
Dearest Friends
A Jane Austen Inspired Novel (Austen Inspired Romance, Book 1)
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Narrated by:
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Brigid Lohrey
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By:
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Pamela Lynne
About this listen
The historical romance Dearest Friends retells Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as a sensual adventure that will delight a modern audience.
Fitzwilliam Darcy left Hertfordshire following a friend’s betrayal, but his heart remained with Elizabeth Bennet, the impertinent beauty who captured his attention in ways no woman ever had before. When he encounters her unexpectedly in London, he realizes he can no longer live without her and begins his pursuit for her hand. When he finds that Elizabeth is not free to marry, will he again walk away, or will he fight for the lady he loves?
While Darcy and Elizabeth pursue their own happiness, around them friendships progress to love and infatuation leads to disappointment. Join a group of unlikely friends as they support our dear couple on their journey, each treading unique paths along the way.
Warning: contains mature content
©2014 Pamela Lynne (P)2020 Pamela LynneListeners also enjoyed...
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In Fate and Consequences, Georgiana Darcy does leave with George Wickham to elope. Darcy finds her in time to prevent the wedding, but not in time to stop the news of her ruin from spreading. Now a humbled man, he must try to find his and his sister's place in society. A twist of Fate introduces him at his darkest hour to the woman he otherwise might have resisted loving, and who helps him to restore his sister, and his wounded soul. This is a what-if story of love and reconciliation. This story contains scenes of a mature nature.
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Yay! A Linda Wells Audiobook!
- By Sandra in Florida on 04-03-25
By: Linda Wells
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When Love Is True
- By: Melissa Anne
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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When a childhood accident forces Elizabeth Bennet to leave Longbourn and grow up under the care of her Aunt and Uncle Gardiner, her life takes an unexpected turn. On a trip to Derbyshire, she meets a young Fitzwilliam Darcy, whose father's guidance shapes the man he is becoming. What begins as a tender friendship blossoms into a love both fierce and true, nurtured through years of friendship.
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ODC so sweet to one another
- By Miss Meg on 06-10-25
By: Melissa Anne
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Against Every Expectation: A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- By: Paige Badgett
- Narrated by: Sarah Groarke
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Elizabeth Bennet travels to Kent to escape her mother’s histrionics, hopeful to find respite in visiting her oldest friend, Charlotte Collins. Instead of the reprieve she desired, she finds herself trapped and miserable. Elizabeth’s only relief is derived from her morning rambles, where she finds great solace in the strangest of places—walking with Mr. Darcy. His steadiness, kindness, and dependability greatly oppose her previous perceptions of the man, and yet she cannot help but continue to compare his character in Kent with the man she had supposed him to be in Hertfordshire.
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Enjoyable
- By Chris S. on 07-26-22
By: Paige Badgett
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Conundrums & Coincidences
- A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice (Mr Darcy's Dilemmas)
- By: J Marie Croft
- Narrated by: Annabelle Hyde
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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To suffer my second is the doom of my first; And of all of my seconds, my whole is the worst. After two months of suffering the heartache of Elizabeth Bennet’s rejection of his marriage proposal, Fitzwilliam Darcy unexpectedly encounters the lady at Oakwood Manor the estate of the late Miss Phoebe Armstrong. The dearly departed Miss Armstrong has disposed of her worldly goods in an uncommon manner. She has called together five young people, including Darcy and Elizabeth, to vie for a legacy—the manor itself and a substantial fortune.
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The romance. The intrigue. The obstacles.
- By MHTex on 07-07-25
By: J Marie Croft
ODC do stay fairly true to canon, but there is one area where they were not Austenesque. There were a few times I said “Fitzwilliam Darcy! Shame on you!” 🤣 One line in the story for example: “Knowing Darcy, Ms.Elizabeth’s virtue may be a bit jostled, but is firmly intact”. Yeah, he was sorely tempted by Lizzie’s mere presence and he was a little less “gentlemanly” than we would expect. Lizzie, being adventurous in nature, did not help him stay clear of temptation either. Needless to say, this is a pretty mature version. Still, the story is PG-13+ more than R rated.
