THE THIRD IN McVEIGH'S PRIZEWINNING SERIES OF STANDALONE JANE AUSTEN VARIATIONS WINNER of Pencraft's Best Summer Reads 2023 Starred EDITOR'S PICK on PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ("Outstanding") “Should she reject me again, I shall have to wed - as I swore I never would - for dynasty alone. I can only ever love Elizabeth Bennet.” Alice McVeigh puts the spotlight on Darcy in this witty and imaginative re-telling of Austen’s classic tale. In a timeless story of love amid the clash of social classes, Darcy is faced with a terrible to stay in London to force Wickham’s hand – or to go to Rome, to salvage his family’s reputation. With a new Darcyesque slant, omitted scenes from the original, and an extra helping of humour – as well as excerpts from The Wisdom and Wit of Miss Mary Bennet – this is a fresh new Pride and Prejudice with (wedding) bells on! “McVeigh’s prose and plotting are pitch-perfect… echoes the master herself” – Publishers Weekly " “McVeigh displays a brilliant, spot-on command of Austen's diction and tone” - Kirkus review "Readers will rarely find the words 'page-turner' and 'Jane Austen' in the same sentence, but McVeigh's impeccably written Harriet certainly fits the bill”- Indie Reader The previous two books in the series have between them been 2021 BookLife quarterfinalist, honorable mention for the 2022 Foreword Indies' "Book of the Year", and Gold Medal winners in the PenCraft, eLit, Global, Incipere and Historical Fiction Company Book Awards.