Lizzy Fitzwilliam was twelve years old when her life was dramatically altered. When highwaymen caused her family's carriage to overturn, her parents and elder sister were killed. Lizzy was left injured, her legs having been broken badly in the accident. Five years later, pieces of jewelry which had been stolen that day are pawned in London. This sends the Fitzwilliam and Darcy families on a journey to discover the truth of the accident, learning that the robbery was only a cover for what they discover was a plot to eliminate Lizzy and her family. Will the culprits return and finish what they started? What will happen now that she is engaged to her cousin, Fitzwilliam Darcy?
Elizabeth Fitzwilliam is the second born daughter of the second son of the Earl of Matlock. On their way to a family gathering at Pemberley, robbers attack the Fitzwilliam carriage, causing a wreck. The last thing she remembered of the accident was hands reaching inside the damaged carriage, pulling belongings from her family members. Elizabeth wakes in Pemberley, a week later, to discover her parents and sister were killed in the accident. She is left permanently disabled. But her dearest cousin, Fitzwilliam Darcy, is at her side. The young cousins come to terms with their attraction to each other, though suddenly pieces of her family's belongings were recovered in a pawn shop in London, owned by Mr Gardiner.
The family joins William as he comes to Netherfield Park to visit his friend, Charles Bingley. Bingley's sister wants to destroy the betrothal, as she desires to become the future mistress of Pemberley. Memories that had been suppressed from the accident surface in Elizabeth's mind as she works towards preparing for her marriage to William. Was there another reason for the accident, other than just a robbery? Was her family murdered? And why does she feel something evil looming close by?
Categories:
Amnesia suffered by Lizzy or Darcy
Additional or fewer Bennet siblings
Alternate Universe
Violence, non-sexual
Altered events before novel
Elizabeth is really not a Bennet
Earlier resolution for hero and heroine
Elizabeth's or Darcy's life is threatened
Characters with other Physical Issues
No Ramsgate visit/incident for Georgiana