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  • The Earl's Mistress Audiobook by Liz Carlyle
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    Title: The Earl's Mistress
    Subtitle: MacLachlan Family & Friends, Book 10
    Author: Liz Carlyle
    Narrator: Carolyn Morris
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 08-26-14
    Publisher: HarperAudio
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 58 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    New York Times best-selling author Liz Carlyle creates her darkest, most sensuous story yet, as a delectable but desperate governess runs headlong into the path of a notorious rake.
    Women rarely refuse the wicked Earl of Hepplewood, whose daring exploits are only whispered about. But when his new governess answers his proposition with a slap, then stalks out, references in hand, Hepplewood finds more than his face is burning.
    Isabella Aldridge has brains, bravado, and beauty - but the latter is no use to a servant. Her circumstances are desperate, and with Hepplewood's words ringing in her ears, Isabella realizes she must barter her most marketable asset - her body. But when fate sends Isabella back into Hepplewood's arms, the earl must make an impossible choice - draw Isabella down into his sensual darkness, or behave with honor for the first time in his life.
    Members Reviews:
    Healthy BDSM in a historical romance? HOT!
    I really love HR erotica. Unfortunately, it can be very hard (no pun intended) to find well written books in this sub-genre, that are also true historical romances. Ding ding ding -- I FOUND ONE!
    The Earl's Mistress is listed as the 10th book in a long series that isn't currently available on Audible, but it's definitely a stand-alone HR, so don't let that put you off. It also has that special romantic something that elevates it above the usual HR fair: a hero and heroine to fall in love with -- AND respect!
    A gorgeous, and caring dominant hero -- who enjoys BDSM! -- finds a woman who fits his proclivities like a studded leather glove. He's not the typical tortured dominant hero: He doesn't think what he wants is twisted or wrong, it's just who he is. But he also understands it may not be for everyone. When he finds himself attracted to the new nanny he's interviewing, he realizes that what he wants from her would not be appropriate for an employee. After a steamy kiss between them shows that the attraction is mutual, he suggests another arrangement, one that she would find much more financially rewarding.
    But Isabel is a lady, and his suggestion that she become his mistress is met with shock and then outrage. But after all, her situation is dire, and her responsibilities great -- and besides, she can't forget that kiss.
    I loved the way that Tony was written. He asked for her feedback every time he elevated their play, making certain she was okay with what was happening between them, and giving her all the control. This only added to the intimacy, and gave the scenes a slow and deliberate tone that gradually increased the sensuality between them. Very nice nuance on Ms. Carlyle's part, and this respectful regard would be refreshing in any erotica book. This is a mature romance, in a really beautifully written HR, and should be savoured.
    I also loved that Isobel was not a coward. Despite her upbringing, she's no fool. She loves his dominance -- and not because she's broken in some way, -- but because the BDSM dynamic turns her on, too. (A female submissive with a brain in her head? Jackpot!)
    With great MCs (that don't fall to weak tropes and over-used cliche's), worthy villeins and a fully fleshed-out cast of side characters, this one is a keeper. It also has the perfect amount of tension, without over-powering the romance.
    11 hr 52 min
  • Highland Courage Audiobook by Ceci Giltenan
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    Title: Highland Courage
    Subtitle: Duncurra, Book 2
    Author: Ceci Giltenan
    Narrator: Paul Woodson
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 08-19-14
    Publisher: Duncurra LLC
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 186 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Her parents want a betrothal, but Mairead MacKenzie can't get married without revealing her secret, and no man will wed her once he knows.
    Plain in comparison to her siblings and extremely reserved, Mairead has been called "MacKenzie's Mouse" since she was a child. No one knows the reason for her timidity and she would just as soon keep it that way. When her parents arrange a betrothal to Laird Tadhg Matheson, she is horrified. She only sees one way to prevent an old secret from becoming a new scandal.
    Tadhg Matheson admires and respects the MacKenzies. While an alliance with them through marriage to Mairead would be in his clan's best interest, he knows Laird MacKenzie seeks a closer alliance with another clan. When Tadhg learns of her terrible shyness and her youngest brother's fears about her, Tadhg offers for her anyway.
