Of Whispers and Wisdom is yet another sweet, clean, low-angst novella of 47,000 words. No major villains, just a gentle love story told from a Christian perspective in the usual style of Jae George. Excerpt: “Mama, I won’t cause any problems, I promise,” pleaded twenty-year-old Elizabeth Bennet pleaded as she struggled to comprehend what her parents were saying during their argument in the family’s small parlor. Her father’s words were easy enough to catch, but her mother’s shrill voice was garbled and beginning to give Lizzy a headache. While twisting her head between Mr. and ...

What if Mr. Darcy owned Netherfield and was persuaded to take a holiday there as a seemingly a modest gentleman? He has his father's brother, the honourable Judge Darcy, to support him with the heavy burdens on his shoulders during his respite in Hertfordshire after Georgiana’s difficult summer. Elizabeth Bennet does not form her prejudice against Bingley's visitor and a platonic friendship forms. This story contains several adventurous scenarios with mild language and reference to kidnapping and sexual innuendo.

One warning, two cautions, and two notes: WARNING: Portions of this book focus on some of George Wickham’s worst crimes against young ladies. While the revenge taken is not fully or graphically detailed, it is extreme. “He had certainly formed such a plan, and without meaning that it should effect his endeavour to separate him from Miss Bennet, it is probable that it might add something to his lively concern for the welfare of his friend.” Pride & Prejudice, chapter 45 This vagary proposes an alternate path for the characters of Pride and Prejudice. Some character aspects are ...

Darcy joins Bingley in Hertfordshire before the Netherfield Ball and offends Elizabeth but in a different way. Their friendship develops quickly and their pride and prejudice are set aside to form a lasting bond. Happy, low-angst story of friendship.

What if Mr. Darcy’s father took the time to teach his son what was right and to correct his temper? This story begins earlier when Fitzwilliam Darcy is 23 years old and he meets Elizabeth Bennet as a young woman, who is visiting the Gardiners in London. The elder Mr. Darcy is alive and several anti-heroes are thwarted early due to his interventions. Non-canon, K+ for minor violence

“You will be coming out at your next birthday and you must act like the daughter of a gentleman so you can attract a husband!” Mrs. Bennet reminded her. “Yes, Mamma.” Elizabeth’s mouth was saying “yes,” but her heart was saying “no.” She visualized what it would be like at her first assembly. Would she dress like her older sister and be expected to flirt with prospective suitors? How would John Lucas and her other pals react to her if she acted as a young woman instead of as one of the boys? As her mother droned on, she conjured a picture in her mind. Her mother was there ...

What if Elizabeth Bennet had been carrying a secret for three years before being formally introduced Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley? Love is instant but they must overcome several obstacles before they find their happily ever after. Rated T for lightly-descriptive sexual situations, mild language, and topic of premarital relations

This Regency story begins after Fitzwilliam Darcy has been rejected by Elizabeth Bennet and he wants nothing but the comfort of Pemberley but experiences a life-changing event on his way home and everything changes. His dream on midsummer's night reveals his future and he must make amends to earn the regard of the woman he loves. Will he succeed in restoring the reputation of the Bennet family as well as his own? Rated T for mild language, innuendo, sexual situations

Elizabeth Bennet is offended by Mr. Darcy when he snubs her dearest sister at the assembly and cannot hold her tongue but he is fascinated by her and a friendship develops. A family secret prevents Darcy from marrying Elizabeth but he falls in love nonetheless while Elizabeth believes her sister likes Darcy while finding him unpleasant in appearances. Rated T for mild language, sexual suggestions, and minor violence

The second of a three-book series, this story continues as Elizabeth Bennet experiences life of a young lady from ages twelve to fifteen. Friendships are strengthened and the young girl learns to get over the most trying age of her early teen years. Rated K+ for mild language. Non-canon.

Tragedy strikes the Gardiner family and Elizabeth sacrifices her own prospects to help the family heal. She performs a heroic act while in London and then has to deal with the consequences for her and her family. Upon her return to Longhorn she attends the Assembly where Mr. Darcy very much does not act the gentleman. This is the story of a young woman overcoming all that is thrown at her, metaphorically. Caroline Bingley did not literally throw something at Elizabeth, however much she was tempted. This is variation on the classic story, with accurate historical details.

Fitzwilliam Darcy meets Elizabeth Bennet after Georgiana's heartbreak and hires her as his sister's companion but finds the lady fascinating. Because of his family's expectations and the inferiority of her birth, he tells himself that he cannot make an offer for her due to the difference in their rank and circumstance. How will he find humility to pursue the woman he loves? Rated T for innuendo and suggestive sexual language; non-canon

Elizabeth is not a Bennet daughter but is pretending to be after her own father is murdered. Will Darcy be able to overcome his pride to attach himself to a poor woman of obscure origins? Who killed Elizabeth's father and how will her deception be revealed? Rated T for minor violence and innuendo

The first of a three-book series, this story begins with Elizabeth Bennet as a ten-year-old girl who loves to climb trees and has an active imagination. Fitzwilliam Darcy moves into the neighbourhood with his ailing mother and develops a great friendship with the young girl and she becomes in invaluable part of the Darcy Family. Rated K+ for mild language. Non-canon.

One warning, two cautions, and a note: WARNING: In deference to a truth universally acknowledged that men do not behave the same when no women are present as they do in mixed company, this vagary does have occasional uses of profanity. The men in my life would consider it amusing but naïve to afford the same semantics of conversation for wholly different circumstances such as these, or they would should one of them choose to read it. This vagary proposes an alternate telling of the original Pride and Prejudice and considers what may have happened should the characters have been afforded a ...