True to their principles and beliefs, they fought through hypocrisy and broke social boundaries to find their happily-ever-after. In the third romance anthology of the quill collective series, sixteen celebrated Austenesque authors write the untold histories of Austen’s brave adventuresses, her talkative spinsters, her shy maidens, and her naughty matrons.
Austen’s novels have become timeless classics because of their biting wit, honest social commentary, and because she wrote of strong women who were ahead of their day. Peek around the curtain and discover what made Lady Susan so wicked, Mary Crawford so capricious, and Hettie Bates so in need of Emma Woodhouse’s pity.
We none of us expect to be in smooth water all our days. Persuasion jane austen: true romantic or rational creature? Her novels transport us back to the Regency, a time when well-mannered gentlemen and finely-bred ladies fell in love as they danced at balls and rode in carriages. Yet her heroines, were no swooning, such as Elizabeth Bennet, Anne Elliot, and Elinor Dashwood, fainthearted damsels in distress.
Marie croft * amy d’orazio * jenetta james * jessie lewis * karalynne mackrory * lona manning * christina morland * beau north * sophia rose * anngela schroeder * joana starnes * caitlin Williams * Edited by Christina Boyd * Foreword by Devoney LooserMATURE CONTENT RATING as per EDITORALL STORIES CONTAINED HEREIN HAVE A HEAT INDEX RATING OF 1-3.
Yuletide: A Jane Austen-Inspired Collection of Stories The Quill Collective Book 4
I went up to the great House between three and four, and dawdled away an hour very comfortably. Jane austena holiday short story anthology with some favorite Austenesque authors, PRIDE & PREJUDICE, YULETIDE is inspired by Jane Austen, and the spirit of the season. Each anthology in “The Quill Collective” series is a stand-alone book.
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Speechless
Stranded with her at a remote inn and seriously hampered by injury, but can he win the war to make himself better understood without the ability to speak?Thus begins an intense journey to love and understanding that is at times harrowing, Darcy very quickly loses the battle to conquer his feelings, sometimes hilarious and at all times heartwarming.
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Writerly Ambitions: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story
But Mr. Bingley only takes Netherfield years after he did in the original novel. His friends don’t believe him anymore when he insists he wants to marry. Elizabeth bennet started writing novels after she was banished to London following an unfortunate incident. In this story Mr. Her literary endeavours proved popular, and now she has a modest independent income, and a determination to never depend on anyone.
They become friends quickly when they meet at the assembly ball, Elizabeth is amused by Darcy's arrogance, and he is kind to her and charmed by her charming and mischievous manner. Mr. But each girl he met lacked something.
Dear Nameless Stranger: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
I am quite done now with not expressing my gratitude – I should not at all wish to prove tiresome. From the author of tact, dear nameless stranger is a heartwarming tale inspired by Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Jean Webster’s Daddy Long Legs. There. Tragedy has struck the bennet sisters but they are greatly relieved when the anonymous kindness of a stranger means that they can remain together.
Bingley and his friend Mr. Please admire my docile and obedient nature. Darcy, she is quite frank in writing of her dismay. In exchange for such charity, a monthly letter is required from each sister. It is a fortunate thing that miss elizabeth Bennet rather likes letter-writing, for she relishes the opportunity to relate to this unknown gentleman all her impressions and opinions regarding her changed circumstances.
With each passing month elizabeth confides more in the nameless stranger, and by the time Netherfield Park is once again occupied by the amiable Mr.
A Case of Some Delicacy
An inexplicable desire to help elizabeth draws Darcy into the match-breaking scheme, despite knowing that he should want nothing to do with a family like the Bennets. As the new allies work together, they begin to understand and admire each other. Bennet’s mismatched matchmaking. Collins begin spreading at the Meryton Assembly, Elizabeth Bennet vows to save her dearest sister’s happiness from being sacrificed in marriage.
