He expected an orphan. He found a woman who wouldn't let him go without a fight.
When Fitzwilliam Darcy is sent to the Scottish Highlands to retrieve his late cousin's child, he assumes the task will be swift and uncomplicated. But the cottage at the edge of the glen holds more than a child—it holds her. Miss Elizabeth Bennet, fiercely devoted to her young charge and wholly unprepared to hand him over to a stranger, least of all one as infuriatingly proud as Darcy.
What begins as a clash of wills soon becomes a reluctant companionship, forged in fireside quarrels, stolen glances, and shared laughter with a boy who refuses to choose between them.
But the road back to Pemberley is long—and the world they return to is eager to remind them of their differences. Class, scandal, and secrets loom. And as whispers circle and expectations close in, Darcy and Elizabeth must decide if the family they've built together can survive the world outside the cottage walls.
A tender, slow-burn Regency romance about love, loyalty, and the families we choose.
Fans of forced proximity, reluctant guardians, and emotional, character-driven romance will fall head over heels for this fresh Pride and Prejudice variation from Sabine Delacourt.