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Title: Silent Melody

Author: Mary Balogh

Narrator: Rosalyn Landor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-17-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 281 votes

Genres: Romance, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

Lady Emily Marlowe is beautiful, independent, and unspoiled. Deaf since childhood, she appreciates her family's efforts to nurture her spirit, but the man they've chosen for her betrothal can never fulfill her. The only one Emily has ever desired is bold and reckless Lord Ashley Kendrick. Her childhood amour inspired her fantasies and vowed never to forget her - even as he left her for a new life in India and a new love. Seven years and countless dreams later, Ashley has returned a desolate widower to Bowden Abbey and, true to his promise, to Emily. Yet his heedless proposal of marriage has left her unexpectedly conflicted. Though the heat of passion still burns, Emily fears that it's only a sense of duty - not love - that has brought him to bended knee. And what is she to make of those seven lost years clouded in secrets too dark for Ashley to share? For Emily, her greatest and only love now becomes one worth fighting for, one of startling revelations and second chances, and one, like a melody, too beautiful for words....

Members Reviews:

Don't buy until audible has entire book recorded

I was enjoying the book until it abruptly cut off. Audible did not get the entire recording so double check before you purchase that they have corrected this problem. Hard to rate when so frustrated!

A Wonderful and heartfelt story -Full Version

I absolutely adore Mary Balogh. The way she captures a story draws you into the characters. She's so good at it and I absolutely love the story.

Initially I was disappointed because I got through quite a bit of the book and then the rest was cut off. The publishing house seems to have fixed that issue and I was able to complete the entire book.

I think this book is even more special because it includes a main character with a disability. Most authors are not brave enough to do that nor are they able to pull it off. Well done!

One Of Balogh's Best!

After having re-read and listened to the audio version of HEARTLESS by Mary Balogh, it brought to mind another favorite of mine that followed the Georgian series, that of SILENT MELODY, the story of Annas younger deaf mute sister Lady Emily Marlowe.

Lady Emily was introduced in HEARTLESS as a young teen who had formed a fast friendship with Lukes (hero of HEARTLESS) younger brother Lord Ashley Kendrick. Ashley had left England to find himself and make his fortune in India. Now ten years later he has returned a broken widower and tormented only to find Emily all grown up and about to become officially betrothed to a young and fully acceptable suitor. Had she forgotten him as he had her?

Emily liked her betrothed and might even love him in time, but for her heart there was only one man she had ever loved and it was Ashley who accepted her and all her quirks. Ashley who knew her soul and loved her exactly the way she was. One thing you can be assured of is the romance and emotional portion of SILENT MELODY will stir your emotions to a high level.

But that is only a portion of what you will experience in SILENT MELODY, which happens to be one of my favorite all time best Mary Balogh novels. As with most romances Emily and Ashleys journey was not without pitfalls, after all there was a background of betrayal going on that kept the pace moving right along. Someone did not want to see Ashley and Emily have their forever after and the twisted mind behind it was playing the feeling of both Emily and Ashley like a fine violin.