Expectations cover art

Expectations

A Pride and Prejudice Variation (Obstinate, Headstrong Girl Series)

 Preview
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free
Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.
Prime members: New to Audible? Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Just £0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 bestseller or new release per month—yours to keep.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Expectations

By: Julie Cooper
Narrated by: Mare MacBeth
Get this deal Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly. Offer ends 29 January 2026 at 11:59PM GMT.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £13.79

Buy Now for £13.79

LIMITED TIME OFFER | £0.99/mo for the first 3 months

Premium Plus auto-renews at £8.99/mo after 3 months. Terms apply.

About this listen

Elizabeth Bennet was informed by an unimpeachable source—on her sister Jane’s wedding day—that Mr Darcy has committed a breach of gentlemanly honour so sordid, so unforgivable, that it makes Mr Wickham’s ruthless accusations seem innocuous. Fortunately, she never has to see him again…or so she thinks.

Just before proposing marriage to Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy discovers shocking news that causes him to leave her, and everyone else in Hertfordshire, behind him forever. Elizabeth in particularly he hopes he never has to see again.

Years later, Darcy is named the guardian to the children of Jane and Charles Bingley. When Darcy arrives to take custody of the children, Elizabeth will stop at nothing to prevent it.

Lies and misunderstandings have kept Darcy and Elizabeth apart for years; can they see through them to the future they were always meant to have?

©2025 Julie Cooper (P)2025 Quills & Quartos Publishing Historical Historical Fiction Regency

Listeners also enjoyed...

 The Winter of Our Discontent: A Pride and Prejudice Variation cover art
Colonel Fitzwilliam's Return cover art Speechless cover art
Done for the Best cover art
Schemes of Felicity cover art
Elizabeth Bennet’s Inheritance cover art
Mr. Hurst's Return cover art Being Mrs Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation cover art
A Stronger Impulse cover art
Sport for Our Neighbours cover art
Dangerous When Wet cover art
The Zephyr cover art
Mr. Darcy's Twelve Days of Christmas cover art
Moments Frozen in Time cover art The Slipper Scandal cover art
The Mercy of Chance cover art
All stars
Most relevant
And worth a listen. Loved Lydia but surprised by a selfish Jayne and a debauched Bingley. Elizabeth was somewhat overly self righteous but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

International Storyline… ❣️

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Loved Lydia in this variation. Her character is fun and funny. Not the usual Lydia nonsense.

A very different Bingley and Lydia

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I found Elizabeth a bit mawkish at times but I loved Lydia. She's a total departure from the flibberty jibbet Lydia normally depicted. Excellent narration.

An interesting variation

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.