From Alexandra Potter, author of the bestselling Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up, dreams come true in Me and Mr Darcy – a fun, feel-good fairy tale about life, love and dating literature's most eligible bachelor!

Every girl is looking for her Mr Darcy. Imagine if you found the real one.

After a string of nightmare relationships, Emily's had it with modern-day men. She'd rather pour herself a glass of wine and curl up with Pride and Prejudice and her beloved Mr Darcy. So what if he’s a fictional hero?

Faced with spending New Year’s at yet another singles party, she books herself on a coach tour of Jane Austen country, but quickly realises she won't find her dream man here - just a coach full of pensioners and one particularly aggravating (if handsome) journalist, Spike.

That's until she enters a room and finds herself face-to-face with none other than Darcy himself. The actual, real Mr Darcy. From the book. And, suddenly, every woman's fantasy becomes one woman's reality . . .

Praise for Alexandra Potter:

'Say hello to a book that will have you laughing with every page, whether you're 20, 40 or 80' – Heat

'Brilliant! Laughing out loud' – Emma Gannon, author of Olive

'Funny but layered, light-hearted but surprisingly deep, this is a perfect and inspiring new year read' – Red

Praise for So, I Met This Guy – your next favourite novel, coming January 2026:

'THE mega hit of 2026!' – Matt Cain

'A thrilling, witty, twisty, turny wonderful adventure with a grand splosh of self-discovery' – Milly Johnson

‘A rollercoaster ride of riotous humour, self-discovery, twists, turns’ – Alex Brown

'A moving tribute to the transformative power of female friendship' – Freya North

'I could not love this book more' – Lindsey Kelk