Mr. Darcy’s Half-Halt

A Pride and Prejudice Equestrian Romance

De: Rachelle Ayala

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Elizabeth Bennet thought the worst client at Virginia’s elite Rosings Park Equestrian Resort was the one who screamed at her about saddle pads. Then she found that client dead in a horse stall—and woke up in handcuffs.

Dressage queen Vivian Feversham has been murdered, and every piece of evidence screams Elizabeth’s guilt: her key card, her supplements, her motive. She’s got one shot at proving her innocence—and it depends on Fitzwilliam Darcy, Rosings’ ice-cold barn manager who bailed her out of jail with his family’s estate and won’t say why.

Rosings Park is a viper’s nest of secrets. Lady Catherine de Bourgh will sacrifice anyone to protect her empire, while the rest of her staff alternate between cautious perfectionism and worshipping the arena she treads over.

Darcy proposes a fake relationship to give him and Elizabeth a cover to investigate. He didn’t count on their explosive chemistry. Every touch has to look convincing. Every stolen moment is scrutinized. Lady Catherine’s staff sees everything. The Federation is investigating. And somewhere, a killer is watching them get closer to the truth—and to each other.

The suspects multiply with every secret they uncover: Timothy Marsh, the groom who vanished the night of the murder, Anne de Bourgh, hiding an unapproved relationship, and Charlotte Lucas, the barn admin selling information to the highest bidder. Then there’s Georgiana Darcy—Darcy’s sweet younger sister—who might be hiding the deadliest secret of all.

When a second body drops, Darcy does what wealthy, powerful men do: tries to lock Elizabeth down for her own safety. Masked guards. Surveillance. Orders to stop investigating.

But Elizabeth Bennet has never been good at taking orders.

She sets a trap using herself as bait, a traumatized mare as witness, and a plan that’s equal parts brilliant and certifiably insane. By the time Darcy realizes what she’s done, she’s already confronted the killer—and earned something far more rewarding than Darcy’s protection: his trust.

In the cutthroat world of competitive dressage, bloodlines are everything, scandal is currency, and justice depends on a million-dollar mare who nobody can predict.

Except Elizabeth.

Modern Pride & Prejudice retelling meets cozy mystery with teeth.

Features: Enemies-to-lovers • Murder mystery • Fake relationship • Workplace romance • Elite dressage world • Frame-up plot • Protective hero • Brave heroine • Investigative partnership • Dangerous barn encounters • Guaranteed HEA