Years after his arrival in the original tale, a widowed Mr. Bingley finally takes up residence at Netherfield.

His close friend, Mr. Darcy, has spent these intervening years in a relentless quest for the ideal wife, gracing every ball and partaking in every dance of the Season. Yet, each potential match he encounters lacks a certain something. His friends have grown skeptical of his insistence that he intends to enter matrimony.

Elizabeth Bennet, is finally returning to Longbourn now that all of her sisters are married and their prospects cannot be damaged by her presence in the house, after seven years of living in exile in London following an unfortunate scandal involving Mr. Wickham. Elizabeth began writing novels after almost all of her old friends had ceased to correspond with her, and to her delight they have provided her with a modest income. Elizabeth is now fiercely determined to rely on no one but herself.

When Elizabeth and Darcy meet, they strike up an unlikely friendship. Elizabeth finds amusement in Darcy's arrogance, while he is captivated by her wit and mischievous charm. However, Elizabeth falls short of Darcy's stringent list of wife-worthy qualities, and she herself is steadfast in her resolve to remain unwed. What follows is a tale filled with emotion and lively conversations as they both find their way around the obstacles they have put in their own paths to happiness.

65,000 words long.