The Propriety Failure

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

By: Wade H Mann

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

What's the worst that can happen when a Regency lady commits a Propriety Violation? Might she suffer acute embarrassment, a tarnished reputation, a forced marriage, shunning of her family, or something even more dire? These consequences might be devastating, but could we countenance a more nefarious possibility?

Elizabeth Bennet is enjoying a peaceful morning stroll in Ramsgate when the pleasant sound of the waves is interrupted by a scream. She impulsively reacts and finds her life altered forever.

Caution: This story contains brief, non-graphic descriptions of violence, death, and war.

Best JAF I've Ever Read

I'm embarrassed to say that I probably have at least 400 maybe more of these in my audible library.

I've never read a better one.

The writing is excellent. it may be without any literary anachronisms.

I dearly wish that audible would get his many other titles before I break my addiction.

Additionally, the virtual voice narration is better than many of the human narrators.

I so appreciate that it's clean. ingenious plot.

And thank you what you've done in your professional life to make the world a better place

This one is a MUST!

For so many reasons, this book is a MUST read/listen. Ignore the fact it’s VV narration. Ignore the fact it’s a Pride and Prejudice variation. This is a stand alone book. Trust me, this title is phenomenal.

Now. A trigger warning for SA:
This will not be a spoiler, and I think it’s important to mention: The SA act doesn’t finish, is not so graphic, but the intent was there on the part of the villain. And for survivors or family of SA, this book may not be for you.

Our heroine, Elizabeth, comes to the girl’s rescue, and while saving her, Elizabeth accidentally kills the villain. However, during this time in history, it’s not okay to kill someone (if you’re a woman it seems) even in defense of someone else. Both women must deal with hiding this secret of the attempted SA (for fear of a ruined reputation) and the manslaughter, with Elizabeth at risk of hanging and ruining her family’s reputation and any future for her sisters.

Can you imagine?! Think about that premise for a moment. And how relevant it is even today. I could go off on a tangent. This story was so compelling. So thought provoking. I imagine I will be thinking of this storyline for a very long time.

Now for the review. I’ve been an Audible member forever it seems. I’ve got more than 600 titles in my library and likely 100 are P&P variations. Yes, I have a lot of windshield time driving. And I binge listen sometimes. This was one of those times. And I will re-read this as a favorite.

The raw emotion of the characters is unparalleled. Sometimes I laughed. Sometimes I cried. Tears streaming down my face. I felt as though I was there with the characters. Back in time.

You will love how Elizabeth is written: Courageous. Selfless. Brave. And what she did for the love.of her family and for the love of a family she couldn’t have. And what she did for self preservation. Oh my goodness!

You’ll love Darcy. His strength of character. How he never gave up.

I could go on with how well so many of the characters are developed and lend to this story. So well done.

I never wanted it to end. Just a masterpiece.

Narration: I realize it’s VV. Put your speed on 1.2 and forget about it. The story is worth the VV. I promise. I hated taking away any stars at all, this story is that amazing. But, out of respect to the “real” narrators, i couldn’t give the narration 4 stars, because it’s AI.

I don’t know if the author can re release with a human author like Frost or Zimmerman or another awesome narrator. I would BUY this book and listen for the 5th time. I will listen again and again even with the VV. Yes. It’s that good.

Actually , I’m grateful the author released this book with VV, because otherwise I might not have found the title only in print. And it’s one of my favorite books I’ve ever read or listened to. I highly recommend. Thank you to the author for sharing your story.

Different and Excellent

I very much like this author. His humor with some historical details makes it much more interesting. Really enjoyed it and looking forward to additional books by him. Thank you for offing Wickham early on. I cannot read another story with their original doings, they’re boring. Good job!