The Impossible Ward
Dorothy Mack Regency Romances
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Sasha Higgins
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Dorothy Mack
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Lose yourself in this captivating Regency adventure! Perfect for fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken Hodge, and Jane Austen.
Can headstrong Marianne find her place in respectable society?
Regency England: Marianne Carstairs has unexpectedly inherited a fortune from a father she has never known.
In the will, her trustee—Marquess Justin Raymond—is tasked with introducing her into respectable society.
But as the manager of her family's farm, Marianne is reluctant to leave behind her life of freedom and independence. What's more, she finds Justin high-handed and stubborn.
At the insistence of her grandfather, Marianne agrees to stay with Justin and his family at their Somerset estate, Lunswick Hall.
But as their relationship grows stormy, Justin sees that it might prove impossible to turn his ward into a debutante . . .
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Fitzwilliam Darcy is desperate. Finally confronted with a woman who ignites all his hopes, he agonizes over the cruel trick of fate which placed her in a situation beneath his notice. The morning after the Netherfield ball, he resolves to put as much distance between himself and her as possible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful , I’m still smiling!
- By Patti on 08-09-19
By: Nicole Clarkston
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Magic & Manners
- An Austen Chronicle, Book 1
- By: C. E. Murphy
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 122
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Story4 out of 5 stars 112
It is a truth universally accepted that well-bred members of society are not beleaguered with magic. For Elsabeth Dover and her sisters, that truth means living in a perpetual state of caution, never using their sorcerous gifts in public. Elsabeth chafes under the stricture, although not enough to risk the possibility of good marriages for her sisters...until she meets handsome, arrogant Fitzgerald Archer
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4 out of 5 stars
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Addictive
- By Heather on 05-05-16
By: C. E. Murphy
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The Child
- By: Jan Hahn
- Narrated by: Neil Roy McFarlane
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal to Elizabeth Bennet at Hunsford is disastrous. In Jan Hahn’s The Child, Darcy flees England soon afterward, striving to overcome his longing for her. Upon his return two years later, while standing on the steps of St. George’s Church in Hanover Square, he spies the very woman he has vowed to forget. But who is the child holding her hand?
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5 out of 5 stars
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An unexpected surprise
- By Sophia on 05-01-19
By: Jan Hahn
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The Heiress Companion
- By: Madeleine Robins
- Narrated by: Ione Butler
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 266
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Story4 out of 5 stars 263
Rowena Cherwood did not go around boasting of it, but she had a tidy legacy from her parents. Free to choose the life she wanted, and unwilling to live with her overbearing aunt, she accepted a position as Lady Bradwell's companion. A spinster of twenty-seven, Rowena gave little thought to marriage - until Lyn Bradwell, Lady Bradwell's long absent son, returned to England.Love was the last thing on Rowena's mind - or Lyn's.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short and sweet.
- By AC-US on 09-09-19
By: Madeleine Robins
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The Falmouth Connection
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Joana Starnes
- Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 129
Just as Mr. Darcy finally decides to propose to the enticing Miss Elizabeth Bennet, she is summoned to Falmouth, to meet a relation she never knew she had. Thus, the ill-starred Hunsford proposal is avoided - but before he could even begin to understand his luck, adverse circumstances hasten to conspire against him, and Fitzwilliam Darcy is compelled to follow the woman he loves to the far reaches of Cornwall, into a world of deceit and peril, where few - if any - are what they seem to be...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Loose variation of Austen
- By Lynda M. Truitt on 10-28-17
By: Joana Starnes
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An Heiress at Heart
- By: Jennifer Delamere
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
With An Heiress at Heart, Jennifer Delamere delivers the first in a historical romance series sure to set hearts aflame. After five years in exile for a youthful indiscretion, Lizzie Poole is given a second chance to join London society when her best friend, Ria, takes to her death bed and asks Lizzie to assume her identity. Ria wants Lizzie to carry out her final wishes, but neither knows that Lord Somerville has designs on Ria - and that maintaining the ruse will put Lizzie’s heart at risk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Captivating Read
- By Rita Henriquez-Green on 12-15-22
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Enchantress of Numbers
- By: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 20 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
The only legitimate child of Lord Byron, the most brilliant, revered, and scandalous of the Romantic poets, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth. Estranged from Ada's father, who was infamously "mad, bad, and dangerous to know", Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only child from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-believe from the nursery, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous education grounded in mathematics and science.
