Plymouth "Instead of staying in Lyme, he went off to Plymouth..." Admiral Croft tells Anne Elliot that they've seen nothing of Frederick since November. She already knows that Louisa Musgrove is set to marry James Benwick, but does that mean he will return to her? This was my first fan fiction story. After reading Persuasion, all I could wonder what was, "what did he do those three days?" Here's what I came up with.

A Brother Is Born For Adversity is the story of Wentworth's six weeks in Shropshire with his brother. Edward Wentworth was out of Frederick's life until their parents died when he was 12. Edward returned to save Sophia and Frederick from uncertainty, at the cost of his own independence. Twenty years later, Frederick seeks refuge with Edward, the rector of his own parish, and a newlywed. With his brother happy and his own future out of his hands, Frederick learns some valuable lessons about life and love.

For You Alone is a first person accounting of Frederick Wentworth's ten-day campaign to make things right with Anne Elliot.

The Knowledge of His Being There is a series of vignettes leading up to the wedding day of Captain Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot.

The Villain's Part is a stand alone short story involving William Walter Elliot, Anne Wentworth and a family memento.

If I Had Then Written is also a stand alone, apistolary. How might things have things been different if Wentworth had written Anne just after being promoted to the Laconia?

When I Dream, I Have You ~ The story of Persuasion is predicated on the once engaged Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth meeting after a separation of nearly nine years. In this time both have changed a great deal. She has learnt that love is not as easily had as she thought when she was 19, and he has gotten the money and success he hungered after as  a younger man. When they meet again, there is still much pride and misunderstanding to overcome before all is set to right.   But what would happen if the second meeting was postponed by just a few months?   In the original story, Frederick says to Anne that time makes many changes, and in this piece I explore just how many changes just a little time can make.

The Little Particulars of The Circumstance ~ One of my favorite scenes in Persuasion is when Frederick Wentworth goes to the Uppercross Cottage looking for Louisa and Henrietta. He finds himself Anne Elliot as she cares for little Charles. In the original, Frederick rescues her from the onerous little Walter, and not much more. In this version, Mr Roberts, the apothecary, declares a quarantine! This story combines a little bit of "Outbreak!" with a lot of "It Happened One Night." Happy ending included at no charge.

Pleasant Days ~ Pleasant Days takes place two years after Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot's broken engagement. While sailing to Ireland to visit family, the Elliots encounter smugglers. It would seem that Frederick Wentworth has changed professions in hopes of gaining fortune more quickly than possible in the Royal Navy. But Anne begins to question this assumption when she must depend upon his skill and cunning to keep her alive on the rugged Irish coast. (This story is ongoing and not yet finished.)

Love Suffer Long and Is Kind is an alternate Persuasion piece, co-written with my good friend, Laura Louisa, in which Frederick Wentworth marries Louisa Musgrove and Anne Elliot marries James Benwick. Decide for yourself if this pairing might not be more to your liking.