More Than You Know

A Pride and Prejudice Variation (The Love Conquers Pride Series)

De: Jennifer Altman

Narrado por: Stevie Zimmerman

Fitzwilliam Darcy has spent years guarding a secret—one that could cost him everything.

Resigned to a solitary existence, Darcy has long accepted that love and marriage are luxuries beyond his reach. But when a chance encounter on the Yorkshire moors proves impossible to forget, the life he has so carefully constructed slowly begins to unravel.

Years later, drawn into Hertfordshire society by his friend Charles Bingley, Darcy crosses paths with Miss Elizabeth Bennet—clever, spirited, and unafraid to challenge him at every turn. Yet as his attraction to Elizabeth deepens, so does the fear that winning her affection would mean exposing a truth he has long kept hidden.

Unable to endure the agony of watching Bingley pursue the woman he loves, Darcy flees—but fate has other plans. When unexpected circumstances bring Elizabeth to Pemberley, his restraint is tested like never before.

Torn between duty and desire, Darcy must decide: will he cling to the barriers he has spent a lifetime building, or risk everything for the one woman he cannot forget?

©2025 Jennifer Altman (P)2025 Jennifer Altman

Beautifully narrated and Full of Heart

Stevie Zimmerman’s warm and polished performance fits the tone of this variation beautifully. She really draws out the characters’ emotions as she performs their voices—and my own. Her well-deserved admiration within the JAFF audiobook online community is no surprise; she is truly among the best, making all her works easily recommendable.

More Than You Know opens with a touching, bittersweet prologue: a grieving young Darcy encounters a solitary girl on the Yorkshire moors. He introduces himself as William; Elizabeth says her name is Jane. Neither ever forgets their meeting.

Darcy and Elizabeth's initial youthful encounters fast-forward four years to the Meryton assembly. Their recognition is instant, but Darcy is confused and hurt: she's clearly the same girl, but not Jane.

In the time since their first meeting, Darcy has built walls around himself so high that not even love can breach them. He’s holding on to a secret—one he’s convinced makes marriage for him impossible. This secret casts a shadow over most of the book, but the author uses it to explore his fears, his loneliness, and the choices he feels forced to make for himself and others.

I didn’t expect just how tangled the romance aspect of the story would become. Bingley’s courting Elizabeth, but it’s clear that her heart isn’t quite in it. Jane, in turn, harbours feelings for Bingley, but he appears determined to be honourable, given his attentions to Elizabeth and Darcy’s reminders of them. And Darcy’s obvious love for Elizabeth and his refusal to even consider marriage, you have a surprisingly emotional love triangle—or rather, two overlapping ones. Everyone seems to be misaligned and moving in the wrong direction. I love the unexpected.

Elizabeth isn’t passive, however. She’s observant, brave, and when secrets are revealed, is willing to fight for what matters to her.

There are only explanatory mentions of Wickham in this book; he has no active role—but who needs him when there’s a Caroline Bingley to malign Darcy’s reputation? Shocking, right? And Charlotte’s part is minor, but I’m happy she doesn’t get stuck with you know who!

Jennifer Altman writes with a lot of heart, and she makes her characters feel real and believable. Though it’s been a long while since her last release, this book was absolutely worth the wait. Even with an epilogue, I still wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye when it ended. I’ll be thinking about this Elizabeth and Darcy journey for a while, quietly hopeful for them.

Highly recommend.

Good story

This story was quite special. I won’t reveal why. But you understand mr Darcy’s point further into the book. It was a good read and listening to Stevie Zimmerman was a pleasure. Great Jaff

Beautiful Pride & Prejudice Variation that will have you wishing for more!

I love how Elizabeth & Darcy meet when she’s barely 16, starting the story away from Longbourn and not a repeat of the Assembly fiasco. This is a sweet yet tormenting journey for the couple with a wonderful HEA