An Unexpected Arrangement

<p>When a long-buried clause in his late father's will threatens to strip Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley he has mere weeks to secure a bride-or lose everything he has ever known. Disinclined to suffer London's matchmaking frenzy Darcy follows his friend Charles Bingley to the Hertfordshire countryside where a quieter society might afford him the opportunity to find a wife worthy of both his respect and his estate.</p><p>Among the lively gatherings and provincial gossip Darcy encounters Elizabeth Bennet: quick-witted sharp-eyed and unafraid to challenge him. What begins as polite conversation soon unsettles the careful order of his world. She is unlike any woman he has met-refreshingly candid disarmingly self-possessed and entirely uninterested in courting his favor.</p><p>As October days shorten toward his looming deadline Darcy realizes that the choice before him is no longer merely one of duty but of heart-and the risk of finding both may prove greater than he ever imagined.</p><p> </p><p><br> </p>