Home Alone at Longbourn

It's nearly Christmas at Longbourn. Elizabeth Bennet's beloved sister Jane has just wed Charles Bingley, mere weeks after the Netherfield Ball. Elizabeth's best friend Charlotte has married Mr. Collins. Elizabeth's nemesis, Mr. Darcy, has departed the county, while her favorite relations, the Gardiners, have come up from London. She ought to be overjoyed. Instead, she's miserable. Amidst the Christmastide chaos, things go from bad to worse, and on the night before the whole family intends to depart for the Bingleys' new estate in Derbyshire, Elizabeth's temper boils over. In the morning she wakes to an empty house... and a shocking discovery.... Whether her family has left her behind as a punishment or simply forgotten about her, Elizabeth obstinately insists she shall make the most of the rare solitude at her home - but she is not the only one who intends to take advantage of her family's absence. Elizabeth overhears a pair of devious officers planning a holiday heist at her home, and she is shocked to learn a few other soldiers she once trusted are involved in the conspiracy. When Fitzwilliam and Georgiana Darcy's journey north to Pemberley is interrupted by a snowstorm, they seek refuge in Meryton, and find both romance and retribution in the air as they team up with Elizabeth Bennet to defend her home against a band of treacherous thieves. Swoon-worthy courtship and high-stakes shenanigans abound in this holiday novella....