Such Peculiar Providence

Fate finds a way... Mr Bennet is dead, and with Mr Collins eager to take possession of his inheritance, the grieving Bennet family are forced to leave Longbourn and life as they knew it behind. Staying in London can only ever be temporary, but after meeting Fitzwilliam Darcy at an assembly, not even Elizabeth Bennet an imagine how things will change. Fitzwilliam Darcy is looking for a solution to a cash flow problem, not a family of bereaved women. Yet something prompts him to step in and offer his help, in the form of an empty cottage at the far reaches of his estate that the family might call home if they wish. He little realises the change such an invitation will wreak on his home, his habits or his heart...