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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.

Cursed. Cast out. Haunted by the anguished echoes of the ghosts of innocents. Tired of searching for allies, Thornbane takes the war to her enemies whose hunger isn't for land. They want something far more chilling. A secret whispered in screams that reverberate across the baronies. Even if she has to stand alone, she'll stand bravely in the face of the Sisters of Ash.

The Tornivan Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands is Jules’s last shot at success. When a wealthy investor and his wife arrive for a weekend stay, it feels like the chance she’s been waiting for. But as a blizzard arrives, the hotel’s guests and staff find themselves snowed in with no way out, and they all have secrets of their own. When one of them disappears without a trace, panic spreads through the corridors.

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.

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

In a world ruled by faceless, uncaring mega-corporations, Frankie, a young woman who has resisted cybernetics, becomes the victim of a lethal Jacker Gang attack. Shot and left to die in the slums of Neo-London, she is found by a genius cybernetic doctor who is on the run from a powerful Corporation. Seeing an opportunity to finish his latest cybernetic masterpiece, he transplants Frankie's brain into a powerful prosthetic body. Frankie has barely woken up when the Corporation's forces attack and kidnap the doctor, forcing Frankie to go on the run in her new cybernetic body.

Isabella Snowley knows full well that her family are on the brink of ruin, which is why she must try to stop her brother from getting himself killed in a silly duel. Tracking down the aloof Earl of Colbourne and asking him to withdraw made perfect sense when she formulated the plan. But standing in a dark street at four o'clock in the morning has quickly shown Bella her foolishness.

Abigail Merriweather is learning the hard way that the Ton does not look kindly on newcomers to its ranks - especially when that newcomer is a dashing young widow whose wealth comes from the trades...George, Earl of Gloucester, is horrified at the scrapes his sister's best friend keeps falling into...Abby and George may be developing a strange sort of friendship, but they come from different worlds that are not entirely compatible. The real question is whether they can get past their own prejudices - and the interference of their friends and family....

Lady Henrietta has been in love with her neighbour since she was eight years old, and always known they were fated to be together. Unfortunately for her, Lord Cottingham seems oblivious to the fact they were made for each other. When Henrietta is forced to acknowledge that Cottingham thinks of her as nothing more than a friend, she is determined to make him realise just what a diamond he has let slip through his fingers by making the ton fall in love with her instead.

Captured and imprisoned by the Mannikin Killer, DCI Grace Swan faces death in the fiery blaze that is Tetney Hall as her partner, DS Terry Horton races to the blazing ruin, putting his own life in danger to save her. At the same time a sexual predator stalks the streets of West Garside, putting young girls at risk, whilst a young woman dreads the imminent release from prison of her violent drug dealing ex-husband, knowing that he will try to exact revenge on her.

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.…

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.

Eve Anderson has it all—a powerful husband, a thriving empire, and a family name that commands respect. But when her world is shattered by a brutal attack and a shocking betrayal, Eve is forced to face a truth that could destroy everything she's built. Across the city, successful plastic surgeon Jasmine Blake lives a very different life, happily married to a top criminal barrister. That is, until she's targeted by a local gang boss. Then a stranger comes looking for her and blows her perfect life apart.

The Earl of Walmesley does the unthinkable. He asks a dear friend to risk her reputation to save him from a matrimonial trap. Lady Caroline Eddington has always loved Miles Trilby. She would do anything for him. But—enter into a false betrothal? She is mad to agree. She risks more than her place in society. She risks her heart. Lord Trilby’s sudden smile was one of self-mockery.

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.

When Fitzwilliam finds Lizzy waiting in his carriage with a pistol aimed at him, they quickly discover they both have a mutual problem. Their sisters’ indiscretions are being used by someone to extort their families, so they decide to work together to learn who is blackmailing them. At first, they argue and have nothing in common, but he starts to see more to Lizzy than her fine eyes. Fitzwilliam is falling in love with her, but she resists his efforts because he objects to Jane’s seemingly shallow affections for Bingley.

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.

It is spring 1917, and Great Britain is at war with Germany. On the home front, stylish lady detective Miss Isabel Hewitt and her household are coping with the current food shortages, caused by the activity of German U-Boats. They are keeping chickens and growing their own vegetables. Isabel's friend, Elvira Stone, is staying with her, so they can pool their resources.

Ever since the brutal murder of her aunt, Kate O’Connell always wanted to be a police detective. On her first day on the Surrey Murder Team, Kate is thrown into the deep end. A local businessman has been murdered. Ritually sacrificed in a local forest. Partnered with the disgraced Nathan, they strive to hunt down the killer before he strikes again.

Stylish lady detective Miss Isabel Hewitt is approached by Joe Williams, the husband of her friend, the music hall artist, Dilly Gosling. Dilly has gone missing, and Joe asks Isabel to find her. Isabel agrees, embarking on a journey that takes her to the Front in Northern France, where she is reunited with her manservant, Clarke, and later, down to Hastings on the south coast.