kitty bennet has broken free of longbourn and her sisters, and is enjoying all that bath has to offer in the company of a sparkling new friend. catching the eye of a handsome captain she feels certain that this might be her chance at a future away from longbourn, and a chance to avoid being the last sister left unmarried. in bath on the orders of his doctor, mr matthew knight is struggling with his sudden re-introduction to society when he crosses paths with an old friend and loses his heart to a new acquaintance, miss catherine bennet. but how can an unknown gentleman with a bad leg and a cane hope to compare to a heroic captain from his majesty's navy? after the events of pride and prejudice that brought elizabeth bennet and fitzwilliam darcy together, can one last bennet sister find her happily-ever-after? an assembly in bath is the second book in the three sisters from hertfordshire series, a continuation of jane austen's pride and prejudice.