She thought she knew Mr Darcy until she read the words he never meant her to see
When Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Netherfield to tend to her ailing sister, she expects cold civility from Miss Bingley, quiet concern from Mr Bingley, and the continued arrogance of Mr Darcy. What she does not expect is to uncover a half-burned confession in the embers of the library hearth a letter seared with longing, full of intimate, tormented desire for a woman unnamed.
Elizabeth cannot help but wonder: who wrote it and whom does he desire so fervently?
Her search begins with playful curiosity, but as she probes...
She thought she knew Mr Darcy until she read the words he never meant her to see
When Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Netherfield to tend to her ailing sister, she expects cold civility from Miss Bingley, quiet concern from Mr Bingley, and the continued arrogance of Mr Darcy. What she does not expect is to uncover a half-burned confession in the embers of the library hearth a letter seared with longing, full of intimate, tormented desire for a woman unnamed.
Elizabeth cannot help but wonder: who wrote it and whom does he desire so fervently?
Her search begins with playful curiosity, but as she probes deeper observing glances at dinner, sudden silences, and the restrained intensity in Darcy’s presence a startling realisation forms: she hopes that the woman is her.
Torn between fascination and propriety, the diary falls into her posession and she has no intention of returning it. Each secret entry reveals a man far more vulnerable, and far more desperate, than the proud gentleman she thought she knew. But her discovery comes at a cost. In the books pages, another secret is revealed one involving Mr Wickham, Miss Darcy and the man whose soul she now holds in her hands.
As desire and duty war within her, Elizabeth must understand her own feelings and accept the fact that Mr Darcy may never forgive her.
Penned by Mr Darcy is a sensual re-imagining of Austen’s classic, blending emotional depth, slow-burn tension, and open-door intimacy. For mature readers only.