This humorous pride and Prejudice re-imagining is novel length and pays homage to the wit of Jane Austen. Eavesdropping and jealousy abound, cricket balls go astray, and love blooms in spite of Mrs. But they must navigate a complicated web of sisters, friends, and new acquaintances, cousins, parents, aunts, all of whom seem contrary to being manipulated.
Overhearing a heated exchange between Elizabeth and Mr Bennet, Darcy is stunned not only by her devotion to her sister, but also by her defiant words to her father.
The Journey Home To Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
How can she regain what she had lost and rebuild a future with the only man she will ever love, but for whom disguise of every sort is his abhorrence? .
Thaw
As long winter days slowly pass, she writes letters to her loved ones, trying to come to terms with her new role as a wife and the Mistress of Pemberley. On a rainy november day in 1811, Miss Elizabeth Bennet finds herself wondering why no one ever bothered to tell her about this. A few blithe steps on a morning walk, lead to unexpected events that irrevocably change the course of Elizabeth’s life, taken after a succession of rain, placing her fate in the hands of the haughty and conceited Mr.
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The Darcy Monologues: A romance anthology of "Pride and Prejudice" short stories in Mr. Darcy's own words The Quill Collective Book 1
Handsome. Rich. Each anthology in “The Quill Collective” series is a stand-alone book. Herein “the darcy monologues", the man himself reveals his intimate thoughts, his passionate dreams, and his journey to love—all told with a previously concealed wit and enduring charm. Powerful. Noble. Marie croft, darcy" by karen m cox, 4"you don't know me" by beau north, 2other eras"hot for teacher" by sara angelini, 2"the ride home" by ruth phillips oakland, 2"the beast of pemberley" by melanie stanford, 2"reason to Hope" by Jenetta James, 2"I, 1"If Only a Dream" by Joana Starnes, 2"Pemberley by Stage" by Natalie Richards, 2"Darcy Strikes Out" by Sophia Rose, 2 "In Terms Of Perfect Composure" by Susan Adriani, 1"A Resentful Man" by Lory Lilian, 1"Clandestiny" by KaraLynne Mackrory, 1"Without Affection" by Jan Hahn, 1 .
And yet, as miss austen’s “pride and prejudice” is established through elizabeth bennet’s fine eyes, how are we to know his mind? How does Darcy progress from “She is tolerable: but not handsome enough to tempt me” to “I thought only of you”? In this romance anthology, fifteen Austenesque authors assemble to sketch Darcy’s character through a series of re-imaginings, set in the Regency through contemporary times—from faithful narratives to the fanciful.
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A Reason to Hope: A Pride & Prejudice Novella
Both vow to feel only gratitude toward the other. When he extends to her the opportunity of eventually becoming an independent woman, she accepts his unexpected offer to wed. The last thing either wants is to suffer the heartbreak of falling in love when their future is uncertain. As the couple explore treatment options and listen to sound advice, they are drawn into a love that will last through the ages.
Fitzwilliam darcy has reason to believe he does not have long to live. Knowing he needs an heir, he offers marriage to the only lady who has caught his eye and held his interest: Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Once exposed to the gentleman’s vulnerability, Elizabeth realizes she may have misjudged him.
A Lady's Reputation
Then mr darcy makes another offer: summer at Pemberley so that Jane can be reunited with Mr Bingley and so that he can prove to Elizabeth he is not what she thinks of him. Her refusal is quick and definite—until matters of reputation, hers as well as Jane’s, are considered. The news spreads just as quickly through hertfordshire once Mrs Bennet opens the express Mr Bennet receives from Mr Darcy, and in a matter of days, it seems like everyone knows that Mr Darcy has proposed marriage to Elizabeth Bennet.
Everyone, that is, except Elizabeth herself. What neither man could have predicted however was that Lord Matlock would write the news to his sister, or that Viscount Saye would overhear and tell his friends, or that his friends might slip a little and let their friends know as well. Falling in love with him is naturally impossible…but once she knows the man he truly is, will she be able to help herself?
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