Pride and Prejudice Variations, 9 Books

De: Bella Breen

Narrado por: Rafe Beckley

9 books about Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet romance variations, all with happily ever afters!

For the first time, all nine books published by Bella Breen are together in one box set.

Pride and Prejudice and Poison
Elizabeth Bennet’s health rapidly deteriorates after an unexpected visit by Lady Catherine de Bourgh at Longbourn. Now Mr. Darcy must save Miss Elizabeth’s life before he can even propose to her!

Pride and Prejudice and Secrets
Newly married Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy expect an uneventful life of bliss at Pemberley. Life, however, has other plans… Between unexpected visitors, scandalous secrets, obnoxious in-laws, and Mr. Darcy’s humorous teasing of Elizabeth about cows, their honeymoon never has a dull moment.

Forced to Marry
Forced to marry…even though they hate each other.
Elizabeth Bennet just refused Mr. Darcy’s disastrous marriage proposal at Hunsford. Unfortunately, while walking on the grounds of Rosings Park to cool her ire, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are hopelessly compromised. Will they learn to set aside their pride and get along? Or are they doomed to suffer the worst marriage in all of England?

The Rescue of Elizabeth Bennet
Elizabeth will marry Mr. Collins even if Mrs. Bennet has to drag her to the altar. Mr. Darcy fights his attraction to Elizabeth, but when he discovers Elizabeth is set to marry Mr. Collins, the next day, he must face his feelings before his love slips away. Can he rescue Elizabeth before it’s too late? And if so, will the pair of them survive Mr. Collins’ revenge?

Darcy's Cinderella
Will Mr. Darcy save Elizabeth in time? While Mr. Darcy rushes to London to help Lydia avoid ruination, the unexpected death of their father throws Elizabeth Bennet’s future into doubt. Mr. Darcy searches for Elizabeth with the only information he has: her name and her position. Will he find Elizabeth before the Countess separates them forever?

Mr. Darcy Goes to Brighton
An unexpected second chance…but will Lydia ruin it? Will their yearning and love be enough to overcome their class differences? Or will her family’s behavior push Mr. Darcy away again….and this time forever?

Four Months to Wed
An epidemic. A forced marriage. Can love bloom? Can Mr. Darcy make amends for his insulting Elizabeth at the Meryton assembly? Will Elizabeth recover from an unexpected and heartbreaking surprise? Dare Mr. Darcy offer for the woman he desires?

Mr. Darcy's Comedy of Errors
The newlyweds of Derbyshire barely have time to enjoy each other’s company before unexpected visitors descend upon Pemberley. To Elizabeth’s horror, her mother and father have invited themselves to stay with the Darcys, and their departure date remains as elusive as Mrs. Bennet’s manners. When Mr. Darcy learns the shocking cause of this impromptu visit, he must devise a plan with his wife to save her family from ruin… again. But first, he must save his marriage.

A Sheepish Encounter at Pemberley
Things look baaaaad for our dear couple when Elizabeth and the Gardiners visit Pemberley…
Elizabeth Bennet is touring the Peak District with her aunt and uncle. Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner arrive just in time to see Elizabeth being fished from the lake by Mr. Darcy, leaving them both embarrassed and forcing them to marry. As Mr. Darcy courts Elizabeth, old foes try to keep them apart and the sheep have more to say as well. But no matter how hard they try, nothing can stop Mr.

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Original Stories.

The author writes a good mystery story in most of these stories. They are original but grouping them together into this set, making it nicely affordable, emphasizes her use of the same phrases quite often and that doesn’t do the stories as a group any favors.

I listened to them back to back and was definitely eager to find out what was going to happen but I would have been happier if they were a bit shorter and tightened up some.

Each story had a nice length of page time for ODC Our Dear Couple, Lady Catherine was the chief villain in most of the stories, except for two very different ones, which I won’t spoil. Those are very ‘Out There.’ Unique.

I will listen to these again, but next time I’ll listen to one story at a time in between other tales. I got these at a great bargain price and suggest others try for the same. JAFF READERS will appreciate these stories the most.

Surviving the Bennett family

What an intriguing cast of characters. The Bennett family (specifically Mrs. Bennett and the 3 younger obnoxious children) and the charming wastrels trying to marry rich women. Mrs. Bennett reminds me of a bulldozer with the way she forces her wishes on everyone, then cries because she's being treated unfairly. I could hardly stand the women. And even with all the negatives of the Bennett family, Elizabeth and Fitz managed to live a happy and productive life which I was very thankful to see. This was a very stimulating listen that provoked a myriad of emotions as I listened. Mr. Darcy was beyond reproach and had unbound integrity. He must be an angel to put up with the Bennetts and the vile and evil men of the story. I admired him greatly. I highly recommend this amazing book. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest opinion. The narrators did an exceptional job bringing the characters and story to life.

Fantastic!

Loved the story and narration. Really nice having all the books together. The narrator does an amazing job with all the characters and the story is sweet and satisfying.

Why weren’t the stories put in chronological order?!

These are great stories, but Elizabeth and Darcy are married within the first two stories, and six of the seven subsequent ones are all episodes that happened before their marriage containing information already shared in the first two books in the recording. If they were put together in a compilation, they should’ve been in chronological order. I’m really disappointed because I have about 40 hours of reading that will not hold any romantic suspense for me and the joy of the books is lost now. Caution to readers! Read the title details and attempt to listen in chronological order so you are also not let down.

Okay

All of the stories are okay but I had already heard all of them before. The narrator was good.

Very Enjoyable!

I adore Pride and Prejudice and I really enjoyed this variation box set. New challenges for Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy to overcome as they discover their love for each other. This is a bundle I will enjoy often, one story at a time or several at once. Definitely recommend!

Narrator Rafe Beckley does an amazing job in bringing these characters to life. A real treat.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. 

Of the nine books I really enjoyed more than half!

The books that were good were really good and the ones that were bad were terrible. The whole small pox one could have been edited out. I'm sorry, but a witch hunt was just so weird. The Syphilis thing was creative, I'll give you that, but it was weird for Elizabeth to have another love interest who hated her. It took way too long to get to why that was the case and the book just got too out there to be fun to read anymore because I had to keep actively suspending my disbelief. But on the whole, totally worth a credit and FAR superior to the new AI generated ones being voiced by AI.

Useful to get nine stories together!

I loved the variation in plot lines; loved Caroline Bingley, getting her, just desserts!

Some tiny editorial issues; throughout, but the one that made me twitch was in Darcy’s Rescue. “Ravaged” does not mean the same as “ravished” — but in that book, there is a persistent fear of being ravaged!  also, too much hand squeezing. If you did a word search on it, it’s ubiquitous!

But those are just nuts, very much enjoyed the rest.