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Narrated by:
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Louise Jane Underwood
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By:
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Amanda Quick
About this listen
The New York Times best-selling author of Otherwise Engaged and The Mystery Woman presents an all-new novel of intrigue and murder set against the backdrop of Victorian London.
The Kern Secretarial Agency provides reliable professional services to its wealthy clientele, and Anne Clifton was one of the finest women in Ursula Kern's employ. But Miss Clifton has met an untimely end - and Ursula is convinced it was not due to natural causes.
Archaeologist and adventurer Slater Roxton thinks Mrs. Kern is off her head to meddle in such dangerous business. Nevertheless, he seems sensible enough to Ursula, though she does find herself unnerved by his self-possession and unreadable green-gold eyes. If this mysterious widowed beauty insists on stirring the pot, Slater intends to remain close by as they venture into the dark side of polite society.
Together they must reveal the identity of a killer - and to achieve their goal they may need to reveal their deepest secrets to each other as well.
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Soft Focus
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Candace Joice
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Elizabeth Cabot is all business. She knows how to maximize her investments and cut her losses—in both her career and her personal life. So when she discovers that Jack Fairfax has deceived her, she's determined to end their relationship. Putting a stop to their budding romance is easy. But breaking up their business deal will be more difficult. Despite all her efforts, she has no luck disentangling herself from Jack's client company, Excalibur. But the situation becomes even more strained when a new obstacle emerges.
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Soft focus
- By Kindle Customer on 01-30-24
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
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Mischief
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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As soon they are released, Amanda Quick’s romances shoot to the top of best seller lists. With over 22 million copies of her books in print, she is one of today’s hottest authors. Set in Regency-era England, Mischief offers a sparkling mixture of wit and intrigue that has become Quick’s trademark. Beautiful, headstrong Imogen Waterstone has recruited the darkly infamous Earl of Colchester to help her seek revenge for the murder of her best friend. As they set a trap for the villain, Imogen and Colchester fearlessly encounter the threats and dangers that come their way.
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One of my favorites
- By Aryn on 04-03-12
By: Amanda Quick
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Mystique
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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This spectacular romantic novel unveils a tantalizing tale of a legendary knight, a headstrong lady, and a quest for an ancient crystal. To find the mystical Stone of Scarcliffe, Sir Hugh needs the assistance of Lady Alice of Lingwood, a flame-haired beauty with a dazzling intellect. Together, Hugh and Alice begin a dangerous adventure that brings them more than they expect: murder, deception, and the possibility of lasting love.
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Favorite book of all time
- By gwennieg on 03-25-15
By: Amanda Quick
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Falling Awake
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Amanda Cobb
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
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A red-hot, suspenseful novel about a free-spirited dream researcher - and the gorgeous man who brings her dreams to life. When a dream researcher and a government agent meet, a waking nightmare begins. A suspicious hit-and-run leads them into a perilous web of passion, betrayal, and murder.
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Dream cops and spies
- By IreneMBBT on 08-09-24
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
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Slightly Shady
- Lake & March, Book 1
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Besieged by gambling debts, a desperate gentleman purchases a diary as a tool for blackmail. But he does not live to carry out his plans. He is murdered, and the diary is stolen. Now Tobias March, discrete private investigator, has been hired to find the incriminating diary. Tobias is familiar with danger, but when his inquiries lead him to the beautiful entrepreneur Lavinia Lake, his emotions are sidetracked.
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LOVED THE BOOK
- By Christine on 07-12-14
By: Amanda Quick
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Mistress
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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When a blackmailer threatens her Aunt Zoe, Iphiginia knows she can ferret out the villain. A 26-year-old vixen with the intellect to match her beauty, Iphiginia descends on London society as the dazzling mistress of the missing Earl of Masters—another supposed victim of the blackmailer. But when the missing earl suddenly reappears at a ball, Iphiginia is caught in her own clever lie.
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Great narration
- By Harry_ATL on 02-11-13
By: Amanda Quick
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Hidden Talents
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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Witt's End is in trouble. The small town of artists is at risk of disappearing from the map if Serenity Makepeace can't expand her small grocery store into a mail order enterprise to sell her neighbors' handcrafted goods. High-priced start-up advisor Caleb Ventress was intrigued by Serenity's impassioned letter. A small town grocer wasn't high profile enough for him, but her request earned her a meeting. And Calebs' attraction to her earned her a few more.
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JAK at the top of her game, narration ruins it.
