Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Challenge 2025 discussion
Challenge Levels
>
Colonel Brandon 101-150 Books
date
newest »
newest »
Half way through Coronel BrandonBest new read Arrogance and inheritance by Clarissa Joy Thomas or Green card by Elizabeth Adams.
Best reread Dear nameless stranger by Jeannie Peneaux
101) Good men are scarce - 4 stars - Audio version
This is a thrilling story with Darcy's life being in danger, link to my short review
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
102) His secret betrothal - Renee McKenzie - 4 stars - Relisten
Fairly angst free story, the bit there is a stupid misunderstanding
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
103) Against every expectation - Paige Badgett - 4 stars - audio version
A little too much angst for my taste and a Darcy that doesn't fight hard enough for Elizabeth
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
104) A spirited exchange - Jessice L Jackson - 3.75 stars - re listen
A angst free ghostly variety
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
105) All the appearance os goodness - Maria Grace - 3.75 stars
Dusty scavenger hunt June
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
106) A secret understanding - Kaurifish - 4 stars - ARC
A silly romp with quite a lot of kissing
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
107) Symptoms of peculiar regard - Elsie Fullbrook - 4 stars - reread
Charming novella part of affections and wishes anthology
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
108) All that glitters - Julie Coopper - 4 stars - re-read
Cute story in which Darcy pursues Elizabeth much earlier than in canon
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
109) Fate and consequences - Linda Wells - 4 stars - audio version
This is the first book by this author, I have read. It was ok, but too long.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
110) A royal disposition - Amy Cecil - 3.5 stars - audio version
It is the first book by this author I have read. I was not impressed. The story was okay, though I found Elizabeths objections to being with Darcy stupid.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
111) Bravery and treachery - Shanna Granderson - 3.5 stars - audio version
A low angst story entertaining enough but not great
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
112) A life worth choosing - Anngela Schroeder - 4 stars - audio version
An interesting premise, very unique
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
113) Fitzwilliam Darcy honorable man - Brenda Webb - 3 stars - audio version
I am in two minds about this story. Count Stefano is a villain over the top. Darcy is very steadfast but Elizabeth is being really stupid, when leaving Pemberley.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
114) The heroic Mr Darcy's bad manners - Elin Eriksen - 4 stars - ARC
A childhood heroic meeting and a romantic masquarade ball and many misunderstandings. ARC through booksprout
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
115) Unwilling - Elizabeth Adams - 5 stars - relisten 3rd time?
It is still a great story and a great narrator
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
116) Green card - Elizabeth Adams - 4 stars - audio version
Modern story Elizabeth marries Darcy so he can obtain a green card and they fall in love in the process
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
117) Mistress - Sophie Turner - 4 stars - relisten
Elizabeth is a widow, Mr Collins died in a riding accident. Darcy is very patient and understanding
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
118) Mr Darcy and the enchanted library -various authors - 4 stars - first time listen to the audio. Harry Frost is always great
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
119) Dear nameless stranger - Jeannie Peneaux - 5 stars - Relisten yet another time.
One of my all time favorites :-D
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
120) Mr Darcy's abducted bride - Julie Cooper - relisten
Mrs Bennet drugs Elizabeth to enable a marriage to Mr Collins, but Darcy saves the day due to interference by Mrs Hill and Darcy's valet
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
121) A case of some urgency - Mary Smythe - 4 stars - relisten
Mr Bennet finds Darcy's letter to Elizabeth and feels he must make them marry to save the reputation of the Bennets after Lydias elopement
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
122) Just between us - Jayne Bamber - 3 stars - audio version
The story was way too long and had too much angst for my taste
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
123) Such happy maners - Clarissa Joy Thomas - 4 stars - relisten
Story with a sensible Wickham
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8...
