The Winter of Our Discontent (Pride and Prejudice Variations #1)

The Winter of Our Discontent (Pride and Prejudice Variations #1)

Author: Grace Gibson Listening Length: 7h 17m
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I signed my maiden name first before memorialising my new name. Elizabeth Madeline Darcy. Elizabeth Bennet lay dead on the altar of matrimony. HAVING SIGNED THE REGISTER as Elizabeth Darcy, the former Miss Elizabeth Bennet must somehow survive a crushing scandal as a stranger to herself. Her unwilling husband is so out...

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An untroubled rest served me well once we arrived at The Swan’s Trumpet.

Mr Darcy had bespoken a total of five rooms—one each for master and mistress, smaller ones for his valet and my lady’s maid, and one large common room above the stables for his footmen, coachman, and post boys.

The proprietor looked abashed. The inn had suffered a fire not three days prior.

The common room above the stable was of course available, and he had gone to great lengths to secure Mr Darcy two rooms, one being superior with a fireplace and a large bed, and the other in the attic that was clean but not heated.