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 07-23-17
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
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The Paid Companion
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
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The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiancée will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion. Finding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected.
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Fun, Witty, A Little Heat
- By J. Byerly on 08-21-15
By: Amanda Quick
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All Night Long
- By: Jayne Ann Krentz
- Narrated by: Amanda Cobb
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
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Shy, studious Irene Stenson and wild, privileged Pamela Webb had been the best of friends for one short high school summer. Their friendship ended the night Pamela dropped Irene off at home - and Irene walked in to discover her parents' bodies on the kitchen floor. It was ruled a murder-suicide, and Irene fled Dunsley, determined to wipe out every memory attached to her Northern California hometown. But now she has been summoned back.
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All Night Long
- By Patricia on 08-15-15
By: Jayne Ann Krentz
Jayne Krentz is a good writer as much as I always look forward to her new releases she may need to take a break and renew her creative energy.
Easy to listen to
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But the story itself was decent and I liked Slater and all of the supporting cast. This narrator isn't my favorite but she isn't the worst - although she sounded as if she was shouting whenever an American talked. that was weird. Although maybe that explains how the narrator did The Woman Who Knew Too Much - it was maybe the worst audio book ever.
All in all, this isn't the worst AQ book (side eye - Surrender), but it's nowhere near some of my favorites (Ravished, Dangerous, The Paid Companion, The River Knows, and most of the Burning Cove books).
Just okay
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the voice of the narrator seemed to be the most anyone had bad to say about the story... Alright I didn't particularly like the new york accent for Mr Cobb...but it was ok and different enough to distinguish him from the other characters which in the end is what matters most to me in an audio book
i will say it was a good story, well written with lots of spunk (as usual). The bad guys were obvious almost from the start but the #1 villain was a guess... JAK/Amanda Quick did an excellent job of misdirection as well as leaving subtle clues as to who the real culprit was and what their individual motive was in the story... i love to guess, and am usually right... and was this time...but my guess waivered from time to time (good misdirection. and side paths)
all in all an excellent example of romantic/ murder mystery... i recommend this book
*note this book was very reminiscent of some of her earlier books ... wicked widow, lie by moonlight... don't look back (series), etc.
Good Story... Good Narration... kept me guessing
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Horrible Narrator Great Story
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Good enough
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Setting: London, England
Genre: Victorian Romance/mystery/suspense
Things I liked about this book: I found both female and male protagonists likeable. Ursula Kern is the owner of the Kern Secretarial Agency which provides trained typist/stenographers to individuals. After being widowed and left destitute, she took a job as a companion in a wealthy household. After a scandal in the household, she left her position, re-invented herself, and opened the agency. Aside from her employees, she has no friends or family. She's independent and intelligent. I like that she doesn't default to damsel in distress around men. Slater Roxton is the acknowledged bastard of an actress and a nobleman. He is an archaeologist, but after a harrowing incident on an archaeological mission, he quit to become a recoverer of stolen artifacts. His late father made him trustee of the Roxton estate and guardian of the heir and spare so, due to these responsibilities, he has to give up artifact recovery. He isn't one of those "I can do it better because I have a penis" type of heroes. I found the basic plot enjoyable as well. One of Ursula's employees was found dead. The police said the death was from natural causes, but Ursula believes it was murder, and she thinks it is connected to Ann's assignment working for Lady Fullbrook. She left a one sentence long note in her unique shorthand which led Ursula to Ann's jewelry, steno notebook, and some seeds. Whodunit and why? The answers are revealed over the course of the book.
What I didn't like: There were a couple of tangents that didn't contribute to the forward motion of the plot. They weren't detailed enough to count as subplots. Just episodes that added nothing to the story. There was a secondary character introduced who brought nothing to plot development. Who he is and what he does could be omitted entirely and it would not affect the story at all. This is aside from the characters in the tangents mentioned.
As for the narration, Louise Jane Underwood did a fair job. The only problem I had was the working class accent she gave to Lord Fullbrook's American business partner. Sure, he was a criminal, but it would make more sense that an English nobleman would partner with someone of a higher class. There is nothing in the story indicating that he was of a much lower social position to Fullbrook.
Hmmm
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Wow was that 1000 pages?
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A Definite Achievement for Me to Enjoy a Romance
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Underwood does a fairly decent job of narration.
Attn Audible Tech Support: This is my 4th attempt to submit the written review which did not post June 30 with my starred review.
campy late 1800s gothic
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Another great story....
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