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An Endeavour to be Worthy (The Montford Cousins Book 1) Kindle Edition

by L.L. Diamond (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.3 1,120 ratings

Book 1 of 3: The Montford Cousins

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After a long separation, Elizabeth Bennet is off to spend Christmas in London with her grandparents, Lord and Lady Richmond, and her cousins, Nicholas and his sister, Amelia. While her grandmother is determined to see her spoiled with new gowns and the like, Elizabeth would prefer to play chess and shop for books with Nicholas and her grandfather and visit with her grandmother and Amelia. At Lady Vranes’s private art exhibition, Elizabeth happens upon the one person she hoped she would never see again, Mr. Darcy. Not only that, but her grandparents and cousins are well acquainted with him, his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and his young sister, Georgiana. How is she to behave around a man who finds her merely tolerable and made his disdain for her evident during his time at Netherfield? Moreover, what is she to do when he calls at Richmond House as a good friend of the family?

Fitzwilliam Darcy is a man torn. He has just realized that the Elizabeth Bennet he thought so unsuitable in Hertfordshire is, in fact, eminently suitable to be Mrs. Darcy and boasts of connexions that even his uncle, Lord Fitzwilliam, cannot fault. The only problem seems to be his behaviour in Meryton. Now, he must seek her forgiveness and attempt to court the only lady who has ever tempted him beyond reason. Will he be the gentleman who wins her heart? In the end, she will make her choice, all he can do is endeavour to be worthy.

Contains scenes with adult content.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BNLVFGW2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 14, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 14, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3555 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages

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L. L. Diamond is more commonly known as Leslie to her friends, and Mom to her three kids. A native of Louisiana, she has followed her Air Force husband to duty stations including: Louisiana, Mississippi, California, Texas, New Mexico, Nebraska, England, Missouri, and Maryland.

Aside from mother and writer, Leslie considers herself a perpetual student. She has degrees in biology and studio art but will devour any subject of interest simply for the knowledge. As an artist, her concentration is in graphic design, but watercolor is her medium of choice with one of her watercolors featured on the cover of her second book, A Matter of Chance. She has multiple certifications in fitness and coaching swimming. When she’s not writing, she is Head Age Group coach of her swim team. She also plays flute and piano, but much like Elizabeth Bennet, she is always in need of practice!

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JKom

One of the best "Elizabeth is not a Bennet" variations

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2023

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I often find the "Elizabeth is not a Bennet" idea not as interesting as other variations, but this story does it very well. It starts with Elizabeth and Jane visiting their maternal grandparents in London, just after Elizabeth has refused Mr. Collins' proposal and Bingley has left Netherfield.

They are startled to learn the truth about their father's first marriage. Earl Richmond is disgusted at Thomas Bennet's indolent behavior, and brings his two granddaughters back into his home permanently. As it turns out, their cousins Nicholas and Amelia are well-acquainted with Fitzwilliam Darcy. Darcy, of course, is shocked to learn the two eldest Bennet daughters are actually Montfords – their grandfather is their legal guardian. Jane and Elizabeth are not merely genteel, they are also well-connected and well-dowered.

Darcy has been unable to forget Miss Elizabeth, and upon realizing his appalling behavior, apologizes earnestly. Elizabeth quickly forgives him, and they begin an informal courting. Jane's situation is not quite so happy – her Montford relatives dislike the Bingleys, and she herself is disappointed in Mr. Bingley's lack of persistence.

This well-crafted variant gives Elizabeth and Darcy an easier path to wedded (and sexual) bliss. The lovemaking scenes are reasonably tasteful and can be skimmed over without harming the plot's action.

There are changes to a few characters. Mr. Bennet does not come off well at all; he is sarcastic and extremely selfish, even when it comes to his favorite daughter, indifferent to her emotional pain or needs. Bingley makes some extremely bad choices, resulting in a tragedy that devastates his family. Mr. and Mrs. Hill, those stalwart staff of Longbourn, turn out to be long-time supporters of Bennet's first wife and his two elder daughters.

If there is one weakness in this story, it is that the usual villains are disposed of almost entirely off-screen. We get a bit of closure with the Hursts, but even that is open-ended. As this story is intended to cover all the Montford 'next generation' – Elizabeth, Amelia, Jane, and Nicholas – it ends with only ODC getting their HEA.

