Escaping Shadows

Fitzwilliam Darcy had been raised to be the perfect Darcy heir. He thought he had succeeded. And then his sister eloped with George Wickham, and he was faced with scandal, terror for his sister's well being, and an awareness of how his father's ghost judged him for his failures. He went to Netherfield Park to escape the stares of the ton, but he quickly found himself entranced by Elizabeth Bennet's beautiful eyes, and her vivacious and joyful manners. Elizabeth Bennet found the intense sad man with striking eyes fascinating as soon as Fitzwilliam Darcy proudly entered the assembly room. Even though it was ridiculous, she soon found herself blushing like she'd just come out, and dreaming of a possible future with him.  But Darcy's determination to not fail his father's memory again may destroy their hope to find happiness. And at the same time, Georgiana Wickahm must escape from her husband's terrible plans for her…