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What if Darcy invited Elizabeth and the Gardiners to join the house party at Pemberley that day when they unexpectedly met him on his estate? Thus begins Invitation to Pemberley... When Darcy unexpectedly runs into Elizabeth at Pemberley just after he's returned home, he seizes the opportunity and invites them to join the house party that's expected on the morrow. He is determined to show Elizabeth that he truly is a gentleman—if he can't win her back, then at the very least he can improve her opinion of him. Elizabeth is shocked to be treated so cordially by the man she once painfully ...

What if Elizabeth didn't decline to dance with Mr. Darcy at Sir William Lucas's behest? Thus begins The Dance at Lucas Lodge... When Elizabeth takes Mr. Darcy's hand for a dance at Lucas Lodge, she can't believe she's dancing with such an odious man—meanwhile, Darcy is enamored with her beauty and smiles. But when she confronts him about his rude slight at the Meryton Assembly, Elizabeth is affronted when Mr. Darcy denies having ever slighted her! But when he speaks with Bingley later, Darcy learns that he did, indeed, insult Miss Elizabeth—and he knows he must apologize before he loses...

What if Jane accompanied Elizabeth on her summer trip to Derbyshire with their aunt and uncle Gardiner? Thus begins Reunited in Derbyshire... When Jane is with Elizabeth for their tour of Derbyshire, all Elizabeth wants to do is help Jane move on from her heartbreak. But when they meet Darcy on his estate at Pemberley, they are both surprised to learn Bingley is there, too. When Jane is reunited with Bingley, Elizabeth is forced to acknowledge her feelings for Darcy and accept that she has loved him too late. But for Darcy, it's not over yet—can he show Elizabeth that he's learned from ...

What if Mr. Darcy made his abysmal proposal to Elizabeth in a letter before the Netherfield Ball? And what if she composed a letter back—refusing him abysmally in return? Thus begins Mr. Darcy's secret correspondence with his Elizabeth... Elizabeth is shocked when she reads Mr. Darcy's proposal—one so insulting as to call their potential marriage a “highly reprehensible connection.” Further, she is incensed when he doesn't even have the decency to ask for her hand—he simply expects her to accept without question! Elizabeth writes back and gives her answer, a resounding “No.” ...

What if Elizabeth and Jane spent the Christmastide in London with their aunt and uncle? Thus begins Christmas on Gracechurch Street... In this short, Regency Christmas story, Darcy and Bingley are surprised to run into the eldest Bennet sisters, but Bingley quickly takes it upon himself to renew his acquaintance with Jane while Darcy and Elizabeth start anew. As Christmas approaches, will Darcy and Elizabeth find their happy ending, or will misunderstandings keep them apart? Read on to see ODC find their Christmastime HEA in Hailey Jones's short and sweet Pride & Prejudice holiday romance, ...

What if Darcy never met Elizabeth in Hertfordshire or Rosings before she visited Derbyshire in the summer? Thus begins Master of Pemberley... In this variation, Darcy never visited Hertfordshire with Bingley, and neither did he see Elizabeth in Kent in the spring—instead, their first meeting is that fateful day he arrives home early to discover her on the grounds. It's love at first sight: Elizabeth Bennet and this handsome man, the master of Pemberley—until they both realize Elizabeth's the sister of the very woman Darcy influenced Bingley to break off his understanding with. Read on ...

What if Mr. Darcy brought Georgiana with him to Netherfield after the disastrous Ramsgate incident—and what if she also overheard his slight when he said Elizabeth Bennet was “tolerable, but not handsome enough” to tempt him to dance? What if Georgiana took it upon herself to apologize to Elizabeth on behalf of her brother, and then sought to introduce them to one another? Thus begins Miss Darcy's Introduction... Georgiana Darcy is horrified to overhear her brother say that Miss Elizabeth Bennet is “tolerable, but not handsome enough” to tempt him to dance—what's worse, she ...

What if the Bingley party never left for London after the Netherfield ball? Thus begins Christmas at Netherfield... In this very short Regency Christmas story, Darcy anticipates proposing to Elizabeth after he sees Bingley's success in winning Jane's hand—until he finally realizes that maybe Elizabeth doesn't hold him in as high esteem as he thought. Will Elizabeth learn the truth about Darcy's character and change her mind, or will Darcy leave Hertfordshire—and Elizabeth—behind for good? Read on to see ODC find their Christmastime HEA in Hailey Jones's short and sweet Pride & ...

