By Charm or by Choice

It is a truth universally acknowledged that fated lovers deserve a happily ever after ending. But does asking what happens next spoil our satisfaction? For the beloved characters of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice the answer is "no"! After all, we deserve to know what happiness is found by Elizabeth Bennet as Mrs. Darcy. While many of her acquaintance may have concluded that Elizabeth Bennet was leading a charmed life, her choice to adhere to her principles by rejecting the certain security of two marriage proposals in order to marry for affection and esteem should not be ignored. As a married woman of means Elizabeth Darcy now lives a more worldly, knowledgeable, fashionable, and public life. She also has many new household, estate, and family responsibilities she must learn to meet. Can she help her new shy sister Georgiana Darcy prepare to be introduced into London society? With Longbourn as entailed away as ever, what will happen to Mary and Kitty Bennet? Have they any hope of making good matches in the limited society of Meryton with an indifferent father and an insensible mother? After learning the conniving Miss Bingley is being banished from her brother’s new estate, can Elizabeth help her beloved Jane by seeing Miss Bingley properly settled? Does Charlotte remain content or perhaps even find happiness living in Kent as Mrs. Collins? Who shall return from the war on the continent perhaps needing assistance? Amidst the familiar faces, continued follies, new absurdities, and sometimes harsh realities of all their acquaintance, the Darcys, with the considerable resources at their disposal, must decide when and if to intervene on behalf of those they love. Can Elizabeth help those she left behind? Should she?

This is a sweet and clean Regency romance.