At War with Mr Ashford | Full-Cast Regency Romance Audiobook

📖 Chapters are listed below for your convenience. 📜 New to Regency romance? There's a glossary of words from this story at the bottom of the description. Wiltshire, England, 1815. Miss Philippa Vane has every reason to despise Mr. Crispin Ashford. Their families have been feuding for thirty years. Both sides know exactly why. Neither side is right. When the Midsummer Relief Ball committee draws names for the two co-chairs, it draws theirs. Two people who should never share a room are now sharing responsibility for the county's most important charity event. Eight weeks. Every decision made together. What could possibly go wrong? Will they be able to stand each other's company until the ball? The county is already taking bets on two strong-minded people determined not to be outdone by the other. A clean Regency romance audiobook filled with ancient grudges, reluctant admiration, dry wit, and a heroine who discovers that her objections to a man are not always arguments against him. Settle in for At War with Mr. Ashford, a full-length audiobook with drawing-room sparring, slow-burn romance, and a happily ever after worth the wait. ✨ A full-cast Regency romance audiobook, with each character voiced individually for an immersive listening experience. 💐 To preserve the flow of the story, ads are placed only at the beginning, end, or at natural chapter breaks - never during the story 🪶 Every story on this channel is my own original Regency romance work. I use AI assistance, text-to-speech narration, and other modern creative tools along the way, as many independent writers and creators now do. Without these tools, I simply could not produce full-length, fully voiced audiobooks at this pace or scale. They allow one independent creator to bring stories, voices, music, and artwork to the stage, where the work can be judged by what matters most: the quality of the final story. Every creative choice, every character, every scene, and every line of dialogue is guided, edited, polished, and refined with care. The music and chapter artwork are AI-generated, and each audiobook is carefully edited and produced by me for an immersive listening experience. Thank you so much for listening 💖 📖 Regency Glossary — At War with Mr. Ashford 🧣 Cravat — A long strip of white linen tied elaborately around a gentleman's neck. The Regency equivalent of a tie — and a mark of good breeding if tied well. 🧥 Pelisse — A long outdoor coat worn over an empire-waist dress, usually fitted and often fur-trimmed. 👜 Reticule — A small drawstring bag carried by women, the Regency equivalent of a handbag. Just large enough for a handkerchief, a coin or two, and apparently a monogrammed silver pencil case. 🪞 Bluestocking — A woman with serious intellectual interests. Often said with mild disapproval. Philippa considers it a compliment. 💍 Spinster — An unmarried woman, typically over a certain age. In 1815 this carried social weight. Philippa has chosen the status deliberately. 🐴 Side-saddle — The correct way for a gentlewoman to ride in 1815 — both legs to one side, never astride. 🥂 Subscription ball — A charity event funded by ticket sales (subscriptions). The higher the subscription, the grander the occasion. 🎰 Tombola — A raffle, typically at charity events. Donated prizes, tickets drawn at random. 🍽️ Covers — Place settings at a dinner table. "One hundred covers" means seating for one hundred guests. 🍮 Removes — The courses of a formal dinner, brought in and removed in sequence. 🏡 Dower house — A smaller house on an estate, traditionally occupied by the widow of the previous owner. 🛋️ Morning room — A comfortable informal sitting room used during the day, distinct from the more formal drawing room. 🎨 Drawing room — The formal reception room where guests were received after dinner. Ladies withdrew here while gentlemen remained for port. 🥟 Pasties — A baked pastry filled with meat and vegetables, traditionally associated with Cornwall and the working classes. Not, it must be said, the natural choice for a county charity ball. Colonel Marsh's wife's uncle manufactures them in considerable quantities and misses no opportunity to say so. 📜 Baronet — A hereditary title below a lord, above a plain gentleman. Addressed as "Sir." Sir George Vane holds this title. 🏠 Second son — In Regency England, the eldest son inherited everything. A second son had to make his own way — through the army, the church, or hard work. Crispin is a second son who chose the latter. 🔖 Use the chapters below to skip to specific parts of the video. 0:00 – Introduction 0:21 – Chapter 1: The Draw 15:40 – Chapter 2: First Meeting 26:26 – Chapter 3: Negotiations 40:11 – Chapter 4: Family Matters 52:49– Chapter 5: The Inspection 1:03:26 – Chapter 6: The Dinner 1:18:58 – Chapter 7: The Crisis 1:30:55 – Chapter 8: The Truth Surfaces 1:42:44 – Chapter 9: The Night Before 1:52:25 – Chapter 10: The Ball 2:06:41 – Epilogue