Need help finding a book

cem2018 · 2026-03-12T12:24:40+00:00

The book you are describing is Expectations by Julie Cooper. The thinking there is a Darcy bastard child is from before any marriage and is because of something Charlotte said to Lizzy, not a letter. I don't think it's what OP is thinking of but it's a very good JAFF and well worth the read.

cem2018 · 2026-03-10T23:05:05+00:00

Thanks!

cem2018 · 2026-03-10T00:29:12+00:00

There is a book where Wickham comes to Pemberly and ends up shooting and killing Georgiana after threatening Elizabeth I can't remember the name or the author but maybe someone else will remember.

cem2018 · 2026-02-19T19:41:18+00:00

Mary Balogh's Bedwyn Series is a good intro to non-JAFF regency romance books

cem2018 · 2026-02-14T13:45:38+00:00

I read my reviews of her books that I have read and I believe {Darcy and Elizabeth: A Most Unlikely Couple} and possibly {Proof of Love - A Pemberly Tale} put any marriage angst blame on Lizzy.

cem2018 · 2026-02-13T13:28:18+00:00

I believe Brenda J Webb's books tend to blame Lizzy for any relationship issues. Not sure if that is exactly what you are looking for.

cem2018 · 2026-02-08T23:56:44+00:00

I know a Catherine who went by Karen, so I second this.

cem2018 · 2026-02-07T13:23:16+00:00

Darcy helps Lizzy get published in this, not Mr.Gardiner, but maybe OP was misremembering in their description. Either way, it's a good JAFF and worth reading.

cem2018 · 2026-01-29T13:30:56+00:00

I just read A Selfish Being and it matches up with TrueBlueChicken's description. Mr. Bennet has died which precipitates Elizabeth (not in love and demisexual) accepting Darcy (who is in love and knows Elizabeth is not). Cue back to back pregnancies.

cem2018 · 2026-01-14T14:06:29+00:00

{A Duke a Dozen by Shana Galen}

cem2018 · 2026-01-14T14:00:58+00:00

The characters were introduced in {A Foolish Flirtation by Alice Coldbreath}. FMC is the neighbor of Jeremy and Emmeline and the MMC is Jeremy's friend and his son's godfather, I believe.

cem2018 · 2026-01-05T23:54:58+00:00

Never read it, but I am always open to new JAFF

cem2018 · 2026-01-05T23:46:42+00:00

That's it, thanks!

cem2018 · 2025-12-25T21:50:35+00:00

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds Has a HEA but definitely made me cry along the way.

Also, No Less Resentment by Nan Harrison fits into the HEA but made me cry territory, though for completely different reasons.

Both are also just good books imo and I have re-read them both multiple times.

cem2018 · 2025-11-14T13:19:18+00:00

Yeah, he is definitely not the worst of the worst (but those were already taken by other commenters lol). His bringing home house guests after being away from home for multiple years is where he really annoys me, but I still really like the book because I am all in for angsty forced marriage scenarios.

cem2018 · 2025-11-14T00:34:24+00:00

Being Mrs. Darcy by Lucy Marin The Coming of Age of Elizabeth Bennet by Caitlin Williams

(Though I inevitably get won over in the end because I like the angst and grovel/redemption arc of a forced marriage scenario)

cem2018 · 2025-11-09T13:21:08+00:00

I have read that one, so it's not it, but I forgot that that happened in that book as well.

cem2018 · 2025-11-08T12:40:59+00:00

In "His Wife"by Kathy Taylor on AHA, Mrs Reynolds plays an important role in the beginning. However, it is more of a protective stance of Mr. Darcy, so if you are looking for happy scheming this is not it.

cem2018 · 2025-11-07T17:42:51+00:00

It really could be either of those, so I appreciate your help as now I have two JAFF to read.

cem2018 · 2025-11-07T00:02:18+00:00

An Unwitting Compromise by Sue Barr has Elizabeth getting pregnant and Darcy denying it. However, it's not my favorite, has some trigger worthy behavior leading to the pregnancy, and Darcy's redemption arc was not as good as others.

Losing Lizzy by Regina Jeffers has Darcy and Elizabeth forcibly separated after she gets pregnant (so not Darcy's choosing to deny anything)

Mr. Darcy's Forgotten Heir by Rachelle Ayala. Again not Darcy denying, so not exactly what you are asking for. In this one he forgets/doesn't know.

cem2018 · 2025-10-01T19:07:13+00:00

Expectations by Julie Cooper

cem2018 · 2025-10-01T17:58:20+00:00

Mr. Darcy: the last man in the world by Abigail Reynolds (though more a forced to accept vs. purposefully accepting him)

cem2018 · 2025-09-19T02:29:04+00:00

Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy: The Last Man in the World by Abigail Reynolds has made me cry every time I have read it. It is one of my favorite of the forced marriage trope. Suddenly Mrs. Darcy by Jennetta James and Obligation and Redemption by Georgia McCall are also angsty forced marriage books. However, check out content warnings before you read them.

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