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Voices in the Dark; a Pride & Prejudice Variation
Pride and Prejudice variation with a supernatural twist.
When Mr. Bennet dies Lizzy ends up at Rosings Park in the position of companion to Lady Catherine. She quickly learns there is something not right with both the house and the woman who controls it.
Warning: this is a dark story filled with many unpleasant people. Lizzy and Darcy will have their HEA by the end.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12830725...
When Mr. Bennet dies Lizzy ends up at Rosings Park in the position of companion to Lady Catherine. She quickly learns there is something not right with both the house and the woman who controls it.
Warning: this is a dark story filled with many unpleasant people. Lizzy and Darcy will have their HEA by the end.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12830725...
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First published February 23, 2018
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February 2, 2021
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21-chapters total: Rating: clean: no sex [just smolder] but not for young minds. This was a dark paranormal story and a bit scary.
Longbourn:
The worst has happened at Longbourn and Mrs. Bennet’s nightmare was finally realized. The lives of the Bennet women changed forever with Lizzy being hit the hardest. Lizzy watched as her frustrated uncles Gardiner and Philips were forced to deal with the aftermath of Mr. Bennet’s indolence and neglect. The strictures of the entail along with a greedy Mr. Collins left very little for Mrs. Bennet and her daughters. Nothing was as Lizzy thought. She was just sure her father had left them something.
When the stress and strain became too much, Lizzy began to see her family in a new light. No one… no one was who she thought they were and she realized that her life had been in total denial as to the reality of it. Was she only living what she imagined? Were the people in her life false and fake and not true? Poor Lizzy had a wake-up call on her life and it would forever be different as she walked away from Longbourn and Meryton, never to return. No one wanted her; no one needed her, and no one liked her. That was a tough blow.
Rosings: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” –Helen Keller
Hired as a companion to Lady Catherine de Bourgh was the fall from her place in society that Lizzy hated the most. She was a gentleman’s daughter reduced to that of a servant and reminded of it nearly every waking moment. Commanded by Lady Catherine to adhere to her every whim, dictated to by a tyrannical housekeeper and made to feel inferior by the other servants. However, Lizzy knew herself and she had a strength that Lady Catherine could not break or bend. It was the war of the titans. I loved her strength and determination to not bend to Lady Catherine. It proved a saving point later in the story.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lizzy discovered that something was not right at Rosings. The shadows moved and seemed to feed off her anger and frustration. Lizzy was sure she was seeing ghosts although she could not interact with them… they are just there. Lizzy soon met Anne de Bourgh, a sickly tiny lady. Lizzy was relieved to learn that Miss Anne could also see ghosts and felt the presence of the shadows.
While taking a break from the house, Lizzy found a good hiding place in the hedge near the house. While enjoying the solitude, she began singing a sweet ballad and was soon joined by a baritone rich and sweet. She assumed he was a ghost only to discover he was none other than Anne’s cousin Mr. Darcy. Lady Catherine had drugged him at Easter and locked him in the cellar until he agreed to marry Anne. Neither Anne nor Darcy wanted to marry each other. Anne actually was in love with someone else.
The rest of the story was everyone trying to escape Lady Catherine and her unholy control of Rosings. It was exciting, suspenseful, and downright spooky.
Life after Rosings proved beneficial to Anne. Richard returned from the continent wounded but alive. He stayed with Darcy and they made plans that would infuriate Lady Catherine. Yeah, that was good. Bingley still tried to make up with Darcy but his opinion once lost… yeah… that one. Bingley was very foolish as was his wife… Jane. They crossed a line you just don’t with Darcy.
21-chapters total: Rating: clean: no sex [just smolder] but not for young minds. This was a dark paranormal story and a bit scary.
