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Promises: A Pride & Prejudice Series
A match made for safety, promises made for a lifetime.
Promises are made and broken every day. In these two stories, Darcy and Elizabeth come together to save her life, and make promises they intend to keep forever.
I Promise To… In this 'Pride and Prejudice' novella, Elizabeth Bennet has known Fitzwilliam Darcy since both were very young. When she flees Longbourn and an unwanted suitor, her uncle and his father arrange a marriage between the two.
Promises Kept This novel follows Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy through the first year of their marriage. Not everyone is happy with the marriage, and trouble comes quickly upon them. Dealing with jealous ladies and scornful gentlemen in London as well as illness and injury at Pemberley, they grow together as a couple while Elizabeth regains the confidence she has lost.+
Promises are made and broken every day. In these two stories, Darcy and Elizabeth come together to save her life, and make promises they intend to keep forever.
I Promise To… In this 'Pride and Prejudice' novella, Elizabeth Bennet has known Fitzwilliam Darcy since both were very young. When she flees Longbourn and an unwanted suitor, her uncle and his father arrange a marriage between the two.
Promises Kept This novel follows Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Darcy through the first year of their marriage. Not everyone is happy with the marriage, and trouble comes quickly upon them. Dealing with jealous ladies and scornful gentlemen in London as well as illness and injury at Pemberley, they grow together as a couple while Elizabeth regains the confidence she has lost.+
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Published February 9, 2017
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March 25, 2017
It's two, two, two books in one. This plot is familiar and yet in its own way unique. This is best described as a P&P Prequel set when Lizzy is but 16. In this universe the Gardiners and Darcys are good friends and the Gardiners often spend their summers at Pemberley along with their nieces Jane and Lizzy. Mrs. Bennet wants to wed Lizzy to a vile peer in order to assure her own security after Mr. Bennet's death. When Lizzy refuses him she is physically assaulted and Mr. Bennet eventually stirs himself to send her to London for her own safety. This is the back story to both books. If you are looking for other Bennets including Jane to have a large role you will be disappointed.
Mr. Darcy senior is alive and hale and hearty. Honestly this was what I wanted in the book Matchmakers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
My WTF moment with this is Lizzy is said to have a broken cheekbone. I may be wrong but I don't believe that in early 19th century there was the medical knowledge to set a broken cheek bone and make the person look perfect again.
First book - I Promise To. This is the shorter of the two books, approximately 150 pages. Here Lizzy is installed at the Gardiner's home in Cheapside but still very fearful of Lord Regis. When Mr. Gardiner spills to Mr. George Darcy a solution is quickly found. Fitzwilliam will be betrothed to Lizzy. Neither are consulted.
Both are shocked, while they aren't enemies by any stretch of the imagination nor or they in love. Darcy and Lizzy begin a courtship inside an engagement but when Regis attempts an abduction the wedding is moved forward and they are quickly married.
The marriage, the Darcy family, the Matlock's are all lovely. Lady Catherine is quickly contained and Wickham is exposed to Darcy Sr. and given a warning to improve himself.
Lizzy has some problems with Lord Regis but the Darcy men have her back. And she and Darcy live happily ever after.
The Second book - Promises Kept
This is an expansion of the previous story that skips over the details of what lead to Lizzy and Darcy's marriage. Now they are having their season in London and it seems that all of the young females are out to get Lizzy thinking that since the Darcys aren't peers they aren't influential.
Now remember this is 16 year old Elizabeth Darcy who has been misused and abused by both her mother and Lord Regis in the previous book. It made me reflect on how in the world a 16 year old is considered to be prepared for adult society by the mere act of saying I do. And the answer was she wasn't. No matter her manners and conversation she isn't emotionally ready to play the sly snarky games of the ton.
This is almost like 'P&P meets Heathers©' or P&P meets Mean Girls. Poor Lizzy is treated badly by these spoiled girls and is often left speechless. Leaving Darcy pater et filius to hie off to the girls fathers and threaten to cut them. This lathers rinses and repeats.. one would think that the story would get around but somehow it does not.
