"This was absolutely fabulous! It was intelligent and fun while illustrating the depth of the connection between Darcy and Elizabeth and Wentworth and Anne." (Pemberley Darcy, author of A Frankness of Character)

"Part mystery, part adventure—and all heart—This has the feel of a Hornblower epic." (Alice McVeigh, author of Susan: A Jane Austen Prequel)

Two grooms missing at the altar. Darcy and Wentworth kidnapped.

Two great loves tried by separation, battle, and deception.

Set on the stage of Napoleon's 100 Days, relish the mystery, sea chase, and, finally, the satisfying finish as four yearning hearts—desperate to be reunited—draw closer together. Join the heart-stopping chase as Anne Elliot and Elizabeth Bennet search the tattered rooms of a waterfront inn, suffer on board a frigate engaged in a deadly game of naval chess, and then enter the gilded halls of London's preeminent card room—where revenge is riding on one final hand.

Can true love be lost at sea?

The Sailor's Rest is set in the Persuasion timeline of 1815 but leaves in place the age and plot constructs established by Austen in Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Austen's greatest lovers come together to be tested in the crucible of war on the Mediterranean's blue waters and the smoky confines of a prestigious London gambling den.