The Mistress of All & Torn

Author: Lory Lilian
Genre(s): Romance | Historical
Total pages: 205
The Mistress of All & Torn

Author’s Note – Warning!This is a collection of two individual books previously published separately. For those who have purchased the books, this collection brings no new content, only the enjoyment of being read together at an excellent price. It is better recommended for a mature audience, though there are NO descriptive or explicit scenes in either story!

The collection will be available for a limited amount of time and contains two best-selling stories at the price of a novella. Also available in Kindle Unlimited.
This collection is highly recommended for readers who enjoy deep, heart-gripping angst combined with slow-burning romance between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy.

The books in this collection are:
The Mistress of All: first published in 2020. This is a complex novel recommended for a mature audience, due to the subjects of violence and abuse – which are often mentioned but never detailed other than in Elizabeth’s recollections. It is the story of Elizabeth Bennet, thrown by fate and unfortunate circumstances into the middle of an ordeal from which she struggles to escape, fighting for her life.
Elizabeth has a strong ally in Darcy, first from afar, then by her side. The man she rejected just a month before will return to prove his loyalty and the depth of his feelings. Elizabeth also benefits from the loyal support of a friend – a young woman of colour – who struggles to prove her worthiness and find her deserved place in a society unwilling to accept her.
Elizabeth Bennet is now Lady Barrington – with the power and means to treat those around her as she pleases. Her old sweetness, her teasing wit, the smile that made her eyes sparkle, her musical laugh and her tendency to joke seem lost.
But they are only deeply buried under fear, and hate and are just waiting for the right moment and the right man – the only man in the world – to bring them back up into the light again.

“TORN”: first published in 2022. A story full of angst and drama, filled with deep emotions. A story about different types of love, about honour and loyalty, about one’s own happiness and that of others.
Divided by pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings, betrayed by their temper and wounded by vanity, Elizabeth and Darcy take separate paths in the heat of anger—and are tormented when they must reap what they have sown.
Darcy struggles to avoid the woman he loves most ardently, but fate keeps bringing them together. Elizabeth’s thoughts wander to Mr Darcy and, even in his absence, her feelings improve, until she realises he is the only man in the world with whom she could be truly happy. Such revelations come too late when both are bound by promises to others. Can they live a lifetime torn between love and duty?
Stealing a moment of passion one hot summer night, how can Elizabeth and Darcy continue without each other after tasting the delight of being together?
There are no real “villains” in this story, there is nobody for the readers to blame and to hate. Elizabeth and Darcy’s deep, powerful love is mutually acknowledged but they are still kept apart by their excellent characters, their honour and by promises they have made to the benefit of others. They are loyal to each other, but not selfish enough to be disloyal to those who need them.
Eventually, they will find the strength to satisfy their desires and to reach the well-deserved fulfilment of their passionate love, while continuing to generously use their influence and wealth.
The story is rated ‘Moderate’ for hot romance in chapter 19, but there are NO descriptive, explicit sex scenes.

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