    Secrets always have a way of revealing themselves. With Tadhg's unconditional love, can Mairead find the strength and courage she needs to handle the consequences when they do?
    Members Reviews:
    another great listen
    This story so wonderfully written. I fell in love with Tadhg in the first book and Mairead is a wonderful choice to be his wife. Their story is a true love story, the way it should be. Despite many obstacles, they stayed true and believed in each other and the end was a welcome surprise, it left me smiling. I highly recommend to buy and read the books by Ceci Giltenan, she is a great storyteller. Congrats on your choice of narrators, Ms. Giltenan!
    Listening to Tadhg come alive thru Paul Woodson's voice made me fall in love with him even more. Thank you Mr. Woodson for another great audio experience. Looking forward to more.
    not just a mouse
    I'd read this and thought it brilliant and now listening to it as well is absolutely thrilling, the story is fantastic and Paul did an excellent job in narrating this. At the end I was overcome with emotion and I had goosebumps.
    Go listen, you'll love it
    Love It!
    Where does Highland Courage rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
    It is one of the tops.
    What did you like best about this story?
    It had a lot of adventure and passion. It was well written and a page turner.
    What does Paul Woodson bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
    He does a wonderful job
    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
    Yes
    Any additional comments?
    Well worth you time to listen to.
    Good book
    Any additional comments?
    This is a series, but this book easily is a stand alone book. I like the heroine - she is a determined little "mouse" hoping for courage. I particularly liked this book because there are not a lot of nail biting nerve shattering situations, and the intense situations that do exist in the plot are fairly quickly resolved. Excellent reader.
    A good listen
    My first Highland romance. I've returned so many lately as I became bored with the characters, so many are inconsistent. I think I've been spoilt by Georgette Heyer over the years. I stuck with this one, and in conclusion found it a reasonably good story line with likeable hero & heroin
    9 hr 46 min
  • Valiant Chaos Audiobook by Kathryn Le Veque
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    Title: Valiant Chaos
    Author: Kathryn Le Veque
    Narrator: Tim Campbell
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 08-01-14
    Publisher: Kathryn Le Veque Novels
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 59 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Listeners take note: This work was originally published under the title For Love and Honor, but it had been reissued with a new ending and bonus chapters!
    1469 A.D. - Brogan d'Aurilliac is a master sergeant in the infantry of Edward IV. The son of a Germanic knight, he came to England at his father's death and worked his way up through the ranks of the infantry to become the king's highest ranking soldier. Brogan is a very large man with power and skill, but uneducated due to his family's immigrant social standing.
    He meets our heroine by chance, a member of the mighty de Nevilles, the most powerful ruling family in England. The Lady Avalyn du Brant's uncle is the all-powerful Richard Neville, "The Kingmaker". Although Brogan knows she is out of his league, he is nonetheless taken by her. Avalyn, too, is intrigued by the big soldier with the heavy accent and menacing presence. What starts out as pity for the man turns to something else and her uncle, used to meddling in people's lives, seeks to separate his niece from Brogan by betrothing her to a powerful but foolish baron.
    Yet Avalyn is intelligent; she takes charge of the situation and, like a great chess match, seeks to beat her uncle at his own game. Brogan, the man that enemy and ally alike call "The Monster" in battle, offers support and affection such as Avalyn has never known in this story of reversal of roles.
    She is the 'smart and cunning' one in this battle to save her relationship with Brogan from her uncle's destruction.
    Members Reviews:
    I'm so relieved she rewrote the ending
    This is a rewrite (and re-titling) of an earlier Veque novel, For Love and Honour. I'm so glad she did the rewrite. While the original ending may have been more correct for that time, as a romance it didn't work for me. If I wanted a depressing romance, I'd read Thomas Hardy. Thanks for the rewrite, Kathryn Le Veque - I love your medieval romances.
    I'm so glad you rewrote the ending
    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
    Yes I definitely would recommend this to a friend it was a wonderful book and I just loved the end when they were together in a new country with their children.
