An Accomplished Lady (of the Best Sort): A Teatime Tales Novelette
- 162 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Leenie Brown masterfully channels her vibrant imagination into literary realms where echoes of the past meet her contemporary passion for the Regency era. Her writing is marked by an ability to draw readers into narratives as captivating as those that enchanted her in childhood. Inspired by classic authors, Brown crafts vivid scenes and characters that reflect a deep engagement with literary traditions. Readers can expect to immerse themselves in stories that honor the timeless allure of storytelling.






He expected to discover who she was. He never counted on being so charmed. When Henry Fitzwilliam's sister Catherine came sputtering and fuming to his home about their nephew, Fitzwilliam Darcy, being taken in by a fortune-hunting seductress, he knew that the only way to appease her was to meet Darcy's betrothed. What began as a perfunctory soiree to do his duty to his family, quickly turns into a most entertaining evening of secrets revealed that finds Lord Matlock utterly charmed by his future niece. A Battle of Wills and Words is a novelette of just over 11,000 words and is the fourth installment in Leenie Brown's Teatime Tales Collection of Austen-inspired quick reads. If you're looking for an entertaining escape from the everyday, then you'll enjoy this story where matters of the heart and the follies of the people in love, when put on display, speak loudly to the strength of the bond between the lovers. So put the kettle on, download your copy of A Battle of Wills and Words , and take a look at Darcy and Elizabeth's courtship and betrothal through Lord Matlock's eyes. ~*~ [This story was previously published in a shorter form as part of a Teatime Tales short story anthology. That original short story has now been lengthened into this novelette.]
An overheard conversation, a chance to right a wrong, a trip to Rosings that will be like no other Three and a half months in town has not been long enough for Fitzwilliam Darcy to clear his head or his heart of thought about the lady who charmed him in Hertfordshire. When he overhears part of Elizabeth Bennet's conversation with her aunt at the theatre, he is first surprised to know she is in town, and then, he's mortified to discover just what she thinks of him. Upon learning she is on her way to Kent, he puts together a plan to improve in her opinion. With the help of his sister, cousins, and a heart that likes to speak before it thinks, he just might find this year's trip to Rosings to be the most unusual and fulfilling of his life.
She loves him. He loves her. If only each knew the other's heart. Kitty Bennet hadn't meant she would never marry the gentleman she was caught kissing. She had only meant she couldn't marry him just yet. She has a promise to keep first. However, before she can explain herself to him, he tosses her heart back at her in a thousand broken pieces. Lorcan Langley is in love with Kitty, but when she declares she has no desire to marry him, he comes to the heart-rending decision to give her what she wants - a future without him. As both Lorcan and Kitty attempt to move on with their lives into bleak futures without the person they love, a broken wheel will bring their plans to a screeching and potentially disastrous end. Cherishing Kitty is the fifth installment in Leenie Brown's Pride and Prejudice variation series Marrying Elizabeth. If you like misunderstandings between lovers and second chance romances, then you'll enjoy this story about discovering that happiness and doing the right thing do not have to be mutually exclusive. So, put the kettle on, grab your copy of Cherishing Kitty, and join Kitty and Lorcan as they are forced together and lay a foundation for a happily ever after that is uniquely their own. **** [Cherishing Kitty can also be found in the Marrying Elizabeth, Books 4-6 Compilation omnibus.]