The Darcy Connection

Mr. Collins and Charlotte of Pride and Prejudice endeavor to secure good marriages for their two daughters in this Jane Austen–inspired historical romance. Mr. Collins the Bishop of Ripon lives with his wife Charlotte and their two daughters who have reached marriageable age. The elder another Charlotte is extraordinarily beautiful and her parents hope her looks and connections will ensure a brilliant marriage. Her sister Eliza while not as handsome possesses a lively intelligence that in Mr. Collins’s opinion is too like her godmother Mrs. Darcy. In London Charlotte’s beauty wins her many admirers despite her modest fortune. But Eliza’s wit and attempts to interfere in what she considers an unsuitable marriage for her sister infuriate her family and Charlotte’s suitor—until Eliza herself meets her match in this witty romantic Regency-era novel.