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Synopsis
When Elizabeth Bennet discovers her father intends to force her marriage to the insufferable Mr. Collins, she demands one thing before she decides her fate—a kiss of her own choosing, with a man she selects. Fitzwilliam Darcy has admired Miss Elizabeth for weeks. Her distress finally moves him to act on his growing affections. Their one kiss changes everything. With her sister Mary's help, Elizabeth flees Longbourn before dawn and places her future in the hands of a man she barely knows. Hidden in London under the protection of the formidable Fitzwilliam family, she has three weeks until she reaches her majority—three weeks to discover whether a marriage born of desperation might become something far more. Will fleeing a forced marriage lead to freedom? Will a marriage born of necessity become a love match? Will her one kiss be her one chance at love? A Choice Freely Made is a forced proximity, marriage of convenience variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice featuring a Netherfield Ball proposal, one life-changing kiss, instant marriage, protective Darcy, found family, and a slow-burn romance where love must be earned. Perfect for fans of sweet Regency romance.
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Is A Choice Freely Made: A Pride & Prejudice Novella appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A clean Regency romance with one chaste kiss and a marriage of convenience. No sexual content beyond kissing, no violence, no language. Themes of escaping forced marriage and female autonomy.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include captivity and forced marriage threat.
Who'll love this
Teen readers will enjoy Elizabeth's daring escape and the slow-burn romance with Mr. Darcy in this sweet Pride and Prejudice variation.