Pemberley by Moonlight
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Summary
“I wish I could meet you， Mr Darcy， and tell you to come home。 There seems to be a large gap in the world where you should be。”
WHAT HAS HAPPENED to Fitzwilliam Darcy？
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR since the master of Pemberley disappeared， leaving behind his distraught young sister and a family in turmoil。 But clues to his whereabouts are scarce and it soon seems there will be nothing to do but see Georgiana married and have him declared legally dead。
ELIZABETH BENNET， ON HOLIDAY with her aunt and uncle， visits Pemberley and soon finds herself drawn into the mystery of the missing gentleman。 But what secrets are hidden within the gardens of Pemberley？ And what is the strange attraction she feels towards the statue of the man she has never met？
Powerful forces want to keep them apart， but true love will overcome even the most fearsome evil。
WHAT HAS HAPPENED to Fitzwilliam Darcy？
IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR since the master of Pemberley disappeared， leaving behind his distraught young sister and a family in turmoil。 But clues to his whereabouts are scarce and it soon seems there will be nothing to do but see Georgiana married and have him declared legally dead。
ELIZABETH BENNET， ON HOLIDAY with her aunt and uncle， visits Pemberley and soon finds herself drawn into the mystery of the missing gentleman。 But what secrets are hidden within the gardens of Pemberley？ And what is the strange attraction she feels towards the statue of the man she has never met？
Powerful forces want to keep them apart， but true love will overcome even the most fearsome evil。
Reviews
Katherine R。 Hogan
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2。75 starsThe story is ridiculous， and I could not willingly suspend disbelief。 The story would have been much stronger if Lizzy and Darcy had known one another before。 Sadly they didn’t， so Elizabeth falls creepy hard for a stranger’s statue， rather like that guy on My Strange Obsession who harbors tender feelings for his car。 At least the story moved at a quick pace and didn’t drag in unnecessary characters。
Elodie’s Reading Corner
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⛲️ Pemberley by Moonlight ⛲️✒️ Stephen Ordhttps://www。quillsandquartos。com Release Date 09/14/2021 ebook， 07/20/2021 paperback Publisher Quills and Quartos Publishing ➪ https://www。amazon。com/dp/B099P71C22/。。。𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯“I wish I could meet you， Mr Darcy， and tell you to come home。 There seems to be a large gap in the world where you should be。”WHAT HAS HAPPENED to Fitzwilliam Darcy？ IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR since the master of Pemberley disappeared， leaving behind his distraught young sister and a ⛲️ Pemberley by Moonlight ⛲️✒️ Stephen Ordhttps://www。quillsandquartos。com Release Date 09/14/2021 ebook， 07/20/2021 paperback Publisher Quills and Quartos Publishing ➪ https://www。amazon。com/dp/B099P71C22/。。。𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗯“I wish I could meet you， Mr Darcy， and tell you to come home。 There seems to be a large gap in the world where you should be。”WHAT HAS HAPPENED to Fitzwilliam Darcy？ IT HAS BEEN NEARLY A YEAR since the master of Pemberley disappeared， leaving behind his distraught young sister and a family in turmoil。 But clues to his whereabouts are scarce and it soon seems there will be nothing to do but see Georgiana married and have him declared legally dead。 ELIZABETH BENNET， ON HOLIDAY with her aunt and uncle， visits Pemberley and soon finds herself drawn into the mystery of the missing gentleman。 But what secrets are hidden within the gardens of Pemberley？ And what is the strange attraction she feels towards the statue of the man she has never met？ Powerful forces want to keep them apart， but true love will overcome even the most fearsome evil。𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄Will she be able to save him before he is lost to her forever…As I am quite a newbie in the P&P world， until now I have only read one fantasy variation of the story。The prologue gives all the clues about how and why Darcy suddenly disappeared from the face of the world。One year later， he still has not reappeared and his sister is now in an untenable predicament， pressured to marry to “save” herself and her assets。So in this tale， Darcy and Elizabeth never meet， so there never was any dissension between them， instead there is a kind of a magical pull of a gargantuan magnitude。 So much they fall in love without even trying， without even meeting one another。Elizabeth is the one who will uncover the mystery behind his vanishing， she has the strength and the will to face the darkness but she will also need help from her kin and Darcy’s dearests。The characters of the original novel keep their persona， some traits are enhanced and the villains turn even meaner than I would have expected。It is an entertaining quick read with a fantasy twist。4 stars 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 kissesI have been granted an advance copy by the publisher Quills&Quartos Publishing。 Here is my true and unbiased opinion。https://www。instagram。com/p/CTT6JyNDJ。。。https://www。facebook。com/429830134272。。。#bookstagram #historicalromance #romance #romancebookblog #romancebookblogger #bookblog #romanceauthor #prideandprejudice #bookblogger #2021read #bookstagrammer #bookreview #romancebookreviewer #arcreader #bookquote 。。。more