Eventually the Darcys visit Longbourn and Mrs. Bennet has a come apart on Lizzy with ends with .... Mrs. Bennet being cut by the Darcys. Then they are off to Pemberley where the neighbors will have a go at our poor girl.
Her failing is apparently that she has a relative in trade. Thus she must be vulgar, coarse and below them. Apparently everyone ignores that in her marriage announcement it clearly stated she was the daughter of a gentleman.
Even Miss Bingley can't resist sniping despite being set down by the Countess of Matlock and another society matron. She doesn't really get her comeuppance.
Eventually Wickham, the son, betrays Mr. Darcy Sr and is shipped off to Canada never to bother Georgie or Lydia.
And they all live HEA
Mr. Darcy senior is alive and hale and hearty. Honestly this was what I wanted in the book Matchmakers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
My WTF moment with this is Lizzy is said to have a broken cheekbone. I may be wrong but I don't believe that in early 19th century there was the medical knowledge to set a broken cheek bone and make the person look perfect again.
First book - I Promise To. This is the shorter of the two books, approximately 150 pages. Here Lizzy is installed at the Gardiner's home in Cheapside but still very fearful of Lord Regis. When Mr. Gardiner spills to Mr. George Darcy a solution is quickly found. Fitzwilliam will be betrothed to Lizzy. Neither are consulted.
Both are shocked, while they aren't enemies by any stretch of the imagination nor or they in love. Darcy and Lizzy begin a courtship inside an engagement but when Regis attempts an abduction the wedding is moved forward and they are quickly married.
The marriage, the Darcy family, the Matlock's are all lovely. Lady Catherine is quickly contained and Wickham is exposed to Darcy Sr. and given a warning to improve himself.
Lizzy has some problems with Lord Regis but the Darcy men have her back. And she and Darcy live happily ever after.
The Second book - Promises Kept
This is an expansion of the previous story that skips over the details of what lead to Lizzy and Darcy's marriage. Now they are having their season in London and it seems that all of the young females are out to get Lizzy thinking that since the Darcys aren't peers they aren't influential.
Now remember this is 16 year old Elizabeth Darcy who has been misused and abused by both her mother and Lord Regis in the previous book. It made me reflect on how in the world a 16 year old is considered to be prepared for adult society by the mere act of saying I do. And the answer was she wasn't. No matter her manners and conversation she isn't emotionally ready to play the sly snarky games of the ton.
This is almost like 'P&P meets Heathers©' or P&P meets Mean Girls. Poor Lizzy is treated badly by these spoiled girls and is often left speechless. Leaving Darcy pater et filius to hie off to the girls fathers and threaten to cut them. This lathers rinses and repeats.. one would think that the story would get around but somehow it does not.
Eventually the Darcys visit Longbourn and Mrs. Bennet has a come apart on Lizzy with ends with .... Mrs. Bennet being cut by the Darcys. Then they are off to Pemberley where the neighbors will have a go at our poor girl.
Her failing is apparently that she has a relative in trade. Thus she must be vulgar, coarse and below them. Apparently everyone ignores that in her marriage announcement it clearly stated she was the daughter of a gentleman.
Even Miss Bingley can't resist sniping despite being set down by the Countess of Matlock and another society matron. She doesn't really get her comeuppance.
Eventually Wickham, the son, betrays Mr. Darcy Sr and is shipped off to Canada never to bother Georgie or Lydia.
