After Elizabeth Bennet’s humiliating rejection of his ill-fated proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy leaves Rosings certain of one thing: they will never meet again.
Determined to put the whole affair behind him, Darcy travels to Willowmere, an estate burdened by mourning, uncertainty, and tangled family obligations.
Expecting only to fulfil his duty towards his widowed relation, he is wholly unprepared to encounter Elizabeth once more—and under circumstances that make avoiding one another impossible.
Though the sting of Hunsford lingers, Darcy’s letter has already laid their misunderstandings to rest.
Thrown together by unexpected circumstances, Elizabeth and Darcy come to know one another as they never have before—to their surprise, they both find much to esteem and appreciate in the other.
With meddling relations and new troubles threatening the fragile peace at Willowmere, Darcy and Elizabeth must decide whether affection can truly grow from the ruins of wounded pride.
A low-angst Pride and Prejudice variation featuring a slow-burn romance, family drama, awkward encounters, and a deeply devoted Darcy determined to become a man worthy of Elizabeth’s admiration.
