KaraLynne Mackrory

Mortals can be such pesky beings. They are always mucking up their destinies, unbalancing their fates…leaving the world of fairies to pick up the pieces and put it all to rights. Trouble is, mortals do not get a say in their fates—that’s not for them to decide. Especially with regards to love, since love is such an integral part of the tapestry of mortal lives. And everyone knows that love does not just happen. It requires a bit of finesse, a touch of magic. But how is a sprite to work that magic when stubborn mortals Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet keep fighting against their destinies? Well, a sprite will do whatever he must! Even if it means forcing the pair to see the world through the other’s eyes. This Pride and Prejudice retelling is a misadventure of whimsical hilarity as the world of fairies and a few troublesome mortals attempt to weave together fate and love. It is a short story of approximately 20,000 words.

The simple truth is proven that sometimes a gentleman never knows his heart until a lady comes along to introduce it to him. When Mr. Darcy encounters Elizabeth Bennet injured after a fall, his concern for her welfare cracks the shell of his carefully guarded heart, and a charming man emerges. Elizabeth sees an appealing side of him she never believed possible from the stoic, proud master of Pemberley. They find the simple gentlemanly act of assisting her home will test both Mr. Darcy’s resolve to keep his heart safe and Elizabeth’s conviction that this is the last man on earth she might have ever been prevailed upon to marry. Soon, falling for Mr. Darcy becomes a real possibility.