And they all live HEA
March 24, 2017
Promises: A Pride and Prejudice Series
Most enjoyable relationship between Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. In this series, George Darcy is very much alive and healthy. He and Edward Gardiner have been friends and business associates for many years, and with Elizabeth joining their family have been visitors at Pemberley for many summers. When Elizabeth refuses an inappropriate suitor, Lord Regis, and is beaten by him, Mr. Bennet sends Elizabeth to the Gardiners when he hears Mrs. Bennet invite him to compromise his Lizzy as she is recuperating from a broken jaw caused from this man's beating. When he shows up threatening her at the Gardiners, Edward discloses the entire situation to George Darcy. Both men realize that George's son, Fitzwilliam, and Gardiner's niece, Elizabeth, would make a wonderful match and proceed to arrange their marriage to protect Elizabeth. When Lord Regis tries to abduct Elizabeth from her bedroom within Gardiner's house, Elizabeth is moved to Darcy House and the young couple marry immediately. He's 21, and she's 16. After Regis tries once more to hurt Elizabeth, after George Darcy stops Fitzwilliam from killing Regis, Darcy threatens him with total destruction if he does not back off. Even though Regis is a peer, George Darcy has more wealth and power, and Regis leaves London. Once that unpleasant bit of business is taken care of, Lady Matlock takes her under her wing and gets her ready for her debut in London. Little did the Caroline Bingley's of the town realize that the Darcys and Matlocks were family members stuck together to protect their new member. Those darling daughters of the rich and famous were in for the shock of their lives when their own families sent them away rather than lose the friendship of the Darcys. Ouch! Many a disgruntled and disgraced young lady was sent to some obscure far off place to rethink what it meant to be a fashionable lady by her parents. Promises to protect Elizabeth from harm were maintained by the Darcys, especially by Fitzwilliam. Besotted young man that he was, Elizabeth was his life. Did they disagree and argue? Certainly, two headstrong individuals would naturally have different opinions, but making up was sure a pleasure for them. Wickham was, as always, a fool who got caught by Papa George himself and dealt with immediately. So nice to have a strong wealthy family stand behind you. Perhaps the biggest fool in this double story volume was Mrs. Bennet. Not that she's often portrayed as clever, but her stupidity in this story took the idiot of lifetime achievement award. Her set down by the Darcys was perfect. Actually, every set down by the Darcys was brilliant. Good reading.
Most enjoyable relationship between Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. In this series, George Darcy is very much alive and healthy. He and Edward Gardiner have been friends and business associates for many years, and with Elizabeth joining their family have been visitors at Pemberley for many summers. When Elizabeth refuses an inappropriate suitor, Lord Regis, and is beaten by him, Mr. Bennet sends Elizabeth to the Gardiners when he hears Mrs. Bennet invite him to compromise his Lizzy as she is recuperating from a broken jaw caused from this man's beating. When he shows up threatening her at the Gardiners, Edward discloses the entire situation to George Darcy. Both men realize that George's son, Fitzwilliam, and Gardiner's niece, Elizabeth, would make a wonderful match and proceed to arrange their marriage to protect Elizabeth. When Lord Regis tries to abduct Elizabeth from her bedroom within Gardiner's house, Elizabeth is moved to Darcy House and the young couple marry immediately. He's 21, and she's 16. After Regis tries once more to hurt Elizabeth, after George Darcy stops Fitzwilliam from killing Regis, Darcy threatens him with total destruction if he does not back off. Even though Regis is a peer, George Darcy has more wealth and power, and Regis leaves London. Once that unpleasant bit of business is taken care of, Lady Matlock takes her under her wing and gets her ready for her debut in London. Little did the Caroline Bingley's of the town realize that the Darcys and Matlocks were family members stuck together to protect their new member. Those darling daughters of the rich and famous were in for the shock of their lives when their own families sent them away rather than lose the friendship of the Darcys. Ouch! Many a disgruntled and disgraced young lady was sent to some obscure far off place to rethink what it meant to be a fashionable lady by her parents. Promises to protect Elizabeth from harm were maintained by the Darcys, especially by Fitzwilliam. Besotted young man that he was, Elizabeth was his life. Did they disagree and argue? Certainly, two headstrong individuals would naturally have different opinions, but making up was sure a pleasure for them. Wickham was, as always, a fool who got caught by Papa George himself and dealt with immediately. So nice to have a strong wealthy family stand behind you. Perhaps the biggest fool in this double story volume was Mrs. Bennet. Not that she's often portrayed as clever, but her stupidity in this story took the idiot of lifetime achievement award. Her set down by the Darcys was perfect. Actually, every set down by the Darcys was brilliant. Good reading.
