Denial of Conscience (Conscience #1) in Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2016

Oct 27, 2017 J. W. Garrett rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: era-modern-2, 2017, inspired-jane-austen, jaff-pride-and-prejudice, loaned

“It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don’t regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn’t save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I’m not naïve, and I don’t romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.” Chris Kyle

Warning/Caveat: Know going in this is not for the faint of heart. It is graphic, and explicit. We are dealing with a covert assassin group that works under the radar and deals with evil enem “It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don’t regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn’t save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I’m not naïve, and I don’t romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.” Chris Kyle

Warning/Caveat: Know going in this is not for the faint of heart. It is graphic, and explicit. We are dealing with a covert assassin group that works under the radar and deals with evil enemies of the state, country and world. Someone has to take out the trash and Obsidian is the group to call when it is garbage day.

Rating: PG-21: Mature Audience: explicit, expressive, sensual and graphic mind-blowing sex scenes, mild language, graphic violence, nothing is withheld. Have a fire extinguisher handy to put out the sparks flying from the page. Seriously! I-am-not-joking.

With all the fabulous reviews… let me just say one thing… Cat Gardiner is a genius. I’ll just state it up front. Right from the beginning Cat grabs the reader by the throat and does not let go. The villains will make your skin crawl and our Austen P&P [Pride and Prejudice] characters fit so well in this modern spy story. Descriptions of our hero will melt you like Hershey’s Chocolate left out in the sun. I am so in love with the Assassin’s Tango… just saying.

“Every human has four endowments – self-awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.” Stephen Covey

Mr. Bennet: What have you done? OMG! Our author has taken Austen’s indolent father figure and given his intelligence a new field of study… computer programming and the creation of a destructive virus specifically. Yeah, he has the power and knowledge to bring about a weapon of mass destruction that our enemy wants desperately. I really did not like him and his selfish ways. He would sacrifice anything, anyone in order to save Longbourn Plantation. I so resented him and his blind actions against his favorite daughter.

Additional P&P Characters:
Richard [Rick]: Darcy’s cousin, Charles Bingley, Caroline Bingley, Jane Bennet and Bill Collins, and other Austen characters that will make you smile when you run across their names. It was such a surprise. I simply loved running into them and seeing how they played a part in this fast-paced spy story.

Poor Elizabeth Bennet had no idea what was going on. It reminded me of the 1994 True Lies movie where Jamie Lee Curtis [a neglected wife] discovers her dull salesman husband [Arnold Schwarzenegger] is secretly a spy. Lizzy finds herself in a similar situation. She is caught up in an adventure of a lifetime with Darcy as they fight to rescue her father and save the world from his selfish and unwise decisions.

There is a mention of Wickham throughout the story who, like in canon, has committed heinous crimes against Darcy and Georgiana. We will not know until the end of the story what happens with him. It was good.

This book is followed by a novelette… Guilty Conscience. Following it is the sequel to Denial… Without a Conscience. I look forward to seeing what is happening with our Darcy and Lizzy.
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Sep 05, 2017 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: jaff-modern

LOVE LOVE LOVE! It's everything described and more. Could not put it down! ...more

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Jun 25, 2015 Paige rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015, austenesque-challenge-2015

Denial of Conscience is an original and exciting Pride and Prejudice riff. As the title indicates, it is a modern adventure involving Elizabeth, Darcy, and other Austen characters. Other reviews have perfectly described this book as being James Bond meets Jane Austen. At one point, Elizabeth thinks to herself that Darcy is like James Bond.

There is so much to like about this book! Imagine Fitzwilliam as a former Navy SEAL, roaring around on his motorcycle. Imagine Caroline as a viporous ninja as ...more

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Jan 13, 2017 Elizabeth rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

No other word except WOW!

Wow. What a book. I mean REALLY. I admit I have never been into Bad Boys but this book has me contemplating Bad Boy Mr. Darcy. Yowser! This story packs a wallop of romance, intrigue, adventure, and just plain fun as Darcy and Elizabeth of Pride and Prejudice are spun into a modern, fascinating tale. I highly recommend this book. Again...Wow.

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Oct 22, 2015 Mary rated it it was amazing

If you're looking for a hot,fast paced,modern adventure that centres on the love story that is Elizabeth and Darcy then this is the book for you!

It's witty, spicy, adorable, addictive and beautifully written. I loved this Darcy and Elizabeth.... the chemistry between them....
their words of love........

This book is Pride and Prejudice meets Bond...it's a melting pot that runneth over........it's one of the best I've read and I highly recommend it!!

Ms Gardiner-take a well deserved bow!

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