Dangerous Alliance : an Austentacious Romance

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COHEN, JENNIEKE
DANGEROUS ALLIANCE : AN AUSTENTACIOUS ROMANCE

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue meets Jane Austen in this witty, winking historical romance with a dash of mystery!

Lady Victoria Aston has everything she could want: an older sister happily wed, the future of her family estate secure, and ample opportunity to while her time away in the fields around her home.

But now Vicky must marry -- or find herself and her family destitute. Armed only with the wisdom she has gained from her beloved novels by Jane Austen, she enters society's treacherous season.

Sadly, Miss Austen has little to say about Vicky's exact circumstances: whether the roguish Mr. Carmichael is indeed a scoundrel, if her former best friend, Tom Sherborne, is out for her dowry or for her heart, or even how to fend off the attentions of the foppish Mr. Silby, he of the unfortunately fashion sensibility.

Most unfortunately of all, Vicky's books are silent on the topic of the mysterious accidents cropping up around her...ones that could prevent her from surviving unto her wedding day.

My Review:

Okay -- first off -- love that campy cover! Definitely screams 'read me' (or listen to me which is what I did.)

Vicky is such a fun heroine -- fangirling over Austen before that became a thing. Such a great twist to all the Austen-centric novels out there. Vicky takes Miss Austen's novels very seriously -- like guidebooks to a gentlewoman's happily-ever-after. Only fact can really be stranger than fiction and she finds herself starring in her very own worthy-of-fiction drama.

This novel has all the Regency elements I like to swoon over:

Witty banter in spades! I was grinning like a fool on my walks around the neighbourhood as I listened to Morag Sims' narration.

A strong, opinionated heroine with an adventurous spirit.

A tortured hero who has a knack for making bad situations worse. :-) Vicky has her very own Mr. Darcy in that one.

Secondary characters I care enough about to hope they get their own books in the very near future.

And a cunning mystery with lots of daring action adds an extra zest to an already charming plot.

The perfect escape read for the discerning Austen fan OR a great introduction to all things 'Austentacious."

A couple of post notes:

While billed as a Young Adult novel, I am confident that any reader who enjoys Regencies will adore this story.

For those of you who know I usually read Christian Fiction, I'm happy to report this is definitely a clean read though there are a few instances of  mild oaths, including taking the Lord's name in vain.

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