Fitzwilliam Darcy is maddened by the insupportable position where he finds himself ensnared. But the law is the law - he must comply or risk losing everything he holds most dear, and the person closest to his heart. He must marry, and soon. A delicate watercolor portrait captures his imagination. A young lady on the far side of the country. He must have her - and solve his problem as well. But how to win her through the written word? Then, once she arrives, the spoken word seems just as vexing. Elizabeth Bennet navigates thousands of miles of coastal ocean. Why should she believe what she hears from the brooding, darkly handsome man, whose portrait she keeps sealed within her purse? Confusion, lies, and secrets. Caroline Bingley and George Wickham. Can Elizabeth and Darcy ever disentangle the situation and find a path through to their own happy ending?