Reviewed by Amanda Kai Just as its title suggests, Meryton is abuzz when five single gentlemen descend on Netherfield Park. Besides his siblings, Mr. Bingley has brought with him not only Mr. Darcy, but Darcy's cousins, Colonel Fitzwilliam and Lord Stanton, and another friend, Sir Quentin Maston. Several of these men quickly become enamored with the beautiful Bennet sisters, whose situation is less dire, thanks to an inheritance received from their mother’s second sister, Au

The Bennet family reels from a tragic loss. Six months prior, Matthew Bennet, Lydia’s twin brother and the heir apparent of Longbourn, passed away. In his absence, Mr. Bennet turns to drink in an attempt to drown his grief. Elizabeth takes over running the estate to try to preserve what remains of her family's legacy. Elizabeth is repulsed by Mr. Darcy’s haughty behavior and his cruel remarks towards her sister at the assembly. But when he sprains his ankle tripping over a

Elizabeth is not a Bennet…she’s a de Bourgh! In a unique twist, Elizabeth is the niece of both Lady Catherine de Bourgh and the Bennets. The orphaned daughter of Mr. Bennet’s sister Rebecca and Sir Lewis de Bourgh’s younger brother Nathan, Elizabeth grows up under the care of Rebecca’s dearest friend, Princess Caroline of Brunswick, the Princess of Wales. Under “Aunt” Caroline’s loving care, Elizabeth flourishes into an intelligent and accomplished young lady, with a substant