When Elizabeth Bennet visits Pemberley after rejecting Darcy’s marriage proposal, she expects him to despise her. Instead, she discovers that he still hopes to win her heart. Yet their growing relationship faces opposition from unexpected quarters when troubles within the house and household threaten to undermine their hopes of building a life together.
Tropes: second chances • meddling friends & relatives • a hero who yearns • happily ever after
A marriage storyline that doesn’t involve misunderstandings or contempt is rare. To be able to pull it off with a fresh and compelling storyline had me giddy. I love it!
Amazon review, 5 stars
One of the best in the JAFF genre I’ve ever read, and I’ve read a whole lot of ’em.
Goodreads review, 5 stars
Jessie Lewis wrote a sweeping, emotional tale that gripped the heart from start to finish.
Bookbub review, 5 stars
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Miss Bennet did not move, which might have worked, for Mrs Reynolds had neither the strength nor the gall to physically evict her. But then she attempted, surreptitiously, to crane her neck and peer into the house for a glimpse of her quarry, and Mrs Reynolds made up her mind. Though it opposed every ounce of her training and every principle of her position, she shut the front door in Miss Bennet’s face. The young woman’s eyes widened in disbelief, then she shook, as though she were sobbing, and turned and ran to her uncle’s carriage.
