
Lady Isabella's Splendid Folly
A Fortune's of Fate story (Fortunes of Fate, Book 7)
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There is only one path to true love, no matter how fate, fortune, or destiny play.
Lady Isabella Fortescue has tired of trying to bring a man up to scratch. At 31, she’s put herself on the shelf and is glad for it, except she wants to have one splendid folly to call her own before that happens. But the unorthodox arrival of a horribly rude man makes her think even a scandal isn’t possible.
Captain Peregrine St. John has sworn off women - indefinitely. With the ill-luck of his last relationship fresh in his mind, he retires from naval service sporting a bum leg and a shattered heart. Rustication proves beyond boring, and a visit to a gypsy fair has him face down in the mud on a stormy afternoon. The heated admonishment from a lady only further cements his attitude on the fairer sex.
As fate would have it, Isabella and Peregrine are neighbors in Buckinghamshire. As country social life throws them together, tempers rise with each new meeting, and sparks fly. Verbal banter gives way to wicked glances, and teasing kisses flare into passion on one glorious night. Fortune might predict happiness or foolish error, but love can only bloom if they listen to true desires hidden deep inside their hearts.
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- neraks
- 08-05-19
Very cute Historical Romance
This had all the qualities I love about historical romances.
It had humor and intrigue and most of all love!
I love Megan Green's narration!
This book was a gift from the narrator and this is my honest review.
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- 🎧 Jhommie Kem-ing
- 08-13-19
Lady Isabella's Splendid Folly by Sandra Sookoo
What an amazing love story. ❤ One can never expect when to find love even when you don't want it. If follies meant to find true love then I'm all for it. Definitely a story worth listening to.
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- Tina Lewis
- 07-03-19
good book
this was a good book it is not the genre that I prefer but i would still recommend it to my book friends
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- Petro van Vuuren
- 07-05-19
Truly a splendid story
I received a free code to listen to this book and I did so willingly
A story full of laughter and romance. I enjoyed it immensely and I must say it was quite tremendously narrated. I do love historical fiction.
Thanks for an excellent series of books
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- Zena
- 04-24-20
A Good Story
I really enjoyed the story itself so much. I loved the way Isabelle and Peregrine rubbed each other up the wrong way when they met and then when he agrees to partner her in her folly (a foolish act which one hopes not to be caught at) they both begin to realise they have fallen in love.
The narration of the audiobook fell a bit short in my estimation. The voices used were good but I hate it when almost every sentence sounds like a question instead of a full stop. This kind of thing spoilt the overall presentation for me - unfortunately. (I also went back to listen to the sample and it is definitely a better section that was used there.)
So I would definitely recommend the story itself but as for the audio, well you had better make up your own mind.
I listened to the audiobook version and this is my voluntary and unbiased review of it.
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- Virginia
- 07-11-19
Great Story!
What a fun story to listen to and I really enjoyed it! Megan Green was a fantastic narrator of this one. Thank the narrator
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- Aunt G
- 09-04-19
A Cute (if Inaccurate) Romance
I enjoyed this cute romance. This is the seventh book in this series but I thought it read well as a standalone. I did get the feeling that there is some mystery being played out over the course of the series but to me it didn't have a huge part to play in this book and it really wasn't important enough for me to worry about. For me this book got off to a very slow start but once things really got started it was quite fun. I did feel that there were some pretty big historical inaccuracies in this book. I do not claim to be an expert but I do enjoy historical romances and many of the characters actions and/or things that were said seemed off to me. For me this was simply a petty annoyance but if you are a reader that must have historical accuracy to enjoy a book, you might want to think twice before reading this one. I thought that the characters to be OK. Peregrine, even if he had his reasons was honesty a gruff, uncouth, first class jerk. As for Isabella, she was some weird combination of innocent/siren that I felt totally did not fit with her social position or the era. I found her childishness, anxieties and strange indecisiveness frustrating and annoying when you consider the colossal choice she made in "engaging in scandal" for the summer with no thoughts to the repercussions of being discovered or the nine month later consequences that can arise from such actions. Still, I did think that there were some very enjoyable moments in this book and I did think they worked as a couple. I felt that the narrator did a good job in bringing the book to life.
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- Sara
- 01-04-20
Splendid folly
I liked the beginning of the story but as it went along I didn’t care for Isabella being so forward.
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- Lisa X
- 08-01-19
A lovely tale...
In a time of arranged marriages and relationships not made of love..Isabelle wants something different. She had all but given up hope when an annoying man almost ran her over with his horse. Sparks fly, as well as words, and it’s decided.....they hate each other. Once they run into each other again and that time it ends in a kiss....each could be having a change of heart.
I enjoyed this lively banter and thought process in this story. I listened to this on audio and Megan Green did a wonderful job on the accents. This is also a first time author for me. The story flowed nicely and had some good connections from the beginning of the story til the end. The characters were fun and I wanted to give a “shout out” to Jensen. He is a secondary character that easily fulfilled his role as kind friend, valet and first mate.
This story is filled with fortunes, gypsys, witty repartee and lets not forget...mud. Haha! Enjoy!
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-21-19
Historical Romance sass
The dialogue was entertaining. Would have liked to see a little bit more character development
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