and Elizabeth's elder brother.

Who knew that wearing a simple floral bonnet would change lives forever? Elizabeth Bennet is in Hyde Park with her cousins when two men attempt to abduct her. Their target was another young lady, who was wearing a similar bonnet. The abduction is thwarted, but introduces Elizabeth to the Darcy siblings. She is afraid of losing her new friends if they knew the truth, she cannot return to her father's estate as Elizabeth has refused to marry her father's heir. But the Darcys have met Mr Collins, and they support her decision. What will happen when the parson refuses to accept that Elizabeth ...

A Pride and Prejudice What If story. What if Elizabeth Bennet was a writer, known under a man's name, and had made a very profitable career for herself? She has made her family's future secure and now faces a new facet in her life, learning how to survive a relationship.

Elizabeth Bennet has led a peaceful life at her family's estate of Longbourn. Then she met the handsome Fitzwilliam Darcy at the Meryton assembly. Rather than being sullen, Darcy realized from the start that there was something special about the young lady. Her world was about to be turned upside down with the revelation of her true parents, and the person who wanted them dead. Only, her parents' deaths did not discourage the man who hated her birth father, who had spurned the man's sister. Wanting to discover Elizabeth's whereabouts, Baron Frances would stop at nothing to claim her as if ...

A Pride and Prejudice variation. Elizabeth Bennet and Georgiana Darcy were friends of long standing when they ventured a trip together to Ramsgate. While there, they are kidnapped by George Wickham, taken on a waiting ship which was to take them to Portugal. But these plans are waylaid by a storm which destroys the ship, leaving the young ladies on the shores of war torn France. While Georgiana's brother rushes to find them, could there be someone still in England who was mysteriously behind Wickham's behavior?

A Pride and Prejudice variation. What if Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy came to an earlier understanding, including the infamous "not handsome enough" words being uttered in a different context. But outside forces from different corners of England are attempting to keep the two apart.

The Darcy family tree has many branches, one of which leads to Thomas Bennet's family. The Darcy and Bennet families have long been friends, including young Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth. To protect his son from an arranged marriage to Fitzwilliam's cousin, Anne De Bourgh, his father makes an arrangement for him to marry his dearest friend, Elizabeth Bennet. Then tragedy struck, with the death of Lady Anne Darcy. The boy decides loving someone can only lead to heartache, and he does not wish to suffer loss again. What will become of Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth?

Fitzwilliam Darcy and his sister, Georgiana, journey to Bruges, Belgium for Georgiana to study with some of the finest art masters. They meet Mr Thomas Bennet, an art history professor at one of the universities there, and his two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. The Bennets are part of a group trying to restore the stolen works of art taken by Napoleon's army when they plundered Belgium. One piece of art in particular was the Bruges Madonna, sculpted by Michelangelo. Along with Colonel Fitzwilliam, the Bingleys, Lord and Lady Matlock, the search for the missing art leads through Belgium ...

When tragedy strikes her family, leaving no males to handle business affairs, Elizabeth Bennet decides to become "man of the family". Cutting her hair and dressing in her uncle's clothing, Elizabeth becomes Elijah Bennet. She must keep her secret, though when she meets Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, the nephew of Elijah Bennet's best customer, her heart is torn. Should she be honest about being a lady, or protect her family secret?

A Pride and Prejudice what if story. With the departure of the Netherfield party to London, the Bennet family's hopes of a marriage between Jane and Mr Bingley are dashed. Due to declining health, and wishing to protect his family, Mr Bennet insists on Elizabeth marrying his cousin, Mr Collins. On the way from the wedding breakfast to Hunsford, a terrible carriage accident befalls the newlyweds. Mr Darcy receives a letter from his aunt, pleading for his assistance, as her clergyman is dead and his wife is terribly injured. What will Darcy's reaction be to finding the young lady he cannot ...

The Netherfield Ball saw Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth coming to an understanding after dancing and dining together. Moments after they finished partaking in the food, their lives would change dramatically. Mr Collins is infuriated with his cousin, whom he had been promised, by Mrs Bennet, will be his bride. He takes his cousin to the balcony to teach her proper behavior, when Darcy finds his beloved being brutally beaten. The men decide to have Collins locked in a room at Netherfield and guarded. The following morning finds Mr Collins has been murdered. The search to discover the killer,...