Fitzwilliam Darcy is devastated. The joy of his wedding has been cut short by the news of the sudden death of his fathers beloved cousin, Mr. Samuel Darcy. Elizabeth and Darcy travel to Dorset, a popular Regency resort area, to pay their respects to the well-traveled and eccentric Samuel. But this is no summer holiday. Danger bubbles beneath Dorsets peaceful surface as strange and foreboding events begin to occur.