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Title: Desiree 1910

Subtitle: The Race to La Turbie

Author: Archie Vincent

Narrator: Chelsea Lee Rock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-15

Publisher: Archie Vincent

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Desiree is determined to win the trophy in the automobile race on the French Riviera, where the wealthy buyers party, and rise to the top of a new industry. Edvard loves automobiles as much as she does and needs her as much as she needs him. From the ski slopes in Saint Anton, Austria, to the villas, swimming pools, and speedboats in Nice, France, she takes him on the wildest rides of his life.

Members Reviews:

I loved this book and I thought the narrator's accents added ...

I loved this book and I thought the narrator's accents added to the book and the setting at hand! Highly recommend!

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Title: Miss Fiona's Fancy

Subtitle: The Royal Ambition Series, Vol. 3

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

M. C. Beaton, writing as Marion Chesney

From beloved historical romance author Marion Chesney comes the third installment in the Royal Ambition series.

The Misses Penelope Yarwood, Euphemia Perkins, and Letitia Helmsdale all smugly informed Fiona that the Marquess of Cleveden was at once the most eligible and the most elusive catch in the London marriage mart. Society's most dazzling beauties had failed to win him over yet, and a newcomer like Fiona didn't stand a ghost of a chance of having him look at her twice. That was all that fiery-tempered Fiona needed to hear, and she bet - far more wealth than she possessed - that she would snare the maddeningly elusive marquess before the season's end. Now Fiona faces the risk of losing a wager she cannot repay - and more, the even greater danger of losing her heart.

Members Reviews:

Hilarious

I wasn't sure about this one at first but it turned out to be amazing. A fast-paced regency with a bit of the Highlands thrown in. Our poor put-upon hero. Between all the scrapes and situations he gets dragged through during the novel and all the people he is forced to deal with it's a wonder that he actually remains sane, let alone in love with the heroine. But what a heroine. She is worth every struggle even if she is not conscious of her own worth at the beginning. Lizzie had me worried there for awhile and I am still not comfortable with how her story ended but at least the three witches' stories were set right and I don't think our Hero even had to throw that ball. A very well written, excellent regency. Very highly recommended for all Regency Romance lovers.

Fun

Fun plot, great couple, crazy characters, mean villains . . . classic Marion Chesney Regency romance . . . and very enjoyable.

Okay

The beginning of this book was terrific. I liked the hero and heroine and how they connected. The problem for me was that the book kept going on and on and on with sub-plots that I found tedious and uninteresting. I typically love Chesney books, but this was not one of her better offerings.

Five Stars

I love MC Beaton. She's such fun to read. Love her characters.

Lots of intrigue

This book is a fun piece. It gas the intrigue of a gambling woman who gambles for a known bachelor. So much fun.

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Title: Regency Gold

Subtitle: The Regency Intrigue Series, Vol. 2

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

From beloved historical romance author Marion Chesney comes the second installment in the Regency Intrigue series.

With little to live on but her romantic daydreams - which frequently starred the dashing Marquess of Fleetwater - Jean Lindsay lived a rather dismal life with her nasty, drunken uncle.

Jean was always the object of ridicule, that is, until news of her unexpected inheritance spread. Suddenly, her worn dresses became "quaint" and her forthright manner turned magically to "charming", but to Jean's horror, someone wanted her dead! With the marquess nearby to save her pretty neck, Jean felt quite safe...and quite smitten. As for her hero...how had an unsophisticated child from a Scottish manse turned his head and his heart askew?

Members Reviews:

Funny and entertaining

Loved this story and very well narrated. Like a lot of M C Beaton stories it had some really funny moments.

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Title: A Marriage of Inconvenience

Subtitle: The Endearing Young Charms, Book 3

Author: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A marriage of convenience becomes a rollicking adventure in this historical romance.

He stated quite bluntly - and much to Isabella's relief - that theirs would be a marriage in name only. But neither Harry nor Isabella was aware of the other's disguise - contrived in vain to thwart the impending nuptials. Isabella was not the selfish ice princess she seemed, nor was Harry a mincing dandy but rather a merry profligate. A search for buried treasure and a thwarted suitor out for revenge add adventure to the marital mayhem, as two hearts discover that love lies no further than the nearest kiss.

Members Reviews:

The Funniest and Most Fun!

This is a perfectly wonderful story, full of Regency silliness, comical characters and handsome and beautiful heroes and heroines. It is pure fun and reminds me of Marion Chesney's sisters series.

Worst book ever! Encourages Rape Culture.

