A Pemberley Christmas Carol

A Pride and Prejudice Variation Romance

By: Rachelle Ayala

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She crushed his marriage proposal. He vowed never to bother her again. Now they’re trapped together for Christmas.

When a blizzard strands Elizabeth Bennet at Pemberley, she faces her worst nightmare—spending Christmas with the man whose heart she shattered at Hunsford. Mr. Darcy made his position devastatingly clear: he’s ashamed of ever loving her and considers the matter forever closed.

Elizabeth is determined to be the perfect guest, nothing more. But watching Darcy transform into “Captain Dark-sea” for her young cousins—teaching sword fighting, arranging sleigh rides, creating Christmas magic—breaks her heart all over again. She’s fallen in love with a man who can barely look at her.

Darcy believes Elizabeth’s presence is mere politeness, and her smiles are simple courtesy. He doesn’t know that she sees his true character now—his devotion to Georgiana, his generosity to tenants, and his kindness to children. Every moment of forced civility is exquisite torture when all she wants is to take back the words that destroyed them both.

As Christmas ghosts of past, present, and future visit their dreams, two wounded hearts discover that the cruelest misunderstanding of all is believing you’re unloved when love surrounds you.

A sweeping Pride and Prejudice Christmas variation where second chances come wrapped in mistletoe, and the most devastating words ever spoken might lead to the most beautiful love story ever lived.

Features: Second chance romance • Christmas setting • Forced proximity • Mutual pining • Family dynamics • Christmas Carol structure • Pemberley estate • Holiday magic • Brooding hero • Witty heroine • HEA guaranteed

Sweet Christmas Story

I enjoyed this sweet story via audiobook. I loved Georgianna gaining the strength to stand up to Lady C. And I was glad that the reader didn't have to deal with Lady C for much more than that. I loved learning more about Darcy's mother. How she was described in this variation matches my own thoughts about her. It takes the whole book for Darcy and Elizabeth to truly communicate and not misunderstand one another but there was much positive interaction before they come together. I love the idea of combining A Christmas Carol with P&P. It wasn't overdone It was sweetly done.

As for the audio narration. It is told with dual virtual narrators. I found the female to be acceptable as far as virtual narrators go. Maybe 3 stars. They are never great but she was better than many. However, the male was horrible. If they can improve female voices, why not the male as well? I was able to ignore my dislike for the male enough to still enjoy the book but had the female been as bad I doubt I would have finished the book.

Cute story

In this story the Gardiners, Elizabeth and Georgiana travels to Derbyshire during winter and close to Christmas. They have an accident with the carriage and need to walk for a long while before they end up at Pemberley. They stay until they can move on to their destination.

Indescribable Joy!

Such a read/audio, so very sad, full of angst tears so many moving parts.. Darcy’s Xmas @ the Pemberly Chapel stirred my heart. Most notable Anne Darcy’s Christmas visits proof of her love of FD & EB…