By the Light of the Moon: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By Portia Appleton

This was not the engagement Elizabeth Bennet expected…

 

After the sudden death of William Collins, Elizabeth Bennet accepts an engagement to a man who is not quite her ideal gentleman. Timothy Montrose is many decades older than Elizabeth, he is quite dull, and he reminds her of one of her father's prized bulldogs. But he is kind enough and the wedding will bring her mother great joy, if not her father. When Timothy is forced to leave Meryton on business, he requests that Elizabeth inform his family of their impending marriage, including his cousin Fitzwilliam Darcy, who is visiting from Derbyshire. Elizabeth remembers Darcy, and his unpleasantness, from an assembly many years ago. Must she really speak to the miserable man once more?

 

Fitzwilliam Darcy can not seem to find love.

 

Though he considered himself to be quite content alone, Fitzwilliam Darcy's family will not allow him to remain a bachelor forever. Despite their repeated attempts to convince him to marry, he has managed to maintain his freedom. That is, until a young woman knocks on his door with a wedding announcement, and a smile that he can not seem to put out of his mind. How is it even possible that the woman he is meant to be with is marrying his boorish cousin Timothy, and how will he put a stop to the wedding?

 

When Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy discover they have a connection they never expected, what will it mean for Elizabeth's engagement… and Darcy's future?

 

By the Light of the Moon is a Pride and Prejudice variation with unexpected romance, magic by moonlight, and a guaranteed happy ending!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Daisy Chain Publishing
• Release date: Jan 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201495763

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By the Light of the Moon

BY THE LIGHT OF THE MOON

A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION

PORTIA APPLETON

Daisy Chain Publishing

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Elizabeth

Chapter 2

Darcy

Chapter 3

Elizabeth

Chapter 4

Darcy

Chapter 5

Elizabeth

Chapter 6

Darcy

Chapter 7

Elizabeth

Chapter 8

Darcy

Chapter 9

Elizabeth

Chapter 10

Darcy

Chapter 11

Elizabeth

Chapter 12

Darcy

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CHAPTER 1

ELIZABETH

N o! I absolutely forbid it, young lady! You will not marry that… beast of a man. I know him much better than you and he is an overgrown child! No… this is unacceptable.

Elizabeth was on her second hour of listening to her father’s objections over her engagement to Timothy Montrose. In truth, she did not disagree with anything he said. The gentleman was three decades older than her, he was quite boring, and had the appearance of an aged bulldog. Yet, since the sudden death of William Collins, gentleman had not exactly been knocking the Bennet’s door down to marry Elizabeth. Timothy Montrose was, at the very least, kind. And a marriage would pacify her mother, if not her father.

Papa, he is a decent man.

"He is dull! He does not share any of your interests. He has never made anyone we know laugh. I do not even think he knows how to tell a joke! Elizabeth, I simply do not understand. Why must you accept this man’s proposal? There is no rush."

Mrs. Bennet set down her tea cup and scoffed at her husband.

There most certainly IS a rush, Mr. Bennet. Do you want your daughter to be an old maid when all of her sisters are already married?

Elizabeth sighed and took a long sip of the port she had been drinking. If allowed, she would have finished a bottle, but her mother never would have let her. This entire conversation was exhausting her after what should have been a moderately joyous announcement.

Mrs. Bennet, I do not wish for Elizabeth to hurry into a marriage that will make her unhappy. And what of children? Can you imagine what an atrocious father Timothy would be? Your children will be more intelligent than him by the time they are old enough to walk.

Papa, please.

Her father crossed his arms over his chest. 

Do you love him, Lizzy?

Elizabeth did not even have to consider the question.

Of course not, father.

That is for the better, Mrs. Bennet said after taking a bite of a biscuit. He will not infuriate you the way your father does me.