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A Pride and Prejudice Variation
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Selene L. Garrou

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WARNING: There are no actual Dragons in this Book
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France in December of the year 1804, he said to a room of his closest advisors and supporters, ‘China is a sleeping dragon, let her sleep for when she awakens, she will shake up the world!’ Those words set a chain of events that would change the destiny of several of England’s most prominent families. And the lives of a country squire and his small family of daughters, in ways they could have never dreamed possible.
Thomas Bennett is a man whose entire life had fallen apart on the night of an Assembly Ball, where he learned Francine Bennett, his wife, had been having an affair, with one of his neighbors for years. To make matters worse, he also learned, his youngest daughter Lydia, who was a terror, was not his daughter at all. It was at that moment, Thomas realized how indolent he had allowed himself to become over the years, while in his unhappy marriage.
Thomas Bennett is a man whose entire life had fallen apart on the night of an Assembly Ball, where he learned Francine Bennett, his wife, had been having an affair, with one of his neighbors for years. To make matters worse, he also learned, his youngest daughter Lydia, who was a terror, was not his daughter at all. It was at that moment, Thomas realized how indolent he had allowed himself to become over the years, while in his unhappy marriage.
On the same night his daughters, Elizabeth and Jane found a badly beaten young Asian man in Longbourn’s barn, the estate where they lived. Neither of them were willing to allow the young man to die, Jane being a natural healer set to work on the young man saving his life.
The girls were quite taken with the young man, finding he could speak the King’s English as well as they, and had the manners of a lord. When it was discovered, he could not remember anything from his former life. They then welcomed the young man to live at Longbourn. Over the years, the young man, whom they gave the name of Xi Wang, became the son Thomas always wanted.
Just when they thought all was good in their lives. A Mr. Bingley leased another estate in the area, called Netherfield Park. He brought with him several of his friends, a Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, his cousin, Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, and another gentleman Dewayne Vassell. As well as his sisters, Caroline Bingley, Louisa Hurst, and her husband Mr. Hurst. Before the Bennett’s knew what was happening, they became a part of a conspiracy that encompassed two major Empires! A conspiracy filled with, betrayal, lies, treason, and greed.
Join the Bennett family and their friends as they try to discover the identity of their young Asian guest. While keeping him safe, from the men who wish to murder him, and anyone who has had contact with him. Their goal is to protect the young man and try to prevent a war that would destroy Crown and Country; and to bring treasonous noblemen to pay for their crimes.
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In this clean reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Thomas Bennet has a much older sister, Marianne, who enters into an arranged marriage when she is fifteen and Thomas is five. The siblings have little contact and no real interest in each other. Marianne is widowed and remarries and in the process becomes Lady Fetton, a Duchess and a very wealthy woman. Years pass and after Marianne is widowed a second time she returns to Longbourn and becomes involved in the lives of the Bennets only weeks before the Bingleys and Darcy arrive at Netherfield. Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley, ...
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It should've been listed as a vagary, not a variation
- By Shay on 08-29-24
By: Victoria Lynn
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Blended Bennets
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Blended whiskey, blended family. Thomas Bennet is a successful second son, a man who went into trade when his older brother, Harold, inherited Longbourn. When Harold passes, Thomas and his two children (James and Elizabeth) return to Longbourn to live with Harold’s widow (Fanny) and four daughters (Jane, Mary, Catherine and Lydia). A full length novel that is a clean, low angst reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
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Just desserts, finally!
- By Maria PB on 02-09-25
By: Victoria Lynn
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Such Novel Notions
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Eselle Teays
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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On seeing Mr. Darcy frowning at this pronouncement, Elizabeth plucked up her courage and continued firmly, “If said woman desires a second proposal, she must disregard the indignity so abhorrent to his feelings and propose herself. Mr. Darcy, will you accept my hand in marriage?” Prologue, Such Novel Notions What has induced Elizabeth Bennet to do something so shocking just three weeks after her vehement and cruel rejection of this same man’s offer of marriage in Hunsford? While she is still reeling from the indisputable truths disclosed in the letter Mr. Darcy handed to her the ...
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characters grew stronger/ metanoia
- By okemos mama on 03-23-25
By: Eselle Teays
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RETRIBUTION PART I
- A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION
- By: SELENE L GARROU
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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The Bennett family have lived close to the town of Meryton, in Hertfordshire County, for over two centuries. They have had good times and troubled times, still managing to keep their middle-sized estate, Longbourn, within the family. Thomas Bennett is the current master of Longbourn Estate; He, his wife and their five daughters are barely managing out a decent living, due to his sloven nature, insolence, and indolence. He became such a man after realizing he had married beneath him in the worst way. Franny Bennett, the daughter of a solicitor, became Thomas’s bride, elevating her station ...