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Kim K

Not for me

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023

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3.5 stars rounded up to 4. There’s lots of potential in this story and the quality of writing is good overall but I struggle with the lack of character development and some of the plot choices.
There’s no genuine affection between Lizzy and Jane. It’s set up as though she has greater closeness with her cousins but even that never seems to move beyond the superficial.
The only real obstacle for ODC is Darcy’s past behavior in Hertfordshire and this gets resolved fairly early on.
There are plenty of external issues that would have been interesting to see Lizzy ruminate on but SO MUCH of the second half of the book was devoted her wanting to hook up with Darcy. I can enjoy a steamy story but this one made passion the discernible aspect of their relationship so that it fell flat. I found myself skipping whole sections of the text because it felt so forced.
With this premise and the author’s skill I think this story could have been great but turned out just okay.

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022

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Lizzy and Jane are the children of Mr. Bennet’s first wife, one of the Montfords. Bennet remarries without love in hopes of begetting a heir but ends up with 3 more daughters. When Mrs. Bennet tries to marry off Jane and Lizzy to substandard husbands, their grandmother and grandfather take them to live with them. Huge what-if that leads to a great story and about as many new character and plot lines of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. 😂

The unfolding story is new and quite the fun time reading it. Looking forward for to part 2. I think most JAFF lovers will enjoy this new epic.

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Anon

well…

Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2022

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For me, it was 3 stars. About avg. for the genre.

I appreciated the overall story arc and enjoyed reading it for the most part.
I got the sense in the beginning of the book that the author was rushing to fill us in on the backstory. It made the first third or maybe even half of the book clunky to read. I was sorta rolling my eyes each time another family reminisce would reveal pieces of the backstory amidst (what I felt were) juvenile hijinx that were there to establish - relentlessly - We Are A Family That Has Fun Together, Even Though We Are All Orphans. Oh, and also, as a side note: Thomas Bennet Must Pay for His Sins. After the stories of hijinx, we build toward a rather brisk and inelegant set down-showdown at Longbourn. I had to work really hard to suspend disbelief around this time…
But then things get very interesting with some action and adventure from the Bingley camp. This very creative drama plays out simultaneously with ODC’s three week courtship followed by a three week engagement. Frankly, the Bingley thing was much more interesting than ODC as we kill time NOT anticipating our vows (how DID FD keep his head from exploding?) while all the really interesting stuff that is unique to this novel happens over at Bingley’s on their wedding night.

I think I would have enjoyed book one of this series more if the author had walked us through Jane and Lizzy’s story more slowly- and naturally, more organically convey the complexity of the Monford Dynasty. It just felt like it was forced on us quickly, because the stuff the author was excited about was the Bingley thing and FD losing his mind, bearings, senses to the charms of EB(M). So I guess I’m making a case for two books here - 1 - Here’s the story of the Family Montfort, and 2 - Fitzwilliam and Charles lose their minds.
Just my opinion, FWIW.

Average+ in JAFF.

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Marsh

Emotional interesting low anguish funny

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2023

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I really am fond of Not a Bennet stories in which this has to be now a favorite of mine. I truly loved how Darcy and Elizabeth worked out their problems, but also are on more even ground. Huntley is such a rake and Caroline is just her awful self. I loved the "added" family of Lord Montford. This is an incredible add on.
This story is a fantastic read, well written, thought out, and funny. The low anguish with the emotional pull is incredibly important to the story. Highly recommend for all to read.
Does have what I consider a cliffhanger, but that could just be me

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Breathtaking

Reviewed in Brazil on February 2, 2023

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Best book I've read in a while. Everything came so naturally, I was sad to finish the reading because I don't know if I'm going to find a book that could give me as much pleasure as this. Well done

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LOVE IT!!

Reviewed in Canada on December 14, 2022

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I have ordered the physical book! I look forward to reading all the other storie about the Montfords,and of course Jane. Thank you LL!!

Lynne Robson

Excellent Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2023

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One of this writer's best I loved the way both Jane and Lizzy are granddaughter s of an Earl this is a great twist on the story.

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We have our usual baddies Wickham he ends up in prison, Lady Catherine gets set back to Kent with her two between her legs and We find out that Bingley is a gambler who gamble s his fortune away and gets shot.

Marta

loved it

Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2023

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I just loved this turn of events. I was not expecting something so different as even a new name and poor Bingley a gambler.
I love the steaming bits also. It’s a good combination of humour and sexy but in very good taste. Looking forward to the other books. Thank you.

Craftyhj

An enjoyable read - 3.75*

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2023

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An interesting read in the “Bennets have wealthy connections” trope. Elizabeth and Darcy come to a better understanding of one another more quickly as a result of the friendship between the Darcys and Elizabeth’s titled relations.

There is a very interesting sub-plot involving BIngley.

The book could benefit from another edit as there are a number of typos and editing misses.

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