To Capture Mr. Darcy
Elizabeth Ann West
One wrong move could cost her reputation; one right move could capture his heart.
Four days of rain. One unwanted stay. One chessboard that turned into a courtship.
When rain stranded her at Netherfield Park to nurse Jane, Elizabeth braced for boredom, barbed smiles, and Mr. Darcy’s distant civility.
Instead, she discovered a chessboard laid out for battle.
Never one to refuse a challenge, Elizabeth accepts.
Visit after visit, her unseen opponent answers her moves with unnerving skill, and their silent duel becomes the best part of her day.
Then she discovers the truth.
Her mysterious adversary is Fitzwilliam Darcy himself, the very man who once called her “not handsome enough to tempt” him. All along he’s been quietly courting her mind.
Mr. Collins grows bolder. Lady Catherine arrives issuing commands. One insists Elizabeth accept him. The other insists she reject Darcy.
Darcy offers the one thing Elizabeth has always wanted, to be chosen for who she is.
On this board, one wrong move could cost Elizabeth everything.
One right move could capture Mr. Darcy.
To Capture Mr. Darcy is a sweet JAFF Pride and Prejudice variation packed with Darcy and Elizabeth, Netherfield forced proximity, chess, quiet longing, and Our Dear Couple fighting for each other one move at a time.
Book Information
Author: Elizabeth Ann West
Available on: December 12th, 2025
Imprint: Future Fiction Press
Word Count: 53k
Genres: Historical Romance, Jane Austen Fan Fiction, Regency Romance
Formats Available: Ebook
ISBNs: 9781966024200
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To Capture Mr. Darcy Chapter 1
November 15, 1811 Elizabeth Bennet slipped into the library at Netherfield Park for her sixth time in three days. With her sister Jane on the mend, she could not cease...
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The dining table of Netherfield Park glowed in exquisite candlelight. An abundance of fresh rose displays filled the table between candelabras and the air with the musky sweetness of the...
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November 16, 1811 Her fourth day at Netherfield Park dawned and Elizabeth Bennet stretched and yawned. Feeling genuine longing to keep the tightly roped bed and overstuffed mattress she had...
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At Longbourn, the ancestral home of Elizabeth and Jane Bennet, Mrs. Bennet breached her husband's study with a broad smile on her face.
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November 17, 1811 The Bennet sisters enjoyed a late morning meal in Jane’s room. Elizabeth managed to make her sister smile and laugh as she described in detail some of...
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Lack of interest in Don Quixote justified in Elizabeth’s mind another trip to the library. She knew the estate had not magically spawned new titles for her to peruse, but...
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November 18, 1811 Elizabeth woke in a bed quickly becoming too familiar. Half hope and half agony that a dry morning would greet her, she rolled off the bed on...
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The familiar drawing room of Netherfield Park appeared starkly different upon first entrance. The creams and greens of the furniture were banished mostly to the far wall and a number...
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November 19, 1811 The next morning, Elizabeth selected a gown of a creamy, ivory hue spotted with a dark plum. It was the same gown she had worn her first...
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Darcy entered his suite to interrupt his man, Arnold, polishing his riding boots. The servant who had been with Fitzwilliam since his school days, and son of the valet for...
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November 19, 1811, evening The quintet of the Bingleys, Bennets, and Mr. Darcy drew lots to choose the order of recitation.
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November 20, 1811 After a restless night and early breakfast, with a conspicuously absent Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth endured the sweet speech and surfeit of smiles between Jane and Mr.
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The weather front that had trapped Elizabeth and Jane at Netherfield Park left the air chilled and gray, a common November afternoon for the English countryside. The Bennet gardens were...
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November 21, 1811 Her second day home allowed Elizabeth to resume her familiar routine. Coming in from her morning walk, she found the dining room held her entire family, plus...
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November 22, 1811 Not two days’ time from when she had vowed to herself never to think nor care about Mr. Darcy again, Elizabeth Bennet walked with a spring in...
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November 26, 1811, the Netherfield Ball Delayed by what seemed to be concerted efforts on the part of Kitty and Lydia to make the entire family late, the Bennets and...
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Exiting the ballroom, Mr. Darcy found Mr. Bennet was already attempting to calm Elizabeth.
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November 27, 1811 Having returned early from the ball, Elizabeth enjoyed more rest than the majority of her family. She rose early as was her custom and dressed for a...
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Summer, 1812 Despite a special license, and the exorbitant expense Mrs. Bennet extolled over to anyone within earshot, Elizabeth Bennet wed Fitzwilliam Darcy in the summer of 1812 after a...
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