124) Darcy's struggle - Kelly Dean Jolley - 4 stars on the second listen but I gave it 5 the first time... Audio version
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
125) Arrogance and inheritance - Clarissa Joy Thomas - 4 stars - audio version
A variation with a different Mr Collins not a parson but a wine merchant
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
Mod
Best new read Arrogance and inheritance by Clarissa Joy Thomas or Green card by Elizabeth Adams.
Best reread Dear nameless stranger by Jeannie Peneaux
101) Good m..."
You're on fire, Nina!
I'll have to try that Clarissa Joy Thomas that made your bests.
love that you've enjoyed so many relistens
And this is my last batch...101. Done for the Best: A Pride and Prej[book:Only Mr Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variationudice Variation|224287393] by Amy D'Orazio - 4.5 stars
102. The Cheapside Runners: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Wade H Mann - 5 stars
103. Only Mr Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Julie Cooper - 5 stars
104. The Marriage Game: A Pride and Prejudice Sequel by AnnaMarie Wallace - 4 stars
105. Swell My Song: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella by Lyndsay Constable - 4 stars
106. Shadows of the Past: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by M.J. Stratton - 4 stars
107. A Stranger at Longbourn: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Juliana Abbott - 4 stars
108. Pride and Paranormal by Adrienne Blake - 5 stars
109. The Heroic Mr. Darcy's Bad Manners by Elin Eriksen - 5 stars
110. The Making of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Paige Badgett - 5+ stars
111. By Virtue, Not Birth: An Elizabeth and Darcy Story by Timothy Underwood - 5+ stars
112. Unwillingly Mrs. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Juliana Abbott - 4 stars
113. The Garden at Number Nine: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Ashley McSwain - 4 stars
114. Under a Pemberley Moon: A Pride and Prejudice Gothic Variation by Cass Grix - 4 stars
115. Letter to Georgiana: A Sweet Pride and Prejudice Variation by David Nunez - 5 stars
Okay! I have all my books listed. I'm up to date!!
I've got the full list in its entirety posted on my Y-T-D Tracker called Deb-B 2025 List. Hoping I won't let myself get this far behind again!
Debbie wrote: "And this is my last batch...."You have earned my admiration!
If I let my listing get more than 6-8 books behind, I am just as likely to stop listing altogether. Good job!
Mod
101. Done for the Best: A Pride and Prej[book:Only Mr Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variationudice Variation|224287393] by Amy D'Orazio - 4.5 stars
102...."
Stellar catch up work, Debbie! You lead a busy real life so I'm amazed at all you've accomplished on the challenge numbers.
Katja wrote: "love that you've enjoyed so many relistens"I listen to so many audios, I have to relisten otherwise I would run out...
But I do enjoy relistening to great stories :-D
Here comes the second half 🙃😊Best new read #132 The watch maker's daughter
Best reread #129 Alias Thomas Bennet
126) The Sailor's rest - Don Jacobson - 3.5 stars - audio version
A cross over with Persuasion
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
127) The peculiarity of Mr Darcy's mirror - L. L. Diamond - 4 stars - audio version
Time travel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
128) A timely elopement - Joana Starnes - 4 stars - relisten
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
129) Alias Thomas Bennet - Suzanne Lauder - 4.5 stars - relisten
Very interesting plot regarding Mr. Bennet
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
130) Sport for our neighbors - Melissa Anne - 4 stars - ARC
The Earl of Matlock is too eager for Darcy to marry a Duke's daughter
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
131) Letter from Ramsgate - Suzanne Lauder - 3.5 stars - relisten
The story had too much angst, and not the good kind...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...
132) The watchmaker's daughter - Clara Everly - 4.25 stars
A sweet novella written in beautiful language. I found it quite poetic.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
133) Menadacity and mourning - Jan Ashton - 4 stars as relisten but 5 when read first time
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
134) Prince Darcy - Allison Smith - 3.75
The ending was confusing and abrupt but interesting enough
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
135) Speechless - Jessie Lewis - 4 stars relisten (4.5 stars first time)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
136) Falling for Mr Darcy - KaraLynne Mackrory - 4 stars - relisten
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
137) An excellent walker - Lyndsay Constable - 4 stars - relisten
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
138) Bluebells in the mourning - KaraLynne Mackrory - 4 stars - relisten
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
139) Thaw - Annina Sjôblom - 3.5 stars - relisten
Written as letters, but I dont think they provide enough details
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...
