Please note: This is a full length novel of 110,000 plus words.

In this the 10th book in the Take Charge series, it is the oft maligned Bennet Patriarch who is the one to take charge. Rightly or wrongly he is usually considered an indolent man who cares not for his family, other than to amuse himself.

Thomas and James Bennet are the only children born to Henry and Elizabeth Bennet. While they are growing up, with less than 3 years between them in age, they are best of friends. Even though they are not similar in character, the older brother is more studious and introverted while the younger is more outgoing and fun loving, they become best of friends as well as brothers.

The first serious conflict the brothers have is over the love of a woman. Both Bennet brothers fancy themselves in love with the beautiful and vivacious Fanny Gardiner. When the latter chooses Thomas, James Bitterly accuses her of being a fortune hunter. He is so consumed with rage he secretly plans to leave England for ever. He takes his legacy left to him by the grandfather he was named for and leaves the country. He leaves behind a vitriol laced letter which is delivered the morning of his brother’s wedding, the same day his ship sails for New York City from Liverpool.

His brother’s flight is the first factor which changes Thomas Bennet into the indolent, mocking man we know from canon. At some point in the future, Bennet is shocked enough that he decides to take charge.

The story tells us what it is which precipitates the changes, and what Bennet does to take his life, estate, and family in hand. Does he reach out to his brother, who thanks to Gardiner’s contacts in America he knows has 2 sons and a daughter while he has 5 daughters? If he does, does James Bennet react favourably?

How do Darcy, the Bingleys, Wickham and the cast of characters we are used to seeing in most PP variations figure into this story? Does Lady Catherine try to insert herself into things which are not connected to her?

All of these and many more questions will be answered when you read this tale.

Elizabeth finds she cannot reconcile to Charlotte aligning herself with a man such as William Collins, so she refuses the invitation to Hunsford. Instead, she goes on holiday to Brighton with the Gardiners. The family takes a summer holiday each year, and either Elizabeth or Jane join them. Due to her broken heart, Jane whose turn it was, demurs and asks for Lizzy to go in her stead.

One day Elizabeth is shopping near the Pavilion with her Aunt Maddie, her Uncle Edward, and their two eldest children, as well as her new friend, Anna, who she had met in Brighton. While the Gardiners are browsing inside of a store with their children, Elizabeth is standing just outside of the shop.

She notices a young girl approaching the street from the Royal Pavilion, who is being escorted some footmen-guards. The girl is about to cross the street heading for stores opposite the Pavilion. A man gallops towards the girl who becomes frozen with fear. None of her escorts are able to reach her thanks to other men on horses distracting them. As she watches in horror, Elizabeth sees the man galloping towards the girl lean down to prepare to grab the girl! He is a man Elizabeth who recognises, as she is only a foot or two from the victim, she runs into the street, and pushes the girl out of the kidnapper’s reach.

Seeing his prize snatched from his grasp, the miscreant aims his horse at the interfering miss and hits her, causing Elizabeth to fall and become quite seriously injured. The man has no choice but to gallop away as some of the girl’s escorts have reached her.

In the telling of this story, the question of Elizabeth’s recovery is answered .The tale tells about how serious our heroine’s injuries are, also, who it was she rescued, and the consequences of said rescue. We see the results of her actions on others, including the erstwhile kidnappers.

Said criminals have to face a rather angry man, to whom they had promised they would carry out his wishes. We learn who the men are and why the one who ordered the kidnapping did so.

Will there be a HEA for Elizabeth and Darcy, if so, how do they meet again as she did not go into Kent? What of Jane? Does she find her happiness with a biddable Charles Bingley, or does she realise he is not the man she thought he was?

All of these questions, and many others, will be answered as the story unfolds.

This is a ‘Lizzy is not a Bennet' story with is a full length novel of more than 115K words.

A Duchess and two Countesses and their families are forced to stop at the Red Lion Inn in Meryton on their way home to one of their estates due to two of the ladies beginning active labour.

The same day, Fanny Bennet, with Thomas Bennet away in London, also goes into labour with her second child. When she calls for the midwife and Mr. Jones, she is informed they are both at the inn attending two ladies. Fanny asks her mother-in-law Beth Bennet to remain home after the Lucases send their carriage to transport her the one mile to the inn so she may be attended to by the midwife, and if needed, Mr. Jones.

On the 5th day of March 1790, a little after midnight the children are born within minutes of each other, a mix of both sexes. Even though Fanny was hoping for a son to be the heir and eventually end the entail on Longbourn, she accepts her daughter with love. Bennet arrives the day after the birth and discovers he knows the high born men from his days at Cambridge.

After a few days of recovery, the three families and the two male babes continue their journey to their estates and Bennet and Fanny return home to Longbourn to introduce a very excited Jane to her sister, Elizabeth Rose. Jane feels rather smug as she insisted Mama would give her a sister to play with, regardless of Mama's insistence it would be a brother.

