War is raging across Europe as Napoleon expands his tightening grasp. The gentry and nobility of the world are besieged by an ever changing landscape that, for the first time in history, allows the wanton crossing of class lines. Not oblivious to this fact, the nobility of England has tasked the Darcy family to uphold the ideals of English society. If you are of the gentry, and believe your wealth and standing will exonerate you from rape or child molestation, then you may see Fitzwilliam Darcy arrive upon your doorstep. In the early part of the 19th century the Nobility of England was awash...

Marianne Dache is a vibrant, energetic woman trained in social graces as well as battle. When she gets a chance to make a difference in the war with the French, she takes it, in spite of the dire warnings by the friends she loves. Jonathan Raines is a lone soldier fighting an enemy on foreign territory. To complete his mission he will enlist the aid of Miss Dache, and together they will show the French a new facet to the art of war.