Longbourn:
The worst has happened at Longbourn and Mrs. Bennet’s nightmare was finally realized. The lives of the Bennet women changed forever with Lizzy being hit the hardest. Lizzy watched as her frustrated uncles Gardiner and Philips were forced to deal with the aftermath of Mr. Bennet’s indolence and neglect. The strictures of the entail along with a greedy Mr. Collins left very little for Mrs. Bennet and her daughters. Nothing was as Lizzy thought. She was just sure her father had left them something.
When the stress and strain became too much, Lizzy began to see her family in a new light. No one… no one was who she thought they were and she realized that her life had been in total denial as to the reality of it. Was she only living what she imagined? Were the people in her life false and fake and not true? Poor Lizzy had a wake-up call on her life and it would forever be different as she walked away from Longbourn and Meryton, never to return. No one wanted her; no one needed her, and no one liked her. That was a tough blow.
Rosings: “Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” –Helen Keller
Hired as a companion to Lady Catherine de Bourgh was the fall from her place in society that Lizzy hated the most. She was a gentleman’s daughter reduced to that of a servant and reminded of it nearly every waking moment. Commanded by Lady Catherine to adhere to her every whim, dictated to by a tyrannical housekeeper and made to feel inferior by the other servants. However, Lizzy knew herself and she had a strength that Lady Catherine could not break or bend. It was the war of the titans. I loved her strength and determination to not bend to Lady Catherine. It proved a saving point later in the story.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” –Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lizzy discovered that something was not right at Rosings. The shadows moved and seemed to feed off her anger and frustration. Lizzy was sure she was seeing ghosts although she could not interact with them… they are just there. Lizzy soon met Anne de Bourgh, a sickly tiny lady. Lizzy was relieved to learn that Miss Anne could also see ghosts and felt the presence of the shadows.
While taking a break from the house, Lizzy found a good hiding place in the hedge near the house. While enjoying the solitude, she began singing a sweet ballad and was soon joined by a baritone rich and sweet. She assumed he was a ghost only to discover he was none other than Anne’s cousin Mr. Darcy. Lady Catherine had drugged him at Easter and locked him in the cellar until he agreed to marry Anne. Neither Anne nor Darcy wanted to marry each other. Anne actually was in love with someone else.
The rest of the story was everyone trying to escape Lady Catherine and her unholy control of Rosings. It was exciting, suspenseful, and downright spooky.
Life after Rosings proved beneficial to Anne. Richard returned from the continent wounded but alive. He stayed with Darcy and they made plans that would infuriate Lady Catherine. Yeah, that was good. Bingley still tried to make up with Darcy but his opinion once lost… yeah… that one. Bingley was very foolish as was his wife… Jane. They crossed a line you just don’t with Darcy.
August 20, 2018
Did you ever wonder what a Stephen King or Bentley Little P&P what if would be like? This JAFF comes fairly close to what I imagine their gothic versions would be like. This is truly an angst filled, gothic - horror version of the story.
Set before the traditional P&P time line Mr. Bennet's unexpected demise forces Lizzy to learn truths about her father and her family which are painful and hurtful. Literally every favorite family member will behave OOC. With no where to turn she is left with no choice but to accept a position as a companion for Lady Catherine.
Her arrival at Rosings is not only intimidating but full on creepy. There is something about the ever present swirling shadows and creepy marble floors and walls that has Lizzy on edge. There are rules and guidelines and a myriad of ways Lizzy is meant to suffer. Some how Lady C's summons always occur before or during a meal, her curtsies aren't up to snuff, or she is not where she needs to be.
Soon her duties are expanded to entertained Anne de Bourgh as well, although this is a sweet, kind, desperate Anne. There are more mysteries and horrors to explore.
So a couple quibbles; the author begins telling the story from multiple perspectives and repeating what happened. If read as a WIP this might be clever but when read as a completed work it is boring. Toward the end of the story it became a bit dull once the horror was rung out of it.
Set before the traditional P&P time line Mr. Bennet's unexpected demise forces Lizzy to learn truths about her father and her family which are painful and hurtful. Literally every favorite family member will behave OOC. With no where to turn she is left with no choice but to accept a position as a companion for Lady Catherine.