140) The accidental letter - Melissa Anne - 4 stars - audio version
Short low angst variation
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
141) The sound of Christmas - Cat Gardiner - 4 stars - audio version
Part of the golden ten challenge # 4 personal recommendation
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
142) Bitter Mournings - Linda Gonschior - 4 stars - relisten
Both Elizabeth, Darcy and Bingley have lost their spouses. Though it is only Bingley who is still mourning significantly.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...
143) Responsibililty and resentment - Melissa Anne - 3.75 stars - audio version
Low angst variation ending is a bit too long
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
144) A chance eavesdropping - C P Odom - 4 stars - audio version
I decided to listen to this one, to honor Colin after his recent passing. I liked the story well enough, but it did not make it as a favority by this author
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
145) The banished uncle - Laraba Kending - 4 stars - relisten
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...
146) The Pemberley ravens - Kellly Miller - 3.5 stars
Cute short story at Pemberley 10 months after ODC wedding. Helping and getting help from ravens
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
147)The masquerade ball - Brigid Huey - 4 stars
Sweet little story about a masquerade ball
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
148) All hallow's eve - Jan Hahn - 3.5 stars
Silly halloween story
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
149) The haunting of Longbourn - C. P. Odom 3.5 stars -
Another short story for from Meryton Press. Two literary hero/heroine meet each other at Longbourn in a time loop
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
150) Dangerous magic - Monica Fairview - 3 stars - relisten
The book didn't impress me, but I liked it well enough to continue with the series, and liked the subsequent books better
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...
Mod
Best new read #132 The watch maker's daughter
Best reread #129 Alias Thomas Bennet
126) The Sailor's rest - Don Jacobson - 3.5 stars - audio version
A cross over with..."
I loved Alias Thomas Bennet. Fun to see what made your list, Nina.
My goal this year had been 150 JAFF reads. Looks like I'll surpass that by a bit!116. Pemberley Encounter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview (ARC) - 5 stars
117. The Pleasure of Understanding Her: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Mary Smythe - 5 stars
118. Dancing with Dragons by Maria Grace - 5 stars
119. Mary Bennet and the Longbourn Heiress by Carrie Mollenkopf - 3.5 stars
120. Mary Bennet and the Longbourn Tutor by Carrie Mollenkopf - 3.5 stars
121. Mistress of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Florence Gold - 4 stars
122. A Locked Door at Netherfield: Pride and Prejudice Variations by Laraba Kendig - 3 stars
123. The Price of Pemberley: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King (ARC) - 5+ stars
124. Darcy's Dark Summer by M.A. Sandiford - 3.5 stars
125. Something Wickham This Way Comes: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Michelle Ray (ARC) - 3 stars
126. Without Pride and Prejudice by Jennifer Peel - 5 stars
127. Mr. Darcy's Thunderous Passion: A Steamy Pride and Prejudice Variation by Maria Dashwood - 3 stars
128. A Wealth of Suitors: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Beatrice Langford - 4 stars
129. Secrets Across the Sea: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Katelyn Rae - 3 stars
130. Ten Valentine's Days: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Laura Moretti - 5 stars
131. The Slipper Scandal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Melanie Rachel - 5 stars
132. The Deception: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by AnnaMarie Wallace - 4.5 stars
133. The Second Ending: A Modern Austen Persuasion Improvisation by Riana Everly - 4 stars
134. Compromise(s): A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jayanth Subramanyan - 3 stars
135. Enamoured by Jessie Lewis - 4.5 stars
136. The Waltz of Dark and Light by Melanie Rachel (reread, online fanfic) - 5 stars
137. Whispers at Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novella by E.G. Hades - 5 stars
Mod
116. Pemberley Encounter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview (ARC) - 5 stars
117..."