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Another Tour de Force by Seline Garrou
- By Terri L. Mcclelland on 01-20-25
By: SELENE L GARROU
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Mr. Darcy's Scandal at Netherfield
- A Steamy Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Maria Dashwood
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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An unlikely friendship. A scandalous attraction. Will Mr. Darcy be Elizabeth’s ruin? What if Elizabeth is amused instead of insulted by Mr. Darcy's rejection at the Meryton Assembly? From this unlikely friendship, attraction blooms, putting Elizabeth and Miss Caroline Bingley on opposite sides of a silent war. Discovering Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy on the edge of an improper kiss, Miss Bingley recruits an old enemy to secure Elizabeth’s downfall. Will Miss Bingley’s plot destroy ODC’s future together, or will a timely rescue ruin Elizabeth in all the right ways? Find out in Mr. Darcy ...
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SILENCE BOOK 1
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Selene L. Garrou
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins
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Fanny Gardiner Bennet is the third person in a family that fell victim to a terrible Generational Curse. She followed the advice of her mother, a woman who treated all of her children save Fanny, as if they were strangers come to ask for money. Lydia Gardiner, Fanny’s mother told her that she would know from birth, the child who would elevate her to the highest echelon of society. From the moment of Lydia’s birth, her other four daughters, Jane, Elizabeth, Mary and Katherine became, ‘those girls’ to Fanny. She wanted nothing to do with any of them, save use and abuse them as much as...
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- By jaimarie on 10-20-24
By: Selene L. Garrou
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Lady Fetton's Longbourn Legacy
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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In this clean reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Thomas Bennet has a much older sister, Marianne, who enters into an arranged marriage when she is fifteen and Thomas is five. The siblings have little contact and no real interest in each other. Marianne is widowed and remarries and in the process becomes Lady Fetton, a Duchess and a very wealthy woman. Years pass and after Marianne is widowed a second time she returns to Longbourn and becomes involved in the lives of the Bennets only weeks before the Bingleys and Darcy arrive at Netherfield. Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley, ...
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It should've been listed as a vagary, not a variation
- By Shay on 08-29-24
By: Victoria Lynn
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Blended Bennets
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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Blended whiskey, blended family. Thomas Bennet is a successful second son, a man who went into trade when his older brother, Harold, inherited Longbourn. When Harold passes, Thomas and his two children (James and Elizabeth) return to Longbourn to live with Harold’s widow (Fanny) and four daughters (Jane, Mary, Catherine and Lydia). A full length novel that is a clean, low angst reimagining of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
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Just desserts, finally!
- By Maria PB on 02-09-25
By: Victoria Lynn
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Such Novel Notions
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Eselle Teays
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
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On seeing Mr. Darcy frowning at this pronouncement, Elizabeth plucked up her courage and continued firmly, “If said woman desires a second proposal, she must disregard the indignity so abhorrent to his feelings and propose herself. Mr. Darcy, will you accept my hand in marriage?” Prologue, Such Novel Notions What has induced Elizabeth Bennet to do something so shocking just three weeks after her vehement and cruel rejection of this same man’s offer of marriage in Hunsford? While she is still reeling from the indisputable truths disclosed in the letter Mr. Darcy handed to her the ...
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characters grew stronger/ metanoia
- By okemos mama on 03-23-25
By: Eselle Teays
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RETRIBUTION PART I
- A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION
- By: SELENE L GARROU
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
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The Bennett family have lived close to the town of Meryton, in Hertfordshire County, for over two centuries. They have had good times and troubled times, still managing to keep their middle-sized estate, Longbourn, within the family. Thomas Bennett is the current master of Longbourn Estate; He, his wife and their five daughters are barely managing out a decent living, due to his sloven nature, insolence, and indolence. He became such a man after realizing he had married beneath him in the worst way. Franny Bennett, the daughter of a solicitor, became Thomas’s bride, elevating her station ...
