And Then Love: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella (Willow Hall Romance Book 1)
- 4.2 out of 5
- 394 ratings
- 158 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
This Pride and Prejudice–inspired fanfiction centers on new romantic leads while familiar figures appear in supporting roles. The plot mixes sweet courtship with suspense over an arranged wedding meant to escape a manipulative uncle, a vile antagonist with a disreputable ally, and efforts to resolve those threats. For content-conscious parents: language is described as clean, with mild sexual innuendo rather than explicit sex. There are themes of parental abuse and coercion, references to past violence against women, and a serious non-graphic but emotionally harsh scene of attempted sexual debasement by a family authority figure; romance is otherwise framed as wholesome, with limited present-day violence.
A word count could not be done for this book.
Log in with a Supporter subscription to request a word count.
Reviews first uploaded October 7, 2026 5:50 am. Page updated October 7, 2026 5:50 am.
These summaries are AI-generated from relevant Amazon reviews of this book.
Sex Mild
The story includes flirtatious or suggestive dialogue and implications rather than explicit sexual scenes on the page.
Violence Moderate
Characters discuss or recall past physical harm directed at women. The main suspense involves a cruel guardian who coerces a young woman into marriage and attempts a degrading sexual assault that does not fully occur; reviewers describe this as disturbing and potentially triggering though on-page violent action is otherwise limited.
About this book
She needs a rescue. He's her only hope. When Lucy Tolson's father dies, she must either marry quickly or go to live with her uncle. For Lucy, there is only one choice, and his name is Philip Dobney. To be presented with an offer of marriage from a long time friend is shocking to be sure! But the thought is not unwelcome. After all, Philip, who has recently received the living at Kympton, is in need of a wife, and Lucy is more than qualified to be a parson's wife. However, what seems to be a simple solution soon becomes complicated when Lucy's uncle and Wickham show up with plans to gain enough money to cover debts and secure the living that Wickham, at one time, refused. Events from the past combined with threats in the present threaten to tear Lucy and Philip apart unless Darcy can help his friends save their blossoming love and rid Lucy of her uncle once and for all. And Then Love , which is set in the spring before Darcy goes to Hertfordshire, is a Pride and Prejudice variation prequel and the first book in Leenie Brown's Willow Hall Romance Series . If you like well-written sweet romance that features ruthless, scheming villains and characters who capture your heart and become your friends, then you'll love this story about good triumphing over evil and a marriage of convenience that is so much more. So put the kettle on, grab your copy of And Then Love , and make your first visit to Willow Hall, a place where love is bound to surprise you and which you'll wish to visit over and over again. -------- The books in this series are: And Then Love The Tenant's Guest So Very Unexpected At All Costs Sequel: Better Than She Deserved The four main titles are also available in the Willow Hall compilation box set. Read more