A Rational Proposal
Furze House Irregulars, Book 1
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When spirited Verity Bowman is left a sizeable legacy by her uncle on condition that she spends six months 'in a wholly rational manner', neither she nor her long-suffering attorney Charles Congreve have any idea where it will lead them. Nor, it has to be said, does anyone else.
Set in Newmarket and London, A Rational Proposal is the first in the Furze House Irregulars series featuring women of spirit, women of courage, women who don't see why, in this male-dominated Regency era, they should not also play their part in bringing wrongdoers to justice.
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- By: Jennifer Joy
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Fitzwilliam Darcy’s troubles only began the day he witnessed his father’s murder. Betrayed by a trusted friend, he soon finds himself caught in a web of deceit and blackmail…and his little sister is in the center of it all. Will Darcy’s search for answers save what’s left of his family…or destroy it?
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Good story
- By Fabulous Mrs B on 06-26-23
By: Jennifer Joy
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The First Rebellion
- The Waverly Women, Book 1
- By: Marion Chesney
- Narrated by: Vanessa Benjamin
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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The Earl of Tredair has had his fill of balls, routs, and silly misses, and he despairs of finding someone extraordinary - that is, until he meets Miss Fanny Waverley. Most unique and intriguing, Fanny and her two sisters are the adopted daughters of the reclusive bluestocking Madame Waverley. They have been raised as her disciples to spread the word of women's rights and to encourage poor oppressed females to stand up against the iniquities of the male sex. The beautiful and farouche Miss Fanny, however, finds it quite difficult to think of all men as cruel and lustful beasts....
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Not up to Chesney's Usual Standards
- By Nancy J on 07-29-14
By: Marion Chesney
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The Truth About Family
- A friends to lovers variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
- By: Lucy Marin
- Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Banished from longbourn at a young age, Elizabeth Bennet is raised among the Fitzwilliams at the Romsley estate, growing up alongside Fitzwilliam Darcy and his cousins. Entering adulthood, Elizabeth soon finds herself in possession of a secret love for him that even she knows is futile, and she must settle for his friendship.
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Excellent Story and narration
- By Marie on 01-19-23
By: Lucy Marin
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When Summer Never Came
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation (Pride and Prejudice "What If?" Variations)
- By: Tiffany Thomas
- Narrated by: Harry Frost
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Elizabeth Bennet has just experienced one of the most difficult years of her entire life. The loss of a beloved sister, a failed harvest, and the threat of freezing to death from a bitterly cold winter cause the inhabitants of Longbourn to do the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Fitzwilliam Darcy is desperate to keep his family and his tenants alive. The scarcity of food due to a freezing summer has him taking extreme measures. His radical idea takes him, along with his friend Charles Bingley, to Netherfield, where his drastic experiment has the potential to save them all - or ruin his life forever.
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When Summer Never Came
- By Sandra in Florida on 10-29-23
By: Tiffany Thomas
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All Hearts Come Home for Christmas
- A Regency Romance Collection
- By: Sarah M. Eden, Anita Stansfield, Esther Hatch, and others
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Christmas at Falstone Castle - Sarah M. Eden - The Dowager Duchess of Kielder eagerly anticipates spending Christmas with her son and his family. Though their relationship has been strained, the duchess is determined to heal the chasm. Even with the help of the widowed local vicar, her plan will take a Christmas miracle. But during this magical season, anything is possible...even two second chances for love.
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Delightful!!
- By Delores DeMaria on 03-02-21
By: Sarah M. Eden, and others
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And Then He Kissed Her
- By: Laura Lee Guhrke
- Narrated by: Zara Hampton-Brown
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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An expert in etiquette, Emma takes her pristine reputation most seriously. But the devilish Lord Marlowe is determined to prove that some rules of proper behavior are made to be broken....
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Love the story, but the narrator misses the mark
- By Lady Wesley on 05-19-20
By: Laura Lee Guhrke
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For the Deepest Love
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- By: Mary Anne Mushatt
- Narrated by: Sarah Groarke
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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After thinking long and hard, I have come to the conclusion that - although it may not be the kind of love my sister and I once had in mind - marrying Mr Darcy would be marrying for a love of the deepest kind. Recovering from their parents' deaths, Elizabeth and Jane Bennet have held their family together, leaning on the support of their uncle, Edward Gardiner, to help them survive. Thus, when Mr. Gardiner is threatened with scandal and ruin, Elizabeth vows to help him.
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Narration needs to be re-recorded!
- By That's so fetch on 10-15-21
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Something About Emmaline
- Bachelor Chronicles Series 1
- By: Elizabeth Boyle
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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Alexander Denford, Baron Sedgwick, is a gentleman to be envied. He lives a rakish life of well-celebrated ease and contentment and has one person to thank for his perfectly ordered existence - his dearest wife, Emmaline. She never complains about his mistresses or his penchant for late nights out. His friends are envious, but they don't know the truth - Emmaline doesn't exist. But when he starts receiving bills from London for clothes, shoes, hats, and a staggering amount of other female accouterments, he realizes something is decidedly amiss.
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Emmaline, the perfect wife, until.......
- By bebe on 07-07-20
By: Elizabeth Boyle