Sabine Delacourt

She ran from the altar with nothing but a false name and a forged letter. He hides in the shadows of a great estate, nursing wounds the world cannot see. When Elizabeth Bennet flees an arranged marriage to a cruel nobleman, she takes refuge at Pemberley under the guise of a governess. There, she finds a house heavy with secrets-and a master who has long since stopped believing in second chances. Fitzwilliam Darcy has withdrawn from society, scarred by grief and marked by loss.
The last thing he expects is a sharp-eyed woman who challenges his silence. or the bond she forms with the little girl he calls his ward. But neither of them is telling the whole truth. As winter deepens and old wounds rise to the surface, Elizabeth and Darcy are drawn together by the one thing neither dared to hope for: the quiet, stubborn possibility of healing. Yet the past has not finished chasing them...
And when it finally arrives, they must decide whether love is worth risking the safety they've both fought so hard to find. A story of hidden identities, chosen family, and love that grows in the silence between heartbreaks, The Runaway Countess is a tender, triumphant JAFF variation for anyone who has ever longed to be seen for exactly who they are.