Mr Darcy Got Married by Florence Gold
Author’s Note – Important Information
This is the second edition of Mr Darcy Got Married, newly presented with a fresh cover and a refined format. Readers who already own or have read the first edition need not repurchase it, as the core story remains the same—though important revisions have been made to the style, the development of the plot, and the historical grounding of key Regency elements, such as annulment, divorce, and remarriage.
While the novel does not rely on excessive angst, it is nevertheless marked by the quiet sorrow of two beloved characters who, after the proposal in Kent, set out upon separate paths, each persuaded that their destinies are forever divided.
Elizabeth comes to understand, almost at once, that she loves Mr Darcy—but she is denied the chance to tell him, and fate ensures that every attempt she makes is thwarted.
Darcy, meanwhile—wounded, desperate, and resolute—turns towards Anne de Bourgh, who appears at last to emerge from beneath the formidable influence of her mother, Lady Catherine. Convinced that Lady Matlock will succeed in shaping her into a suitable mistress of Pemberley, he enters into a marriage that soon takes place.
At Longbourn, all seems lost. A marriage, after all, is an ending. Elizabeth looks towards the future without hope, certain that she will never again love as she has loved Mr Darcy.
And yet, in a variation of Pride and Prejudice, matters cannot remain so. A happy ending is essential—though, for a time, it appears utterly impossible, as Mr Darcy leads his bride to Pemberley.
A surprising turn comes from Anne de Bourgh. Once a pale and scarcely remembered figure in Austen’s original, she assumes here a decisive role. Her marriage to her cousin is but one step in a carefully devised plan to free herself from her mother’s control. Darcy learns of her secret design on the very eve of their wedding night—first with astonishment, and soon with a growing sense of hope. For within Anne’s plan lies not only her own liberation, but also the promise of his true happiness…with the woman he has never ceased to love.
The rest awaits you within the pages of this novel. Yet I invite you to believe that, in any story, a happy ending is always possible—especially when it belongs to Darcy and Elizabeth.
