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The Gentleman's Madness
- Narrated by: Mark James
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's summary
Two men imprisoned. One in body, the other in mind.
Caught in the throes of passion with another man, scholar John Gilliam agrees to asylum treatment for perversion at the request of his worried parents. He intends to fake a cure then return to his normal life, but an attack on his person leads him down a darker path.
Transferred to another facility, he is denied any devices by which he might harm himself - even books and writing materials. Half crazed by isolation John finds an unexpected friend in his caretaker, Sam Tully.
Tully feels sorry for the patient everyone calls “the professor”, but he must keep his head down and perform his duties. His family relies on his earnings. He refuses to acknowledge the stirring of excitement inside him every time he is in Gilliam’s presence. Thirst for the knowledge the scholar offers wars with the carnal hunger he must deny.
In John’s small cell, learning and mental freedom blossom as the two forge a friendship. Forbidden attraction evolves into physical action. But in the asylum there is more than curative treatment taking place. The pair uncover a terrible secret and must fight not only for their freedom but their very lives.
A Rainbow Award winner.
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As the Indiana Jones of historical erotica, there is no document existing - or just rumored to exist - Adin Tredeger can't unearth. Why he would risk the biggest coup of his career to join the mile-high club is beyond him. But the disarming, dark-eyed man who somehow enters Adin's locked airplane washroom has him completely nude and coming apart. All without a whimper of protest.
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- By Kathleen on 10-07-15
By: Z. A. Maxfield
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The Ruin of a Rake
- By: Cat Sebastian
- Narrated by: Gary Furlong
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Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means spending time with the most proper man in London. Julian Medlock has spent years becoming the epitome of correct behavior. As far as he cares, if Courtenay finds himself in hot water, it's his own fault for behaving so badly - and being so blasted irresistible.
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Romantic, hot, & a happy ending?!
- By trowelsandteacups on 10-17-17
By: Cat Sebastian
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Diary of an Accidental Wallflower
- The Seduction Diaries
- By: Jennifer McQuiston
- Narrated by: Lana J. Weston
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Pretty and popular, Miss Clare Westmore knows exactly what (or rather, who) she wants: the next Duke of Harrington. But when she twists her ankle on the eve of the Season's most touted event, Clare is left standing in the wallflower line watching her best friend dance away with her duke.
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Great Narrator!!!
- By Maribee7 on 05-09-15
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Beguiling the Beauty
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin
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When the Duke of Lexington meets the mysterious Baroness von Seidlitz-Hardenberg on a transatlantic liner, he is fascinated. She’s exactly what he’s been searching for - a beautiful woman who interests and entices him. He falls hard and fast - and soon proposes marriage. And then she disappears without a trace.… For in reality, the "baroness" is Venetia Easterbrook - a proper young widow who had her own vengeful reasons for instigating an affair with the duke. But the plan has backfired. Venetia has fallen in love with the man she despised - and there’s no telling what might happen when she is finally unmasked….
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- By anonymous on 09-10-19
By: Sherry Thomas
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The Agency 1: A Spy in the House
- By: Y. S. Lee
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
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In Victorian England, orphan Mary Quinn lives on the edge. Sentenced as a thief at the age of 12, she’s rescued from the gallows by a woman posing as a prison warden. In her new home, Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, Mary acquires a singular education, fine manners, and a surprising opportunity. The school is a cover for the Agency — an elite, top secret corps of female investigators with a reputation for results — and at 17, Mary’s about to join their ranks.
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yes, it's YA-but credible for genre for any age
- By connie on 02-25-11
By: Y. S. Lee
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Just the Way You Are
- Lost Texas Hearts, Book 1
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Natalie Ross
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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When Hope Prescott's parents disappeared, her carefree teenage life vanished forever. She and her three siblings were separated and sent to different foster homes around the country. Now, seven years later, Hope is still searching for them. To support herself, she works for an answering service, and cares for her clients as if they were family. When wealthy businessman Zachariah Givens hires Hope's service, Hope initially mistakes Zack for his butler....
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5 stars for the beginning.
- By Jane on 12-14-15
By: Christina Dodd
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The Collectors' Society
- The Collectors' Society, Book 1
- By: Heather Lyons
- Narrated by: Gemma Dawson
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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After years in Wonderland, Alice has returned to England as an adult, desperate to reclaim sanity and control over her life. An enigmatic gentleman with an intriguing job offer too tempting to resist changes her plans for a calm existence. Soon, she's whisked to New York and initiated into the Collectors' Society, a secret organization whose members confirm that famous stories are anything but straightforward and that what she knows about the world is only a fraction of the truth.
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A true adventure full of the classics!
- By evelyn torres on 06-17-17
By: Heather Lyons
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One Dance with a Duke
- Stud Club Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Tessa Dare
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only 10 members - yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing "Duke of Midnight." Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke - until Lady Amelia d'Orsay tries her luck.
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My favorite Tessa Dare book.
