Bitterness of Spirit & The Painting

Name: Bitterness of Spirit & The Painting
Author: Lory Lilian

170 pages

Author’s Note – Warning! This is a collection of two individual books previously published separately. For those who have purchased the books, this collection brings no new content, only the enjoyment of being read together at an excellent price. Both books in this collection are recommended for a general audience, except one specific chapter in the first story, which contains mature scenes and may be omitted if readers so prefer.
The collection will be available for a limited amount of time and contains two best-selling stories, at the price of a novella. Also available in Kindle Unlimited.

The books in this collection are:

“Bitterness of Spirit”: first published in 2018, tells the same beloved story with new twists, new characters, and new situations—of Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, two powerful characters struggling against pride and prejudice to reach their happily ever after.
Even more, an original character—seemingly lost to the world for nearly a lifetime—emerges from an obscure past to connect their lives and families – the Darcys, Lady Catherine de Bourgh and her daughter Anne, and the Bennets – in a way no one could imagine. Will Elizabeth and Darcy’s relationship fail or enhance under such challenging circumstances?
“Bitterness of Spirit” is recommended for a general audience except for the last chapter, which is intended for mature readers. It may be omitted based on the reader’s preference.

“The Painting”: first published in 2021. The disastrous proposal at Hunsford has left both Darcy and Elizabeth in great turmoil. Back at Longbourn, Elizabeth tries to overcome her guilt and remorse for believing Wickham so readily and accusing Darcy so unfairly, whilst eagerly anticipating to spend summer in Brighton with her Aunt Gardiner and her sisters.
At Pemberley, Darcy struggles to overcome his heartbreak and to forgive himself for his ungentlemanlike behaviour towards Elizabeth.
Properly humbled and devastated by the loss of the only woman he has ever loved, his suffering intensifies with the anniversary of his beloved mother’s death. His heart—still bleeding after Elizabeth’s rejection—is broken into pieces when he uncovers a secret hidden behind an old painting.
The discovery leads Darcy to Brighton, searching for clues to his mother’s past, accompanied by his loyal friend, Charles Bingley. There, only a few houses away, they find the women who have never been far from their thoughts. By the sea, tormented by old and new memories and trying to understand the power of their feelings, Elizabeth and Darcy cross paths again and slowly become re-acquainted with each other and with themselves, until their love finds its long-deserved fulfilment.

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