Oh yeah, you are headed for Pemberley, Debbie!
Love seeing your high marks for several of the new releases I want to read.
Debbie wrote: "My goal this year had been 150 JAFF reads. Looks like I'll surpass that by a bit!116. Pemberley Encounter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview (ARC) - 5 stars
117..."
well done Debbie. Pemberley by Autumn perhaps? It will look beautiful.
Debbie wrote: "My goal this year had been 150 JAFF reads. Looks like I'll surpass that by a bit!116. Pemberley Encounter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview (ARC) - 5 stars
117..."
Looking good, great progres :-)
What a looong strange trip since 2/15!!!!!101- A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution reread
A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution
102)A Fall at Winthrop reread
A Fall at Winthrop
103)Jane Austen and Comedy
104)Yewspring 4.5-4.75
105)The Annotated Sense and Sensibility
106)Catherine, Or the Bower reread
107)The Friendly Jane Austen reread
108)Jane Austen’s Darkness 1.5
Another nasty negative book in
the spirit of Brownstein, Baker, Brody,
and Kelly!
109)Persuaded 4
110)The Annotated Emma
111)An Old Acquaintance
112)Spring Jane Ball reread
113)Jane Austen Visual Encyclopedia 5
114)Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat 5
115)Jane Austen's Bookshelf 4.25
116)Mary Bennet's Summer Rain reread
117)Hark! the Highbury Angels Sing reread
118)The Third Austen Summer Rose in Bloom reread
119)I Saw Three Captains (and an Admiral) Come Sailing into Kellynch reread
I Saw Three Captains (and an Admiral) Come Sailing into Kellynch
120)Murder in Highbury
121)Jane Austen's Garden 5
122)The Real Jane Austen reread
123)Jane Austen on Nature 5
124)Jane's Marriage reread
125)The Janeites
126)Women and music in the
Age of Austen
127)A Devoted Sister 5
128)The Annotated P&P
129)Frost and Forgiveness 4
130)The Annotated Mansfield Park
131)Jane Austen and the English landscape reread
132)To Have This Pleasure Often Repeated 5
Fanfiction.net
133)The Family Fortune reread
134) Villiany in Vienna 4
135)The Annotated Persuasion
136)Maria’s Escape 4
"Maria Rushworth, after the events of Mansfield Park, has been sent to live in exile with her aunt Norris in the country, somewhere in England."
https://bethanydellemanwriter.com/sho...
137)Living With Jane Austen
As always with this author, "I don't have pleasure of understanding you"!
138)JA’s Sanditon: A Continuation reread
139)Jane, Awake
140)Cooking with Jane Austen and friends
141)A Lady Would Know Better
142)The Novel Life of Jane Austen 4.5
143)Austen at Sea
144)Jane Austen:Writer in the world reread
145)A Jane Austen Year
146)An Arranged Marriage 3
147)The Rushworth Family Plot 3
148)Jane Austen and Lord Bryon
149)What Jane Austen’s Characters Read re-read
150)The Waltz of Dark and Light re-read
Debbie wrote: "My goal this year had been 150 JAFF reads. Looks like I'll surpass that by a bit!116. Pemberley Encounter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Monica Fairview (ARC) - 5 stars
117..."
Great!!!
Mod
101- A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution reread
A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution
102)A Fall at Winthrop reread
..."
*whistles appreciatively* Amazing amount of reading, Kirk! A fun blend of re-reads and new ones. I still need to read A Jane Austen year.
Sophia wrote: "Kirk wrote: "What a looong strange trip since 2/15!!!!!101- A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution reread
A Groom's Tale -- a Not So Silent Contribution
102)A Fall at Win..."