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Another Tour de Force by Seline Garrou
- By Terri L. Mcclelland on 01-20-25
By: SELENE L GARROU
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Mr. Darcy's Scandal at Netherfield
- A Steamy Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Maria Dashwood
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
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An unlikely friendship. A scandalous attraction. Will Mr. Darcy be Elizabeth’s ruin? What if Elizabeth is amused instead of insulted by Mr. Darcy's rejection at the Meryton Assembly? From this unlikely friendship, attraction blooms, putting Elizabeth and Miss Caroline Bingley on opposite sides of a silent war. Discovering Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy on the edge of an improper kiss, Miss Bingley recruits an old enemy to secure Elizabeth’s downfall. Will Miss Bingley’s plot destroy ODC’s future together, or will a timely rescue ruin Elizabeth in all the right ways? Find out in Mr. Darcy ...
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Something New to Observe A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
- By: Kimbelle Pease
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
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One warning, two cautions, and a note: WARNING: In deference to a truth universally acknowledged that men do not behave the same when no women are present as they do in mixed company, this vagary does have occasional uses of profanity. The men in my life would consider it amusing but naïve to afford the same semantics of conversation for wholly different circumstances such as these, or they would should one of them choose to read it. This vagary proposes an alternate telling of the original Pride and Prejudice and considers what may have happened should the characters have been afforded a ...
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Unique storyline first half of book
- By Ruth on 01-06-25
By: Kimbelle Pease
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Assumed Virtue
- A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Victoria Lynn
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
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What if Mrs. Bennet is a well-educated tradesman’s daughter, Mr. Collins takes his parish duties seriously and Mr. Bennet overcomes his laziness? A clean reimagining of P&P, focusing on the gentlemen of our story.
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Really awful
- By Teresa Kendall on 04-17-24
By: Victoria Lynn
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Fortunate Diversions
- A Pride & Prejudice Variation
- By: Campbell Davies
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- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy is distressed. Not only is his friend Bingley engaged to a woman who may not return his affection, but her sister is all that he should not desire. Darcy is finished fighting against his feelings, however, and resolves to marry Elizabeth Bennet. Except that she doesn't want him. Elizabeth is puzzled by the gentleman from the Lake District. He runs hot one minute and cold the next. When she finds herself alone with him, his character is revealed. But a proposal by her cousin forces her out of Hertfordshire and into London, and Elizabeth's youngest sister is propelled ...
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the narrator
- By Angela Campbell on 03-20-25
By: Campbell Davies
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SILENCE PART II
- A PRIDE AND PREJUDICE VARIATION
- By: SELENE L GARROU
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 14 hrs and 49 mins
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And so, the saga continues in SILENCE PART II, the Bennet sisters have left Longbourn estate, escaped into the night, with the help of their friends. They are on their way to Scotland, to the Duke of Stiles estate, he and his brothers, Darcy, Bingley and Richard have vowed to keep the ladies safe until they reach their majority. Especially now, that they not only have the concern of one inheritance, but two. There is the inheritance from the Earl and Countess of Netherfield, which their greedy father and mother know nothing about, and in fact believe they have already spent, without the ...
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Brava!!!
- By Lowcountry girl on 03-26-25
By: SELENE L GARROU
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Pride Under Good Regulation
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Eselle Teays
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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The Bennet family of Longbourn, Hertfordshire, had long been known to its neighbours as exceptionally learned though eccentric, but was tolerated because the first Bennets settled there more than four hundred years before, just after the great plague. Both the grandfather and father of the master, Mr. Thomas Bennet, married blue-stocking wives from the Continent. These circumstances had a profound effect on Mrs. Bennet and her five daughters. Because of this broader worldview, the Bennet family was more aware of, and affected by some historical events of the period far outside the twenty-...
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too perfect
- By Kindle Customer on 02-25-24
By: Eselle Teays
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A Gentleman Scorned
- A Pride and Prejudice possibility
- By: Carrie Mollenkopf
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
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In the months following Elizabeth Bennet’s refusal of marriage to Fitzwilliam Darcy, he does his best to forget her. If Miss Elizabeth Bennet did not want him, surely there were a hundred others that did, and he would make sure that she knew exactly what had been lost. Unfortunately, love, if it is true, cannot really die, but others can definitely interfere. Seeing an opportunity to console Darcy, Caroline Bingley manifests a scheme to marry the master of Pemberley. Caught in her web of lies and deceit, Darcy finds himself engaged to a woman he cannot tolerate as honor dictates his ...
