“Pemberley Heat” is a “Pride and Prejudice” Regency novella, a light summer romance meant to make the readers feel good in the company of their favourite characters.There are several scenes better recommended for a mature audience, but they are not explicit, graphic or vulgar.Still tormented by the astonishing marriage proposal from Mr Darcy at Hunsford and repentant for her harsh and unfair accusations that accompanied her cold rejection, Elizabeth is travelling with her uncle and aunt towards the Lakes in the summer of 1812.On their journey, they stop in Derbyshire, at Lambton, the small village where Mrs Gardiner grew up. At that lady’s insistence, one hot day in late July, they visit Pemberley, a place which sparks in Elizabeth many painful memories and vivid remorse.The beauty of Pemberley, as well as all the information that reveals Mr Darcy’s true nature and generous character, inflicts yet more anguish on Elizabeth. Taking a short private walk to cool down and soothe her anxiety, she shockingly happens upon the object of her disquietude — as she has never seen him before.Fitzwilliam Darcy has suffered months of misery and sorrow discovering that his love for Elizabeth Bennet is not welcomed, shared, or even accepted.He returns to Pemberley, one day prior to his sister and friends, to temper his anger, alleviate his grief, and ease his pain.Anxious to hide from the heat of the sun and from the burning inside him, he dives into his pond with his eyes closed. When he opens them, he finds that the dream that has tortured him for months is in front of him, and this time she is real – equally as improperly attired, wet, and dirty as he is.And so it begins — several heated days at Pemberley which will change their lives.
