A Snakebite at Pemberley
(2026)(A book in the Darcy and Elizabeth Forever series)
A novel by Rachelle Ayala
Emergency Alert! Elizabeth Bennet is trapped at Pemberley. She’s been bitten by a snake, and Darcy is there!
Four months after Elizabeth rejected Darcy’s ill-mannered proposal at Hunsford, she arrives at Pemberley as a mere tourist. The innkeeper said Darcy is away, the grounds are beautiful in August, and she is perfectly safe, or so she thought.
And then, Darcy turns up, wet-shirt, fishing rod, and no cravat. Her uncle is charmed, and her aunt intrigued. They follow tour guide Darcy to the side of the lake, while Elizabeth counts the minutes until their departure.
She’s not noticing his forearms, not salivating over his throat when a vicious snake bites her, and Darcy carries her into the halls of Pemberley.
Her ankle swollen, her temperature rising, she cannot travel for three weeks. Trapped with the last man in the world she could be prevailed to love.
Darcy chooses the softest linens—his mother’s, kept for family. He brings books at midnight. He paces the corridors when her fever spikes. And Elizabeth, furious at being cared for by a man she’s determined to despise, discovers something terrifying—the way he notices what she needs before she asks is far more dangerous than any snake.
And then, the real snake arrives. George Wickham, bearing a letter from Elizabeth’s father authorizing him to visit. Darcy withdraws, and Georgiana flies into a protective rage. Elizabeth is oblivious, fighting for her life while wondering why Pemberley has turned to ice.
Will Elizabeth muster up the gumption to expose the lies? Or will she lose her last chance to show Darcy that she finally trusts him with her heart?
A second-chance romance where a snakebite forces proximity, a viper in the midst, and the only way forward is through honest feelings, found family, and one very satisfying splash.
Features: Post-Hunsford second chance • Snakebite forced proximity • Medical Emergency • Patient/host forbidden proximity • Bedside Darcy • Found family warmth • Grandmother’s cane • Public Wickham set down • Lakeside consequences • Clean Regency • Guaranteed HEA
78,000 words
Genre: Romance
Four months after Elizabeth rejected Darcy’s ill-mannered proposal at Hunsford, she arrives at Pemberley as a mere tourist. The innkeeper said Darcy is away, the grounds are beautiful in August, and she is perfectly safe, or so she thought.
And then, Darcy turns up, wet-shirt, fishing rod, and no cravat. Her uncle is charmed, and her aunt intrigued. They follow tour guide Darcy to the side of the lake, while Elizabeth counts the minutes until their departure.
She’s not noticing his forearms, not salivating over his throat when a vicious snake bites her, and Darcy carries her into the halls of Pemberley.
Her ankle swollen, her temperature rising, she cannot travel for three weeks. Trapped with the last man in the world she could be prevailed to love.
Darcy chooses the softest linens—his mother’s, kept for family. He brings books at midnight. He paces the corridors when her fever spikes. And Elizabeth, furious at being cared for by a man she’s determined to despise, discovers something terrifying—the way he notices what she needs before she asks is far more dangerous than any snake.
And then, the real snake arrives. George Wickham, bearing a letter from Elizabeth’s father authorizing him to visit. Darcy withdraws, and Georgiana flies into a protective rage. Elizabeth is oblivious, fighting for her life while wondering why Pemberley has turned to ice.
Will Elizabeth muster up the gumption to expose the lies? Or will she lose her last chance to show Darcy that she finally trusts him with her heart?
A second-chance romance where a snakebite forces proximity, a viper in the midst, and the only way forward is through honest feelings, found family, and one very satisfying splash.
Features: Post-Hunsford second chance • Snakebite forced proximity • Medical Emergency • Patient/host forbidden proximity • Bedside Darcy • Found family warmth • Grandmother’s cane • Public Wickham set down • Lakeside consequences • Clean Regency • Guaranteed HEA
78,000 words
Genre: Romance
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