The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet is the direct result of people caring about a secondary character so much, she needed the chance to tell her own story. Thus, everyone who tweeted, tumblr-posted, or said anything about how much Lydia’s story meant to them is the reason this book exists.
Special thanks go to our editor, Lauren Spiegel, for having faith that Lydia’s story could be a book, and Annelise Robey, for being our representative and cheerleader the whole way. As well as Kate’s husband, Harrison, and new baby—the latter without whom this book would have been done a lot sooner. And Rachel’s friend Lars, because du jour means sanity maintenance against all odds.
We also must acknowledge the amazing team behind the web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, and specifically the actors whose characters appear in this book: Ashley Clements, Laura Spencer, Briana Cuoco, Christopher Sean, and Wes Aderhold all created people we cared for and cared to know more about.
Finally, Lydia would not exist without the talent of Mary Kate Wiles. She took a character that most people dislike in Pride and Prejudice and made her alive and adorbs. Her voice played in our heads as we wrote, and we hope we did her Lydia justice.