Wickham Meets His Match

Is a Happily Ever After really possible, when you number the Wickhams as part of the family? Every family has its dirty dishes, but with the Wickhams around, not only are the dirty plates on display, but the scones and the silverware are mysteriously disappearing... When Wickham and Lydia show up at the Darcy London townhome, asking for five thousand pounds to invest, their timing couldn't be worse. Not only is Georgiana in residence, but Darcy and Elizabeth expect a large party of guests to arrive at any moment, including Col. Fitzwilliam, Cousin Anne--and Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Despite all efforts to pack the Wickhams out the door, like all dreadful in-laws, they do not understand hints. As tempers flare and sparks fly, are fisticuffs imminent? "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery," Jane Austen wrote, and in that spirit, this novella of 14,000 words, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, is offered.