Impulse & Initiative: What If Mr. Darcy Had Set Out to Win Elizabeth's Heart?

Abigail Reynolds

Sep 2008 · Sourcebooks, Inc.

About this ebook

What readers are saying:

"A very happy read!"
"A lustful and very romantic story."
"Introduces us to another side of Darcy that Jane Austen didn't show."
"A really lovely spin on the original story."
"A wonderful ride through Jane Austen's world."
"Refreshing!"
"Funny, smart, and makes a great story unto itself."
"Fantastic book."

In Jane Austen's classic Pride & Prejudice, Mr. Darcy gives up on winning the woman he loves after she refuses him.

What if ...
Instead of disappearing from Elizabeth Bennet's life after she refused his offer of marriage, Mr. Darcy had stayed and tried to change her mind?

What if ...
Lizzy, as she gets to know Darcy, finds him undeniably attractive and her impulses win out over her sense of propriety?

What if ...
Madly in love and mutually on fire, their passion anticipates their wedding? In Impulse & Initiative, instead of avoiding Elizabeth after his ill-fated marriage proposal, Mr. Darcy follows her back to her home in Hertfordshire, planning to prove to her he is a changed man and worthy of her love. And little by little, Elizabeth begins to find the man she despised becoming irresistible...

Exploring the roads not taken in Pride and Prejudice, Abigail Reynolds picks up from a pivotal point in Pride and Prejudice - Mr. Darcy's botched marriage proposal - and imagines lively plot twists and ecstatically happy endings.

Ratings and reviews

so far im over half way thru the book and i cant seem to put it down. it has enough romance and enough of everyday things between darcy and elizabeth. its a very good read

Read the description and it sounds AMAZING!! I would read it now if it weren't for the fact that I was reading P&P right now.

About the author

Abigail Reynolds studied Russian, theater, and marine biology before deciding to attend medical school. Her first book was From Lambton to Longbourn, which led to several other Pemberley Variations novels. She also wrote a modern novel entitled The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice. She is also a physician with a part-time private practice.