Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues

The Quill Collective, Book 2

De: Joana Starnes, Amy D'Orazio, J. Marie Croft, Christina Morland, Brooke West, Sophia Rose, Christina Boyd

Narrado por: Andre Refig

"One has all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it." (Jane Austen)

Jane Austen's masterpieces are littered with unsuitable gentlemen - Willoughby, Wickham, Churchill, Crawford, Tilney, Elliot, et al. - adding color and depth to her plots but often barely sketched. Have you never wondered about the pasts of her rakes, rattles, and gentlemen rogues? Surely, there's more than one side to their stories. It is a universal truth, we are captivated by smoldering looks, daring charms...a happy-go-lucky, cool confidence. All the while, our loyal confidants are shouting on deaf ears: "He is a cad - a brute - all wrong!"

But is that not how tender hearts are broken...by loving the undeserving? How did they become the men Jane Austen created? In this romance anthology, 11 Austenesque authors expose the histories of Austen's anti-heroes. Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues is a titillating collection of Georgian era short stories - a backstory or parallel tale off-stage of canon - whilst remaining steadfast to the characters we recognize in Austen's great works. What say you? Everyone may be attracted to a bad boy...even temporarily...but heaven help us if we marry one.

The full list of authors includes: Karen M Cox, J. Marie Croft, Amy D'Orazio, Jenetta James, Lona Manning, Christina Morland, Beau North, Katie Oliver, Sophia Rose, Joana Starnes, and Brooke West.

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Reseñas de la Crítica

“Narrator Andre Refig brings the different male characters to life with a smooth and refined voice, and I really loved the extra character voices such as the servants, which brought the pomp and ceremony of the time period to life. Overall, I would highly recommend Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues for fans of Austen novels, and indeed all readers who favor Regency romances and rakish characters, some who get a redemption story and some who don't.” (Readers' Favorite)

“Loved, Loved, Loved It! ...each author kept true to Jane Austen's story. True, they are creating their own tale but none of these men seemed too out of character or so radically different that it causes Jane Austen to roll over in her grave. You can tell that each story was lovingly written, in honor of Jane, but still allowed each author their own individual style.” (Jane Austen Runs My Life)

“Each tells a story that was left out of Austen's original works. They manage to tell each in such a way that feels authentic to her vision and style.” (Silver Petticoat Review)

Great stories worth hearing

I enjoyed these stories about our favorite Rogues when I read it years ago and enjoyed them even more listening to someone read them to me. I did speed up the narration slightly because I personally thought the reading was a little slower than it needed to be, but once that was done I thoroughly enjoyed myself every time I got in the car and had the opportunity to listen.

Pretty, pretty, pretty good

This collection was almost as good as Rational Creatures. Very close! The writers respect the originals and come up with compelling stories of their own.

The only little bugaboo is that women were too often THE REASON a man became good or bad, like these men had no self-determination and were too fragile to ever brook disappointment without it ruining their dispositions and making them determined to inflict scorn and suffering on every other woman they met. Of course, all that could change if they met a really pure, completely good woman; they might be inspired to be good themselves. (Eye-roll 🙄) Never mind that the men nursed hopes--fantastical hopes dashed by the "bad" women--that were usually impossible, impractical, and doomed to failure anyway.

Other than that, the stories were well-written and quite enjoyable. Cheers.

Oh, the narrator was GOOD! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Absolutely Loved It!

This is an anthology of stories about Jane Austen's rakes and rogues told by some very talented JAFF authors. Some of the stories are about events that occur before Austen's novels and lead seamlessly into canon, some stories are set in the future, and some tell the original story from an alternate point of view. Unlike the first anthology (which I LOVED as well), all of these stories are set in the Regency era and feature anti heroes from George Wickham, to Frank Churchill, to Sir Walter Elliot. My personal favorite would have to be Col Fitzwilliam's story, solely because he's my favorite of these rogues, but they're all wonderfully told.

I loved reading each author's special insight into their main character. Whether the author imagined ruin, reform, regret, or the exact end I always imagined myself (I'm looking at you, Frank Churchill), each story was original. The stories stayed faithful to language of the period and the personality of the original characters. I especially loved when characters from different novels bumped into each other. The bite-sized length of each story was perfect, and I listened to a few stories a day. It was such a treat.

The narration was well done, with distinct voices for each character. The narrator has a voice that was easy to listen to and pulled me into the story. I requested a copy of the audiobook, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review. This anthology is the perfect companion to The Darcy Monologues, and I highly recommend them both!

Excellent Collection

This was a great ebook collection rendered exceptional by the narrator! Definitely worth a listen!

Rakes & Gentlemen

Great short stories by some very talented authors.
Some very funny moments threw out this book, excellent narrative.