    What did you like best about this story?
    It shows that no matter if you are rich, poor or from different backgrounds love can always make it work.
    What does Tim Campbell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?
    Emotion and a feeling of being there with the characters
    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
    Yes. I cried but they were happy tears.
    Any additional comments?
    I have all of Kathryn Le Veque audiobooks and can't wait for her new book coming out the end of October. I find from her website that some books are not available in audiblebooks and wish something could be done about it.
    TWO STORIES ENDINGS
    I truly glad how Kathryn rewrote the ending. Brogan and Avalyn belong together. William should had just stayed her friend because that all he was to her threw out the book. I truly didn't like the original version much at all. I enjoyed the rewrite..
    UGH!
    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
    No.
    What could Kathryn Le Veque have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
    Let sleeping dogs lie.
    11 hr 37 min
  • Full Steam Ahead Audiobook by Karen Witemeyer
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    Title: Full Steam Ahead
    Author: Karen Witemeyer
    Narrator: Carine Montbertrand
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 06-04-14
    Publisher: Recorded Books
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 153 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    When Nicole Renard returns home to Galveston from an eastern finishing school, she's stunned to find her father in ill health. Though she loves him, he's only ever focused on what she's not. Not male. Not married. Not able to run their family business, Renard Shipping. Vowing to secure a suitable marriage partner, Nicole sets out with the Renard family's greatest treasure: a dagger personally gifted to Nicole's father by the pirate Jean Lafitte. Many believe the legend that the dagger is the source of all Renard Shipping's good fortune, though Nicole is sure her father's work ethic and honorable business practices are the keys to their success. Before she can board the steamer to New Orleans, Nicole finds her father's rivals--the Jenkins brothers--on either side of the gangplank, ready to grab her and steal the dagger. Quickly, she decides to instead travel north, to Liberty, Texas, where she can decide what to do next. Darius Thornton needs a secretary--someone to help him get his notes in order. Ever since the boiler explosion aboard the Louisiana, Darius has been a man obsessed. He will do anything to stop even one more steamship disaster. The pretty young socialite who applies for the job baffles him with her knowledge of mathematics and steamships. He decides to take a risk and hire her, but he's determined her attractive face and fancy clothes won't distract him from his important research. The job offer comes at exactly the right time for Nicole. With what Darius is paying her, she'll be able to afford passage to New Orleans in mere weeks. But Mr. Thornton is so reclusive, so distant, so unusual. He can create complex scientific equations but can't remember to comb his hair. And his experiments are growing more and more dangerous. Still, there are undeniable sparks of attraction between them. But Nicole is leaving soon, and if she marries, it must be to a man who can manage a shipping empire. Darius certainly doesn't fit that description. And the Jenkins brothers have not given up on kidnapping Nicole and seizing the Lafitte dagger for themselves.
    Members Reviews:
    Expected More
    I've been a HUGE Karen Witemeyer fan since I first read "A Tailor Made Bride." "Full Steam Ahead" didn't feel like the author I fell for in that first novel. While parts of the story were very good, I didn't connect with the characters as I had in her previous novels. It's something that I can't pinpoint, or put my finger on, but it was frustrating. I loved the historical aspect of the story, and the science behind the steam engines, but it seemed like so much was repeated, plot lines were emphasized and re-emphasized again, and I wanted more than that. Frankly, I expected more than that.
    A big issue was probably the narration. Yet again, 2nd book in a row, an old sounding narrator for a book about young people. I honestly feel like had the book had a better narrator, one that didn't speak so slowly, or emphasize certain words the same way every time like, "Lafitte Dagger," it would have been smoother, and I could have connected more to the characters. Now, Carine Montbertrand was definitely not as bad as the narrator for "Stealing the Preacher." That's a book I had to return and buy in print.
    11 hr 20 min
  • Isabella Audiobook by Loretta Chase
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    Title: Isabella
    Subtitle: Trevelyan Family, Book 1
    Author: Loretta Chase
    Narrator: Stevie Zimmerman
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 05-26-14
    Publisher: NYLA
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 132 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    At the advanced age of 26, the independent, wealthy and imminently practical Isabella Latham has no expectation of marriage. But, good-hearted and dutiful, Isabella accompanies her two young country cousins to oversee their London debut...only to find that it's she who is attracting suitors...all of whom do seem to have quite an excess of creditors!
