Witnessing his cousin marry for love and not money, as he felt destined to do, Colonel Fitzwilliam refused to himself to be jealous. He did not expect his acquaintance with the Bennet Clan to change that.
Catherine Bennet, often called Kitty, had not given a great deal of thought to how her life might change with her sisters Elizabeth and Jane becoming wed to rich and connected men. Certainly meeting Darcy’s handsome cousin, a Colonel, did not affect her.
But one had to admit that the connections of the Bingleys and Darcys were quite advantageous. All sorts of men desired introductions now that she had such wealthy new brothers.
Kitty knew that Lydia may have thought herself fortunate when she had married Wickham, the first Bennet daughter to wed. Kitty, though, knew that true fortune had come to her. She just wasn’t sure how best to apply herself.
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I’m glad to see you pick up Colonel Fitzwilliam. In my own P&P spin-off, he fought desperately against his jealousy of Darcy. Good things were in store for him, but he had to first get over his obsession with Lizzie. I can’t wait to read your book. The Kitty connection intrigues me.
I play on the horrors of the campaign and becoming an adult to deal with such, as well as Kitty growing up now that she is one of the two remaining Bennett sisters that can have a season.