Mr. Darcy’s Diamonds

Mr. Darcy’s Diamonds

Mistaken identity, missing diamonds, and unconditional love.

Cast out of Longbourn and sent to live in London at age fifteen, Elizabeth “Bennet” learns she is not who she thought she was. Coming to terms with her past while grappling with a new city, new people, and a new future, she must carve out her place. She will either discover what family truly means or allow society’s judgments to consume her.

When Fitzwilliam Darcy visits his friend Bingley in the city, he is surprised by the fiery girl he is forced to confront. As they become friends, he grapples with what matters most and risks losing Elizabeth forever.

Mr. Darcy’s Diamonds is a sweet, high-angst, Elizabeth-is-not-a-Bennet, enemies to friends to lovers, Regency-era Pride and Prejudice variation featuring Elizabeth’s coming of age and Darcy’s second chance.

The first draft of Mr. Darcy’s Diamonds is complete! I made a bunch of comments to myself as I wrote, things I need to check on or details I want to add. I have just started going through those, and then I will read the book for the first time and see what I think.

This book is so different from A Windmill with a View, but I really like the idea of it, too. It is almost twice as long as Windmill right now, so as I edit, I will be looking to see what needs to be tightened to make for the best story. The plot covers a lot, though, so expect a longer book.

Whereas A Windmill with a View is medium angst (and pretty low angst after the first third), Mr. Darcy’s Diamonds is higher angst. I promise Darcy and Elizabeth get their happy ending, but they don’t know that through the ups and downs of their relationship.

This book was so much fun to research and write. I’ll put some historical notes in other posts to provide more detail, but I tried to be as accurate as possible in the book.