For Worse and For Better: A Pride & Prejudice Variation

Written by Alexa Douglas

Narrated by Kathryn Vinclaire

A resentful husband. A miserable wife. How can their marriage survive when “for better, for worse” becomes worse… and worse… and worse?

Elizabeth Bennet does not want to marry Fitzwilliam Darcy. He's rude, arrogant, and selfish. But her father's illness changes everything: if she holds out for love, her family may be destitute. Hoping Mr. Darcy's friends are right — that he is truly a better man than she knows — she accepts him. Afterward she begins to glimpse the generous, affectionate man she'd heard about. Until he learns what she really thinks of him. 

Furious and betrayed, ensnared by a fortune-hunter who hates him, Fitzwilliam Darcy is nevertheless a man of his word. He will marry Elizabeth Bennet, but he will never again trust her with his heart. Returning to Pemberley and his sham of a marriage, he can hardly bear to be in the same room with his wife. Then he falls, and the real troubles begin.

Shakespeare wrote, “The course of true love never did run smooth,” but the Bard never scripted a path so perilous as Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy's. Join them as they face disasters both natural and man-made in search of their happy ending.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bluestocking Press LLC
• Release date: Aug 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9781667035536

Reviews for For Worse and For Better

[Johanna · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Very good, but a little too much happening . I didn’t like the reader at first, but a few chapters in I totally forgot all about it.

[Lucy · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great story and loved the narrator. They can sometimes be a bit stilted but I was throughly entertained.

[Vanessa Connelly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very strong writing and narration. You can tell a ton of research went into the time period- scientific, medical, architectural etc. This is a super angsty variation so if you’re looking for light, this may not be your cup of tea. The pay-off however is lovely.

[Mary Andrews · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have enjoyed many P&P variations over the year, but this is a new favorite. Unique storyline, believable character development and nothing too far fetched. It had a nice balance of angst without be absurd. It had me sympathizing and rooting for both sides of the conflict and very much enjoying the resolution.

[Leah999 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

good plot, really unconventional, I loved it very much. L

[mj · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is the only P&P variation that made me really cry heavily while listening to it. I was hesitant to listen to it first let alone finish it, but I want the bitter sweet slow burn of of the story I hope to hear/read more like this plot.

[Lynley Cannon · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wonderful story with a believable and defensible plot line. Well written and beautifully narrated.