Thanks!! I might reread it during the end of yr/beginning of new year time. I enjoy the podcast, especially my favorite member of staff, but I’m sooo far behind.
Okay - I am graduating from Colonel Brandon's library! There are a few more that I'll post up at Emma Watson's library next.138. The Unexpected Heir by L.L. Diamond - 4.5 stars
139. The Tea Shop on Gracechurch Street: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Clara Everly - 4 stars
140. The Last Gift: An Austenesque Short Story by Don Jacobson - 5 stars
141. Make Your Play: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Alix James - 4 stars
142. Most Precious Gift: An Austen-Inspired Romance - 4.5 stars
143. Forget Me Not, Elizabeth by Jennifer Joy - 5+ stars
144. Eavesdroppers Never Hear: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Wade H. Mann - 3 stars
145. Expectations: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Julie Cooper - 4 stars
146. No Charm Equal: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Jan Ashton - 5 stars
147. The Watchmaker’s Daughter: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Clara Everly - 3 stars
148. Lady Fetton's Longbourn Legacy by Victoria Lynn - 4 stars
149. Return to Rosings: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Lucy Townsend - 4 stars
150. Uncompromising: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Cathleen Earle - 5 stars
Mod
138. The Unexpected Heir by L.L. Diamond - 4.5 stars
..."
Super job skating along from Colonel Brandon's to Emma Watson's.
Your finished list reminds me of so many that I still have on the stack to read. Glad you mostly enjoyed them.
Colonel Brandon - I am so happy to settle into your library. I think this may well be my final location for the year as you have many lovely books for me to read.101) Oh Crumbs by Kathryn Freeman - 4*.
A light read with gentle nudges towards Austen's Pride and Prejudice. This is an Austen inspired modern novel for those who fan something a little different for a change.
102) If I Loved You Less by Noelle Adams - 3.5*.
A modern Emma variation, this is the second in a trilogy of modern Austen variations. This modernisation is generally done very well indeed. The characters and situations which do not translate well into the 21st century are very sensibly left out.
This does have clear and considerable mature content.
103) The Mistress of Longbourn by Jann Rowland - 4* (audio)
I have previously read this book and I would say that I definitely prefer the book to the audio in this instance.
104) Look on the Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by M.J. Stratton - 4*.
This author has firmly established herself within this genre and is becoming well appreciated for her willingness to write variations which push the boundaries just a little whilst remaining authentic.
I very much enjoyed this variation and felt that the characters were generally true to form as well as true to their changed circumstances. The writing is smooth and the story flows well.
There were a couple of minor continuity errors but these did not diminish from the reading experience.
105) The Mysteries of Pemberley by Amy D'Orazio - 5* (audio)
I read this when it first came out and generally enjoyed the audio version. This was a new narrator to me and whilst I enjoyed much of it and thought his accent was generally pretty good I did find his mispronunciation of Derbyshire and Hertfordshire very trying by the end.
Nonetheless this is an excellent plot and I would freely recommend it.
106) Jane Austen's Remarkable Aunt, Philadelphia Hancock: A Girl of Genius and Feeling' by Jan Merriman - 3.25*.
Interesting but somewhat dry.
Mod
101) Oh Crumbs by..."
Well, if you have to settle in for several months, Colonel Brandon would be an agreeable host! :)
I am looking forward to the MJ Stratton you mentioned.
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Challenge 2025
Books mentioned in this topic
Oh Crumbs (other topics)The Mistress of Longbourn (other topics)
If I Loved You Less (other topics)
Oh Crumbs (other topics)
Look on the Heart: A Pride and Prejudice Variation (other topics)
More...
Authors mentioned in this topic
Jan Merriman (other topics)Kathryn Freeman (other topics)
Noelle Adams (other topics)
Jann Rowland (other topics)
M.J. Stratton (other topics)
More...
Another freebie. It wa..."
Great!!!!