Dawn
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3。5 rounded up。 This was a sweet “love conquers all” fairytale。 It is not a long read， and is a fun way to pass a couple of hours。 The connection to P&P was flimsy with no remarkable resemblance to the original。 The story begins with a prologue that introduces a curse connected to an amulet that had fallen into the hands of a debt ridden Lord Stretton， the eldest son and heir of Lord Matlock。 The pair are plotting how to overcome their financial woes。 About a year later， Elizabeth feels a strang 3。5 rounded up。 This was a sweet “love conquers all” fairytale。 It is not a long read， and is a fun way to pass a couple of hours。 The connection to P&P was flimsy with no remarkable resemblance to the original。 The story begins with a prologue that introduces a curse connected to an amulet that had fallen into the hands of a debt ridden Lord Stretton， the eldest son and heir of Lord Matlock。 The pair are plotting how to overcome their financial woes。 About a year later， Elizabeth feels a strange connection to the missing master of Pemberley， Fitzwilliam Darcy， as she tours his estate with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner。 She meets and offers friendship to Mr。 Darcy’s sister when the two women meet in front of a life sized statue of the master in the garden。 Elizabeth is trying to understand how such strong feelings are inspired by a man she has never met and feels she can even hear and understand him。The rest of the story was understanding the curse and determining who would imprison Mr。 Darcy and how to free him from his stone prison。 There is， of course， a HEA as you would expect in any fairy tale and it was refreshing to see that in a battle between love and fear， love prevails！ I enjoyed this story， but felt it could have been improved had it been developed and expanded a bit。 There were times were this felt more like an outline of a story than an actual story。 Of course， it was a short story， so maybe the intention was short and sweet。 Either way， it was not deep or substantive， but it was enjoyable。 。。。more
Ashley
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Wow！ This novella is incredible！ It is magical， gripping， intriguing， fairytale-esque， and so much more！ Whenever I picked up "Pemberley by Moonlight"， I was whisked back in time， and went on such an emotional journey with this story。This is the first book I have read by Stephen Ord， and it certainly will not be my last。 The writing in this book is incredibly visceral， enthralling， and whimsical。 I was pulled in from the very first page to the last， and had such a difficult time putting this boo Wow！ This novella is incredible！ It is magical， gripping， intriguing， fairytale-esque， and so much more！ Whenever I picked up "Pemberley by Moonlight"， I was whisked back in time， and went on such an emotional journey with this story。This is the first book I have read by Stephen Ord， and it certainly will not be my last。 The writing in this book is incredibly visceral， enthralling， and whimsical。 I was pulled in from the very first page to the last， and had such a difficult time putting this book down as I could not wait to see what was going to happen next。 This "Pride and Prejudice" variation combines many elements: fairytale， gothic， mystery， and more。 More of an off-canon variation， this book combines some elements from Jane Austen's original novel with many of Stephen Ord's own creation。 Two men， Lord Matlock and Viscount Stretton， are so set on getting Mr。 Darcy's fortune that they are willing to go to any lengths to get it， regardless of who or what they harm in the process。 At the beginning of this story， Darcy has gone missing， and no one has been able to find him or any clues regarding his disappearance。 As Elizabeth， with her aunt and uncle， is touring Pemberley， she overhears Georgiana， Darcy's sister， talking to a statue of Darcy。 Something draws Elizabeth to the statue， and the family members are soon invited to stay at Pemberley。 Elizabeth soon notices some supernatural occurrences at night surrounding the statue。 Will anyone be able to figure out what caused Darcy to disappear？ Will they be able to save him？ Will there be a happily-ever-after？ You will just need to read to find out。 If you enjoy Jane Austen variations， I highly recommend this book！ It kept me turning the pages to see how everything would work out， and I look forward to reading what Stephen Ord writes next。 Thank you so much to Quills & Quartos Publishing for the ARC of this novella， it is incredible。 All opinions expressed in this review are my own。 。。。more
Debbie
