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  1. Public Bookmark 2

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    A set of ficlets inspired by Sophia Hall's excellent Water and Salt Duology. Each ficlet is a one shot that takes place during a particular chapter of either A Peculiar Offer or Water and Salt.
    (Most likely Chapter 20-23 of Water and Salt bc the brain do be thinking of that these days)

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    08 Jul 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 55

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    Lizzie gets sick while at Pemberley Digital and the Darcys take it upon themselves to nurse her back to health.

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    30 Jun 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 35

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    Water and Salt
    A Pride and Prejudice Dark Variation
    Second book in a duology — first installment: A Peculiar Offer

    Hiding in a remote corner of Cornwall had been the only way to escape him, their arrangement, and London gossip. A place to start over and build a future beneath a name not hers.
    Elizabeth knew it would not be easy. Or last.
    Especially if Darcy refuses to let go, certain he is entitled to have her back.
    The past is not always willing to stay buried.
    Some wounds heal. Others do not.

    This novel is a sequel, so readers are strongly advised to follow the publication order and read A Peculiar Offer first.

    Content Warning: Mature themes and explicit sexual scenes within a coercive arrangement. Intended for adult readers only (18+).

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    13 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 68

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    What if Elizabeth Bennet had met not a romantic hero, but a less idealised representative of his privileged class and era?

    Fitzwilliam Darcy here does not follow his canonical redemption arc by choosing to learn better. He has wealth and power, and uses both without scruples.

    The social context of early nineteenth-century England was often harsh for the most vulnerable, including women. Their options were cruelly limited by law, custom, and economic dependency, especially when opposed to ruthless men of consequence.

    Not every story ends where you expect. Sometimes the villain stays a villain.

    Content includes themes of explicit, coerced intimacy, emotional manipulation, and morally ambiguous behaviour. Please read with care.

    Intended for adult readers (18+).

    This novel is complete. A new chapter will be posted weekly, usually on Mondays or Fridays.

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    29 Apr 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 5

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    Elizabeth Bennet and her twin sister, Lilith, have always thought of themselves as cherished daughters of the Bennet family. Adopted as newborns from a London orphanage, the sisters were raised with unwavering love and treated no differently than their adoptive parents' biological children—even Lilith, who was born blind. Yet, beneath their idyllic life lies a buried truth: Elizabeth and Lilith were stolen as infants by a desperate and misguided midwife, who delivered them to the orphanage the day after their abduction. Unbeknownst to the sisters, their true parents, the de Bourghs are determined to reclaim their children—no matter the toll it takes on the Bennet family.
    As long-hidden secrets come to light, Elizabeth and Lilith find their lives upended.
    Amid this, the sisters also find themselves confronting unexpected matters of the heart. Lilith’s growing bond with Mr. Darcy challenges his own prejudices and societal expectations, as he struggles to reconcile his feelings for a woman society deems unworthy. Meanwhile, Elizabeth, courted by a charming viscount, resolutely rejects the idea of joining a world that would look down on her beloved sister for her blindness.
    Bonds will be tested hearts will break

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    10 Mar 2026