Harry Frost has narrated 13 audiobooks on Listento.it by 16 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 31 ratings. The most-rated is A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity.
A Short Period of Exquisite Felicity
Summary
Is not the very meaning of love that it surpasses every objection against it? Jilted. Never did Mr. Darcy imagine it could happen to him. But it has, and by Elizabeth Bennet, the woman who first hated and rejected him but then came to love him - he believed - and agree to be his wife. Alas, it is a short-lived, ill-fated romance that ends nearly as soon as it has begun. No reason is given. More than a year since he last saw her - a year of anger, confusion, and despair - he receives an invitation from the Bingleys to a house party at Netherfield. Darcy is first tempted to refuse, but with the understanding that Elizabeth will not attend, he decides to accept. When a letter arrives, confirming Elizabeth’s intention to join them, Darcy resolves to meet her with indifference. He is determined that he will not demand answers to the questions that plague him. Elizabeth is also resolved to remain silent and hold fast to the secret behind her refusal. Once they are together, however, it proves difficult to deny the intense passion that still exists. Fury, grief, and profound love prove to be a combustible mixture. But will the secrets between them be their undoing?
©2019 Amy Dorazio (P)2020 Quills & Quartos Publishing
Nefarious: A Pride and Prejudice Variation
Summary
He hates everything about her. She despises him even more. So why is his heart so determined to belong to her? Once trapped by marriage to a woman he loathed, Fitzwilliam Darcy is finally free again. Resentful, bewildered, and angry, he is eager to begin his life over - preferably with a woman who is the exact opposite of his wife. He never imagined a short stay in Hertfordshire would bring him face to face with his worst nightmare; a woman similar in face, form, and name. He certainly never expected her to be so impossible to ignore. Torn between what he believes he wants and what his heart cannot live without, his dignity begins to unravel. Will his desperation to escape his past drive a wedge into his closest friendship and destroy any hope of a future? Will Miss Elizabeth Bennet prove to be as nefarious as his wife? Or, will the last woman in the world be his only chance at happiness?
©2019 Nicole Clarkston (P)2019 Nicole Clarkston
Being Mrs Darcy
Summary
One distressing night in Ramsgate, Elizabeth Bennet impulsively offers Georgiana Darcy aid. Scandalous rumors soon surround the ladies and Fitzwilliam Darcy, forcing Elizabeth and Darcy, strangers to each other, to marry. Darcy despises everything about his marriage to the daughter of an insignificant country gentleman with vulgar relations. Georgiana, humiliated after a near-elopement with George Wickham and full of Darcy pride, hates her new sister. Their family look upon Elizabeth with suspicion and do little to hide their sentiments. Separated from those who love her, Elizabeth is desperate to prove herself to her new family despite their disdain. Just as she loses all hope, Darcy learns to want her good opinion. He will have to face his prejudices and uncover the depths Georgiana’s misdeeds to earn it, and Elizabeth will have to learn to trust him if she is to ever to find happiness being Mrs. Darcy.
©2020 Lucy Marin (P)2020 Quills & Quartos Publishing
The Rogue's Widow
Summary
An arrangement she cannot refuse. An attachment he cannot deny. Elizabeth Bennet never expected that answering an advertisement for a lady’s companion would result in almost immediate marriage and widowhood. Destitute and hopeless after her father’s death, she accepts the position as a means to provide a home for her family, but is daily baffled by the abrupt ways and inscrutable motives of her employer and benefactor Mr. Darcy. Fitzwilliam Darcy had a simple plan: secure a steady companion for his younger sister Georgiana and a wife for his father’s dying ward, to prevent a neighboring estate from falling into the hands of George Wickham. Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect answer...a little too perfect. As her sweetly impertinent character encourages Georgiana and wins the respect of the village, Darcy’s own heart begins to fall for the woman whom honor forbids him even to think of. When a legal challenge brings into question Elizabeth’s rights to the estate, Darcy must find a way to mend old family breaches and reveal secrets better forgotten. Will he permit himself to reach for the one who holds his happiness? Or will events conspire to take her forever from his life? The Rogue’s Widow is a clean regency variation.