Her arrival at Rosings is not only intimidating but full on creepy. There is something about the ever present swirling shadows and creepy marble floors and walls that has Lizzy on edge. There are rules and guidelines and a myriad of ways Lizzy is meant to suffer. Some how Lady C's summons always occur before or during a meal, her curtsies aren't up to snuff, or she is not where she needs to be.
Soon her duties are expanded to entertained Anne de Bourgh as well, although this is a sweet, kind, desperate Anne. There are more mysteries and horrors to explore.
So a couple quibbles; the author begins telling the story from multiple perspectives and repeating what happened. If read as a WIP this might be clever but when read as a completed work it is boring. Toward the end of the story it became a bit dull once the horror was rung out of it.
August 19, 2018
Unputdownable!
Love when a story grabs my attention and holds it in an iron grip, as this story did.
Unique, with a subtle gothic theme and a dark ambiance.
Mr Bennet passed and Elizabeth's life shattered.
Collins enter Longbourn and claims it which came as no surprise but the reactions and behaviour of the rest of Elizabeth family did...
Left to fend for herself, Collins offers her a position as Lady Catherine's companion.
All is not well at Rosings though. Dark shadows are draining Elizabeth and lady Catherine seems to control them. I thought the occult was cleverly done and I appreciate that it was not overdone but kept in a more subtle way.
Lady Catherine has more secrets that Elizabeth discovers and she became friends with her daughter and a "ghost" in the cellar.
The romance was a bit swift in the making but as that is my only complaint, I opted to give it 4,5*.
Love when a story grabs my attention and holds it in an iron grip, as this story did.
Unique, with a subtle gothic theme and a dark ambiance.
Mr Bennet passed and Elizabeth's life shattered.
Collins enter Longbourn and claims it which came as no surprise but the reactions and behaviour of the rest of Elizabeth family did...
Left to fend for herself, Collins offers her a position as Lady Catherine's companion.
All is not well at Rosings though. Dark shadows are draining Elizabeth and lady Catherine seems to control them. I thought the occult was cleverly done and I appreciate that it was not overdone but kept in a more subtle way.
Lady Catherine has more secrets that Elizabeth discovers and she became friends with her daughter and a "ghost" in the cellar.
The romance was a bit swift in the making but as that is my only complaint, I opted to give it 4,5*.
August 23, 2018
A skeptic is someone who hasn't had an experience yet. ~ Jason Hawes
Mr. Bennet’s death brings chaos to his surviving family. Mr. Gardiner arrives to acquaint his sister with the circumstances of life as a widow. Neither Mr. Gardiner nor Mr. Phillips will give financial assistance. The Bennet ladies, except for Jane, will have to manage on their limited income. Jane will reside with the Gardiners since Uncle Gardiner thinks her beauty will make her marriageable. The other girls will remain with their Mother.
Mr. Collins allows the family to remain at Longbourn temporarily. When Mrs. Bennet finds a small house, she is only willing to take Lydia and Kitty with her. Elizabeth and Mary are left with Mr. Collins. One of them must marry him. Elizabeth opts out of marriage and Mary steps forward in her place. Mr. Collins arranges for Elizabeth to live at Rosings as Lady Catherine’s companion.
Some places speak distinctly. Certain dark gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwreck. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Elizabeth knows something is strange about Rosings and its chief inhabitants immediately. Her transition from gentility to servitude is immediate and unpleasant.
Then she sees the shadows.
Then she hears the voices.
This is a clean unpublished ghost story from one of my favorite new authors. It is available here:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12830725/1/
A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night. ~ J.M. Barrie
Mr. Bennet’s death brings chaos to his surviving family. Mr. Gardiner arrives to acquaint his sister with the circumstances of life as a widow. Neither Mr. Gardiner nor Mr. Phillips will give financial assistance. The Bennet ladies, except for Jane, will have to manage on their limited income. Jane will reside with the Gardiners since Uncle Gardiner thinks her beauty will make her marriageable. The other girls will remain with their Mother.
