One stolen painting. Two gentlemen at cross-purposes. And a love that complicates everything

When his sisters treasured painting vanishes from Pemberley, Fitzwilliam Darcy will stop at nothing to hunt it down. But his well-meaning cousin has other plans—dragging a furious Darcy away from his most promising lead and into the countryside for his own good.

Peace proves impossible when he encounters Elizabeth Bennet, a fiercely independent young woman with a sharp wit, a knack for humor, and a dog with more enthusiasm than sense.

Just as Darcys heart begins to paint a future with Elizabeth, he spots the missing masterpiece in the most inconvenient place imaginable. Now, caught between stubborn fathers, country scandals, and his own growing feelings, Darcy must find a way to keep his promise without losing the woman whos stolen his heart.

Her friends are bossing life　is she being left behind?

25-year-old Cleo is happy enough. She likes her job in the fish and chip shop in the North West seaside town where she grew up. But her world has become very small　all her friends couldn't wait to leave home and are off, apparently crushing life. They have shiny careers and creative side-hustles, while she is still living with her mum and dad.

But when she learns that her dream childhood boyfriend is coming back to town for a party in three months, she decides she needs to start adulting to win him.