Mr Darcy returns to Meryton to find
the lady he loves zipping around in her new curricle, and flirtation and feelings flare anew. When Elizabeth's kind gesture places her in trouble’s way, she is forced to drive as if her life depends on it and rely on Darcy to help her through the adventure of a lifetime.

Although she writes love stories, Miss Jane Austen harbours

no false hopes about her own romantic prospects. Then she is surprised by the arrival of her brother's handsome friend, a widowed gentleman. Will he be her own Mr Darcy–or will he prove to be more like Mr Wickham?

When threats to his family and reputation implicate Elizabeth Bennet, the secretive Mr Darcy is unsure whether to suspect or protect a lady he scarcely knows. But when a London gossip column

claims they are engaged, the near strangers draw closer as they are pulled into a web of deceit.​

Fitzwilliam Darcy, hiding from unknown hired killers in one of London's worst neighbourhoods, finds aid from the only person he can trust–the woman who rejected him. Elizabeth Bennet helps him hide and seeks to uncover the plot that threatens his life, and begins to return his affections.