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  • A Royal Affair

  • The Sparks & Bainbridge Mysteries, Book 2
  • By: Allison Montclair
  • Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
  • Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (96 ratings)

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A Royal Affair

By: Allison Montclair
Narrated by: Sarah Nichols
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More goes wrong than could be imagined when Iris Sparks and Gwendolyn Bainbridge of the Right Sort Marriage Bureau are unexpectedly engaged to dig into the past of a suitor of a royal princess.

In London 1946, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau is just beginning to take off, and the proprietors, Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge, are in need of a bigger office and a secretary to handle the growing demand. Unfortunately, they don’t yet have the necessary means. So when a woman arrives - a cousin of Gwen’s - with an interesting and quite remunerative proposition, they two of them are all ears.

The cousin, one Lady Matheson, works for the queen in “some capacity” and is in need of some discreet investigation. It seems that Princess Elizabeth has developed feelings for a dashing Greek prince and a blackmail note has arrived, alluding to some potentially damaging information about said prince. Wanting to keep this out of the palace gossip circles, but also needing to find out what skeletons might lurk in the prince’s closet, the palace has quietly turned to Gwen and Iris. Without causing a stir, the two of them must now find out what secrets lurk in the prince’s past, before his engagement to the future queen of England is announced. And there’s more at stake than the future of the empire - there is their potential new office that lies in the balance.

©2020 Allison Montclair (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
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Another fun mystery in the Sparks and Bainbridge series.

It took longer for me to get into this book than the first one; however, when I did, I was intrigued right up until the end. I truly enjoy the Sparks and Bainbridge characters. Sarah Nichols gives a delightful narration.

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A Winner!!

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters, storyline, narration, all of it. Can’t wait to read the next book in the series.

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A delight

I enjoyed the repartee of the two main characters who have quite different personalities and backgrounds And I also appreciate the depiction of the history of the period.

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Adventure and Intrigue with light Comedy/Romance!

Love it! Very fun and entertaining exchanges and intriguing puzzles to unravel!! The author and the narrator both did a fantastic job!

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More Sparks, More Bainbridge!

Fantastic story, fantastic narration, fantastic series!
Sparks and Bainbridge are an inspiration to the human race!

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Another excellent book in the series

This is such a fun series! Bainbridge and Sparks are two wonderful characters, and the plot was well developed. And the narration is wonderful!

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I Love these Women!

I am so pleased to have found the first two books of this series and I can't wait for more.

The dialogue is snappy, witty, heartfelt, and true. Terrific story line and the epilogue was icing on the cake! Great character development and I loved the performance by Sarah Nichols.

Hurry up! More books, please! <3

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ADORABLE

This 2nd book was even more enchanting than the first.
Hopefully there's more in the series.

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I love these books!

Fantastic characters with a dash of history and feminism and well-crafted twisty-turny mysteries. The narrator is excellent. I can’t get enough!

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Not that great

I really liked the first in the series but this one not so much. The “witty repartee” got old very quickly. If there’s a third, I’ll probably pass.

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