This book loves rape and hates women. A woman goes walking alone, gets attacked by a rapist, and the hero says she brought it on herself, as if being a woman were an invitation to rape. Her attacker is overcome with passion for her, and can't control himself. If he loves her, he should have her.

Heroine suddenly overcomes lifelong fear of men simply because her young friend tells her that she's too sheltered and treating women like objects is normal. She is unphased by being abducted, suddenly falls in love with the man she hates, who has been lying to her and insulting her the whole time. She loves him because he saved her (because he was too cowardly to tell her the truth and too controlling to let her make her own decisions) and assures her that there are good men in the world, who respect women and would never treat women as objects. He then treats her like an object, by pinning her down and threatening to keep her there until she agrees to marry him. He INFORMS her that she will be coming with him to the wars, no matter how dangerous it is, because he wants her in his bed to do whatever he wants with. Having saved her from one dude who only wanted her body, he goes ahead and strips her and climbs on top. Very respectful. He can't help it because his passions are too great and that's what she gets for being beautiful and having a nice figure. His passion actually angers him and drives him to treat her badly. WTF?

Nobody levels with anyone else. Main characters are unlikable, boring, carry on their stupid charades way too long, not funny. Then, it just ends.

Had a few good moments

I read this free on KU. There's no doubt about this being the weakest series that I've read by this author. The stories do stand alone and it's not necessary to have read any of the other books. Here the h is very beautiful but she was scarred when she witnessed a bit of an orgy by accident when she was younger. She's terrified of the interactions between men and women so during her first season she put on an ice princess facade and any of her suitors. When it happened during her second season, her parents decided to arrange a marriage for her with the son of an Earl. The H, who is the said son, heard about the beautiful Isabella and decides to put on a fop persona whenever they come in to contact. In the background there is a villain, who was one of the h's rejected suitors and he is out for revenge.

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Title: Tasting Temperance

Subtitle: SpicyShorts

Author: Kit Tunstall

Narrator: Audrey Lusk

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-07-15

Publisher: Amourisa Press

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Lady Temperance knows she is in trouble when her guardian, Viscount Linchester, catches her sneaking out of the garden in a state of dishabille. When she reveals she was with Lady Prudence - not Pru's brother, Horrid Harold, as Ashby assumed - her guardian accepts the news she was kissing the other woman with aplomb. Ashby is convinced she can't have learned much from another inexperienced chit and does something most peculiar - he offers to instruct her in the art of kissing...everywhere.

SpicyShorts are compact tales that can be heard in a brief amount of time with no cliffhanger endings or multiple parts.

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Title: The French Affair

Subtitle: The Endearing Young Charms, Book 2

Author: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney

Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A lovely widow plans to marry a French count in this historical romance by best-selling author Marion Chesney.

It was true. The lovely young widow Lady Charteris - Delphine to her friends - had agreed to abide by her parents' wishes and marry the comte Saint-Pierre. Delphine's parents had long since died in the Terror, but when she learned of their wishes for her, she believed it her duty to respect their wishes. Delphine would marry, but it would be a marriage in name only.

But when Delphine saw Jules Saint-Pierre, she got the shock of her life: He was the same man she had seen juggling in the streets at a local fair. What was he doing as the comte Saint-Pierre? Was he posing? Had she made some terrible mistake?

Members Reviews:

Don't Believe Everything You See

This was a true delight! I have read many of Ms Beaton's books and this is a favorite. Delphine and Jules enter into a marriage of convenience and her sister-in-law creates problems. An amusing story.

Lazy but interesting

This book, like it's hero, has a wealth of potential that never quite reveals itself. All through the book the hero and heroine circle around each other saying and doing hurtful things and concealing their true selves from the other. The Hero is especially guilty of this because he is ridiculously lazy. He really isn't, but he spends so much time cultivating that persona that it is all the reader gets to see. And then he fully reveals himself as a hero in truth... off-stage. How vexing. One moment the heroine is flying to London, heart-broken, and the next chapter starts with the hero at the aftermath of Waterloo... What?!? The story was really unique and interesting but never lived up to its potential. It would have been fascinating to see more of the lives of the French emigrees and ridden with Jules when he went abroad, but those aspects were glossed over in favor of a childish heroine' s tantrums and a constant euology to a dead man. Vexing indeed. Still, not a terrible read. Recommended for all Regency Romance lovers.

VERY DISAPPOINTD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MARION CHESNEY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, HOWEVER THIS WAS ONE OF THE MOST BORING BOOKS I'VE EVER READ.