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This is a charming novella that's part fairy tale， part mystery， and part Pride and Prejudice。 It's more the first two than the last， though it uses P&P character names。 Lord Matlock and his son， Viscount Stretton （Mr。 Darcy's uncle and cousin， respectively） are the villains here， as is made very clear in the Prologue。 They've gotten hold of a special ancient stone and plan to curse Darcy with it， targeting him in order to get control of Pemberley and all its riches。 The first chapter jumps ahea This is a charming novella that's part fairy tale， part mystery， and part Pride and Prejudice。 It's more the first two than the last， though it uses P&P character names。 Lord Matlock and his son， Viscount Stretton （Mr。 Darcy's uncle and cousin， respectively） are the villains here， as is made very clear in the Prologue。 They've gotten hold of a special ancient stone and plan to curse Darcy with it， targeting him in order to get control of Pemberley and all its riches。 The first chapter jumps ahead， introducing Elizabeth Bennet as she tours Pemberley with her aunt and uncle Gardiner and learns more about the mystery surrounding its owner: he disappeared almost a year ago， and his whereabouts continue to be unknown despite exhaustive searching by investigators。 Elizabeth comes across a lifelike statue of Mr。 Darcy in the rose garden and overhears Georgiana speaking to it， begging her brother to return before their uncle has him declared dead and forces her to marry Viscount Stretton。 The two ladies quickly become friends。 Georgiana invites Elizabeth and her relations to stay at Pemberley， and Elizabeth continues to be fascinated by Darcy's statue。 It isn't long before she notices a strange fog that envelops it at night and dissipates in the early morning， and she hears a man's voice in its vicinity。 What does it all mean？ Can she help Mr。 Darcy come back to his sister？The tale is well-written， if somewhat predictable （as fairy tales usually are）。 The connection to Pride and Prejudice is flimsy - there's no pride or prejudice between Elizabeth and Darcy， the entire story takes place solely at Pemberley， there are no Bennets beside Elizabeth， none of the Bingleys appear （although Mr。 Bingley， identified as a friend of Mr。 Darcy， is married to Elizabeth's sister Jane）， and no Lady Catherine or Mr。 Collins。 The entire plot is a fantasy/fairy tale rather than anything I would ordinarily consider Austenesque。However， it's a short， entertaining read。 Those who don't mind stories that take a great deal of artistic license with P&P characters will surely enjoy it。 Content is clean。 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
J。 W。 Garrett
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“There are no such things as curses; only people and their decisions” –Yvonne Wood， Dead Beautiful“Just to love！ She did not ask to be loved。 It was rapture enough just to sit there beside him in silence， alone in the summer night in the white splendor of moonshine， with the wind blowing down on them out of the pine woods。” –Lucy Maud Montgomery， The Blue CastleRating: clean: A Prologue + 10 Chapters + Epilogue: Angst Level: low-to-medium: due to the paranormal aspects to the story。 The gothic f “There are no such things as curses; only people and their decisions” –Yvonne Wood， Dead Beautiful“Just to love！ She did not ask to be loved。 It was rapture enough just to sit there beside him in silence， alone in the summer night in the white splendor of moonshine， with the wind blowing down on them out of the pine woods。” –Lucy Maud Montgomery， The Blue CastleRating: clean: A Prologue + 10 Chapters + Epilogue: Angst Level: low-to-medium: due to the paranormal aspects to the story。 The gothic features made the hair stand on end at times。 Source: I received an ARC via BookSprout [7-19-21]: The views and opinions expressed are my own。 This was so cool。 I love paranormal stories。 I highly recommend this for those who love gothic mysteries。 SPOILER ALERT: *** This review may contain spoilers ***“Love conquers all，” Aphrodite promised。 “Look at Helen and Paris。 Did they let anything come between them？” “Didn’t they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed？”“Pfft。 That’s not the point。 Follow your heart。” –Rick Riordan， The Titan’s CurseElizabeth: “How far should a person go in the name of true love？” –Nicholas Sparks， The ChoiceAs far as it takes。 Elizabeth had an encounter that sent her running into the night’s fog。 Only the fog fought back。 It would take someone as intelligent and as strong as Elizabeth to fight through the fog’s fear factor in order to reach her goal。 She was pushing her way toward the center of the garden and the statue of Fitzwilliam Darcy。 Fitzwilliam Darcy: He could only cry out into the void。 Where was he？ What had happened to him？ Was he dead？ Who was that lovely voice he kept hearing？ The one that touched his very soul。 Who was she？ Villains: “It is the curse of the powerful to be blind to their own faults。” –Robert FanneyThe villains in this story were diabolical at best。 They were evil incarnate and had no scruples in destroying lives and all for the gain of fortune， prestige， and connections。 They would have stripped Pemberley of all its riches and dammed Darcy for not giving them more。 No， these were the worst and they were known to him。 。。。more
Lenora Robinson
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I loved this book。 Even though it has a very unusual relationship for E&D， it still touched my heart。