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Just could not get into it
- By bebe on 01-21-24
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Mr. Darcy's Passion at Pemberley
- A Steamy Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Maria Dashwood
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Amidst stolen kisses and fiery glances, can love triumph over treachery? In Spring 1811, when Elizabeth Bennet visits Derbyshire with her aunt and uncle, a chance encounter with Mr. Darcy at a village festival sets her world aflame. As the festival dances spin a tale of burgeoning desire and social machinations, Elizabeth's sharp wit and Mr. Darcy's brooding demeanor clash in a tempest of attraction and societal expectations. With each stolen moment and heated glance, the two must navigate their burgeoning connection, one neither expected nor understands. But the true storm brews with Mr. ...
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Too much sex with not enough real plot
- By Amazon Customer on 02-19-25
By: Maria Dashwood
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From the Hedgerows to Windsor
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Eselle Teays
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
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“This Work Is, By His Royal Highness’s Permission, Most Respectfully Dedicated, By His Royal Highness’s Dutiful And Obedient Humble Servant, The Author.” Underneath the dedication was a line written by the Royal Librarian during the Regency, Mr. Stanier Clarke: ‘A Scribbler: The Honorable Miss Elizabeth Bennet.’ What is the story behind this novel, which was distinguished enough that the Prince Regent, later George IV, requested a dedication to himself? Was the author from the peerage, or did she earn the title? —Prologue, From the Hedgerows to Windsor After Hunsford, ...
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Wonderful P&P Variation
- By Sharon on 02-22-25
By: Eselle Teays
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Refusing Mr. Collins
- A Pride and Prejudice Possibility
- By: Carrie Mollenkopf
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that while a man in possession of a fortune may be in want of a wife, there may be ladies who do not reciprocate. This may be especially so when the man in question not only possesses the rightful inheritance of said ladies, but is also of a most odious disposition and less than agreeable in appearance. Such was the lot of five young women near the town of Meryton. Not only had they no fortune, their own father, an absentee parent at best, had not the foresight to put aside a single pound should they not have the opportunity marry. For this sole ...
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Mr Collins has very bad luck.
- By Judy P. on 02-25-24
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Summers at Pemberley
- A Pride and Prejudice Retelling
- By: Jennifer Kay
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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As a child, Elizabeth Bennet's years were split into two distinct segments: her normal life with four rambunctious sisters in Hertfordshire, and summers in Derbyshire on the estate of her father's friend Mr. Darcy. Summertime meant peaks to explore, horses to ride, a library full of books, and friends unlike anyone she knew at home. It was an idyllic escape - until the year that everything came crashing down and summers at Pemberley became no more than a fading memory. When Fitzwilliam Darcy walks into the Meryton Assembly half a decade later, Elizabeth doesn't know how to reconcile the two...
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No matter how it’s told, the live story of Lizzy and Darcy will always find eachother.
- By Marilynn on 04-20-24
By: Jennifer Kay
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In Search of Beauty, A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Melanie Schertz, A Lady
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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Fitzwilliam Darcy and his sister, Georgiana, journey to Bruges, Belgium for Georgiana to study with some of the finest art masters. They meet Mr Thomas Bennet, an art history professor at one of the universities there, and his two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. The Bennets are part of a group trying to restore the stolen works of art taken by Napoleon's army when they plundered Belgium. One piece of art in particular was the Bruges Madonna, sculpted by Michelangelo. Along with Colonel Fitzwilliam, the Bingleys, Lord and Lady Matlock, the search for the missing art leads through Belgium ...
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I really enjoyed the flow
- By Judy O on 01-22-25
By: Melanie Schertz, and others
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Love by Turns: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary Novella
- By: Kimbelle Pease
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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This vagary proposes an alternate perspective for Mr. William Collins, the parson of Hunsford Parsonage in Kent, who has been charged with two missions by his patroness, the estimable Mistress of Rosings Park. He arrives on the doorstep of Longbourn with the principle wish to heal a long-standing breach in the family. While endeavoring to right past wrongs, he must also find a suitable companion from amongst his cousins of whom his patroness might approve. As the heir to Longbourn, Mr. Collins is very aware that this these tasks will not be easily accomplished. Join Mr. Collins as his ...
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I love JAFF but this one kept me in a constant state of annoyance
- By Anonymous on 01-02-25
By: Kimbelle Pease
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- Terri L. Mcclelland
- 08-23-24
Swashbuckling Adventure
This is far from a typical JAFF. It’s a really fun listen but if you have not previously read this author know that her tales are epic and very “tongue in cheek”. So if you want an action-packed adventure featuring your favorite P&P characters, look no further. If you aren’t interested in a bit of parody try reading or listening to Melanie Rachel, Summer Hanford or Melissa Anne (a few of my favorites! 😊)
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- Julia Mize
- 01-30-24
Mostly good!
