The Weight of Expectation and Choice
Two Regency Romance Stories of Expectation, Choice, and Earned DevotionBy Cassandra Vale
Length52m
About this audiobook
Two powerful Regency romances where expectation must yield to choice—and love is only meaningful when it is freely given.
In The Weight of Expectation, William Darcy stands on the edge of a future long assumed but never truly chosen. As duty, family, and society press him toward certainty, he is forced to confront a deeper truth: that a life shaped by expectation may come at the cost of everything that matters.
In The Measure of a Man, James Wickham has spent his life defined by reputation—both earned and assumed. But when he meets a woman who refuses to judge him by either, he must decide whether he is willing to become more than the man the world expects him to be.
For listeners who love Austen-inspired romance with depth and emotional precision, these stories explore what it means to choose love not out of obligation, but out of courage.
Because in the end, the heart is not bound by expectation—but by the choices we dare to make.
Audiobook details
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
Length52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 14, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter 1 of The Weight of Expectation
2Chapter 2 of The Weight of Expectation
3The Measure of a Man
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