A man who had felt less might have talked more. Imagine a Darcy who discovers his silence could cost him the love of a woman worthy of being pleased.There is a stubbornness that can never bear to be frightened. Imagine an Elizabeth who insults Darcy’s appearance at an assembly and thinks his proposal is a joke.Yes, his misfortunes have been great indeed. Imagine a Wickham whose various schemes for money are upended (repeatedly) by the Bennet daughters.In a relationship fraught with misunderstandings, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy find their way to love through four novellas.
A Conspiracy Against Love and an Almost-Compromise At Netherfield, when Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley discover that the Bingley sisters and Darcy have discussed interfering with their romance, they are confident they have thwarted the plot. Unfortunately, they are unaware of threats posed by Wickham’s greed, his patroness’s desperation, and an almost-compromise with our dear couple.
The Runaway Bride and the Almost-Stolen Sweetheart Darcy’s efforts to restore his friendship with Elizabeth at Rosings are complicated by the disappearance of Anne De Bourgh. When Anne reappears in London, Darcy and Elizabeth arrive in town to celebrate that happy ending, only to be confronted with the abduction of their sisters, as schemed by Wickham.
The Almost-Elopement and the Viscount With the happy return of their sisters and the repair of their relationship, Elizabeth and Darcy find themselves in charity at Pemberly … until Darcy makes a disastrous proposal. Before our dear couple can resolve their misunderstandings, Elizabeth is called away to Lincoln to help Mary prevent Lydia from running away with Wickham. When Mary’s particular friend, the Viscount of Lincolnshire, writes to Darcy on Elizabeth’s behalf, Elizabeth wonders if her rejected suitor will answer her call for help.
Darcy’s Criminal Conversation and the Almost-Extortion At last, Darcy and Elizabeth have acknowledged their love and received Mr Bennet’s permission to marry. Unfortunately, that permission is snatched away when the husband of a lady Darcy had once courted arrives in Hertfordshire to accuse him of a liaison with his wife—a liaison that the lady herself confirms. As for Wickham, his past indiscretions finally catch up with him.
Bonus novella, “Mary Bennet and the Murderous Stepmother” A young viscount has won the heart of Mary Bennet, but they have to survive the machinations of the dowager viscountess to have a happy ending.