On the night of the Netherfield ball, an unexpected compromise will change everything…
When Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy are thrown into a shocking compromise, he doesn’t think twice before declaring their engagement. Honour and duty demand that he protect the woman he compromised, however innocently. And Mr Darcy doesn’t really mind, for his fascination with Elizabeth’s dark eyes and sparkling wit is rapidly becoming too strong to resist.
Elizabeth Bennet refuses to be forced into marriage with a man who despises her. Something is strange about the compromise Elizabeth is sure of it. And so she proposes a compromise of her own: if she and Mr Darcy can find out who is behind their compromise and prove their innocence, they will no longer need to marry. She will gain her freedom, and surely Mr Darcy will welcome the chance to find a more suitable bride.
But as they work together, Elizabeth discovers that the proud, cold Mr Darcy she thought she knew is very different from the intelligent and caring man who would do anything to protect her. And she begins to wonder if she truly wants to be freed…
