***Author's Note*** "Please note! I have updated this file to reflect the second edition, as there was a formatting / distribution error with the first file, and this is the corrected story! The first file unfortunately had several missing scenes, and was not complete. Please update your file on your ereader if you purchased this book before 4/3/2019. I apologize, and thank you!" **Original Title 'A Ball for Lady Catherine'**

Mr. Darcy does not believe in fate, but a fake courtship with Miss Elizabeth Bennet may just change his mind.

He had escaped to London, then Pemberley, in an attempt to forget her stinging rejection of his proposal. But now, he must conspire with Elizabeth to fulfill his cousin Anne's dream of throwing her mother a surprise birthday ball - a surprise that Lady Catherine will surely hate. To make matters worse, Anne has already invited one of Lady Catherine's former suitors, a traitor more in love with wealth than the woman.

Elizabeth Bennet is at Rosings Park to assist her friend Anne in keeping the ball a secret from her mother, but is asked to pay a steep price when Anne requests that Mr. Darcy escort her about Hunsford under the guise that they are courting. Can she set aside her disdain long enough to pull it off, or will her dislike for Mr. Darcy ruin the whole thing? Can he convince her that he is a changed man, and persuade her to give him a second chance?

This is a sweet, clean and wholesome novella that is perfect for readers looking to spend just a few hours with our dear hero, Mr. Darcy.