I loved the story but dislike all the swooning and brother talk… I suppose it would have read funnier if it was not for the monotone tone of the virtual voice.
The virtual voice sounds like a natural voice however lacks in cadence and natural pausing when it is read. Also mispronouncing words takes away from the story. If you are able to correct that and give different characters their own voices it would make it easier to listen to.
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- rosesped
- 12-26-24
The originality
I listened and due to the storyline I couldn’t stop listening. I admit I stopped listening and bright the book. Sure the are inconsistencies and modern phases. But I still loved the pacing, the twist, unexpected information, and how there are several stories within the one story. New characters are introduced with the old. Each character plays a significant role. She also gives us a wonder epilogue.
I have since listened to this variation more than a few times. I would love to hear Frost or Grace or BOTH read this variation. The setting is in England but China comes into this storyline.
Virtual Voice needs more time to develop, one example is each time the name Caroline is read there is a pause and it’s emphasized. There no emotion or change in voices for each character.
However, I listen when I wash dishes, cook, or play an online game.
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- Shay
- 01-30-24
Far too many effusive declarations
I thoroughly enjoyed the first half (~) of the story, but my God all of the swooning, winking, and effusive declarations of love, family, country, brotherhood, etc... became at first just tiring and boring and eventually downright obnoxious. And I love a happy ending as much as anybody, but this was just absurd.
As for the narration, I've listened to a few of these books narrated by Virtual Voice and my complaints are the same for all of them: 1. There is no differentiating between characters; a character who is a soft spoken lady who is whispering sounds exactly the same as a gruff, chain-smoking man who is screaming. 2. Words are often mispronounced. It's so annoying. 3. The cadence is very often completely off. It often pauses when it shouldn't, and doesn't pause when it should. Credit where it's due: Sometimes it's eerily realistic. I forget I'm not listening to a real person, and then one of the above mishaps occurs and ruins the moment. I really miss voice actors.
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- Alone67
- 04-22-24
Such Fun
I thought it would be heavy and involved. But it was a great combination of humor and suspense.
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- Daniel
- 02-02-24
Pride, Prejudice & Punching
I'm an MST3K fan, and this is like a mash up between P&P and Shanghai Noon. characters are generally faithful, but there's a lot of eye rolling, "falling into their arms", swooning, and far more sarcasm than any one should expect. but it's a pretty good soap opera. One cannot listen to it at less than 1.2x, there were some mispronunciations (🎀 and bow, as in the action, were regularly mixed up) but less than I've found in many other readings. I cannot tell if this was written to be utterly hilarious or utterly serious, but I found myself laughing at most of it (ie, Darcy realized he loved Elizabeth immediately after Jane traumatized his solar plexus). I thoroughly enjoyed it and will be listening to it on a long road trip I have upcoming. It's fun, funny, light hearted, and there are some new characters with lots of twists and turns to keep it interesting.
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- Shopping Fan
- 01-24-25
Fantastic
A great story that showcases the Bennets as a loving family. The virtual voice was pleasant. A human narrator would have given the story a more emotional rendition, but the AI did a decent job.
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- Laine
- 08-07-24
Incredible Variation—-Authored by Best Imaginations of true Storyteller— 4. Once AI doesn’t get in the Way
All of our fav characters become their true selves & we watch them grow , actually explode into their Truist Possibilities; intellectually, physically & full of caring love. The education of two cultures coming together creating peace to surround the world is so enlightening , key to the book. Fabulous descriptions of the times, growth in their thinking, of their surrounds, the dress and fashions is exquisitely done. Especially the fashion designs created by first air powered Sewing Machines, investing in free enterprise is most exciting.
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- Judy P.
- 02-17-24
The Bennet family takes in an injured man and learns to love.
When I read this book I was amazed at the talent Selene Garrou has when writing. The story was fabulous. The growth within the family and those around them was touching. The story is long and I’m so glad I got to listen to the book. It made my experience so memorable. If you love JAFF and like to walk down another path this book is for you.
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- Kindle Costum
- 09-27-24
Fantastical
Great fantasy. Poor writing. The verb tenses, homonyms, and punctuation errors made for difficult understanding with Virtual Voice. But the story was a romp. And I will not hear the word “swoon “ again without thinking and laughing at this book.
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