She crushed his marriage proposal. He vowed never to bother her again. Now they’re trapped together for Christmas.

When a blizzard strands Elizabeth Bennet at Pemberley, she faces her worst nightmare—spending Christmas with the man whose heart she shattered at Hunsford. Mr. Darcy made his position devastatingly clear: he’s ashamed of ever loving her and considers the matter forever closed.

Elizabeth is determined to be the perfect guest, nothing more. But watching Darcy transform into “Captain Dark-sea” for her young cousins—teaching sword fighting, arranging sleigh rides, creating Christmas magic—breaks her heart all over again. She’s fallen in love with a man who can barely look at her.

Darcy believes Elizabeth’s presence is mere politeness, and her smiles are simple courtesy. He doesn’t know that she sees his true character now—his devotion to Georgiana, his generosity to tenants, and his kindness to children. Every moment of forced civility is exquisite torture when all she wants is to take back the words that destroyed them both.

As Christmas ghosts of past, present, and future visit their dreams, two wounded hearts discover that the cruelest misunderstanding of all is believing you’re unloved when love surrounds you.

A sweeping Pride and Prejudice Christmas variation where second chances come wrapped in mistletoe, and the most devastating words ever spoken might lead to the most beautiful love story ever lived.

Features: Second chance romance • Christmas setting • Forced proximity • Mutual pining • Family dynamics • Christmas Carol structure • Pemberley estate • Holiday magic • Brooding hero • Witty heroine • HEA guaranteed