The Complete Tall, Dark and Darcy Collection: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Book Series

P&P Variation Box Sets, Book 1

De: Harriet Knowles, a Lady

Narrado por: Rafe Beckley

The Complete Tall, Dark and Darcy Collection

Uniquely, all five books in the Tall, Dark and Darcy Series gathered in one box set.

Book 1: Tall, Dark and Darcy

Compromise. Kidnap. Murder. Madness.

And it all began at the Netherfield Ball…

Ensnared in compromise; Elizabeth Bennet receives four offers of marriage.

Not one is welcome.

Tall, dark, and impossibly handsome,

Darcy strides into every drama where someone needs help or assistance.

But why, in heaven’s name, did he have to embroil himself this time?

Book 2: As a Moth to the Flame

His character shaped by loss and guilt, Darcy will never permit a woman to possess his heart.

But Miss Elizabeth Bennet — from just the sort of society he despises — and who despises him in return, fills his thoughts.

As a moth to the flame, he cannot stay away.

Book 3: Fighting Fate

Long ago, he found his soulmate — and lost her.

Now it appears he has another life.

Another chance. Another name.

He is Fitzwilliam Darcy. He will not lose her again.

At night, Elizabeth Bennet relives the nightmare of her soulmate's embrace as he couldn't save them.

Why does she remember? Who, or what, draws them together?

Book 4: Darcy and the Duke’s Daughter

Darcy’s much vaunted pride is under good regulation — or so he believes.

He knows he cannot consider Miss Elizabeth Bennet remotely suitable to be his bride.

But by the time his heart beats his mind into submission and he understands there can be no one else for him, she has gone from Hertfordshire, and there is no hope for him.

More than two hundred years after the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, can Darcy’s devoted heart and humbled pride finally win them love?

Book 5: Dedication and Devotion

Darcy is on a quest. His mission is to restore the impertinence and joy which used to dance in the fine eyes of Miss Elizabeth Bennet and had captured his heart.

To achieve his mission, he must find her missing sister.

But where, in all the millions of acres —all the farms, hamlets, towns and cities that make England — could she be?

All five books are standalone sweet and clean Regency Romances totalling over 480,000 words

©2022 Harriet Knowles (P)2024 Harriet Knowles

Very Good Variations and Talented Narrator

I really enjoyed 4 of the 5 stories in this collection. The reincarnation story was good, but just a bit odd and confusing - still it was well written and had interesting scenes and characters. I re-listened to the other 4 stories immediately after I finished the set. Rafe Beckley is a very good reader and I enjoyed listening to him. I will be relistening to this this set. Kudos to Harriet Knowles.

This 5 book included series really was awesome!

I thought every book in this set was truly original!!! Every story had a twist and turn and unique characters added to break the usual set that we see in P&P books. I highly recommend this value and original stories! You won't be sorry.

A varied collection

I listened to this series by audiobook and enjoyed the narration. It was well done. The five books are all very different from each other. They are listed as clean romance but there is a good deal of marital innuendo and even a bit of build up before the black out. And I know this is just a weird thing but in these books Darcy often has whiskey as his drink of choice. I don't generally think of whiskey for him so it kept sticking out to me. Overall these books were enjoyable to listen to.

Book 1: Tall, Dark and Darcy
I loved Bingley in this one. He had a knack for strategy and that made him very useful. He was not just a cute puppy as often portrayed but a hunting dog that could see his way forward in the so called battle. I also loved Lizzy's compassion toward the poor whether they helped by choice or unwittingly. She was clever to save herself as well. She was a bit stubborn about her recovery but it kinda fit her. She always likes to be up and walking. Lady Catherine makes a spectacular appearance in this. I loved the scenes with her. It was a fun interpretation of her character but it was unexpected.

Book 2: Like a Moth to the Flame
This story is pretty low angst which I like. I liked that Elizabeth and Darcy got to spend so much time with each other. And I love it when Mary gets a happily ever after. Great couple. It was nice that Darcy's interference was for good to help the Colonel as opposed to separating couples. I was glad to not spend much time with the usual villains. And I was happy to see men stand up to Caroline's vitriol. I liked that Darcy was a twin. His brother is quite pleasant. I was happy to see Darcy learn to enjoy the present instead of fighting the future.

Book 3: Fighting Fate
Did not love this one, though others may love it. It just isn't my cup of tea. For me it was too mystical. Some kind of unexplained reincarnation into a new life was just too much for me. I'm never a fan of books or movies where time doesn't function in a way that I can explain. So a prior life with the memory of their deaths was just too weird for me. I kept waiting for a big aha moment where we would suddenly understand how this could happen and it never really came. Others may love it, but it just wasn't for me.

Book 4: Darcy and the Duke's Daughter
I guess I haven't read very many books with the Elizabeth isn't a Bennet trope. I really couldn't get used to it. But there were things I liked about the story. It was nice that the biggest conflict came from outside sources rather than E&D misunderstanding one another the whole time. The drama was pretty big a couple of times but wasn't too horribly angsty. I liked that Darcy won the day by being his good self. I loved that Lizzy got to keep her Papa as well as have her father. Father was over protective and sometimes that was annoying but I believe he really did want what was best for her. If that weren't the case, he would never have agreed to Darcy.

Book 5: Dedication and Devotion

This story had quite a dark tone underlying everything. Jane is kidnapped, presumably raped and is left deeply scarred from her ordeal. The reader doesn't see any of it but we are aware of her story and in the end are left with a hope that she might be healed eventually but it is going to be years in coming. Thank heavens for the woman that sets out to help her do so.
The title of the book fits Darcy's determination to find Jane and also fits Elizabeth's determination to never give up in looking for her.
I was very annoyed with Bingley who was really kind of a louse and I was annoyed with Mr. Bennet. I mean in canon he is willing to go search for Lydia when she behaves stupidly. In this story he doesn't stir himself to do anything but allows Darcy to take it all on himself. And Jane's disappearance was not self inflicted as was Lydia's. Jane deserved more from her father.
I enjoyed Colonel F's father in this one and I loved Darcy's determination and patience.

Potential triggers: kidnapping, rape, loss of loved ones

Fun variations with familiar characters

Having long time connections with the characters makes the stories comfortable. Reading of their navigating unfamiliar, complex and novel events and new alliances is interesting.
Its clear these are by a single author, and occasionally phrasing are over used and familiar. The stories vary in tone, and I did find one especially good and two that were more somber or unusual and not as much to my taste.

The variations

Lively to have 5 different stories with adventure with my 2 favorite characters. It is a great value and lovely listening

Five in One

I liked this series. Getting all five stories in one place was nice. The stories were told well and very different one from the other. I enjoyed the narrator. I will look for more from this author.

Great collection

I finished this collection of 5 audio books in 5 days. Great read all of it. All very different but all equally good. It made me laugh many times I highly recommend this to all Jane Austen fan fiction readers. Great Jaff.

Wonderful Variations

I really liked the different variations of the Talk Dark and handsome series. The narrator read very well! This has become one of my favorite novels. I highly recommend.

5 different versions

I can honestly say that I didn't expect to like this as much as I did. The narrator 's voice pulled me in and held me captive as he relayed this engaging story. Two stubborn hard headed people afraid to say their true thoughts to each other causes so many misconception and wasted time. I enjoyed each different version, but my favorite was Fighting Fate Book 3, because of the reincarnation aspect. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did an excellent job bringing the characters and story to life. I highly recommend this book.

Good narration, stories ok

Rafe did a good job with his narration. The stories had good premises, but we're drawn out and I would lose interest have way through each one. They just didn't keep my interest.