©2020 Nicole Clarkston (P)2020 Nicole Clarkston
Yuletide: A Jane Austen-Inspired Collection of Stories
Summary
“I went up to the Great House between three and four, and dawdled away an hour very comfortably....” (Jane Austen) A holiday short story anthology with some favorite Austenesque authors, Yuletide is inspired by Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice and the spirit of the season. Regency and contemporary alike, each romance was dreamt to spark love, humor, and wonder while you dawdle over a hot cup of tea this Christmas. Chapter 1: Opening Credits Chapter 2: “The Forfeit” by Caitlin Williams Chapter 3: “And Evermore Be Merry” by Joana Starnes Chapter 4: “The Wishing Ball” by Amy D’Orazio Chapter 5: “By a Lady” by Lona Manning Chapter 6: “Homespun for the Holidays” by J. Marie Croft Chapter 7: “The Season for Friendly Meetings” by Anngela Schroeder Chapter 8: “Mistletoe Management” by Elizabeth Adams Chapter 9: Closing Credits
©2019 Christina Boyd (P)2019 Christina Boyd dba The Quill Ink, LLC
The Memory House
Summary
It is 1859, and the son of an infamous fraudster enters the London home of a wealthy industrialist and his daughter. Before long, passions flare, three people have gone missing, and the work of a rising novelist has been abruptly stopped. A reputation is in ruins, and a fortune will be lost. Fast-forward 150 years, and the bones of a young woman are unearthed in the garden of a banker’s house on the edge of Hyde Park. Can those in the present unpick a long buried tale of forbidden love, betrayal, and murder and how will it change their own lives?
©2020 Jenetta James (P)2020 Quills & Quartos Publishing
The Iron Fortress
Summary
August 1917. As the Allies launch a massive offensive on the Western front, Captain Richardson, a battlefield veteran of the trenches leads four heavy tanks on an impossible mission against the German front line. A brazen assault through the wasteland battlefield that could shatter the German defences and create an opening for Allied soldiers to pour through and hasten the end of the war. But when tank F41 becomes trapped in no-man-land, that battle is transformed. The men can neither advance nor retreat as the tank sinks deeper into the mud, all while shells rain down all around it. To make matters worse, the German Army is regrouping for a massive counterattack, and tank F41 is stranded right in front of them. The Germans try to force their way inside with every weapon at their disposal, and soon the tank is no longer a mobile fighting machine, but instead an Iron Fortress that is moments away from being overwhelmed. Inspired by the true events and people of World War I, writer Michael G. Thomas creates a thrilling tale of heroism and brutal warfare so real you can sense the claustrophobia, hear the bullets, and feel the terror. Iron Fortress tells the true story of the heroic crew of tank F41 as they do the impossible, and fight a desperate battle, alone and outgunned, in the middle of the infamous and brutal Battle of Passchendaele.
©2019 Michael G. Thomas (P)2020 Michael G. Thomas
Tempt Me
Summary
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single vampire must be in want of a wife. Someone biddable, her memories easily expunged to allow for strange, inexplicable deeds and baffling circumstances. A tractable creature of average intelligence, willing to tend to the business of producing heirs and keep out of all else. A girl easily molded, incurious, indifferent, and demanding nothing beyond access to his fortune. Fitzwilliam Darcy knows exactly who he needs. He can fix on the hour, the spot, the look, and the words which laid the foundation for an obsession he rejected. But 10 years later, at an assembly in an obscure village in Hertfordshire, he finds himself in the middle once more. His needs are unalterable. But can he resist the one woman he truly wants?
