From the New York Times bestselling author and creator of the beloved Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series comes a continuation of Jane Austen’s famous unfinished novel.

Jane Austen’s unsung heroine, Ada Watson, is a privileged girl living with her wealthy aunt and uncle and has no meaningful contact with her birth family, including several siblings. Like every Austen main character, Ada's life suddenly gets turned upside down—her uncle dies, then her aunt remarries unwisely, which means Ada must return to Wiltshire and rejoin the Watson clan.

There, she catches the eye of the most eligible bachelor in the county, the proud Lord Osborne...but her own fascination alights upon the local clergyman, Mr. Howard. In the 100 pages she wrote before putting the novel aside, Austen asks: can Ada afford to neglect the fortunes of her struggling family to follow her heart? But Austen never discovered the answer, leaving Ada's fate unsettled and open to speculation. Until now.

Claudia Gray expands Ada's story into a vivid tale of love, sorrow, and, in true Austen style, the ways the two become intertwined for a young woman in Regency-era England. Transforming The Watsons from an unpolished, unfinished draft into a riveting ensemble novel filled with romance, humor, and social commentary, Gray fufills the spirit of the story Jane herself never had the chance to complete.