January 22, 2018
Enjoyable read, sweet, romantic and clean.
I thought the beginning was genius with a 10 year old Elizabeth "telling" on a 15 year old Darcy...
ODC are much younger than canon in theese novels. Darcy's father is alive and friends with the Gardiners. Elizabeth spends a couple of summers at Pemberley so ODC know each other.
After Elizabeth rejects Lord Regis proposal he attacks her, she is sent to the Gardiners for protection. When Regis tries to attack Elizabeth in their house, Darcy senior and Gardiner agrees that in order to protect Elizabeth she should marry Fitzwilliam...
Both accepts the arranged marriage.
We follow them through the early stages of marriage and Elizabeth's introduction to society.
The issues I have with this novel is Elizabeth's lack of backbone which is explained by her attack but I think it's exaggereated...
I also feel that it is a bit heavy on the sugar, but that's my personal preference.
I would still buy a sequal so the issues are not enough to deter me. I enjoyed it very much.
I thought the beginning was genius with a 10 year old Elizabeth "telling" on a 15 year old Darcy...
ODC are much younger than canon in theese novels. Darcy's father is alive and friends with the Gardiners. Elizabeth spends a couple of summers at Pemberley so ODC know each other.
After Elizabeth rejects Lord Regis proposal he attacks her, she is sent to the Gardiners for protection. When Regis tries to attack Elizabeth in their house, Darcy senior and Gardiner agrees that in order to protect Elizabeth she should marry Fitzwilliam...
Both accepts the arranged marriage.
We follow them through the early stages of marriage and Elizabeth's introduction to society.
The issues I have with this novel is Elizabeth's lack of backbone which is explained by her attack but I think it's exaggereated...
I also feel that it is a bit heavy on the sugar, but that's my personal preference.
I would still buy a sequal so the issues are not enough to deter me. I enjoyed it very much.
January 20, 2020
Both books together
I enjoyed reading both books together in one. This series is about how Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth became engaged, married, and the first year of their life together. The villains are bad, but don't worry Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam come out on top. Highly recommended
I enjoyed reading both books together in one. This series is about how Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth became engaged, married, and the first year of their life together. The villains are bad, but don't worry Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam come out on top. Highly recommended
October 9, 2017
Great, clean, wonderful read
I love this series. It's light, happy, and original. The best part is that the sexual tension is well done without there being a single dirty scene. Wahoo! Enjoy it!
I love this series. It's light, happy, and original. The best part is that the sexual tension is well done without there being a single dirty scene. Wahoo! Enjoy it!
October 18, 2022
What a wonderful story seris
What a sweet series ..about Darcy and lizzys....long relationship as friends and than a marriage to save her George Darcy..is still around its a wonderful story and page turning story.. It will not disappoint
What a sweet series ..about Darcy and lizzys....long relationship as friends and than a marriage to save her George Darcy..is still around its a wonderful story and page turning story.. It will not disappoint
March 10, 2017
I really enjoyed the first book. However i was disappointed with the second. I thought it was a continuation, but really they are more like two versions of the same or similar story line. Which was odd. I thought the second book was depressing by going on and on about Elizabeth's cruel treatment by the ton. There was very little in terms of wooing or romance other than in the begging and then some pretty words between the couple.
July 21, 2020
Wonderful
A wonderful variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice by Zoe Burton. A thoroughly enjoyable story collection
A wonderful variation inspired by author Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice by Zoe Burton. A thoroughly enjoyable story collection
April 28, 2017
Good book I loved it.
Everyone should read this book of Promises. A good variation of pride and prejudice. What a Good Author Zone Burton
Everyone should read this book of Promises. A good variation of pride and prejudice. What a Good Author Zone Burton
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