THE PERSONS REVIEW THAT SAID THIS BOOK WAS HILARIOUS (WHICH IS THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS BOOK) NEEDS TO SAY WHAT PART THAT WAS, I COULDN`T EVEN FIND ANYTHING TO SMILE ABOUT. THE HERIONE WAS SPOILT, ARROGANT, RUDE, AND COMPLETELY SELF SERVING, IF IT HAD BEEN BY ANY OTHER AUTHOR, I WOULD HAVE QUIT READING IT HALF WAY THROUGH IT.

My least favorite book from MC Beaton

I forced myself to finish this book. I did not care for either main character. My favorite character was Charlie. Delphine was self-righteous and forever angry. The character of Jules had no depth. I didn't feel their "genuineness".

I love MC Beaton and enjoy reading her books very much. My favorite series is the Poor Relation series. This book did not measure up to the other books I have read by Beaton, and I have read A LOT OF THEM!!!

One of the better ones

This is one of Chesney/Beaton's better reads. I found it light and entertaining, and it is a bit different from the usual run, in that the hero and heroine are both French emigres, and the gentleman, although fashionable, has had to work for a living for most of his adult life.

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Title: Lessons in Love

Subtitle: The Regency Intrigue Series, Book 3

Author: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney

Narrator: Vanessa Benjamin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

One of Marion Chesney's best Regencies features a young woman betrothed at the tender age of 10 to the gentleman who had kidnapped her.

Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father, the earl of Sotheran, was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls with impunity - until he cheats Captain Mark Chamfrey, who kidnaps 10-year-old Lucinda for ransom. But when Chamfrey has a change of heart and returns the girl, Earl Esmond nonetheless exacts his own price: Chamfrey can redeem himself and save his skin only by marrying his little victim nine years hence.

Lucinda's father could not have foreseen what a beauty Lucinda would become nor that Chamfrey, a newly made marquess, would find that what was supposed to be his punishment turns out be exactly what he desires!

Members Reviews:

Chesney 2

Old stories written by dead authors, new stories written by authors still alive, can be just as good to read today as they were when written. Reading about Regency England is my favorite time period to enjoy. I picked this story because the author's style of storytelling matches my reading interest level. An easy story for an easy read.

A good regency read...

With some intrigue involved. Murder, mayhem, and intrigue. Filled with a few surprises, this should be a relaxing easy read.

Five Stars

Fun read.

Beaton and Joan Smith, the vintage ones deliver.

Great fun book. When you read the newer self published books, you see how truly GREAT the Beaton/Chesney books are.

Book I think I have read before.

I do love this book, but buyer beware, these have all been published before under Marion Chesney's name. Gotta check those publication dates better

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Title: A Governess of Distinction

Subtitle: The Endearing Young Charms, Book 6

Author: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

A young governess dreams of life in a castle in this historical romance by best-selling author Marion Chesney.

Lord Percy Hunterdon despaired: He had inherited a Gothic horror of an estate along with a pair of 15-year-old brats to marry off. It was no secret to him that finding husbands for these two vile young ladies would require the utmost expertise: the care of a governess of superior caliber.

When Jean Morrison spied Lord Hunterdon's advertisement, dreams of an unmarried viscount and a magnificent castle danced in her head. She imagined him as Byronic and brooding, pacing the battlements with a black cloak wrapped around his manly shoulders. And naturally, he would fall madly in love with her.

Her dreams immediately burst apart at the seams when she saw the dank, dirty Trelawney Castle and encountered for the first time the evil dispositions of her new charges. Still, despite all of this, the golden hair and dancing eyes of her employer conjured up fantasies that were most unseemly for a governess of distinction.

Members Reviews:

Very Entertaining

I love all of the little subplots in M. C. Beaton's stories. Just when you think you know enough to predict what's coming next, she brings something else into play. Of course, the main elements conform to the Regency romance genre. Ms. Beaton is a master storyteller. Fun story.

Two 15 year old minions of Hell

The Viscount not only inherited money and a estate, but the supposed 2 daughters of the former master and his maid. His keeping the inheritance totally hinged on taking care of the two devil girls. What I particularly enjoyed was that the girls were most irredeemable as usually in these stories the governess somehow transforms them with her love and care. Yes the loving governess is there, yet so are the bad seeds. Never fear, a HEA ending is achieved.

I enjoyed this book very much

I enjoyed this book very much. In fact, I enjoyed it so much I ordered two more books by this author. I am not a great fan of a lot of sex, this told it like you knew what they did without so much detail...good for MC Beaton.