What if Darcy never met Elizabeth in Hertfordshire before visiting Rosings on his annual sojourn? Thus begins Lady Catherine's Nephew... In this variation, Darcy never visited Hertfordshire with Bingley, though he did influence Bingley away from Miss Jane Bennet via letter, at the insistence of Bingley's concerned sisters. So when he meets Elizabeth Bennet for the first time at Rosings, he is surprised to discover that this lively but perfectly proper lady is of the same family that was so reportedly full of impropriety—and even more surprised at his own irresistible attraction to her. ...

Inspired by the fraught dual love stories found in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, this Pride and Prejudice variation is a vagary which explores what might have happened if the Bennet family estate had been Netherfield Park, not Longbourn, and the aftermath of Mr. Bennet's early demise. Jane and Lizzy are still very young—nineteen and seventeen—and Mr. Collins, upon whom the estate had been entailed, takes over Netherfield Park with his greedy, selfish wife, Mrs. Caroline Collins (née Bingley). Her brother, the reserved yet surprisingly amiable Mr. Bingley, comes to stay, meeting ...

What if Bingley held another ball during the Christmastide? Thus begins A Christmas Eve Ball... In this short, Regency Christmas story, Bingley returns to Netherfield before Christmas in order to throw another ball for Jane, where he hopes to finally propose and win her hand. Darcy cannot resist such an undeniable opportunity to see Elizabeth again, whom he hasn't stopped thinking about since leaving Hertfordshire after Bingley's first ball—but this time when he asks her to dance, will sparks finally fly between them, or everything go up in smoke? Read on and find out in Hailey Jones's ...

The world has shifted beneath my feet, and all that remains steady is one name... George Knightley is a gentleman of principles— until Emma Woodhouse grows up and his steadiness T I L T S . . . when a stranger arrives, what Knightley won’t name becomes impossible to I G N O R E.

What if Mr. Martin had proposed to Harriet in person instead of writing a letter, thus receiving an acceptance rather than a refusal? Thus begins Harriet's Secret... When Mr. Martin visits Harriet one morning and proposes, she joyfully says yes without hesitation. But when she meets with Emma to deliver the happy news, confusion abounds—Emma thinks it's Mr. Elton who has proposed, and upon Harriet's clarification that it was not Mr. Elton but Mr. Martin, Emma assumes that Harriet refused the man—and poor Harriet leads Emma to believe she had refused him! When Mr. Knightley offers his ...

What if Frank Churchill did tell Emma about his secret engagement with Jane Fairfax? Thus begins Mr. Churchill's Secret... When Frank Churchill accidentally reveals to Emma that he is secretly engaged to Jane Fairfax, Emma is thrown for a loop—she had suspected the man was in love with her, not Jane! Now saddled with a distressing secret which she didn't ask for, Emma blurts out to Mr. Knightley that Mr. Churchill has declared himself to her. Unsure of why she made such a claim, Emma decides this might be the perfect diversion from the truth—until she realizes it's more than she ...

What if the unexpected snowfall on Christmas Eve prevented Emma and her party from leaving Randalls after dinner? Thus begins Christmas at Randalls... In this very short Regency Christmas story, the Christmas Eve dinner party at Randalls turns into a longer affair as everyone is forced to stay over for the night—and as Emma soon discovers when he forcibly declares himself to her that night, she was very wrong about Mr. Elton being in love with her friend Harriet. Knightley intervenes however, keeping Elton away from her after his drunken declaration, and this heroic act makes Emma begin ...

Inspired by the longing mood of Jane Austen's Persuasion, this Pride & Prejudice variation explores what might have happened if Mr. Bingley returned to Hertfordshire from London after the Netherfield Ball and proposed to Jane as he originally intended to do. Jane becomes Mrs. Bingley, and Elizabeth still goes to Hunsford to visit Mrs. Collins, where she is met with an abysmal proposal from Mr. Darcy. Blinded by her own prejudice, she refuses him on the basis of her own dislike and his reported treatment of Mr. Wickham. After receiving a letter from Mr. Darcy, she drastically changes her ...