©2020 Julie Cooper (P)2020 Quills & Quartos Publishing
A Wicked Earl's Widow
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Eliza is forced into marriage with no idea her life will change for the better. Married less than a year, her unwilling rake of a husband is surprisingly kind to her - until his sudden death. The widowed Countess of Sunderland remains under her in-laws’ protection to raise her newborn daughter. But her abusive father is on the brink of financial ruin and has plans for another wedding. Nathaniel, Viscount of Pendleton, gains his title at the age of 12. His kindly but shrewd estate manager becomes his father and mentor, instilling in the boy an astute sense of responsibility and compassion for his tenants. Fifteen years later, his family urges him to visit London and seek a wife. The ideal doesn’t appeal to him, but his sense of duty tells him it is the next logical step. Lord Pendleton stumbles upon Eliza on the road, defending an elderly woman against ruffians. After rescuing the exquisite damsel in distress, he finds himself smitten. But Nate soon realizes he must discover the dark secrets of her past to truly save the woman he loves. A sweet regency.
©2019 Aubrey Wybbe (P)2020 Aubrey Wynne
The Man from Rome
Summary
From the author of the highly rated Ruins Of Mars Trilogy: The Man from Rome is a pulse pounding mythological thriller, set in modern-day Rome. When the brutalized body of a young woman is dredged from the Tiber river, an ancient vendetta between warring immortals flares to life once more. The ensuing fallout unleashes violence and chaos upon the streets of Rome, the likes of which few are equipped to handle. Those that are, take sides, turning Rome into a theater or war; a battleground of supernatural savagery. Complete with stunning set pieces, a wiley cast of characters, and a location befitting of the action, The Man from Rome is sure to thrill and entertain.
©2017 Dylan Quarles (P)2019 Dylan Quarles
The Grafton Heist
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When you donate stolen money to needy children, there is no such thing as enough. John and Abby Adams, known as "the Levelers" have led a glamorous life, robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. But now, their careers, and their marriage, may be in jeopardy if they can't pull off one last heist. Their team is assembled: the dashing thief, the clever con woman, the tough guy with the muscle, and the mysterious ingenue with her own agenda. With a crew like this, they should be able to get the job done. As long as they don't all kill each other first. The Grafton Heist is the first book in The Levelers series. If you like intricate crime novels with action, heart, and humor, then buy the audiobook today.
©2019 Stephanie Andrews (P)2020 Stephanie Andrews
Play with Fire
Summary
Madness! It was nothing but madness from beginning to end, and Darcy was caught up in it. What do occupants of Netherfield Park do on a dreary Saturday, while the Bennet sisters are still in residence, and when they have nothing at all to do? They take a page from Mansfield Park, of course, and decide on a theatrical. In the process of planning and performing the play, certain participants get more than a little carried away, especially Fitzwilliam Darcy where Elizabeth Bennet is concerned. There might even be a kiss…and a skirmish…leading to a duel. No one involved in the play had set out with the intention of creating a scandal. None preforming in the theatrical began with the aim of ending with blushing faces, or bruised bodies, or blemishes on their reputations. Blame it on The Mésalliance.
©2020 J. Marie Croft (P)2021 J. Marie Croft
Earl of Darby
Summary
Miss Hannah Pendleton is nursing her pride after her childhood crush falls in love with another. Determined to break a few hearts of her own, she hurls herself into the exciting and hectic schedule of a first season. Hannah finds the glitter and malice of London and its society both intriguing and intimidating. Always clever and direct, the smooth manners and practiced words of the gallant but meticulous bachelors do nothing to stir her soul until... Since his wife’s suicide on their wedding night, the Earl of Darby has carefully cultivated his rakish reputation. It keeps overprotective mamas at bay and provides him with unlimited clandestine affairs. But when Nicholas sees a lovely newcomer being courted by the devil himself, her innocence and candor revive the chivalry buried deep in his soul. The ice around Nicholas’ heart cracks as he desperately tries to save Hannah and right a hideous wrong committed so long ago.
©2019 Aubrey Wynne (P)2020 Aubrey Wynne