Our tale follows the various families and children through the years. As in canon (one of the few similarities) Charles Bingley leases Netherfield Park. In this story, the party he hosts is rather larger than in canon, heavy with eligible men.

Will Darcy be his usual prideful, arrogant, Lizzy insulting self? Will this Bingley be a man of strength or one who is capricious and easily led? Will William Collins make his intrusion into the Bennets' lives and how will Lady Catherine and Wickham factor into this story? Will our favourite hulking footmen-guards be present?

We know at some point it will be discovered that Lizzy is not the child of Fanny and Thomas Bennet, but who is their son? There were two boys born that night, so we have to discover which one was taken from the Bennets. We will learn why there was a swap and whether it was intentional or an error. Once the two who were swapped are informed they were raised by families which were not theirs by blood, how will they react, and the same question for the families involved.

All of the above questions and many more will be answered as this tale is told.

**Please Note: This is a full length novel of 145,000 plus words**

Almost 300 years ago, one brother rejected another because a lady chose the younger brother rather than himself. As much as the father fought to prevent it, there was a split between the brothers.

The father is a peer of the realm, and has a title his older son will inherit. After the father dies and the son is elevated to the title, he changes his first and family names to make sure there is nothing which connects him to his brother. He is angry because rather than a love match he had to settle for a marriage of convenience.

Before he died, the father made provisions for the future if the worst was ever to happen. We fast forward almost 300 years to 1810. By then, none of the affected families know there are any connections between them.

The Darcys, Fitzwilliams, Rhys-Davies (Duke of Bedford), Winstons (Duke of Hertfordshire), and Carringtons (Earl of Holder) are all good friends with some familial connections between some of them.

At the same time the Bennets of Longbourn have three daughters and two sons. Jane is born from the body of Fanny Bennet who passes soon after the delivery. Not long after her death, not mourning Fanny due to the fact she entrapped him, Bennet marries the love of his life, Miss Priscilla Morris. They are blessed with 2 daughters and 2 sons.

The Bingleys and Hursts lease Netherfield Park, and as in canon, Fitzwilliam Darcy comes to stay with them to honour his word to Bingley. Not all of the Bingleys and Hursts' characters are the same as we have come to expect. There are some events similar to canon, like the infamous insult, and a very bad proposal, but there are many differences as I put my own spin on this tale.

At some point in the story, tragedy strikes some members of the noble families mentioned above. The ‘epic surprise' is revealed when the long dead father's instructions are followed.

Who is connected to who? Will Darcy's attitude towards a certain Bennet only change after the revelation? What will the roles of Lady Catherine, Wickham, and Collins be in this story? To answer these and many other questions, read on and enjoy.

**Warning: Although not described in any sort of detail, there is a huge tragedy in this tale resulting in the loss of many lives. None of the principal characters are lost.**

**Please Note: This is a full length novel of 100,000+ words**

Elizabeth grows up very much in the image of her father, except she is not indolent like he is.

For many years she does not see her father's faults or, even with Jane's urging, the damage the teasing and making fun of Fanny Bennet does. She is inured to her mother's statements about her being nothing to Jane, and when she does not want to follow her mother's orders, her father will usually support her.

As in canon, the Bingley's, Hursts, and Darcy come to reside at Netherfield Park, and of course, Fanny decides that Jane is to marry a rich man. This version of Charles Bingley is one with resolve. Also, Darcy is much less tolerant of one Miss Caroline Bingley and her machinations.

After the insult at the assembly and Wickham's tale of woe, Elizabeth begins to discover facts that challenge her prejudices and many of her long held beliefs. Thanks to herself, Jane, and Charlotte overhearing a certain conversation between some individuals, Elizabeth is shocked beyond belief. When she goes to the man she has always admired, her father, rather than take action, he dismisses her concerns and returns to his books and port.

This tale looks at her journey of self-discovery and how it effects all of the subsequent events in her life.

Yes, there is no mystery from word one of this book, as we are immediately made aware that Jane has passed away. The tale is not only about her succumbing to her not so trifling cold. Rather it's about all of those left behind her in the mortal world, and how her passing affects them, especially her closest and most beloved sister.

The story looks at how others, like Elizabeth's parents, sisters, Charles Bingley, the Bingley sisters, and Darcy react to the tragic loss of Jane's life. However, most of the concentration is on how Lizzy will cope, and more than that, if she is able to. How will Elizabeth ever recover from such a devastating loss? Will the grief she feels overpower her life and her desire to love?

How will this event change her interactions with her family, Darcy, Collins, and Wickham? Will she be so devastated that Elizabeth Bennet will not look for, or want, the love of a good man in her life?