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

Book excerpt: 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!