    There's the sinfully sexy Basil Trevelyan, a rake through and through, but so charming that even sensible Isabella is almost tempted. But then there's his maddeningly handsome - and maddeningly arrogant! - cousin, Edward Trevelyan, seventh Earl of Hartleigh, who has no need of Isabella's dowry; but whose adorable orphaned ward needs a mama. Could he love Isabella for herself? Isabella is too busy trying to decide whether to kiss him - or kill him!
    Poor, poor Isabella. What's a girl to do? But more importantly...who's a girl to choose?
    Members Reviews:
    Loretta Chase deserves better
    Any additional comments?
    Loretta Chase is historical romance royalty, in my opinion, and her many fans have waited patiently for her books to finally appear in audio. Her magnum opus, Lord of Scoundrels, appeared earlier this year, as well as the three volumes of the Dressmakers series.
    Those titles had first-class production values, but Isabella, sadly, does not. The narrator is good, but the sound quality is very poor. Blackstone Audio produced LOS and the Dressmakers, whereas Isabella and Knave's Wager (which also suffers from poor sound) are self-published. These are among Chase's earliest titles, so perhaps no publisher was interested in producing them in audio.
    I've been hoping that the Carsington series would appear in audio, but I certainly hope that Ms. Chase either does not self-publish those titles or finds a better producer for them.
    Good story; poor production
    The story was quite fine. Toward the end I'm not sure why but I got a bit confused. Things went very quickly but they also seemed a bit disjointed. However, I enjoyed the story.
    I liked the narrator, too, but the audio production was abysmal. It sounded like it was recorded in the bottom of a barrel. That's horribly unfair to the author and can't be blamed on the narrator either.
    I like Loretta Chase's work and I'm sorry this production wasn't up to the standards we've come to expect in audiobooks.
    Near perfection!
    Thoroughly enjoyable for its delightfully witty dialogue, it's sensitively drawn, complex characters, it's suspenseful, entertaining story and its ability to allow the reader to truly exist, if only for a few hours, in the century it inhabits. An accomplished and deft literary hand at work here.
    Poor production
    The story was fine as was the narrator, but the production quality of the recording was so weak that I gave up listening. It sounds as if it were recorded in a bathroom.
    Lovely story
    I really did enjoy this book, my only complaint is the audio quality. I enjoyed Stevie Zimmerman's performance however the audio sounded like it had been recorded in an echo chamber and blurred out maybe could do with some digital retouching
    5 hr 15 min
  • The Dark Lord: Book 1 in 'The Titans' Series, Volume 1 Audiobook by Kathryn Le Veque
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    Title: The Dark Lord: Book 1 in 'The Titans' Series, Volume 1
    Author: Kathryn Le Veque
    Narrator: Kiff VandenHeuvel
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 04-01-14
    Publisher: Kathryn Le Veque Novels
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 167 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    The year is 1180 A.D. and times are very dark. England is lawless for the most part and the people live in fear. Rising to power during this time is the vicious and brutal knight Ajax de Velt. His mission is to conquer a large stretch of the Scots and Welsh border, commandeering wealth and property along the way. He wants to be the most feared and powerful warlord in all of England, Wales, and Scotland, and he is well on his way. The last in a long line of dark and brutal warriors, Ajax is the most ruthless and ambitious knight in the Isles; even the heartiest warriors fear the man for his cold-blooded tactics.
    More than that, his bloodlust, as well as his sheer skill with a blade, is legendary. But as Ajax and his army conquer the latest castle in his plans to secure the borders, he unexpectedly meets his match in a spitfire of a woman named Kellington Coleby. Beautiful, intelligent and feisty, Lady Kellington refuses to surrender to the man as handsome as he is brutal. The warlord and the maiden go head to head in this unforgettable story of love, battle, devotion, fear, and adventure.
