A Most Unsuitable Arrangement: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (An Heiress in Hertfordshire: A Pride & Prejudice Collection)

Her grandfather has arranged her future.Unfortunately for him, he neglected to consult her heart.Miss Elizabeth Bennet is not, in fact, a Bennet.Orphaned young, she has been raised under the watchful eye of her grandfather — known in Meryton as Mr Grant, but in truth the powerful Earl of Granfield. A lifelong strategist who has arranged matters for ministers and monarchs alike, his lordship believes he can secure his granddaughter’s happiness with one carefully constructed matrimonial design.There is only one flaw in his plan.Elizabeth does not love the gentleman he has chosen.Fitzwilliam Darcy never intended to interfere in the earl’s arrangement. Yet from the moment he begins to understand Elizabeth’s quiet strength, her warmth, and the courage beneath her composure, walking away becomes far more difficult than honour would suggest.As Lord Granfield’s scheme unfolds — well-intended, perfectly respectable, and entirely misguided — Elizabeth and Darcy must decide whether duty will govern their futures… or whether they will dare to choose for themselves.Because when love enters the equation, even the most brilliant arrangement may prove most unsuitable of all. Read more