To Brighton The book begins at Darcy’s mother’s deathbed。 She makes him promise to—“marry only a woman who deserves you。 A woman with whom you can share a blissful life。 A woman that will touch both your mind and your heart。” —quote from bookShe also tasks him with a second promise to burn the portrait hanging in her chamber upon her death。 He agrees， but circumstances cause him to forget to do so until years later when he enters her locked chamber while pining for Elizabeth after she refuses hi To Brighton The book begins at Darcy’s mother’s deathbed。 She makes him promise to—“marry only a woman who deserves you。 A woman with whom you can share a blissful life。 A woman that will touch both your mind and your heart。” —quote from bookShe also tasks him with a second promise to burn the portrait hanging in her chamber upon her death。 He agrees， but circumstances cause him to forget to do so until years later when he enters her locked chamber while pining for Elizabeth after she refuses his proposal。 When he undertakes to fulfill his promise at last， hidden letters fall from the back of the painting， opening up a mystery that leaves him with many questions and doubts。 Within the letter， Brighton is mentioned， whereupon he sets out to discover what he can about the writer of the letters。Meanwhile at Longbourn， the Bennet sisters and Mrs。 Gardiner are also about to embark on a trip to Brighton where they plan to join Lydia who is already there。 Inevitably， they will encounter both Darcy and Bingley who has joined him。 In between visits to the ladies， Darcy endeavors to discover anything he can about his mother from her former acquaintances。I thought this was a light， pleasant， well written， no angst read。 I have to say I did miss the romance which is usually more evident in this author’s books， but still very much enjoyed it。 I was very pleased to see that proofreading is vastly improved in this book。 Well done！ 。。。more