    Members Reviews:
    Great Author & Great Narrator!
    Would you consider the audio edition of The Dark Lord: Book 1 in 'The Titans' Series, Volume 1 to be better than the print version?
    The Audio Book is definitely better than the book, I was able to listen to it at work and while I was driving.
    What other book might you compare The Dark Lord: Book 1 in 'The Titans' Series, Volume 1 to and why?
    There is no book to compare to The Dark Lord, it is in a category all itself!
    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
    The part that most moved me was when Jax finally realized that there are consequences for his actions. Not everything is as he was taught. Having mercy is not a weakness, but a strength. People will show respect to you, not fear.
    Any additional comments?
    I enjoyed this book because it kept my interest throughout the whole story. I felt their emotions swirling around me as the narrator (Kiff) worked His way through chapter after chapter of this fantastic story. Worth a credit? Absolutely the best Medieval Romance book so far that had me questioning "who needs sleep anyway?" as dawn broke. So that folks is a YES.
    Great series
    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
    Yes. Because the Author is one of my top favorite 3 in the world right now. Can we get the rest of this series?
    Who was your favorite character and why?
    The dark lord was definitely my favorite. I loved reading about him changing. This story is kind of an adult version of beauty and the beast.
    Which character as performed by Kiff VandenHeuvel was your favorite?
    Again the dark lord.
    9 hr 58 min
  • Feral Heat Audiobook by Jennifer Ashley
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    Title: Feral Heat
    Subtitle: Shifters Unbound, Book 5.5
    Author: Jennifer Ashley
    Narrator: Cris Dukehart
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 03-18-14
    Publisher: Tantor Audio
    Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 258 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Jace Warden is sent to the Shiftertown in Austin to find a way to free all Shifters from their Collars. But pulling off the Collars can cause Shifters to go mad or kill them outright.In Austin, Jace meets Deni Rowe, a wolf Shifter with troubles of her own-she was deliberately run down in the road, and while her body has healed, she still has episodes of total memory loss during which she retreats into her pure animal self.
    Jace has never met anyone like Deni. Courageous and beautiful, she volunteers to help him test the Collar removal. And as Deni and Jace work together, they feel the mate bond begin. But can Jace help Deni believe she can heal enough to be anyone's true mate?
    Members Reviews:
    Book hog
    All of these books are well written & very entertaining. Sorry for the spoiler but book 1 & tigers story are the best & I am close to done with the series. Ok honestly tigers book for me wast the best listened to it 3 times.
    Very Good Novella, but Costly
    This is a great novella, and interestingly enough, it actually advances the progress in one of the major story line arcs. While most authors that I read offer novellas in their series, you can usually feel free to miss them, since they are generally hook ups for side characters and don't advance the plot much, if at all.
    We've met Deni and Jace in previous books. She's the wolf shifter who had a bad motorcycle accident that left her having spells where she goes feral and attacks everyone around her. Jace is the son of the leader of the Nevada shifter town, and he's came to Texas to help the leaders of Deni's shifter town, who are trying to find a way to remove shifter's collars.
    Jace meets Deni and sparks fly right off the bat. Their chemistry is very good, and Jace's presence calms Deni's feral beast. I do wish the author had explored Deni's problems a little more, perhaps made them more of an obstacle than what they were. I love imperfect characters, and her's has been a favorite of mine. Unfortunately, while it is brought up, and some of Jace's efforts to calm her are mentioned, it's all a bit glossed over for my taste, and thus the 4 stars instead of 5.
    The other thing I'm not pleased with is the price of this book. This was a novella priced as a full length book, and that seemed a bit much to me. I did spend a credit on this, but I did it grudgingly and with the feeling I was being robbed spending a precious credit on such a short book. Audible, you can do better than that!!!
    Cris Dukehart's narration was close to perfect. She has a pleasant reading voice, and does a marvelous job with accents and both male and female voices.
    Heartwarming story
    This is one of the best shifter series. The narrator did a wonderful job. I enjoyed listening to the story. I loved the characters, and was touched by the heroines healing.
    Another Hit!