Maria
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The story of Pemberley by Moonlight very creatively blends Jane Austin's novel with a touch of fantasy。 Despite being a short story， the plot is captivating and keeps the reader hooked from the start。 The arrogant Mr。 Darcy is driven to assume a position of humility by his circumstances， which causes him to fall into Elisabeth's good graces from the start， thus softening this turbulent relationship from the original novel。 A novel to read this holiday season！I received a free copy of this book v The story of Pemberley by Moonlight very creatively blends Jane Austin's novel with a touch of fantasy。 Despite being a short story， the plot is captivating and keeps the reader hooked from the start。 The arrogant Mr。 Darcy is driven to assume a position of humility by his circumstances， which causes him to fall into Elisabeth's good graces from the start， thus softening this turbulent relationship from the original novel。 A novel to read this holiday season！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Marie
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A Fantasy NovellaIn this fantasy Pride and Prejudice novella， Elizabeth is visiting Pemberley with the Gardiners。 She has never met Darcy because he went missing before Bingley made his way to Netherfield。 He and Jane are now married。 The only glimpse Elizabeth sees of Darcy is a marble statue of his likeness in the garden。 There， she encounters Georgiana， heartsick over his disappearance one year ago。 Poor dear girl！Darcy has been cursed， but fortunately， he is able to communicate with Elizabet A Fantasy NovellaIn this fantasy Pride and Prejudice novella， Elizabeth is visiting Pemberley with the Gardiners。 She has never met Darcy because he went missing before Bingley made his way to Netherfield。 He and Jane are now married。 The only glimpse Elizabeth sees of Darcy is a marble statue of his likeness in the garden。 There， she encounters Georgiana， heartsick over his disappearance one year ago。 Poor dear girl！Darcy has been cursed， but fortunately， he is able to communicate with Elizabeth。 However， only when he， the statue， is bathed in moonlight。 Sweet。 Elizabeth makes Georgiana aware of this and they work together to figure out if he can be restored to his former self。 This is a tale of ‘Avarice and Greed’， an evil overcome by true love。 This debut by Stephen Ord is well written and nicely developed。 It’s an enjoyable， light， and quick read。 As in all fantasy stories I have ever read， the evil is vanquished and there’s a happy ending。 I recommend it if you enjoy a fantasy or fairytale。 Nicely done。 。。。more
Sheila Majczan
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The premise is well related in the author's blurb。 However the first few pages give us， the readers， the best hint at just what is happening。 Lord Matlock and his heir， Stretton， have reasons to scheme as they have brought their own estate into ruin。 Finding a way to make Darcy disappear will allow them access to his heir， Georgiana， and the wealth of Pemberley and Darcy's other estates。Elizabeth has never met Darcy even though Jane has married Bingley。 She travels with her Aunt and Uncle Gardin The premise is well related in the author's blurb。 However the first few pages give us， the readers， the best hint at just what is happening。 Lord Matlock and his heir， Stretton， have reasons to scheme as they have brought their own estate into ruin。 Finding a way to make Darcy disappear will allow them access to his heir， Georgiana， and the wealth of Pemberley and Darcy's other estates。Elizabeth has never met Darcy even though Jane has married Bingley。 She travels with her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner to Lambton and in meeting Georgiana while touring， befriend her and are invited to stay at Pemberley。 Elizabeth finds herself drawn to the statue of Fitzwilliam Darcy and soon is fighting mists at night which fight to prevent her reaching the statue and cause actual pain。 Elizabeth finds herself hearing a voice which she determines is coming from that frozen piece of masonry。 As she visits more than once she soon finds herself falling in love with the man and hears that voice relating his own "ardent admiration and love"。The Colonel arrives and we have scenes involving how to release Darcy and also involving Matlock's and Stretton's last attempts to gain their goal。 I highly recommend this fantasy romance story。 And I have to add that the cover is lovely！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Gill M
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The mystery of the disappearance of Fitzwilliam Darcy intrigues Society， but causes heartbreak and despair to his family and friends。When Elizabeth Bennet visits Pemberley， she becomes enmeshed in a story of love， betrayal， avarice and Egyptian curses！A very enjoyable book which I am happy to recommend。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 All views expressed are my own。
Sam H。
