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Title: The Highland Duke
Author: Amy Jarecki
Narrator: Penelope Hardy, Alex Hyde-White
Format: Unabridged
Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
Language: English
Release date: 03-28-17
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes
Genres: Romance, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
She'll put her life on the line for him....
When Akira Ayres finds the brawny Scot with a musket ball in his thigh, the healer has no qualms about doing whatever it takes to save his life. Even if it means fleeing with him across the Highlands to tend to his wounds while English redcoats are closing in. Though Akira is as fierce and brave as any of her clansmen, even she's intimidated by the fearsome, brutally handsome Highlander who refuses to reveal his name.
Yet she can never learn his true identity.
Geordie knows if Akira ever discovers he's the Duke of Gordon, both her life and his will be forfeit in a heartbeat. The only way to keep the lass safe is to ensure she's by his side day and night. But the longer he's with her, the harder it becomes to think of letting her go. Despite all their differences, despite the danger, he will face death itself to make her his.
Critic Reviews:
"Readers will admire plucky Akira, who, despite her poverty, is fiercely independent and is determined to be no man's mistress. The romance is scintillating and moving, enhanced by fast-paced suspense." (Publishers Weekly)
Members Reviews:
The Highland Duke
First, the cover entranced me so I bought the book. I can't put my finger on exactly why I find this cover so compelling, but I do. I have always loved Ms. Jarecki's books and never been disappointed by any of them. They are always very well written, with strong, well developed characters you can't help but get attached to. Penelope Hardy and Alex Hyde-White both gave 5 * performances for their wonderful rendition in their narration. Not only is this a Do not miss book, but a Do not miss audiobook as well. Excellent!
The story was good but...
The female narrator was good she did the characters with a Scottish accent ,then the male read his part in an English accent. He made it very hard to listen too. I also found the way he read it was kind of snotty.
Fabulous, loved every word.
Any additional comments?
The Highland Duke
A Lord of the Highland Novel
By Amy Jarecki
Narrated by Penelope Hardy and Alex Hyde-White.
Setting: Hoodmore, Scotland
August, 1703. Near the village of Dunkeld, Scotland.
Historical Background:
"After Queen Anne had rejected the Scottish Parliaments proposed Act of Security, the entire country was in an uproarand ready to strike against the Government at last. Yes, hed agreed to stand by his cousin and challenge the Government troops. The queens Act of Settlement was nothing but a sham, created to subvert the succession of the rightful Stuart line behind the guise of Protestantism."
"Death on the battlefield," scanning the dark meadow, healer Akira finds one man alive covered in brush. Moaning with pain from a musket shot to his thigh, Highland Duke George Gordon, Aka Jordie, is grateful Akira found him. Akira reluctantly agrees to remove the musket ball from Jordie's thigh. As Akira tends to his wound, she becomes very aware of this hot blooded highlander and the thoughts he provokes in her mind and soul.
There is nothing more powerful than your one true love.
But even that kind of love faces challenges.
Akira may be an excellent healer, but with gypsy blood running through her, Akira is a social outcast.