Funny, witty author

I love M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). I have read all of her books.

A Governess of Distiction - A Review

If all governesses had such an "easy" life as this main character then there would be no need to read about them.

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Title: To Dream of Love

Subtitle: The Endearing Young Charms, Book 2

Author: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney

Narrator: Lindy Nettleton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-02-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Two sisters vie for a notorious marquess in this historical romance by best-selling author Marion Chesney.

Must one sister suffer in poverty while the other lives in the lap of luxury? This question plagued Harriet Clifton incessantly. Inviting herself to her widowed sister Cordelia's posh London townhouse for the season was surely the only way to meet a suitable partner as well as escape drafty old Pringle House forever.

The vain Cordelia was meanwhile casting her net for the notorious marquess of Arden, a man who would rather court a mistress than wed a wife. Who would have believed that the marquess would succumb to Harriet's countrified charms? Or that Cordelia would stoop quite so low as to try to conquer the marquess at her own sister's expense?

Members Reviews:

Strange but Good

This is one of Ms Chesney's stranger, more gothic novels. It is slightly skewed in tone, slightly melodramatic, and fraught with the virgin fears of sex. That is not to say it was a bad book, it wasn't, it was actually very interesting. But... It is one of the weird ones that this author occasionally wrote, so reader beware. It's hard to put my finger on exactly what is weird about these books. They are just slightly off. The plot is deceptively simple - in this case, the poor relations invite themselves to Town and make a splash - and the characters are the traditional archetypes: innocent debutante, professional invalid spinster aunt, evil older slutty sister, put-upon spinster companion, and world-weary, hardened rake, but devastatingly attractive hero. Add a Byronic young cousin to the hero and you have your typical Regency cast. But each of the characters seems just a tad skewed either in their reactions to events or In their internal monologues. The heroine is far too gullible, the sister too evil, the companion too cowardly, the aunt too missish, the cousin too melodramatic, and the hero far too cynical. Together it works, but the story is a little too serious, too dark, to be a farce and not enough absurdist to be a dark comedy. It is just awkward enough to be unsettling but not awkward enough to impact the enjoyment of the experience. It was good, very well-written. I do highly recommend this book to all Regency Romance lovers.

Plot driven story with nasty villains and heroes who win win the day!

Harriet is a charming, hard-working heroine who's been living a life of drudgery and destitution, trying to keep herself and her Aunt fed with a vegetable garden, eggs from their chickens and shooting game on her dilapidated country property. The Marquess of Arden and his cousin Bertram stumble upon their home after getting lost on their travels. Arden is very kind to Harriet and her Aunt, and Bertram shows an interest in Harriet. After enjoying a very pleasant visit with lively conversation, Arden leaves them a basket of delicious food and fine wines.

This makes them realize how badly they have it - they are lonely with no visitors and almost starving - they decide to travel to London to show up on the doorstep of Harriet's rich, selfish sister. The sister, Cordelia, is one of the most heinous type of villains. 1) Harriet and her Aunt are under her roof so they can't get away from her cruel treatment and cutting remarks. 2) Sometimes Cordelia pretends to be nice, so her behavior is erratic and confusing.

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Title: The Mysterious Mrs. Pennybaker

Author: Nancy Fraser

Narrator: Nina Price

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-15

Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In the Roaring Twenties....

A Hello Girl during WWI, widowed Ariel Pennybaker served her country proudly. She now carries on her late husband's legacy...a home for the many returning injured soldiers.

With her year of mourning nearly at an end, she's had enough of her self-imposed celibacy. It's time to get back in the game.

A chance meeting with a handsome WWI aviator fills her imagination with thoroughly naughty thoughts. When a second man walks into her life, her naughty thoughts turn downright decadent. What better way to fulfill her fantasies than by sharing both men's beds.

As tempting as the idea is, Ariel has a huge secret, one she must protect at all costs. And it's possible one or both of her lovers is not what he seems.

Members Reviews:

Original plot...

I really liked this book. The plot and story-line is original and refreshing. At first, I didn't quite know where it was heading to. Then I realized and thought wow, the author did a really good job.

The setting takes place back at war time (WWI) and while in our time now, the behavior is no big deal for a woman, it was a HUGE deal way back then (risque). I learned quite a bit too as I never thought about the government using women as spies.

The author, Nancy Fraser did a good job on this story and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The narrator, Nina Price takes a little getting used to. Sometimes some of the emotions feel forced, but all in all - good job! Well done!