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An adorable story， reminiscent of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys。 The prologue gives us a hint that something nefarious is definitely afoot。 With family like that， who needs enemies。Darcy has been missing nearly a year by the time Elizabeth visits Pemberley with her Gardiner relations in the summer。 She has heard much about him from Bingley， who married her sister Jane in the spring。 Struck somewhat emotionally by a lifelike statue of Darcy in the Rose garden， she wonders what the real man would An adorable story， reminiscent of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys。 The prologue gives us a hint that something nefarious is definitely afoot。 With family like that， who needs enemies。Darcy has been missing nearly a year by the time Elizabeth visits Pemberley with her Gardiner relations in the summer。 She has heard much about him from Bingley， who married her sister Jane in the spring。 Struck somewhat emotionally by a lifelike statue of Darcy in the Rose garden， she wonders what the real man would have been like。His disappearance is a complete mystery。 Col。 F and Bow runners couldn't pick up a single trace or trail。 Miss Darcy is overheard by Elizabeth lamenting his absence and her perceived fault in the matter。 Overcome with compassion for the young woman， when asked to stay on at Pemberley， Elizabeth and the Gardiners agree。 That is when the weird really starts to happen， especially at night， under the moonlight。Hearing a voice when no one is there。 Misty fog which brings physical pain and envisioned fears。 Will Elizabeth and Miss Darcy be able to figure the mystery out before it is too late？ Can true love save the day？This is well written， but in a style that I can see young girls enjoying it too。 There is nothing heavy or angsty about it at all-despite the supernatural drama。 Fairly clean， with only a little kissing。4。5* for being too short。 Couldn't put it down。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
wosedwew
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But someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again。 ~ C。 S。 LewisOur story begins with Elizabeth Bennet accompanying her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner on a tour of Derbyshire。 Quote from the book: “Oh my， Lizzy！ Is it not beautiful？” Mrs。 Gardiner asked admiringly。 “Truly， one would put up with much to become mistress of Pemberley。”“Sadly， Aunt， for someone to become the mistress of Pemberley， one would need to find its master。”Villainy was revealed in the Prologue。 Now we learn the But someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again。 ~ C。 S。 LewisOur story begins with Elizabeth Bennet accompanying her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner on a tour of Derbyshire。 Quote from the book: “Oh my， Lizzy！ Is it not beautiful？” Mrs。 Gardiner asked admiringly。 “Truly， one would put up with much to become mistress of Pemberley。”“Sadly， Aunt， for someone to become the mistress of Pemberley， one would need to find its master。”Villainy was revealed in the Prologue。 Now we learn the backstory: Fitzwilliam Darcy， master of Pemberley， had disappeared nearly a year before。 He could not accompany his friend Bingley to inspect Netherfield Park。 He met no residents of Meryton。A statue of the missing man resides in the garden at Pemberley。Quote from the book: Unlike the portrait however， Mr。 Darcy’s statue was placed in a peculiar， almost distressing posture。 Whereas Mr。 Darcy’s portrait showed a more commonly-seen upright stance of strength， the gentleman’s statue stood with his arms stretched towards Pemberley， the expression on his face appearing almost pleading。 To Elizabeth， it was as if his whole heart was contained within that beautiful building， and by his will alone， he would protect it and all within。Elizabeth is captivated by the statue — then she begins to imagine it speaks to her。 A nighttime visit to the garden reveals a strange mist swirling around her。Quote from the book: The effect on her state of mind was disturbing， as every insecurity that Elizabeth had ever experienced assailed her。 Her mother’s slights on her looks in comparison to her favoured daughters， Jane and Lydia; her faulty discernment with regards to Mr。 Wickham’s character; her fear of being compelled into a marriage of convenience with an awful man like her father’s cousin Mr。 Collins。 Every little fear passed through her head with brutal force that nearly made her cry out。Don't ask questions of fairy tales。 ~ Jewish folk sayingI began reading before bedtime。 At 11 PM， I put the book aside and went to bed。 Then， nothing else would do。 I had to get up， return to the living room and finish the story！ I could put it down。 I just could not leave it put down。 Fortunately for my beauty sleep， the story is short。I did have some disbelief in the resolution of the story。 How is the change in circumstances of Lord Matlock and the Viscount explained？ Why does no one question the appearance of works of art？ Who pays for those things anyway？But， what the hey， it’s a FAIRY TALE！ I loved it！Once in a while， right in the middle of an ordinary life， love gives us a fairy tale。 ~ Author unknownI received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
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