This alternate path/variation of Pride and Prejudice begins as Darcy comes to Georgiana's aid after Wickham convinces her to run off with him... except this time he's taken her to the small town of Meryton, and while there the Darcy's have a chance encounter with Miss Elizabeth Bennett that blossoms into a friendship between the two ladies... and between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.

I really enjoyed the divergent path this storyline took from the original, it gave us a look at what might have happened if Georgiana had been considered ruined by the ton and how Darcy may have dealt with that.

There were virtually no scenes taken from P&P, creating an entirely different story, and in doing so took a lot of the focus off some favorite secondary characters and turned to others who, including Darcy's aunt and uncle Matlock and Charlotte Lucas' brother John.

My biggest issue with this story was that is just kept going. There was trial after trial for Darcy and Elizabeth to overcome, and just when you thought they were finally in the clear one more comes along! And there were so many secondary characters and their own little storylines that kept popping in and out, that it ended up dragging a bit.

I did enjoy Wells' treatment of Mrs. Bennett and her relationship with Mr. Bennett, and quite enjoyed seeing a more playful side of Mr. Darcy. Not for the Austen purist, this was an enjoyable variation and I will definitely be picking up more of Linda Wells' Pride & Prejudice adaptations.