Some of the others don’t even try to stay true to canon. Mr.Bennet, in particular, is the villain of the piece, and some we have loved to hate are down right likeable.
Character personality changes are interesting
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As they court, things in Hartfordshire were becoming increasingly difficult for Mrs Bennet and her daughters. Mr Bennet is deathly ill and out of his senses on Laudanum. Jane attempts to warn Lizzy to leave but the missive goes awry and isn’t received. Darcy had to be apprised of why Elizabeth was always under such heavy protection. Uncle Gardiner here is one of the staunchest heroes in this story.
I haven’t spoiled anything here yet. At this point in the story we’ve just seen the tip of the iceberg. Ther is quite the adventure to follow. More heroes emerge. And some surprising heroines. Mary Bennet has a wonderful part in this book. Anne de Bourgh gets a really good happily ever after. Lady Catherine isn’t the enemy in this story, and she’s surprisingly supportive once she gets over the fact that her daughter really doesn’t want Darcy.
There are really only two villains on stage here. Mr Collins, and unfortunately Mr Bennet. He wreaks havoc. And he is very hateful.
Darcy, with the Gardiner’s encouragement and a large entourage of Fitzwilliams, and a handful of Bennets and de Bourghs travel to Scotland to see Darcy and Elizabeth marry. Oh but there’s more. What happens in between and along the way, and after is full of great scenes of Darcy and Elizabeth’s love story and the love stories of several other couples. Some will be happy some won’t.
I recommend this to lovers of Pride & Prejudice variations. Fair warning there are some graphic steamy scenes between ODC.
Protective Heroes all around.
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Good audio book
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I was enthralled throughout, even in the last slowly moving hour. I have already downloaded book 2.
Absolutely wonderful
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Her Lady Matlock and Caroline Bingley are hilarious. I laughed when I heard them.
The story is good. I have read and listened to it many times. And will continue to do so for a very long time.
So good!
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Great story
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In the original Pride & Prejudice one gets a genteel, witty story of class difference romance, duty and family, and a light classical delight. In this nod to the original, there is added to the Regency world intrigue, manipulation, an exploration of sensual delight for the main romance pair, and a large cast of characters who are given sub-plots of their own. It becomes a family saga that expands from the early section of the book that focuses on the courtship- a very sexy one for a pair who come together quickly, I might add- to take in the scope of members of their extended family and friends building friendship and romantic relationships of their own.
For those coming to the story with a basic historical romance in mind, this change-up in the story might come as something of surprise because the romance of Fitzwilliam and Elizabeth is not the only focal point through a portion of the end story. They are there and definitely loving their way through life, but other character stories and elements rise to share equal focus. At its core, this story explores how people respond to life’s trials. Do they step up and cling to good principles or do they give in to base instinct- even throwing a loved one under the carriage wheels to save themselves? I thought it was an interesting way to strip people down to their core selves. Some fell, but rose again and others chose to take the easiest path. So, yes, great character exploration going on besides the salacious romance and intrigue.
In fact, I will commit a sacrilege to P&P lovers to say that I was more intrigued by some of the side characters in Dearest Friends though not to say I didn’t love this lovey-dovey Darcy and Elizabeth. A warrior and slightly ruthless Uncle Gardiner, a bright and good Miss Mary, a tarnished, but redeemable Viscount Hedley, and even an envious, grasping Jane were all absolutely amazing. I was glad to delve into all their lives and was left wanting more- thankfully there is a sequel.
This was my first time listening to narrator Brigid Lohrey and I thought she wielded a great talent to handle such a large cast of characters of gender, age, and class distinction even some regional dialect changes were evident. She put emotion and pacing to good use. I definitely want more of her work.
All in all, this was a deeply satisfying listen and I can recommend it to not only Austen fans, but those who adore spicy historical romance and family sagas.
A Burning Romance, Gothic Overtones, Family Saga
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One of my Favorites
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Loved Every Word
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Excellent
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