As a governess in a wealthy household, Elizabeth Bennet is more concerned with the care and raising of two young children than she is with her own happiness. But when she confronts her employer, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, a gentleman who is still caught up in the grief of losing his beloved wife, she is stunned to find that she has feelings for him that cannot be explained away.As Miss Caroline Bingley moves in to claim her place at Mr. Darcy's side, Elizabeth must decide whether the feelings she has for her disagreeable employer are, indeed, the foundations of the very deepest love she has always dreamed of, or if they can be pushed aside...A Happy Alternative is a sensual and steamy Pride and Prejudice variation that is best suited for readers over 18 years of age.