Yours

A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Romantic Pride and Prejudice Variations)

By: Susan Adriani

Narrated by: Erin Evans-Walker

My heart is, and always will be, yours-Edward Ferrars, Sense & Sensibility

Two years ago, Elizabeth Bennet walked away from Mr Darcy with a broken heart and no reason to expect their paths would ever cross again. Tragedy, scandal, and loss forced her from Longbourn, and her family now lives in quiet obscurity in Yorkshire—until a chance encounter at a winter ball changes everything.

Still reeling from her father's death and her youngest sister’s disgrace, Elizabeth has no desire to marry—especially not to the sort of gentleman who sees women as ornament and amusement. But when she is reunited with Mr. Darcy, the man she once misjudged and rejected, Elizabeth must confront old regrets and new hopes. He is no longer the proud, aloof stranger she once scorned, but a man whose quiet strength and steadfast love may prove exactly what her heart requires.

Fitzwilliam Darcy never stopped searching for the woman who changed him. When he finds her again—wiser, wounded, but no less bewitching—he dares to hope for a second chance. But family pride, painful secrets, and the threat of renewed scandal conspire to keep them apart.

In a house filled with eccentric nobility, absurd relatives, and a meddling aunt or two, can Elizabeth and Darcy find their way back to each other?

©2025 Susan Adriani (P)2026 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Interesting

This story was interesting. I liked the aunt that helped them after Mr. Bennet's death. What an awesome woman. I felt like the ending was more about sexual desire than finding out what happened to Lydia. I was glad to know about Lydia but did wonder if she was truly happy. I could see the HEA in Darcy and Elizabeth's story but I felt dissatisfied with the ending. Maybe it was just because I don't really care about their wedding night and such.
On the plus side, the narration was well done on the audiobook. I was grateful for that.

Reunited two years after Pemberley

We pick up the story two years after Elizabeth’s visit to Pemberley and the worst things happened; Lydia has disappeared, Mr Bennet died in a carriage accident and Mrs Bennet has a mental breakdown. Darcy didn’t know what happened due to the note from her uncle getting wet on the way to deliver it to Darcy. Darcy has searched for her but stumbled upon her by accident at an aunt and uncle’s estate in Yorkshire.

Overall, this is a very sweet, charming, lovely story. The narrator, Erin Evans-Walker, did a good job bringing our favorite characters to life to bring them together. This is one that I will gladly read/listen to again.

Excellently Narrated Second Chance

Delayed HEA is one of my favorite tropes, but they are often quite emotionally taxing. This novella is a rare exception. The longing and angst are relegated to the background, as we spend just enough time in Elizabeth's sorrow to feel her grief and longing before we are reintroduced to a determined, constant Darcy.

As always, Adriani has written beautiful prose. The story flows so fluidly, and the narrator does such a beautiful job with pacing that I did not wish to stop listening.

Devoted Darcy

Very enjoyable low angst novella. Darcy and Elizabeth meet again 2 years after Lydia’s elopement and disappearance. They find their way to a sweet happily ever after. Darcy again helps to find Lydia but she’s already rescued herself, even if not the way the family would have preferred. I also really enjoyed the new to me narrator Erin Evans-Walker.

Enjoyable, happily ever after

Loved this low-angst romance. Just the kind of audiobook I needed these days. I loved Darcy’s honesty with his feelings and that there wasn’t a lot of contrived tension for the sake of tension. Wonderful happily ever after and heart-fluttering romance by a gifted writer and talented narrator.