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Compromise & Consequence Kindle Edition

by Sue Barr (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 909 ratings

One misstep is all it takes to forever change the lives of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.

During the ball at Netherfield Park, Elizabeth, and Mr. Darcy are irretrievably compromised and forced to marry. Angered beyond reason, Mr. Darcy prepares the vilest marriage settlement known to man, forcing Mr. Bennet to accept his terms or suffer the consequences of ruined reputations and unwed daughters.

The repercussions that follow show a determined young lady with keen intelligence and a prideful man who comes to realize that the consequences of their compromise are the best things that ever happened in his life.

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  3. Publication date
    September 11, 2021
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09G1STQMG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (September 11, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 345 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 909 ratings

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Sue Barr

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“If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more.” ~ Jane Austen

Avid reader, scribbler of words, purveyor of food. Such is the life of a wife, mother, grandmother, and author.

I write Austen-inspired romances and have a weakness for Alpha males and feisty heroines who keep them on their toes.

I look forward to meeting you, between the pages.

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Customers find the book's story exciting and fast-paced, with one review highlighting its compelling scenario for ODC. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability and entertainment value, with one customer noting the sarcastically funny barbs from Elizabeth. Additionally, customers appreciate the Colonel Fitzwilliam characters and the book's humor, with one review mentioning it made them laugh and cry. However, the writing quality and character development receive mixed reactions from customers.

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25 customers mention "Story quality"25 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, finding it a delightful tale with an exciting plot, and one customer notes its fast pace.

"One of my favorites! It’s a good story that shows the best of our favs … and gives the set downs appropriate for our baddies." Read more

"...Its been a while since I read an interesting variation of ODC. The was passion, wit, pride and stupidity. Ha ha...." Read more

"...Side note: I loved Colonel Fitzwilliam in this. He was a saving factor to the story and the reason it got 3 stars instead of 2." Read more

"Sue Barr writes an imaginative and compelling scenario for ODC...." Read more

12 customers mention "Readability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and fun to read, with one customer noting its descriptive writing style and another mentioning Elizabeth's sarcastically funny barbs.

"...The was passion, wit, pride and stupidity. Ha ha...." Read more

"...is conflicted, confronted and compromised, she remains the fiery, playful and loving Lizzy we Austen fans embrace." Read more

"I really liked this variation, it was humorous, engaging and satisfying. Overall I would give this a 3.5, rounded up...." Read more

"...Overall the book was both interesting and irritating. Darcy really needed to grovel way more than he did. And, Elizabeth was mostly OK...." Read more

7 customers mention "Value for money"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book well worth the money, with one describing it as a satisfying read.

"...laughs at Lydia and shows the Bennets what she really is is worth the cost of the book...." Read more

"I really liked this variation, it was humorous, engaging and satisfying. Overall I would give this a 3.5, rounded up...." Read more

"...However, this was a pretty good save, and we as the reader can follow along as Darcy is rehabilitated...." Read more

"...Overall, this is a pleasant read." Read more

5 customers mention "Intelligence"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the intelligence portrayed in the book, particularly praising Colonel Fitzwilliam's military expertise.

"...Ha ha. I hated Caroline (rightfully), loved the Colonel, actually liked this ending for Jane and the Bennett's we a hit...." Read more

"...I loved this version of Colonel Fitzwilliam!" Read more

"...Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth, Jane, and Colonel Fitzwilliam are awesome. They are even better than in the original...." Read more

"...The Colonel showed his military intelligence well, and his instant respect for Elizabeth was admirable...." Read more

4 customers mention "Humor"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with one mentioning it made them laugh and cry.

"I enjoyed this P&P V. It had good humor that was not just slap stick-you had to read between the lines sometimes...." Read more

"I really enjoyed this story. It was funny and witty. I was intrigued by Elizabeth’s background story. How Darcy behaved and how it all enveloped...." Read more

"Emotional medium level anguish funny interesting..." Read more

"great humor and writing..." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"5 positive4 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the characters in the book, with some finding them fabulous while others did not care for them.

"...By far the most interesting character in the story is Richard. He is always full of common sense...." Read more

"...this, he decides Elizabeth tried to compromise him, he acts in a sadistic and abhorrent way to make sure she can't profit from the union, and makes..." Read more

"...Elizabeth and Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam were both fabulous characters and made up for all his shortcomings...." Read more

"...There is also some angst with some main persons acting out-of-character...." Read more

7 customers mention "Writing quality"4 positive3 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the writing quality of the book, with some finding it well written while others point out issues with grammar, spelling errors, and missing words.

"...The language is also the norm for this author, ie quite modern. No regency terminologies here...." Read more

"...There were also a few words missing. I realize too well how easily one sees what is expected, whether the words are on the page or not...." Read more

"I really enjoyed the unique storyline in this book. It was well written with enough of both angst and humor to hold my interest. Good job, Ms Barr." Read more

"...Two couples get their happy endings. There are a few typos and other errors but nothing too dreadful to take away from a very good story...." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • LCS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Will reread over and over
    Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2025
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    One of my favorites! It’s a good story that shows the best of our favs … and gives the set downs appropriate for our baddies.
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  • JGS
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting forced marriage story
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021
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    Darcy is compromised by Lizzy accidentally but he thinks he sees a redcoat near by and jumps to the conclusion that Wickham and Lizzy are working together to shake him down for money. This is the first wrong conclusion, in the story, out of enumerable wrong conclusions he will jump to.

    To get back at Wickham and Lizzy, Darcy decides to make Lizzy miserable in their marriage. Since he has had mistress(es) before he feels it is no problem to get others so he is not worried about sex in his marriage.

