The Abominable Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation - Paperback

by J. Dawn King (Author)

Mr. Darcy was an enigma-until he spoke. Then he became the enemy.

Elizabeth Bennet's eyes are drawn to the handsome, mysterious gentleman who arrives at the Meryton Assembly with the Bingley party. One devastating insult transforms him from Mr. Divinely Attractive to the Abominable Mr. Darcy, and Elizabeth declares war. Her strategy: keep Darcy away from her sister Jane's budding romance with Mr. Bingley at any cost. His counter-strategy: win the campaign being waged in Hertfordshire's drawing rooms.

What begins as tactical maneuvering escalates with unexpected casualties-including a knocked-off-his-horse Darcy (twice), a humiliated Caroline Bingley, and Lady Catherine storming Longbourn in full fury.

With Colonel Fitzwilliam offering strategic advice, Charlotte Lucas providing intelligence, and complications mounting from Wickham's schemes to Georgiana's mysterious confinement, the battle intensifies. Elizabeth and Darcy cycle from enemies to reluctant allies to adversaries again, neither willing to surrender.

But as skirmishes give way to understanding, both realize their hearts have become the real casualties. Can they call a truce before it's too late? And how many times can two people wage war before they discover they're fighting for the same thing?

A clever, humorous variation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice where love is the ultimate battlefield. Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers romance, witty banter, and strategic warfare in Regency drawing rooms.

Every book in this series is a complete story that can be read in any order.

Author Biography

Joy Dawn King started telling stories from an early age. However, she did not write any of them down until she was 57 years old. While living high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador with her husband and family, she read Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice for the first time. It was love at first page. After she was done, she longed for more. When searching for another copy of Jane Austen's writings, she happened upon several books that offered alternative paths to happily ever after for Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. She purchased and read as many as she could find. Finally, in early 2014, she had an idea for a story about the couple that would not go away. Thus, her first book, A Father's Sins: A Pride and Prejudice Variation, was born. Since then, Joy and her husband moved back to the U.S. and plot bunnies kept hopping in and out of her imagination. Now, it's all she can do to keep up with them. But, she tries.