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Darcy in Distress: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

Darcy in Distress: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

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  • Create Date：2022-07-31 02:19:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Laraba Kendig
  • ISBN：B0B6L5JCX6
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Reviews

RTD ，

Nice storyWickham's character was unexpected which made this story standout from others。 Darcy and Elizabeth were good together。 Although there are plenty of HEAs， there isn't much romance， but couples coming together， and I'm okay with that。 Nice storyWickham's character was unexpected which made this story standout from others。 Darcy and Elizabeth were good together。 Although there are plenty of HEAs， there isn't much romance， but couples coming together， and I'm okay with that。 。。。more

wendy luther ，

Loved it I really reccomend it with lady Anne a sad Mr darcy and a funny Mr Bennet 。。。。。very enjoyable loved thr story line if you love a good villain here it is

CEK ，

Some interesting surprisesA very different universe， where Lady Anne Darcy is still alive， but recovering from drug abuse， while her brother， Earl of Matlock， schemes against the Darcy family。 Wickham is one of the good guys and most of the other usual characters are true to canon。 Darcy is much more pleasant than usual。 A very pleasant read， with lots of plot twists。

Mari ，

A different kind of variation， with no Caroline and a most unusual villain… also kind of like this Wickham

Sheila Majczan ，

This author has many of the same characters as in canon， but she certainly writes their roles very different。 The story description tells us of how Darcy is struggling not only with the legacy left by his father but also to resist efforts （bordering on blackmail） by his uncle， Lord Matlock， and his aunt， Lady Catherine。 Both want to get their hands on Darcy's estate and/or his money。 Matlock and two of his sons have run up debts and Lord Matlock sees marrying Georgiana to one of his sons as a wa This author has many of the same characters as in canon， but she certainly writes their roles very different。 The story description tells us of how Darcy is struggling not only with the legacy left by his father but also to resist efforts （bordering on blackmail） by his uncle， Lord Matlock， and his aunt， Lady Catherine。 Both want to get their hands on Darcy's estate and/or his money。 Matlock and two of his sons have run up debts and Lord Matlock sees marrying Georgiana to one of his sons as a way to pay off those。Rumors circulating in London have Lady Anne （Yes， she is still alive。） as insane。 Talk is that she should not be allowed to live with and influence her daughter， Georgiana。 This story has her drugged much of the time， sadly。 This Wickham is the opposite of the one in canon。 He， the Colonel and Darcy are best of friends and work together to solve more than one problem in this story。Darcy is most likely suffering from what modern times label as PTSD。 He is overwhelmed。 And， as usual， doesn't want to dance nor even socialize when he goes to that first Assembly in Meryton。 He does dance with Elizabeth and at the end of the evening realizes that she is different from any other lady he has met。 Their friendship builds and she befriends both his mother and his sister。There are several marriages arranged with the help of Special Licenses which the bearer just happens to have in his/her pocket。 In the planning they seem to be more marriages of convenience but by the time of the ceremony one couple realizes that there is love， actually。 The second couple also develops a marriage of caring for and respecting each other。Collins is more of a problem than in canon and ends up with a bruised face at one point。 He does not marry Charlotte， who has a happier fate。。。。 revealed in the epilogue。This story kept my attention。 I have read just about every story this author has written and enjoyed them。 I do have to add， though， that there are not a lot of romantic moments between Darcy and Elizabeth。 Despite that I do recommend this tale。 。。。more

Gayatri Iyer ，

Wickham as the good guy for once， was so refreshing to read。 Although some of the events seemed a little too far fetched， I had fun reading this tale。

wosedwew ，

"Darcy in Distress" is an unusual plot that I enjoyed reading。 Villainy still abounds but the villains are not the usual。 Mr。 Collins receives his just deserts。 Wickham's story had a unique ending。 "Darcy in Distress" is an unusual plot that I enjoyed reading。 Villainy still abounds but the villains are not the usual。 Mr。 Collins receives his just deserts。 Wickham's story had a unique ending。 。。。more

Amy ，

Very Enjoyable！5 Stars for a fast paced， cliche free， funny， and wonderful story。 I enjoyed every single moment of it and I am sure that you will too。

Nakia Shultz ，

wickham I good Wickham is a change in this book， I enjoyed it very much。 I have enjoyed all of the books this author has published。

Michelle ，

Lovely Another wonderfully done and very enjoyable variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Laraba Kendig。

Mary B ，

Nicely done。 Characterization nicely done too…

Katja ，

I read this as a WIP。 Darcy visits Bingley under the shadow of rumors and threats。 His father was a bad man who did various bad man things， including subduing his wife with laudanum。 This had an unfortunate effect on her health。 Darcy senior is dead now and Lady Anne has been weaned off the drug but Darcy's uncle is putting out rumors that Anne and Darcy are both mad， in the hopes that he could get control of the Darcy fortunes to replenish his own coffers or get one of his sons to marry Georgia I read this as a WIP。 Darcy visits Bingley under the shadow of rumors and threats。 His father was a bad man who did various bad man things， including subduing his wife with laudanum。 This had an unfortunate effect on her health。 Darcy senior is dead now and Lady Anne has been weaned off the drug but Darcy's uncle is putting out rumors that Anne and Darcy are both mad， in the hopes that he could get control of the Darcy fortunes to replenish his own coffers or get one of his sons to marry Georgiana's dowry。 Darcy and Elizabeth get to know each other in a less conflicted mode as he does not feel so high and mighty with the scandal floating around him。 Wickham and Darcy are also friendly。 Lady Anne and Georgiana learn to know the Bennet ladies。 Mr。 Bennet is an author， penning a story about princesses in danger。 It's largely Lady Anne's ingenuity that saves the day， our dear couple stands by and watches。As reading experiences， this author's stories tend to be plot-driven to me。 D&E do find themselves in love but it's not really about that。 It's more about seeing what happens next and how the characters get themselves out of the various predicaments， less about emotions， romance， humor and that sort of thing。 As such， this story was a pleasant one-time read but not something I would return to。 Steam level: I guess the characters may have been drinking some tea while it was still hot。My history quibble: Did special licences really work anonymously like that？ This story made it seem like once somebody in the house had a special licence in their pocket， anybody could marry any random person。 But I thought you had to name the specific parties to apply for the licence， and it wasn't just a fill-in-the-blank sort of thing 。。。more