A gambler, a profligate and forcibly married to the silly daughter of a country gentleman, no one expected George Wickham to amount to much, nor did they expect him to fall deeply in love with his wife. When that wife takes an unplanned trip in the company of another gentleman, leaving Wickham and her children behind, he will be forced to face his fears and fight for those he holds dear. Lydia Bennet does not understand why her husband insists on sending money to their wealthy relative Fitzwilliam Darcy. When her funds run low, she chooses to enlist the aid of a soldier as an escort and travels to Derbyshire to seek help from her sister, Mrs. Darcy. What she finds when her husband arrives to take her home is not the kind of help she expected, but exactly the kind she needs. Will she be able to overcome her shortcomings and prove herself worthy of the one person she cannot bear to disappoint?