Elizabeth Bennet has no intention of losing to Mr Darcy.
When she arrives at Chaffley Hall for Lady Hortensia Settle’s revived Ladies versus Gentlemen Challenge, she expects a week of spirited competition.
She does not expect to be named captain of the ladies’ team. Still less does she expect the opposing captain to be the proud, infuriating and far too handsome Mr Darcy.
From logic tests and fencing matches to disastrous theatricals and a final race through the hedge maze, Elizabeth is determined to lead her team to victory. Darcy is equally determined to stop her.
Unfortunately, competing against Elizabeth proves far more dangerous than Darcy anticipated.
She challenges him at every turn and makes it increasingly difficult to remember that they are meant to be rivals.
Before long, winning the Challenge matters rather less than winning the heart of the woman who has thoroughly unsettled his carefully ordered life.
Warm, funny and full of romantic tension, How Not to Lose to Mr Darcy is a Pride and Prejudice variation featuring a Regency house party, an eccentric matchmaker and a Mr Darcy who falls fast and hard.
A 65,000-word full-length, low-angst, closed-door Regency romance with faithful Austen-inspired characterisation and a satisfying happily-ever-after.