    The first part of the book reads as humorous since most of his conclusions and ideas are ludicrous. Richard, the Colonel, is obviously used to him being a fool and it’s a lot of fun when he talks logically to him to set him straight. The humor turns toward drama when the true Darcy is shown to us over the course of the first half of the story.

    As in most variations the last half of the story, the change of Darcy to someone who makes a good match for Lizzy and then the HEA is obtained…except this last half has Lizzy forgiving too much and worse, Darcy still makes mistakes, just not as many.

    I enjoyed the story a great deal. There is no law that says Darcy has to become perfect like Lizzy is, we just are used to the JA Darcy.

    To make the story even better Lizzy is not a Bennet daughter, she is a cousin. She is Spanish royalty and has more connections than Darcy could ever hope tonhave and a great deal of wealth. Quite frankly by the end of the story I was surprised someone in Spain didn’t send an assassin to take care of Elizabeth’s compromise “problem”. Now that would have been entertainment.

    By far the most interesting character in the story is Richard. He is always full of common sense. The scene where he laughs at Lydia and shows the Bennets what she really is is worth the cost of the book.

    Almost rated 5 stars but the depth of Darcy’s flaws was off putting sometimes.
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  • Redds
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wow
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2022
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    I missed 2 nights of sleep because of this book. And it would have been 1 all nighter if I did not have infant twins.

    Its been a while since I read an interesting variation of ODC. The was passion, wit, pride and stupidity. Ha ha. I hated Caroline (rightfully), loved the Colonel, actually liked this ending for Jane and the Bennett's we a hit. There was not much of the Gardainer's but the book was still perfect. I would not change a thing.
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  • Shannon GC
    3.0 out of 5 stars Could be better
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021
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    This is another of Sue Barr's "Darcy is a jerk" versions. In this, he decides Elizabeth tried to compromise him, he acts in a sadistic and abhorrent way to make sure she can't profit from the union, and makes sure that the Bingleys think he won't behave honorably so they will stay away from Jane, thereby further punishing them all.

    However, SPOILER (well, not really because it happens in the first few chapters), you find out that Elizabeth is NOT in need of a fortune and is in fact, of a much higher class than Darcy. And he is left with egg on his face because he was an a**hole to her from the beginning.

    Okay. Granted, this IS better than Barr's "Unwitting Compromise" in that at least there wasn't an improbable, drunken rape and all that. However, it still suffers from a specific issue that Barr has in her writing. Once Darcy realizes how abysmally he's acted, all of a sudden, everything is hunky dory. Suddenly everyone is in love.

    Um, no. Just no. His behavior was sadistically awful and it wasn't a single incident. It showed an underlying problem with Darcy himself.

    In canon, he takes a few months to work through his issues before he goes back to Elizabeth to try to win her hand. Not a couple of days.

    The change in Darcy is completely unbelievable. It felt like he said to himself, "Look Darcy! You married a woman with a massive fortune, incredible connections, and of a higher class than you! WAHOO!! FIST BUMP!" Other authors have used this trope and done a by far better job. Darcy just feels slimy.

    This book would be better if Darcy actually worked to improve himself.

    Side note: I loved Colonel Fitzwilliam in this. He was a saving factor to the story and the reason it got 3 stars instead of 2.
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  • Olga del Barco Pletitsch
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice
    Reviewed in Brazil on September 14, 2021
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    A Good and light story, there's one scene I laught so hard. Very interesting, i liked very much. LOL.
    Congratulatuons.
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  • Mary Ann Nicholls
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love book but can’t buy it.
    Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2024
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    Love all of her books but I can’t buy this story, will it be in print again.
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  • Gillivy
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best P&P books
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2021
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    Great story, glad I ignored the negative comments. I will definitely read more of this authors work.
    The characters were well defined, plus new additions.
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  • Elster
    2.0 out of 5 stars Too far from P&P for my taste
    Reviewed in France on October 23, 2022
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    I enjoyed the first chapters but Darcy grew into a hateful character, weak and sometimes despicable. I did not like this Elizabeth either. The plot is not believable. Not a page turner...
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  • Marie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in Canada on September 14, 2021
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    As the description outlines, Elizabeth and Darcy are compromised. Darcy believes it is due to Elizabeth conspiring with Wickham, and determines she (and Wickham) will not profit in any way from the forced marriage. Unbeknownst to Darcy, Elizabeth is a wealthy woman in her own right and is a descendant of Spanish royalty. She is actually the niece of Thomas Bennet and the Bennet girls her cousins.

    Following the compromise, and upon her marriage, Elizabeth is restricted to a meager settlement and a set of strict rules given by Darcy. She also happens to be familiar with the book, The Art of War, and cleverly uses strategy from it when it advantageously suits her to gain say those strictures. Smart girl.

    Darcy was pretty spiteful in the beginning of this story. I loved Elizabeth throughout, as well as Colonel Fitzwilliam, Mr. Bennet and Jane. The Matlocks were well portrayed also.

    I was enjoying this book very much until it started to get a bit over the top about 70% in. Lady Catherine’s plans inevitably go awry thank goodness. A reward to a Longbourn servant by Darcy and Matlock was just too unbelievable for me.

    There is some bawdy innuendo and a somewhat steamy scene involving Elizabeth peeking under the sheets at Darcy’s “desire” while he’s pretending to be asleep. I thought it rather comical, and was reminded of Nicole Kidman peeking under the bowl in Far and Away.

    I will acknowledge and appreciate the improvement by the author in proofreading/editing for this book. It got a bit sloppy towards the end. The other thing that doesn’t work for me is the Americanisms for a Regency story, as well as the modern idiom, “out like a light”. Those don’t fit into a Regency story at all. These are noted in my highlights.

    I thought the book was very good overall and I enjoyed it. I think it’s Sue Barr’s best effort to date.
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