Doesn’t everyone deserve an all – consuming love, but what if it puts you in danger?

Synopsis

Pemberley Presents…

After an absence of twelve years, Dominic Sanford returns to his dilapidated estate on the borders of Pemberley a troubled man. Journals have recently come into his possession that bring into question the accident that killed both of his parents and suggests they could have been murdered. Dominic will know no peace until he discovers the truth.

Georgiana Darcy feels an immediate attraction towards her brother’s engaging friend. Determined to be of service to her neighbour, Georgiana scours her own father’s diaries and discovers disquieting information about illegal activities at the time of the Sanfords’ demise.

As Dominic and Georgiana delve deeper, they uncover a fiendish web of organised criminality fuelled by thirst for revenge against Dominic. Georgiana unwittingly plays a major role in the miscreants’ plans and by involving her, Dominic has placed her directly in danger’s path. Can he save the woman whom he has come to admire, or will Georgina’s daring have pushed her too far into danger?

A sparkling continuation of Pride and Prejudice perfect for fans of Bridgerton!

Please note: This book was previously published as Miss Darcy’s Passion.

My review

Georgiana Darcy enjoys living with her brother and sister – in – law at Pemberley. She dreams of finding the same kind of love that Mr. Darcy and Lizzy have, but she is also a bit afraid that any man that shows interest in her, is more interested in the perks of being married to her, and not for love of Georgiana.

When Dominic Sanford returns after twelve years to his estate, bordering with Pemberley, it’s clear he has many worries. Luckily he can count on the old friendship with Mr. Darcy. And he for sure needs all the help he needs, as he is adamant on discovering the truth of the accident that killed both his parents.

That also means that Georgiana herself is helping, with reading the journals of her own father, trying to find some important clues to what happened in the past. Yet Georgiana finds herself more and more attracted to Dominic, and she finds herself acting more daring than she ever thought.

But what neither of them expected is to uncover a web of organized criminality, with people who are set on taking revenge, at all costs, endangering both Dominic and Georgiana…

With the original P&P and even with the previous books of this series, I was very curious and eager to read a story with Georgiana in the spotlight.

Because at first, she is this shy young woman, carrying around a lot of guilt and even shame for a mistake made in the past. Yet slowly, under the supervision of her brother Mr. Darcy and the encouragement of Lizzy, we have seen her flourish.

I truly liked her seeing evolve into a real delightful young woman, who knows what she wants yet still has to discover how to achieve it.

Georgiana has been living for too long in the shadow of Mr. Darcy, but she also needed this living in the shadows, because she is rather young and needs someone to guide her. Especially as there are many vultures out there, more interested in her money than in Georgiana herself.

In the precious books, there seemed to be a love interest in the making, and I was happy for Georgiana to see that. So perhaps I was a bit surprised to not only see Georgiana’s interest diminish, but also having a new possible love interest entering the scene.

Yet quickly I understood why the author made this choice, as Dominic Sanford is the kind of person and neighbour that is just so easy to like. In his case, what you see is truly what you get. And what you see and get for sure is a real gentleman, a kind person, a warm person, a person also set on discovering the truth, but also a person that keeps his head cool in dire situations.

It was sweet in a way to see Georgiana getting infatuated with Dominic, and to see how her feelings are just growing stronger. There is this instead connection between the pair, showing us that sometimes an unexpected return can give you what you have been dreaming of for a long time.

I have to say, while the first book was in a way totally not focused on love, and the second was completely focused on love, this book was the perfect mix of love and mystery in a way. Because Dominic wants to uncover the truth, and finds allies in Mr. Darcy and Georgiana.

We see Georgiana getting more and more confident in this book too, finding courage, and also follow her instinct. Even if that brings her in dire situations… But we all know what love makes us do…

Of course it was great to see Lizzy and Mr. Darcy too, and seeing  once more. Their love is truly one to be envious of. Although… towards the end everything this power couple has been building, could be falling into pieces as the most terrifying seems to be happening. But even during the darkest moments of this couple’s life together, seeing their deepest feelings was heartwarming in a strange way.

In this book we see Georgiana growing into the magnificent characters we already knew she was, but it has been just hidden. Seeing a character flourishing was truly amazing. I liked it to see how she tries to understand not only her feelings but also the depth of them. She also turns out to be kind of bad – ass, ready to fight for her loved ones! And yes, you can take that literally! 😊