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3 out of 5 stars
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INFORMATIVE BACKGROUND LISTENING
- By Imamomof4 on 02-19-20
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Unequal Affections
- A Pride and Prejudice Retelling
- By: Lara S. Ormiston, Devleena Gosh PhD - Foreward
- Narrated by: Carmela Corbett
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,629
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,478
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,476
When Elizabeth Bennet first knew Mr. Darcy, she despised him and was sure he felt the same. Angered by his pride and reserve, influenced by the lies of the charming Mr. Wickham, she never troubled herself to believe he was anything other than the worst of men - until, one day, he unexpectedly proposed. Mr. Darcy's passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In case you didn't love Darcy enough!
- By CrisRod7 on 04-17-14
By: Lara S. Ormiston, and others
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Shades of Milk and Honey
- By: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Narrated by: Mary Robinette Kowal
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,047
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 938
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Story4 out of 5 stars 938
The fantasy novel you’ve always wished Jane Austen had written. When Jane realizes that one of Melody’s suitors is set on taking advantage of her sister for the sake of her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to set things right—and, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great if you love speculative fiction and Austen
- By Womble on 05-07-12
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Keeping the Castle
- By: Patrice Kindl
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, 17-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems. But there are few wealthy suitors - or suitors of any kind--in Lesser Hoo. Then, the young and attractive (and very rich) Lord Boring arrives, and Althea sets her plans in motion. There's only one problem; his friend and business manager Mr. Fredericks keeps getting in the way. And, as it turns out, Fredericks has his own set of plans....
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3 out of 5 stars
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The best part of this book was the end.
- By CHW on 08-02-19
By: Patrice Kindl
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Wager for a Wife
- By: Karen Tuft
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
It is her first London season, and Lady Louisa Hargreaves could not be more pleased. She has attracted the attention of the earl of Kerridge, and the two are on the cusp of an official betrothal. That is, until she learns of a generations-old family debt: Her grandfather gambled her hand in marriage and lost, and now, Louisa must pay the price. She will marry not the earl but a man she just met who has taken her freedom in one fell swoop. Even as she struggles to understand the handsome and aloof man she is to wed, Louisa is irresistibly drawn to him - and he to her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unusual story line
- By Gloria Hubbard on 08-01-22
By: Karen Tuft
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His Wicked Reputation
- By: Madeline Hunter
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 664
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 616
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 619
Gareth Fitzallen is celebrated for four things: his handsome face, his notable charm, his aristocratic connections, and an ability to give the kind of pleasure that has women begging for more. Normally he bestows his talents on experienced, worldly women. But when he heads to Langdon's End to restore a property he inherited - and to investigate a massive art theft - he lays plans to seduce a most unlikely lady.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly good!
- By Jonna on 03-28-15
By: Madeline Hunter
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Darcy and Elizabeth: Fair Trade
- A Pride and Prejudice Variation
- By: Kate Bedlow
- Narrated by: Jannie Meisberger
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
The morning after the Netherfield ball, Elizabeth Bennet refuses an offer of marriage, setting off a row in the Bennet household that ends tragically. Faced with homelessness and untenable poverty, Elizabeth receives a different sort of offer - from quite an unexpected quarter - and finds herself considering the once-inconceivable prospect of going into trade.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Light and fun P&P Variation
- By 🌸DARA on 11-15-16
By: Kate Bedlow
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Why Dukes Say I Do
- Wicked Widows, Book 1
- By: Manda Collins
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4 out of 5 stars 157
Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, she goes to see the newly-titled - and notoriously rustic - Duke of Ormond. Trevor Carey doesn't care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life - and isn't ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella - one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tender Romance with suspense and mystery.
- By 🌸DARA on 08-05-13
By: Manda Collins
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Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife
- Pride and Prejudice Continues
- By: Linda Berdoll
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 28 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 784
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 699
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 701
Every woman wants to be Elizabeth Bennet Darcy - beautiful, gracious, universally admired, strong, daring and outspoken - a thoroughly modern woman in crinolines. And every woman will fall madly in love with Mr. Darcy - tall, dark and handsome, a nobleman and a heartthrob whose virility is matched only by his utter devotion to his wife. Their passion is consuming and idyllic - essentially, they can’t keep their hands off each other - through a sweeping tale of adventure and misadventure, human folly and numerous mysteries of parentage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen...but not for everyone!
- By Michelle on 03-09-12
By: Linda Berdoll
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Autumn Masquerade
- Timeless Regency Collection, Book 1
- By: Josi S. Kilpack, Donna Hatch, Nancy Campbell Allen
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 450
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 426
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 425
When Lila overhears her uncle talking about a man coming to look for property in the county, she doesn't think twice, until her uncle says he hopes Lila will find enough interest to marry the man. How can she marry someone named Mortimer Luthford, not to mention that his advanced age of thirty-three, and especially since she's already in love with her absent cousin Neville?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Happily Ever After
- By J. Byerly on 02-11-20
By: Josi S. Kilpack, and others