The Abominable Mr Darcy

Mr. Darcy was an enigma... until he spoke. Then, he was the enemy. Miss Elizabeth Bennet's eyes are instantly drawn towards a handsome, mysterious guest who arrives at the Meryton Assembly with the Bingley party. The gentleman destroys her illusions by delivering an insult that turns him from Mr. Divinely Attractive to the Abominable Mr. Darcy.While Elizabeth sets in motion her strategy for retaliation, Darcy plans to win the campaign being waged in the genteel drawing rooms of Hertfordshire. As more players from Jane Austen's beloved cast of characters enter the fray, complications arise--some with irreversible consequences. Can a truce be called before their hearts become casualties as well? How many times can two people go from enemies to friends and back again before it's too late?A Regency romance from best-selling author, J. Dawn King, inspired by Pride and Prejudice.

Elizabeth Bennet's girlish dreams of love and romance are shattered. Her father has decided she will be the one to secure her family's future through a marriage of convenience to his heir. Disappointment and sadness weigh her soul when she travels with her aunt and uncle-a consolation before she submits to duty. When she sees the reflection of her heartbreak in the face of an unknown young lady, Elizabeth reaches out to the girl, extending a hopeful outlook she herself has been denied. Mr. Darcy regrets missing the opportunity to know the pretty stranger who helped his grieving, younger sister rise above her sadness. Hope keeps him seeking her face in every crowd. As time passes it seems the woman he admires might be an ephemeral dream born of his heart's desire. Darcy finally finds her when he is forced to visit his friend, Mr. Bingley, but is she already taken? Can he restore hope to this woman he barely knows? Will she let him? Based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, this novella, Yes, Mr. Darcy, is a sweet historical romance from bestselling author, J. Dawn King. Bonus: Read the first chapter of J. Dawn King's upcoming full-length novel, "The Abominable Mr. Darcy." It is scheduled for release June 2016. Note: This story takes about an hour or so to read and is approximately 25,000 words. Enjoy an afternoon break or a late night read that you can finish in one sitting.

With gentlemen scarce at the Meryton assembly, Elizabeth Bennet means to scold the man in the shadows who refuses to dance. But when he comes into the light, she sees his horribly scarred face and his limp. Fitzwilliam Darcy survived a tragic carriage accident that claimed the life of his sister, and by all accounts of those who knew him, he is much changed. Now, he is a beast of a man, often in a bad temper, owing the pain he still suffers from the injuries he incurred. Elizabeth pities the man until he kisses her in the middle of the dance floor at the Netherfield Ball with everyone looking on. He's trapped her in a marriage that is not of her choosing, and now she must travel with him to the isolated estate of Pemberley. Mr. Darcy knows what he's done is monstrous. But there are monstrous things within him now. He doesn't know what has possessed him to trespass against this beauty that will now be his wife. He knows he is beyond any hope. And yet... she stirs things within him. He will not let her go. This first book in the Happily Ever Collection unites Beauty and the Beast and Pride and Prejudice. Though each story in the collection takes its cue from a fairy tale, there are neither magic nor otherworldly elements in the stories.

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One month to find a wife he can live with forever. Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is desperate. If he doesn

A gothic and steamy forced marriage variation At the Meryton assembly, Miss Elizabeth Bennet accidentally becomes trapped in a storage room with Mr. Darcy. When the two are discovered together, after a treacherous nail has done violence to Elizabeth’s dress, tongues wag, and the rumors decry Elizabeth’s reputation. For the sake of her family’s good name, Elizabeth agrees to marry Mr. Darcy. Given the circumstances, they have decided to live apart, and Mr. Darcy will ready a small estate called Leonane for Elizabeth’s use. Leonane itself, however, sits high on cliff top, an imposing fortress of a house, which all the servants have fled, claiming a curse haunts the place. When she and Mr. Darcy arrive, their carriage is destroyed and the horses disappear. Is it the curse? Or is there someone who doesn’t wish them to leave? Who wishes to trap them there? Readers should be advised that this title may not be appropriate for clean readers.

When the Bennet sisters are invited to the Bingleys’ house party – on an estate that is rumoured to be haunted – Lizzy is worried Mr. Darcy will also be a guest. And he is. But to her surprise, suddenly he does not seem as stuffy and disagreeable as she first thought. Mysterious footsteps roam the hall at night – is it the ghost, or something more tangible? Lizzy and Darcy decide to investigate. Her close proximity to Darcy makes her question her first, unfortunate impression of him. Suddenly, he intrigues her – and Lizzy desires to learn more about him. Will she have time before the house party ends? Will they discover what – or who – is behind the mysterious footsteps in the middle of the night? And what will Lizzy do when she discovers that she has fallen in love with Mr. Darcy? This is a sweet Pride and Prejudice variation novella of approximately 32,000 words.