A Golden Opportunity by J Marie Croft ★★★★☆

After his failed proposal to Elizabeth Bennet, all Fitzwilliam Darcy wants is to put some distance between them. 

Unfortunately, they both find themselves obliged to stay in Kent, to attend the birthday ball of Anne de Bourgh.

Further vexation comes from having to deal with a rash of peculiar thefts and vandalism. 

And what on earth has got into his quiet, downtrodden, sickly cousin Anne? 

Suddenly, she is flitting around the neighborhood in her phaeton, consorting with the head gardener and very possibly a local landowner of dubious reputation.

This is an interesting variation, I couldn't quite see where the background story was heading. 

Set immediately after the Hunsford proposal, it starts with angst and distress. However, being forced to spend time together, allows Darcy and Elizabeth to gradually come to understand and appreciate each other.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

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