Move over, Elizabeth Bennet. The most infamous Bennet sister is here to tell her story.

Join Lola Barnes, a.k.a. a modern Lydia Bennet, at the beginning of a summer gone truly wrong: where a boat party-turned-fiery-fiasco ends with the ship, Lola's summer plans, and her reputation truly sunk.

(The boat was barely on fire, for the record--and all the partygoers were just fine.)

Luckily, this disaster of a summer has another thing in store for her: a path of self-discovery she never saw coming.

Given an ultimatum--jail time, or spending the summer with the nonprofit Hike Like a Girl--she laces up her hiking boots and takes to the wilderness. Along the way, she'll encounter unexpected friends, a sweet romance, strength she didn't know she had--and herself, Lola, at last.

This Pride and Prejudice-inspired tale, a companion to J. C. Peterson's Being Mary Bennet, spins a modern Lydia Bennet's life into a tumultuous and hilarious coming-of-age journey, complete with misadventures, misunderstandings, mayhem, and a romance worthy of Darcy and Elizabeth themselves.

What happens when the girl who lives for the spotlight is forced to get lost in the wilderness?

• A Modern P&P Retelling: Lola Barnes, the infamous Lydia Bennet of the 21st century, finally gets to tell her side of the story--and it's nothing like you expect.
• Fish out of Water: After a boat party disaster, this designer-loving city girl is sentenced to a summer of hiking boots, mosquito bites, and zero cell service.
• Forced Proximity: Stuck in the wilderness with a group of strangers from Hike Like a Girl, Lola has to navigate new friendships and an unexpected--and totally off-limits--attraction.
• Found Family: She might have started the summer with an ultimatum, but Lola just might end it with a crew of unexpected friends who see her for who she truly is.