The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.

Lucy Silverton is a quirky, self-proclaimed hamster-child with a sunny personality. Lately, her life hasn't been all rainbows and lollipops since she's embarking on a new chapter of her life; being single. When Lu and her longterm boyfriend, Chris, end their serious relationship (they even shared a calendar), she feels all alone in a new town far away from home. Will she manage to get over her ex?