Despite societal pressures to marry, Lizzie Bennet, second eldest of the Bennet sisters, has her heart set on spinsterhood. But when her father falls gravely ill, Lizzie is unexpectedly thrust into the classist world of courtship in order to save her family from destitution. After a fateful encounter with the broody, mysterious millionaire, Mr. Darcy, Lizzie’s forced to choose between denying her feelings for the sake of her family or allowing herself to fall recklessly in love.