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Letters to Pemberley: the First Year by Jane Dawkins FIC DAW
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The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James FIC JAM
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Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride by Helen Halsted FIC HAL
When Elizabeth Bennett marries the brooding, passionate Mr. Darcy, she is thrown into the exciting world of London society. She makes a powerful friend in the Marchioness of Englebury but the jealousy among her ladyship's circle threatens to destroy Elizabeth's happiness.

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Pemberley: or Pride and Prejudice Continued by Emma Tennant FIC TEN
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