A Gentleman's Honor

A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Darcy and Elizabeth Happily Ever Afters)

De: Melanie Rachel

Narrado por: Harry Frost, Elizabeth Grace

Duración: 11 h y 22 m

Resumen del Editor

Someone wants Elizabeth Bennet dead. It’s all Fitzwilliam Darcy’s fault.

Elizabeth Bennet wants the truth from Mr. Darcy. When she follows him from the ballroom to insist upon it, she becomes an unwilling witness to a scandalous scene. And for once, she cannot blame Mr. Darcy for disdaining his company, not even when he departs Netherfield in the middle of the ball.

When Darcy returns to London, he leaves both Miss Elizabeth Bennet and his growing infatuation for her behind--or so he believes. For soon, their paths cross again under the most painful of circumstances.

Elizabeth suddenly finds herself dependent upon Mr. Darcy. With the gradual unveiling of his character, she is surprised by a burgeoning affection for him. Will her heart survive their inevitable parting?

Thrust together out of necessity, Elizabeth and Darcy must discover the culprit responsible for their predicament before they are ruined...or worse.

©2021 Melanie Rachel (P)2023 Melanie Rachel

Wow!

Loved every second of it! It was a little weird at first with the two narrators, but after the first chapter or so it wasn’t an issue. Strongly recommend!

A triumph

I read this book when it was first released. Great story with not the typical plot. Being that a read A LOT of P&P FF, I didn’t recall the storyline right away BUT… when I saw two of my favorite narrators… SOLD!

In the beginning the sound of the two narrators was a tinge off but it soon resolved itself.

Again, if you’re looking for a variation that has a nice twist and on the lower scale of angst, here is your next Audible. Some fluff, lots of Colonel Fitzwilliam and plenty of D & E.

One of my hands down favorites

This is the first book I read by Melanie Rachel on Kindle and I fell in love with her style right away. I've reached the point of buying her Kindle books sight unseen. This book is delightful because of a few things:

1. It explores the whole idea of a Gentleman's honor rather well, without being too heavy handed about it. Rachel shows the ridiculousness of dueling and the code of honor and demonstrates quite clearly what TRUE honor is.

2. The evolution of the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth: They have delightful repartee and there isn't a feel of one-upmanship. They are two equals dealing with a dangerous and difficult situation. The trust they each have in the other allows for some rather delightful bits of humor.

3. Bingley and Jane: I was pleasantly surprised to see Bingley behaving badly. (Not a spoiler since it happens in the first chapter!) Seeing his attempt to create a compromise and force Darcy to marry Caroline foiled was well done. Watching Jane show a measure of steel to her backbone was also well done. I like how their side stories end, though I wouldn't have minded a closing mention of Caroline Bingley.

4. Regarding the narration, I love each narrator -- Harry Frost and Elizabeth Grace. Those two are in my top 5 favorites and I regularly search to see what they have out next. (I wish Audible would let you follow a narrator like you can an author!) Having Harry Frost narrate everything but the women's dialogue was an intriguing choice. It grew on me the further I got in the book. The wedding night dialogue was absolutely beautiful. It was a *chef's kiss* moment, Perfection.

So yes, I loved it. I hope for more of Melanie Rachel books to be put out in Audible soon.

Great story. Baffling dual narrators.

The story is interesting and different if maybe a little too drawn out towards the end. Still fun, though, and I would recommend it if the dual narration wasn't so weird.

The decision on 2 narrators is a bizarre one. The quality of the audio is different between the male and female voices so it takes you out of the story every time it switches back and forth. And then the voice actors approach scenes with different emotional tone. I would assume that neither voice actor listened to the others reading before doing their own recording. It gives the story a weird feel and made it difficult to get through, at times.

Narrators rock this!

I first read the story & completely enjoyed it but then the audiobook came out and with both Harry Frost & Elizabeth Grace doing the narration took this story to a new level. He took all the male parts & she all the female roles and the story just flowed. After a little bit you are sucked into the story and you dont even focus on who is saying what. I truly hope that these two continue to partner up and do more of the JAFF/P&P audiobooks!

Re telling of Lizzie and Mr. Darcy.

This one has has Mr. Darcy rescuing and taking care Elizabeth. Keeping her hidden after finding her unconscious and not knowing who tried to kidnap her. They fall in love. It's sweet. Lizzie is nice and not much of her family is in this version.

Excellent and worth the wait!

i read the book when it was first released and have re-read it at least twice. I was hoping it would get the audio treatment and was so excited to find it! The narration style and the narrators themselves are so well done. I have zero complaints. I am a big fan of the author, and the narrators are two of my favorites. Worth the $/ credit. You will definitely enjoy.

Lovely story

This was an excellent mystery as well as a love story. This Mr. Bingley was very much in character and got his just desserts in the end. I would like to know how Caroline ended up. Darcy and Elizabeth were true to their characters and deserved their HEA. Harry Frost was excellent as always.

“With friends like these…”

“With friends like these, who needs enemies?” —Joey Adams

Fitzwilliam Darcy is a man of honour. One of whom others seek to take advantage. So-called friends. Even his closest one.

“Since the death of his father, Darcy somehow had been unable to find friends who had not eventually wanted something from him—a handout, support for a political endeavor, an investment, or his agreement to marry a female relation.”

When Darcy is almost compromised at Netherfield, then rescued by Elizabeth, he returns to London. Elizabeth is innocently caught up in the treachery of someone seeking revenge upon Darcy. Escaping her captors, she is eventually reunited with him as he seeks to protect her reputation, her life, and his honour. His friends may betray him, but his family and servants are loyal.

From the shock of betrayal in the beginning pages, to the happy ending for our dear couple, Melanie Rachel entertains with a great story, endearing character portrayals, and wonderful dialogue. I especially loved the good senses of humour given to all of them. Also endearing is the love story itself. Colonel Fitzwilliam’s brother, Henry is quite diverting and and so likeable! An excellent author, I recommend this and all Ms. Rachel’s works.

To this favourite Pride and Prejudice variation, we are provided with an outstanding dual narration by the incomparable Harry Frost and Elizabeth Grace, two most admired narrators. Well done!

I was enthralled

First, Harry Frost is one of my favorite narrators and he does an excellent job with this book. Elizabeth Grace, in my opinion, is not as talented as Frost, but she does a credible job with this book. At the first part, her voice is not strong and is hard to hear. It gets better later in the book.

The author is quite talented and I enjoyed her use of words, and her subtle sense of humor. The characters are all very strongly written and are believable. Her creation of Henry, older brother of Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam, is brilliant. He is a unique character and adds much interest to the story. She also has a twist on the characters of Charles and Caroline Bingley that is different from most versions and I really liked it. The main stars in this book are, of course, Darcy and Elizabeth. Their personalities shine as Darcy protects brave Elizabeth after her harrowing experience. Richard is his partner in taking care of Elizabeth.

I was totally engrossed in the plot and listened non-stop until I finished. It is now 5:00 am and I must now go to bed! Good thing I am retired.