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In Default of Heirs Male

By: Jann Rowland
Narrated by: Mary Sarah
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Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, home of the Bennet family, is entailed. Armed with this unfortunate knowledge, the females of the family have long lived with the threat of eviction from their beloved home should Mr. Bennet pass away before his time.

When the unthinkable happens, the Bennet ladies prepare to leave their home as the heir arrives to take control of his inheritance. Salvation comes, however, by the most surprising of news: Mrs. Bennet is with child.

While waiting for the child to be born, Elizabeth takes control over the estate. Fortunately, the Netherfield party arrives, and the attentions of the new master of the estate bring them all to hope that Jane, at least, will achieve her heart's desire.

But little does Elizabeth know she is also the subject of a gentleman's interest, for Mr. Darcy sees her as an excellent woman who is eager to uphold the trust with which her father favored her. Despite his feelings, Elizabeth is slow to understand the love that might be within her grasp, as she struggles with her duty under the specter of the heir, who believes the Bennets have cheated him of his inheritance and will do whatever he can to ensure he gets what he believes is his.

©2021 Jann Rowland (P)2021 Tantor Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Heartfelt
Original Storyline • Interesting Twist • Pleasant Voice • Reimagined Characters • Clean Romance • Good Male Voices
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I enjoyed listening to this variation of P & P. Worth your time and energy.
I had read a review which, I think, unfairly criticized the performance of Mary Sarah. I love her calm voice and characterizations.

Great variation!

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I very much liked the story and the author and purchased on the strength of this. But, it's ruined by the narrator's voice.

Would that I'd listened to a sample

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Have listened to this story now twice. Clean story, different from the original, but with many of the known characters. Will read again!

Excellent story!

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I found that although I hear a lot about the narration on these books, it is a bit off to me but not enough to keep me from listening to a great story.

Good story

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I loved this variation. Lots of excitement and a completely new personality for all the character’s. Delightful! However the narrator’s interpretation was very grating. Her cadence was so strange and drawn out that the only way I could get through this book was by speeding up to 1.3. Still well worth it!

Excellent story - painful narration

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This was a great story, and I will look for more by Jann Rowland. If it is narrated, again, by Ms Sarah I may hesitate however in using a credit.

Please listen at 1.25 (minimum) and be prepared for extended pauses, even at that speed, and what can only be described as a lisping sound. Although, it is not a true lisp as there are also other hard consonant sounds and very long A sounds. For example, Aunt Is pronounced Ont, dispatch is disspadch, purpose is purrposs, not is nawwt, active is ocktive, and I have no idea how many Ts are at the end of Bennet.🧐😂

Had it not been such a good story, I would not have gotten through it.

Where was Stevie Zimmerman???

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Cannot finish. I love the story, and always enjoy Jann’s books, but this narrator is just terrible to listen too. The characters all sound like they aren’t even listening to themselves speak. They are slowly talking with inflections that don’t fit the topic of conversation. Elizabeth in particular sounds like a debutante hit with ennui instead of the sharp, witty woman we know her to be. And, the reader has a terrible lisp that adds a th sound to words ending with t or d. I have never heard a reader with such poor enunciation. Even with the sound turned up and the speed increased I could barely understand her or tolerate her narration. I will be watching carefully for anything narrated by Mary Sarah to ensure I never purchase her again.

How did this person ever become a book narrator?

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I appreciated the Twist in this P & P Variation, but the Story might have been shortened. Good for anyone wanting an Extended Tale with the Austen characters, some very well written scenes and good dialogue and don’t mind dawdling along to the conclusion. I would have enjoyed this story much more if the “pay off” had been worth the delay, that is, if there had been a better romantic moment between Darcy and Elizabeth. And poor Jane didn’t even get one. As for the narrator, she can be off-putting, but when I was engaged in the story, I found I could ignore her for the most part.

Very Good if Over Long Story but Not Much Romance

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I absolutely loved it. Such a great story. Very different. While listening to it I could not help but notice the narrator’s weird pronunciation of father and Lady Catherine. Otherwise she did a great job.

Great book

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You must read/listen to all of her books. Rowland has a wonderful ability to use the old characters in new ways. Loved it.

Wow!

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