Mr. Collins allows the family to remain at Longbourn temporarily. When Mrs. Bennet finds a small house, she is only willing to take Lydia and Kitty with her. Elizabeth and Mary are left with Mr. Collins. One of them must marry him. Elizabeth opts out of marriage and Mary steps forward in her place. Mr. Collins arranges for Elizabeth to live at Rosings as Lady Catherine’s companion.
Some places speak distinctly. Certain dark gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwreck. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Elizabeth knows something is strange about Rosings and its chief inhabitants immediately. Her transition from gentility to servitude is immediate and unpleasant.
Then she sees the shadows.
Then she hears the voices.
This is a clean unpublished ghost story from one of my favorite new authors. It is available here:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12830725/1/
A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night. ~ J.M. Barrie
September 6, 2018
4.5 stars rounded up to 5
Mr. Bennet has died and yes, he left not even a will for his family. Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Philips are not warm, loving relatives who can be counted on to take the Bennets into their households. Jane has been staying in London with her aunt and uncle and they allow her to stay as they believe they can easily marry her off with all her beauty. Jane wants nothing to do with any of her family. Gardiner collects and sells book, clothing and other personal items of Mr. Bennet's and used the money to buy a small cottage...but Mrs. Bennet refuses to have Lizzy live with her. Then Mr. Collins who has shown interest in Elizabeth overhears her opinion about him and offers for Mary. Elizabeth is not allowed to stay at Longbourn but Lady Catherine is looking for a companion. So with Collins' letter of recommendation Elizabeth goes to become a servant at Rosings.
Elizabeth is treated miserably. She must come immediately when Lady C. calls and the lady does so just before a meal time often which means E. misses a meal. She is forced to sit, quietly for hours, not moving until she is dismissed many times. Perchance she meets and befriends Anne but they must find ways to send away her servants as they report directly to Lady C. Elizabeth's visits and the topics of conversation.
Elizabeth is not allowed to take her long walks but she finds and is allowed to spend time in the kitchen garden and furthermore finds a bare spot along the hedge which allows her to sit on a bench along one wall between two lion heads. It is there that she hears the voice of a ghost.
This story did have me up longer than I usually stay awake and I was anxious to finish it today. The ending is rather placid but with a HEA. Friendships are not as in canon but each friend has earned their place in the small circle.
Mr. Bennet has died and yes, he left not even a will for his family. Mr. Gardiner and Mr. Philips are not warm, loving relatives who can be counted on to take the Bennets into their households. Jane has been staying in London with her aunt and uncle and they allow her to stay as they believe they can easily marry her off with all her beauty. Jane wants nothing to do with any of her family. Gardiner collects and sells book, clothing and other personal items of Mr. Bennet's and used the money to buy a small cottage...but Mrs. Bennet refuses to have Lizzy live with her. Then Mr. Collins who has shown interest in Elizabeth overhears her opinion about him and offers for Mary. Elizabeth is not allowed to stay at Longbourn but Lady Catherine is looking for a companion. So with Collins' letter of recommendation Elizabeth goes to become a servant at Rosings.
Elizabeth is treated miserably. She must come immediately when Lady C. calls and the lady does so just before a meal time often which means E. misses a meal. She is forced to sit, quietly for hours, not moving until she is dismissed many times. Perchance she meets and befriends Anne but they must find ways to send away her servants as they report directly to Lady C. Elizabeth's visits and the topics of conversation.
Elizabeth is not allowed to take her long walks but she finds and is allowed to spend time in the kitchen garden and furthermore finds a bare spot along the hedge which allows her to sit on a bench along one wall between two lion heads. It is there that she hears the voice of a ghost.
This story did have me up longer than I usually stay awake and I was anxious to finish it today. The ending is rather placid but with a HEA. Friendships are not as in canon but each friend has earned their place in the small circle.
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