Its nearly Christmas at Longbourn. Elizabeth Bennets beloved sister Jane has just wed Charles Bingley, mere weeks after the Netherfield Ball. Elizabeths best friend Charlotte has married Mr. Collins. Elizabeths nemesis, Mr. Darcy, has departed the county, while her favorite relations, the Gardiners, have come up from London. She ought to be overjoyed. Instead, shes miserable.
Amidst the Christmastide chaos, things go from bad to worse, and on the night before the whole family intends to depart for the Bingleys new estate in Derbyshire, Elizabeths temper boils over. In the morning she wakes to an empty house and a shocking discovery.
Whether her family has left her behind as a punishment or simply forgotten about her, Elizabeth obstinately insists she shall make the most of the rare solitude at her home but she is not the only one who intends to take advantage of her familys absence. Elizabeth overhears a pair of devious officers planning a holiday heist at her home, and she is shocked to learn a few other soldiers she once trusted are involved in the conspiracy.
When Fitzwilliam and Georgiana Darcys journey north to Pemberley is interrupted by a snowstorm, they seek refuge in Meryton, and find both romance and retribution in the air as they team up with Elizabeth Bennet to defend her home against a band of treacherous thieves. Swoon-worthy courtship and high-stakes shenanigans abound in this holiday novella.
