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  1. Public Bookmark 69

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    Charles Bingley takes residence of Netherfield Park for one reason: to give his friend Darcy a peaceful sanctuary after a brutal year. After Wickham’s scheme was revealed, Georgiana’s attempted suicide left her crippled and catatonic. Darcy, blaming himself, fell into self-destructive despair that even his closest friend could not break through. It is only when Darcy is alone in the countryside near Meryton that he finds a reason to hope: a beautiful young woman, walking alone, who he deliriously thinks is an angel. D/N, J/B - Trigger warning, discussion of suicide, depression and alcohol abuse.

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    25 Feb 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy meet for the first time at a secluded beach while both of them are in pain and turmoil from the events that have happened. Elizabeth a widow trying to heal from her marriage and Darcy from Georgiana and Wickham nearly eloping. Can they be together and overlook their pain and anger while learning more about each other?

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    06 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 5

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    From Longbourn in Hertfordshire to the Lake District, the distance is but a few hundred miles. Yet, from Gentleman and Lady to Husband and Wife, there lies an unchartered wilderness between Sense and Sensibility.

    This work chronicles several days of the Darcys' wedding journey. It is more than a mere progress across the English landscape; it is a profound exploration of duty, intimacy, and the dawning of personal desire. Away from the gossip of Meryton and the interference of Lady Catherine, two souls are left to navigate a new world: a gentleman seeking to balance responsibility with delight, and a lady disarming herself within the safety of love.

    They have known the self-reproach of ignorance and the silence of pain; they have felt the weight of guilt born from "unbecoming" longings. Yet, amidst the tempest and the hearth-fire of the Lakes, they reach a new understanding: that true intimacy begins with the admission of one's own shallows, and finds its sanctuary in the shared keeping of secrets.

    This is a record of the fruit’s ripening. As shame dissolves into devotion, the pomegranate from the south finally blooms with its sweetest fragrance in the crisp air of the North.

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    30 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 97

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    He looked out toward the sea. "I thought it better not to intrude by presuming your notice after--" he faltered, then said with effort, "after all that has passed between us. I believed it would be unwelcome."

    "Is it your habit," she asked with the faintest smile, "to determine a lady's preferences without consultation?"

    This was not the right thing to say, bringing up those things they would both rather forget. His expression shifted--perhaps embarrassment, perhaps frustration. "I did not mean to offend."

    "No?" She arched an eyebrow. "Then you do it quite by accident, sir."

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    The summer after Mr. Darcy's disasturous proposal, Elizabeth encounters him at the seaside instead of at his home after her travel plans change unexpectedly. There, she discovers the pleasures of both the seaside and the man she unexpectedly shares it with.

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    03 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 27

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    Still languishing under the social consequences of her ill-natured remarks about Mrs. Darcy, Caroline finds herself excluded from the most fashionable circles. In her endeavours to regain her former standing in society, she makes several ill-advised choices, further exacerbating her predicament. It takes an unforeseen incident to eventually open her eyes to the errors of her past conduct and inspire within her a hitherto unknown degree of compassion and empathy.

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    NOTE: A sequel to Serpent’s Poison, this is the story of Caroline’s redemption.

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    I hope you enjoy it! Any feedback is much appreciated.

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    30 Dec 2025