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Narrated by:
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Rosalyn Landor
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By:
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Mary Balogh
From New York Times best-selling legend Mary Balogh - the beloved author of Longing, Silent Melody, and Beyond the Sunrise - comes a ravishing novel of passion and duty, love, and menace....
Life has taught Lucas Kendrick, duke of Harndon, that a heart is a decided liability. Betrayed by his elder brother, rejected by his fiancée, banished by his father, and shunned by his mother, Luke fled to Paris, where he became the most sought-after bachelor in fashionable society. Ten years later fate has brought him back home to England as head of the family who rejected him. Unwilling as he is to be involved with them, he must assume responsibility for his younger siblings, the family estate he once loved - and the succession. He faces the prospect of marrying with the greatest reluctance - until he sees beguiling Lady Anna Marlowe across a ballroom one night.
Anna, far from being the bright-eyed innocent Luke takes her for, is no more a stranger to the shadows of a painful past than he is. But for her, marriage cannot so easily solve what is wrong in her life - not when a tormentor stalks her to the very doors of Bowden Abbey, where Luke and Anna must learn to trust in each other or risk any chance they may have for a happy future.
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Lady Anna is a young woman of bright, sunny disposition which hides pain and secrets. She has not planned to marry due to the threat of a man in her not too distant past. But he has not returned from America and she decides to enjoy this taste of freedom in London.
Luke and Anna agree to marry after a three day acquaintance. They have much to learn about each other and the secrets begin to unravel on the wedding night. They both experienced betrayal in their past and current situations and have to reach beyond that if they are going to save their marriage.
I really enjoyed the tone of this story and I loved the growth and transition for these characters. There is good conflict and suspense that carries through to the end. I don't agree that Anna should have held her secrets so long but she had cause to be fearful. I really liked Emily as a character and other secondary characters added to the delightful package. A little more sexual spice than I like which is surprising as this is a back title (1995 I think) set to audio. I do enjoy this author and highly recommend her stories to readers who love historical fiction.
Audio Notes: Rosalyn Landor is a wonderful narrator. She nails the voices and emotions and I love listening to her.
My rating overall 4.5; narration 5.0.
This is engaging and charming!
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Enjoyment
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Wonderful Story
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Story was a bit boring
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Could have been 2 hours shorter.
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One of my favorite books
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A great read!
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While I'm a fan of Balogh and usually like her heroines, I feel she really missed the mark on this one. I'm hard pressed to even call her a heroine, the term doormat seems more fitting. I know things in that era were socially different, but how this character, in light of the things that happened to her in her past, could remain so weakly naive, trusting and basically spineless was hard to swallow. I found myself thinking "oh for the love of Oreos, woman, get a backbone".
My other complaint is one that I have noticed happening repeatedly in several of Balogh's books and that's the over use of the term "for pleasure". The term is used ad nauseam by and about the hero. It has started to feel like it's a drop in that's copied and pasted from place to place in the books and from book to book.
The book is worth the read for the story, but it's not Balogh at her best. I'm hoping Book 2 is not so tedious and her heroine is back up to her usual standards.
Good storyline, but gets tedious.
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excellent story!
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Rosalyn is an amazing performer.
Amazing book that never dragged on.
Magnificent book,
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