An Invitation to Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By May Connolly

Elizabeth Bennet had very different plans for her summer…

 

When her sister, Jane, married Charles Bingley in the spring, Elizabeth Bennet expected she would spend a quiet summer alone at Longbourn. With Jane gone and her mother consumed with marrying off the other Bennet girls, Elizabeth would have the peace she craved to read and walk the meadows of Meryton. However, all of that changes when she receives an unexpected invitation.

 

Can Elizabeth get along with a man she despises for the sake of her sister?

 

Charles and Jane Bingley have decided to spend the summer months at Pemberley, the estate of Fitzwilliam Darcy, and Jane requests that Elizabeth join her. While she does not wish to leave her sister without company for three long months, Mr. Darcy is the most contemptible man she has ever met. How can she be expected to tolerate him for an entire season?

 

An Invitation to Pemberley is a Pride and Prejudice variation with a guaranteed happy ending and some twists and turns along the way!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Daisy Chain Publishing
• Release date: May 25, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223036081

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An Invitation to Pemberley

AN INVITATION TO PEMBERLEY

A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION

MAY CONNOLLY

Daisy Chain Publishing

Copyright © 2023 by Daisy Chain Publishing

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No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

CONTENTS

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

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CHAPTER 1

E lizabeth! Elizabeth, a letter arrived for you!

Elizabeth Bennet sat in her father’s study, the only room in the whole of Longbourn where he youngest sisters left her in peace. Ever since their oldest sister, Jane, married in the spring, Elizabeth felt as if she had become the Bennet family project. Between her mother’s constant meddling and Lydia and Kitty’s obsession with her love life, she felt as if she was the only topic of conversation within the walls of her home. When she escaped to the study to read, Elizabeth felt as if she were free of the expectation of the rest of her family.

But, as usual, Lydia did not wish to respect her privacy.

Elizabeth, Lydia shouted through the closed door again. I said you have a letter! Do you wish to read it now?

Elizabeth sighed as she set her book down. Surely, it could have waited until later. I only asked for an hour alone to finish my book.

It is from Jane!

Well, that is a different story entirely.

As soon as Jane married Charles Bingley in April, her sister left for an extended stay in Scotland. The newly weds were due to return any day now, so Elizabeth was surprised to receive a letter now. Excitement swelled in Elizabeth's chest as she reached for the letter. Her siblings' chatter outside the study faded, and all she could focus on was the news from her beloved sister. Her hands shook as she broke the seal and unfolded the paper.

The familiar handwriting danced across the pages, filling her with joy and longing for her sister. She could almost sense Jane's comforting presence in the room with her.

My dearest Lizzy,

I hope this letter finds you well.

I have news to share that may surprise you! Charles and I have elected to spend the upcoming summer season at Pemberley Manor in the company of Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Elizabeth's heart skipped a