Out, Proud, and Prejudiced: A gay romance retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

One’s proud, one’s prejudiced, and they can’t stand each other. Quick-tempered Bennet Rourke dislikes Darius Lanniker on sight. Darius may be a hotshot city lawyer, but that doesn’t give him the right to sneer at Bennet, his friends, and their college. It doesn’t help that Bennet’s restaurant job has him waiting at Darius’s table. So when his tutor recommends him for an internship at Darius’s Pemberley estate, Bennet isn’t sure he wants it. He’s also not sure he can afford to turn it down. Darius is a fish out of water in the small college town of Meriton, but something keeps pulling him back there. He’s helping out a friend with business advice, nothing more. If he’s interested in Bennet, it’s not serious. Sure, Bennet challenges him in a way no other man has. But they have nothing in common. Right? Wrong. Their best friends are falling in love, and Bennet and Darius can’t seem to escape each other. Soon they’re sharing climbing ropes and birthday cake, and there’s a spark between them that won’t be denied. But betrayal is around the corner. Darius must swallow his pride and Bennet must drop his prejudices to see the rainbow shining through the storm clouds. A modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Ones proud, ones prejudiced, and they cant stand each other. Quick-tempered Bennet Rourke dislikes Darius Lanniker on sight. Darius may be a hotshot city lawyer, but that doesnt give him the right to sneer at Bennet, his friends, and their college. It doesnt help that Bennets restaurant job has him waiting at Dariuss table. So when his tutor recommends him for an internship at Dariuss Pemberley estate, Bennet isnt sure he wants it. Hes also not sure he can afford to turn it down. Darius is a fish out of water in the small college town of Meriton, but something keeps pulling him back there. Hes helping out a friend with business advice, nothing more. If hes interested in Bennet, its not serious. Sure, Bennet challenges him in a way no other man has. But they have nothing in common. Right? Wrong. Their best friends are falling in love, and Bennet and Darius cant seem to escape each other. Soon theyre sharing climbing ropes and birthday cake, and theres a spark between them that wont be denied. But betrayal is around the corner. Darius must swallow his pride and Bennet must drop his prejudices to see the rainbow shining through the storm clouds. A modern retelling of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice . student,humor,Gay romance,male-male,HEA,Pride and Prejudice,college,enemies to lovers,LGBT,standalone,retelling,variation,lawyer,British,contemporary