    LOVED IT! Another great book by Jennifer Ashley! Absolutely love this series. Can't wait for the next book...
    So glad Jace fond Deni!
    What made the experience of listening to Feral Heat the most enjoyable?
    Jace and Deni are two characters that have been mentioned in the past books of the series. I would never of thought the author would pair them together but I am glad she did. I am still intrigued at the segregation of the shifters, and the lopsided laws not allowing them to have modern technology etc.
    4 hr 43 min
  • The Luckiest Lady in London Audiobook by Sherry Thomas
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    Title: The Luckiest Lady in London
    Author: Sherry Thomas
    Narrator: Corrie James
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 03-05-14
    Publisher: Tantor Audio
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 160 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Felix Rivendale, the Marquess of Wrenworth, is The Ideal Gentleman, a man all men want to be and all women want to possess. Even Felix himself almost believes this golden image. But underneath is a damaged soul soothed only by public adulation.
    Louisa Cantwell needs to marry well to support her sisters. She does not, however, want Lord Wrenworth - though he seems inexplicably interested in her. She mistrusts his outward perfection, and the praise he garners everywhere he goes.
    Still, when he is the only man to propose at the end of the London season, she reluctantly accepts.
    Louisa does not understand her husband's mysterious purposes, but she cannot deny the pleasure her body takes in his touch. Nor can she deny the pull this magnetic man exerts upon her. But does she dare to fall in love with a man so full of dark secrets, any one of which could devastate her, if she were to get any closer?
    Critic Reviews:
    "Thomas's characters are intelligent and multidimensional, and each scene is expertly crafted and rich in details." (Publishers Weekly Starred Review)
    Members Reviews:
    Lovely story, extremely well-written
    This is my first Sherry Thomas story, and it sent me to the web searching for more, It is so well-written with interesting dialogue, fully fleshed-out characters and a plot that has twists and turns that are psychologically motivated and completely believable. Felix Rivendell is the perfect gentleman, but his difficult upbringing leads to dark motives in his otherwise perfect demeanor. Rebecca Cantwell needs to marry, and she seems to be the last person a suitor like Felix would seek. But he sees in her the complement to his own dark personality, and because she distrusts him, he mistakenly believes she understands his dark side. Despite incredible and incandescent sexual chemistry, it turns out his motivations are not clear to her, and he must prove his love in a way that makes her trust him. How he does that makes him a thoroughly lovable hero and the story a delightful listen.
    Strange and Disappointing!
    Any additional comments?
    Remember, this is only my personal opinion -- but I simply found this a very disappointing story. I have enjoyed other books by Sherry Thomas and so was surprised by the tone and lack of storyline. The plot was just too strange for me. I could not at all believe it. I did not come to care at all about the characters and so gave up half way. There was very little dialogue. Under these circumstances, the narrator did a very fine job.
    First in the series, Hot for an HR!
    I've recently read three novels by Sherry Thomas, only to discover that they are all linked in a series that neither Audible nor Amazon describe as related. This book is actually the first of the three, followed by Private Arrangements, and ending with His at Night. I can't say that it mattered -- each book is fine as a stand alone, and the characters are only loosely mentioned in the other books, but I do plan to read them in order next time. I highly recommend them all, especially as read by Corrie James.
    The Luckiest Lady in London has the same passionate and serious tone as the other two books in the series, and for an HR, the sex was hot!
    In this one, our heroine, Louisa Cantwell, is devoted to her family -- especially to the future welfare of an epileptic sister.
