This remarkable story takes the essence of P&P and moves it to the dual stages of America and London at the turn of the century, just before Queen Victoria dies. Although almost all the original characters are here, they are somewhat different and the obstacles are not only those of class, but also culture.
There is a heavy use of flashbacks to tell the story of how Col. RIchard Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth Bennet get married in Wyoming but are immediately separated. Elizabeth's reputation has suffered a heavy blow and a vindictive rancher wants to wreck vengeance on her, claiming she murdered his son. Finally she is forced to flee town, and escapes to Richard's relatives in London.
Accompanied by her eldest sister Jane and cousin Billy Collins, they are gradually accepted into the Fitzwilliam/Darcy families after Darcy decides she's telling the truth about this unexpected mesalliance. The Colonel was assigned to the Boer War, but was reported missing - captured and probably dead. The family presses Whitehall for more definitive news but is constantly put off. They decide to keep Richard's marriage a secret, and the Bennets/Collins are invited to stay at Pemberley for the time being.
Elizabeth is having a hard time "fitting in" with the Darcys and Fitzwilliams. And she's much too attracted to Fitzwilliam Darcy, even though his sister Georgiana is the most stuck-up girl she's ever met. Oddball and misfit Cousin Billy surprises everyone. And who's this guy Wickham who has been hanging around Pemberley, meeting secretly with Georgiana?
Whitehall is keeping information from the Fitzwilliams, but it isn't until Darcy finds Wickham in possession of scandalous family secrets that he figures out what is going on. Richard is found alive, but it turns out to not be the joyous homecoming everybody was hoping for.
Darcy and Elizabeth were falling in love, but are reluctant to marry until they knew definitively that Richard had died. When Richard turns up alive, Darcy must step aside as Elizabeth is restored to being his cousin's wife, not his widow.
The action moves back to America, where difficult decisions must be made. Even after the HEA for ODC, Wickham remains a serious threat when Mrs. Bennet and the two younger Bennet sisters go missing. Things are finally wrapped up in a dangerous finale.
Although I don't normally enjoy P&P variants that move too far away from canon, this was so well-crafted and well-plotted, I'm giving it five stars. There's a moderate amount of angst but it's leavened with action and/or humor. It was also well-edited which is sadly too rare in P&P fanfic. Highly recommended for ODC fans.
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