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A collection of BBC radio full-cast dramatisations of Jane Austen's six major novels. Jane Austen is one of the finest writers in the English language, and this volume includes all six of her classic novels. Mansfield Park: on a quest to find a position in society, Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle. Northanger Abbey: young, naïve Catherine Morland receives an invitation to stay at the isolated Gothic mansion Northanger Abbey.

After visiting a remote beauty spot in Thailand, newly married British couple, Vic and Louise Landry, fail to return to their hotel. With no bodies found, however, and after several weeks of intense press coverage, the frenzy of speculation quickly fades: the couple had surely been robbed and left for dead somewhere in the vast steamy, mountainous jungle.

Caring for eight siblings and burdened by a bankrupt estate, Jane Sedgwick happily accepts her aunt's invitation to the festive London season. This could be her chance to find a wealthy husband and get the entire family out of debt . . . But the upper crust of London bristles at Jane's blunt country ways—with one exception: Lord Glendale. The handsome lord, not in the market for a wife, finds himself amused by Jane's frank manner and he wagers that—within the month—even provincial Jane can be brought into fashion.

Each of these books has spice at its heart and a heart ready to lose, heroes in pain and heroines acting out of the ordinary. There are no ballrooms here.... This collected stories promises hours and hours of steamy hot listening.…

Sir Edmund Northmere doesn't have a family. Not after they disowned him and stripped him of his earldom, leaving him miserable, alone, and without the protection of his name. But when celebrating his five and 20th birthday, he's in for a shock: a woman who plays the cards as well as he does. Which might have been useful, if their mutual kidnappers cared about cards. Locked in a bedroom with no way out and nothing to do but talk, Miss Molly Kimble is determined to ignore him. There's nothing Edmund likes more than a challenge.

Philip Walsingham Sergeant's biography of Barbara from 1912 draws on contemporary writings to tell her story, giving a more vivid and faithful presentation of the spirit of the time. He traces her life from her early girlhood, through her time at Court, her exile, and ending with her involvement in a bigamy trial.

When Frankie’s brain is transplanted into a cybernetic body, she fights back against the system and sparks a revolution against the tyrannical corporations that rule the world.

Lizzy is the newest instructor at Netherfield Academy, and strange noises have her searching the corridors of the drafty old castle to discover the source. The previous headmaster disappeared under strange circumstances, and when his replacement, Mr. Darcy, catches her in the corridors, he warns her. The first time. The next time, he kisses her, and she sees something different about him. Darcy is as mysterious as the surroundings, and she fears for her life, her sanity, and her heart as she strives to resist the pull he exerts on her.

When 19-year-old Julia Jarrett accuses her father, Donald, of abuse, their relatives and friends are outraged. The problem is, Julia died some months ago from a heroin overdose. Her mother, Janet, is convinced that the accusing voice, heard during a spiritualist meeting, is that of her daughter. When Donald and Janet are both found dead, DCI Grace Swan is called in to investigate. But she has problems of her own; still grieving the sudden death of her partner and at odds with her superiors.

When Kate and Nathan receive a photo of four kidnapped models, the clock starts ticking for the detectives to save their lives before it’s too late. Kate has been on the Murder Team for a few months now, working run-of-the-mill cases with Nathan. But the memory of that first case, and it's disturbing details, still bothers her. Meanwhile, four models arrive at a shoot in a local abandoned mental asylum and are violently kidnapped. The next day, a photo of them lands on the desk of Kate and Nathan, with a chilling note.

There's been a brutal murder in the Surrey countryside and it's DC Kate O'Connell's first case. Will it also be her last? Kate was driven to become a detective following the tragic murder of her aunt when she was a teenager. Memories of that unsolved case, and how she handled it, hang over her to this day. But Kate is keen to prove herself to her superiors and fights to break through the lies that surround this new victim’s life. Meanwhile, the chilling nature of the murder dredges up those disturbing memories, and Kate begins to wonder if there's a link between the two cases.

When Chloe Macbeth begins to receive threatening letters, she has no doubt who is behind them: David Jarrett, languishing in jail for the murder of his adoptive parents. Jarrett is convinced that Chloe--out on parole following a conviction for GBH--is the real killer. But have the previous crimes in Jarrett’s past finally caught up with him? When a local businessman is stabbed to death in a street altercation, DCI Grace Swan and DS Terry Horton find themselves pitted against the most dangerous criminal they have ever encountered: the Mannikin Killer.

Four full-cast adaptations of Rosamund Lehmann’s best-known novels, plus short stories and a bonus programme about her life and work.

The fateful encounter, and a rash decision, changes their lives forever. Lord Humphrey Dewesbury doesn't want to offer for the annoying Augusta Ratcliffe, but the alliance was concocted when they were children. Joan Chadwick, an orphaned vicar's daughter, faces a dreary life as a governess. Neither wants to embrace their separate fates. Together, they can save each other. There's just one problem to overcome - family expectations. A light-hearted comedy regency romance.

Tragedy and a family feud years ago tore Cassandra Weatherstone and her twin apart. Cassandra exchanges lives with her sister to get to know her grandfather. She’s astonished to discover that Sir Marcus has arranged to betroth his granddaughter to his godson, Philip Raven. The problem is, she's the wrong granddaughter!

The Holybrooke Curse - Penelope Childe is contracted to wed a man that she's never met before. She dislikes her betrothed, Lord Taredell. The family is gathered at the manor, and the centuries-old Holybrooke curse has struck again. With a murderer in the house, dare she trust in his lordship? Cupid's Choice - Guin Holland dreads her London debut. She is to be married off to the highest bidder. Bullied by her mother, she stammers, and is horribly shy. Sir Frederick Hawkesworth has a soft spot for damsels in distress.

A man who wants to be alone, and a woman seeking shelter from the cold - and neither can hold out from temptation...Sir Moses of Wandorne is a miser...he is usually left alone: which is just how he likes it. But Chloe Vaughn is about to change all that. Accidentally stuck on the shores of the river that passes through the Wandorne estate, she seeks refuge from the storm and discovers a man who doesn't want to be found. Will Sir Moses decide to open his heart - and his bed - to a woman he barely knows? Can being beached with a Baronet give Chloe a night she will never forget?

Mr. Darcy hopes Christmastime will help him to forget the pair of fine eyes he left behind in Hertfordshire. When Elizabeth Bennet appears unexpectedly in London, Darcy decides to keep his distance, resolved to withstand his attraction to her. But when he learns Wickham is threatening to propose to Elizabeth, Darcy faces a crisis.

In a moment of dark despair, a destitute Solace Ashworth gave up her newborn to palace officials. She was sure his wealthy father, King Galen Kouros, could provide the life she never could. Now she'll do anything to get her baby back—even blackmail the king! Facing the woman he shared one reckless night with, Galen experiences the same lightning bolt of desire. Then shame at discovering the terrible mistake that tore Solace from their son. There's only one acceptable option, and it starts with claiming Solace at the royal altar!

Spring 1918 and Great Britain is still at war with Germany. Stylish lady detective, Miss Isabel Hewitt, is approached by a Mrs Avis Willow. Isabel's lawyer friend, Hugh Bernard, has recommended her to this lady. Avis' son, 2nd Lieutenant Billy Willow has been arrested for the murder of a 10 year old girl, Alice Magwood, down in the village of Chandlers Fork.