    8 hr 42 min
  • Highlander in Disguise Audiobook by Julia London
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    Title: Highlander in Disguise
    Author: Julia London
    Narrator: Anne Flosnik
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 02-20-14
    Publisher: Audible Studios
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 60 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Griffin Lockhart holds the key to his family's fate. Since his brother Liam failed to reclaim the priceless heirloom that could save their ancestral Scottish estate, it's now up to Grif to find it - among the lords and ladies of fashionable London society. Disguised as a Scottish earl, Grif attends the most glittering balls, hunting for the woman who is rumored to possess his family's treasure. Along the way he catches the eye of Anna Addison, a highborn young woman whose sharp tongue and even sharper wits have limited her marital prospects but enable her to detect Grif's deception. Determined to find a husband this Season, Anna draws Grif into a scandalous bargain: She will deliver his precious heirloom - and keep secret his true identity - if Grif can teach her how to seduce a man and win his heart. Well aware of what a man wants from a woman, Grif reluctantly instructs her. Soon Anna is besieged by suitors and Grif's exasperation with the troublesome beauty turns into heated desire. With time running out, Grif commits a reckless act in order to claim not only his treasure, but the passionate woman he believes is his and his alone.
    Members Reviews:
    better.
    I liked it much better then the first first one and am looking forward to the last one.
    9 hr 58 min
  • In My Wildest Fantasies Audiobook by Julianne MacLean
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    Title: In My Wildest Fantasies
    Subtitle: Pembroke Palace Series, Book One (Avon Romantic Treasure)
    Author: Julianne MacLean
    Narrator: Rosalyn Landor
    Format: Unabridged
    Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
    Language: English
    Release date: 02-18-14
    Publisher: Julianne MacLean
    Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 362 votes
    Genres: Romance, Historical
    Publisher's Summary:
    Julianne MacLean's thrilling Pembroke Palace Series begins when a young and innocent aristocratic lady is rescued from a runaway coach by a heroic stranger on a horse-who appears like a phantom out of the mist in a fog-shrouded forest.
    Lady Rebecca Newland cannot forget the captivating nobleman who saved her life, and she sets out to meet him again when she is of an age to be courted. Unbeknownst to her, her timing is impeccable, for Devon Sinclair, the future Duke of Pembroke, has just been informed by his mad father that he must take a wife before Christmas in order to thwart a family curse and preserve his inheritance.
    Lady Rebecca is everything Devon could want in a wife - she is beautiful, charming, and she desires him openly. But can a marriage built on fantasy succeed, or will the lovers be forever entangled in the seductive web of their mutual passion for what occurs each night the marriage bed?
    Members Reviews:
    Fantastic & Steamy....I wanted more!
    First off Rosalyn Landor is AMAZING. She acts out the book...not just reads it....If the character is breathless...she reads it that way! SUPERB!
    Rebecca and Devon are a great match. I didn't want this book to end but when it did...I immediately downloaded the second book in the series and started it the same night.
    This book is definitely not for the listener who wants PG love scenes. These aren't over the top...but they are super steamy!
    I highly recommend this book and am already enjoying the second book.
    Devon Sinclair, Heir Apparent of the Mad Duke
    Would you listen to In My Wildest Fantasies again? Why?
    Yes. Although I read the Pembroke Palace series out of sequence, " In My Wildest Fantasies" is the first book and the story of Devon Sinclair, heir apparent, which lays the foundation for the other books in the series. The other books can stand alone, but it's best to read them in order. Each book includes other family members, yet is unique in and of itself. Sometime in the future I will listen to them again; in order. I plan to read the last book soon; about the youngest sibling and only girl in the Sinclair family. I've enjoyed each book I've read in this series.
    What was one of the most memorable moments of In My Wildest Fantasies?
    There were many , but I liked the beginning when Lady Rebecca and her father are rescued by a handsome stranger when their horses run out of control.
    Which scene was your favorite?
    It's hard to choose a favorite scene because the book as a whole makes it enjoyable to listen to. If I have to choose one, perhaps it would be at the Duchess' birthday ball when Rebecca and the daughter of a Duke vie for Devon's attention. In her innocence Rebecca holds her own against the devious machinations of the daughter of a Duke who expects to marry Lord Devon.
    If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
    Dreams do come true.
    Any additional comments?
    In My Wildest Fantasies you'll find humor, mystery, drama, sexual activity, sorrow; elements that make up a good book and made even better by Rosalyn Landor's excellent narration.
    A new to me author I will read again!
    My Musings
    I recently discovered Julianne MacLeans marvelous books. I actually read/listened to Married by Midnight first, not realizing it was part of this incredible series.
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