New Beginnings Book Two: The Harvest Ball: A Pride and Prejudice Variation

The enchanting sequel to New Beginnings Book One: Wickham's Revenge. The story begins shortly after Book One ends; Elizabeth and Darcy are happily married and very much in love. As they await the birth of their first child, they are faced with a terrible threat to their family. This danger compels Richard Fitzwilliam to travel to Pemberley; he warns his cousins and he helps end the peril the family was facing. For the first time in many years, the Darcys hold a Harvest Ball at Pemberley and this event sets the love story in motion. As a result of that party, four people unknowingly begin their journey to lifelong happiness. The continuing story of Darcy and Elizabeth's lives frame the tale of how two of the most well-known characters of Pride and Prejudice find love. Richard Fitzwilliam, now retired from the army, meets someone who makes him believe he has finally found a woman he could adore. The shrewish, social climbing Caroline Bingley experiences love for the first time - when and where she least expects it. Can the skeptical retired colonel open his heart and win the hand of the reluctant Lady Emily? Can Caroline change her ways in order to win the devotion of a man no one could have predicted she would ever consider marrying?A sweet, clean Regency romance. A standalone novel, the author includes a synopsis of New Beginnings Book One: Wickham's Revenge.