Compromised!

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By: J Dawn King

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

In marriage-minded Regency England, one simple word can ruin your life. Compromise! Can bring down a virtuous maiden, like Miss Elizabeth Bennet, and her entire family along with her.

When Elizabeth finds Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy outside Netherfield, alone and at his most vulnerable, she must make a quick decision to bend the rules of propriety to help him or turn her back on someone in need. Her tender heart reaches out to him and his wounded one grabs hold of her well-intentioned support. Discovery changes the course of their lives as Elizabeth is forced to accept a reluctant proposal of marriage from this man whom she has just barely begun to respect. Can Jane Austen's most beloved couple reach a compromise that might turn a tenuous friendship into a loving marriage? Will it survive as desperate, unscrupulous, and foolish people alike set compromising machinations into motion for their own greedy ends?

Follow Elizabeth and Darcy in this novel-length Regency romance as J. Dawn King takes them through a sweet variation of Pride and Prejudice where compromises abound and outcomes will surprise you.

©2015 Joy Dawn King (P)2016 Quiet Mountain Press

I will never compromise on my love for Steve Zimmerman

I think I may have a problem. Although I have made my peace with it. Loved loved the premise and how it was executed. I never get tired with these compromised tropes and this author did a very well job of giving us a story with this trip without sounding boring or repeated. Stevie Zimmerman’s Mr. Darcy is once again the love of my life. Please go read her whole catalog if you haven’t already. Definitely liked this author and will keep an eye out for more of her stuff with Stevie Zimmerman or on Kindle

Sweet and entertaining

Where does Compromised! rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Top 10

Have you listened to any of Stevie Zimmerman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to many Stevie Zimmerman's performances, and all of them are outstanding.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Elizabeth comforting Darcy

As placid as a becalmed breeze

The author has the rhythms of Austen’s writing down. The problem (for me) was that there was little of Austen’s acerbic wit in evidence. The story plodded placidly along with little tension even if the plot was moving toward some. I assumed trouble would eventually showed up, but I got tired of waiting for it and moved on to a more bracing read.

This may be my failing and not the author’s. There is so much bad writing out there — credit must be given to the author’s competent prose. I may pick the book up again when I am in an easier mood.

Great Fun!

Story and narration are great. Lots of humor to be found in this one. ;o)

great story

love that Collins and Caroline got their comeuppance but hate that Bingley will have to support Caroline for the rest of her life.