Stranded at Michaelmas

An unexpected delay may be exactly what Darcy and Elizabeth need to see one another clearly.

A broken journey. A chance meeting that may change everything.

When Fitzwilliam Darcy is delayed on his way back to London after touring Netherfield with his friend, he encounters Elizabeth Bennet under circumstances neither could have anticipated.

With no history between them and no first impressions already fixed, Elizabeth sees a gentleman very different from the proud, distant man others might expect. Darcy, meanwhile, finds himself questioning everything he has always believed he ought to desire in a wife.

As Michaelmas approaches and their paths continue to cross, a chance acquaintance begins to deepen into something neither expected.

Stranded at Michaelmas is a sweet, low-angst Pride and Prejudice variation novella of around 25,000 words featuring an earlier understanding between Darcy and Elizabeth and a most unexpected beginning to their happily ever after.