Miss Bennet's Dragon

A Pride and Prejudice Retelling (Jane Austen Fantasy, Book 1)

By: M. Verant

Narrated by: Helen Taylor

An unforgettable fantasy retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that is romantic, funny, and more relevant than ever.

Elizabeth Bennet is hiding a forbidden power. She can speak to draca, the fire-breathing creatures kept as status symbols by English gentry. But Mr. Darcy has noticed, and he has his own dark secret.

When Elizabeth’s sister falls deathly ill, the cure lies in the mysteries of draca. Elizabeth, aided by her brilliant sister Mary, defies restrictive English society to hunt for lost draca lore. She must hurry. England’s war with France has drawn other dangerous hunters.

Elizabeth’s search leads her to the fabulous Pemberley estate, home of the entitled and infuriating man whose proposal she scorned. There, Elizabeth’s worlds smash together—protocol against passion, and exultation against the risk of love.

But the stakes are greater than her sister’s life. Elizabeth must test herself against a distant war.

And her enemy is not who she thought.

Miss Bennet’s Dragon is a stand-alone audiobook that begins a trilogy of Jane Austen Fantasy.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2021 M. Verant (P)2025 M. Verant

Critic reviews

“A charming retelling.” (Locus Magazine)

“Thrilling, superbly paced, and moving. I highly recommend this novel to fans of Jane Austen, as well as to anyone who has ever pondered the mystery of dragons.” (Katherine Sturtevant, author of At the Sign of the Star)

“A historical romance that encompasses the Napoleonic Wars, arcane marriage laws, and women with the power to command the fiercest, most dangerous, and wisest of beasts.” (Vanessa MacLaren-Wray, author of All That Was Asked)

Not to be missed.

Especially if you love Darcy, Elizabeth and dragons. Narration is exquisite. Acted, not read. And languages and accents well done.

Absolutely wonderful

I love the love story, No smutty stuff just a developing realization and love. Lizzy’s wit is so fun and actually made me laugh out loud. It definitely left off with me wanting more!

Jane Austen+fantasy

This is an engaging story that takes you on a wonderful journey. Truly enjoyable experience. I did read the book first and very much enjoyed both versions. I hope there is a book 2 that comes out soon.

was Lizzy always that annoying?

The narrator was great and the connect and development of dragons into the story was good, buy while I remember the character of Elizabeth to being very prideful and mildly irritating, the author seemed to take it to a whole other level making her pretty unbearable. it is always hard to finish a book when you don't like the main character

fantastic

spellbinding, I couldn't stop listening to this amazing retelling. The characters are both occ and in character in a beautiful blending