- By PTL on 08-22-20
By: Tessa Dare
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Timeless Moments
- By: Michelle Kidd
- Narrated by: Megan Tusing
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Jack Vines has the Victorian home of his dreams - or so it seems until he discovers an intriguing beauty lurking in the shadows. Stunned, he finds they share the house but live a century apart. The realization leads him to questions so disturbing it changes both their lives forever. She is a prisoner of the past, shrouded in a world of dark mysteries. He holds the keys that will protect their future. But first, he must solve the mystery concealed for nearly 100 years.
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Good time travel story, great narration!
- By Long Island Reader on 08-09-18
By: Michelle Kidd
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Born of Persuasion
- Price of Privilege, Book 1
- By: Jessica Dotta
- Narrated by: Amanda McKnight
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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The year is 1838, and seventeen-year-old Julia Elliston's position has never been more fragile. Orphaned and unmarried in a time when women are legal property of their fathers, husbands, and guardians, she finds herself at the mercy of an anonymous guardian who plans to establish her as a servant in far-off Scotland. With two months to devise a better plan, Julia's first choice - to marry her childhood sweetheart - is denied. Then, a titled dowager offers to introduce Julia into society, opening a realm of possibilities.
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Debut Book in Series
- By Carrie Fancett Pagels on 10-31-13
By: Jessica Dotta
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Love and Other Scandals
- Scandal
- By: Caroline Linden
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Joan Bennett is a breath away from being a spinster. She’s had four seasons without a suitor. After reading a shockingly sensuous book, Fifty Ways to Sin, Joan decides perhaps it’s time to stop being proper and start being sinful, while she’s still young enough to enjoy it. And what better partner than her brother’s drinking mate, Viscount Burke? He seems the type to know how to give a lady a lascivious adventure.
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Romance with Depth
- By G.G.Gael on 09-03-19
By: Caroline Linden
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Ruthless
- House of Rohan Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Stuart
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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Few outsiders will ever witness the dark misdeeds of the Heavenly Host. And among this secret society, where exiled Georgian aristocrats gather to indulge their carnal desires, fewer still can match the insatiable appetite of their chief provocateur, the mysterious Viscount Rohan. Pursuit of physical pleasure is both his preferred pastime and his most pressing urge, until he encounters the fascination of a woman who won't be swayed.
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Loved It!
- By Judy on 03-07-11
By: Anne Stuart
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- B.McGrath
- 04-06-19
overdue triumphs
This story is a glimpse of how being gay in the early ages was dealt with in conversion asylums. I loved the disparity of the relationship that developed and grew between Tully (a caretaker) and John (a patient). Their interactions and banter were endearing and heartwarming. I empathized with the inpatients and their plight. It was good to see the lengths Tully and John went to to gain a fresh start together. The ending was oh so sweet. The narrator's voices added to my enjoyment of the book.
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- Amocca
- 04-04-19
Fun and sweet gothic novel
This was fun and sweet, despite the heavy subject matter. John is "caught in the act" with another young man at university and ends up in a mental institution. He is of a wealthy family and he is therefore better treated at the asylum than some of the lower class may be, but it's still a horrid place to be confined.
He develops a friendship and later a love affair with one of the attendants at the place and I was quite concerned as to ow this would end well. The plot is a bit too gothic novel / penny dreadful type thing for my liking, but it was a fun ride after all and I was enjoying myself whilst listening.
The ending is sweet and all you could ask for.
3.5 stars for John and his bear of an attendant.
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- Sonnyboy
- 11-17-21
Let Me Out!!
Charming, suspenseful, exciting. A wonderfully concocted story tat will hold the listeners interest until its conclusion.
Mark James narration is spot on.
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- Vania
- 04-12-19
Great society portrait.
The setting of this book is extremely interesting, an asylum near London at the end of the 19th century.
John Gilliam is an inmate in the asylum and forms an unlikely friendship with one of the attendants, Samuel Tully, which then develops into something more. Through their stolen times together they will discover that the asylum has secrets, and they will work together to uncover them.
Though it can be considered in the category of M/M romance, the book is a great commentary of the society’s situation at the time: it has great insight in the life of the asylum, it doesn’t fully condemn the institutions but it exposes its weaknesses, as well as highlighting its strengths.
Mark James narration is lovely, and makes this historical romance a thing of beauty to listen too.
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- hussfan
- 05-19-19
Good story
Loved the story. The setting was so different and so good. Narrator did a great job. Perfect listening experience. Highly recommend.
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- susana
- 04-11-19
A despairing story with a very happy end
<b>audiobook version</b>
When despair seems to be gaining the battle, a bit of kindness becomes a beacon of light to keep you alive….
Scholar John Gillian never thought he would find himself deprived of even paper and pencil for his own good… When he accepted to be send to an institution to be treated of his unnatural proclivities, after being caught by his father in such acts, he had no idea what he was signing for. After the demeaning treatments, the humiliation, and even an assault, John feel himself sliding into the madness he is being treated for. Until a kind touch from a rough man brings him back from despair, and helps him regain his balance…
Sam Tully sees the men behind the inmates, and he treats them with kindness and care. Despite being an uncultivated man, he knows every single one of them deserves respect. Specially John Gillian, a man who does not belong in Fairpark Asylum, the institution he’s been confined to by his loving family. When Tully starts looking after the distraught professor, a friendship begins to form between them. But as their bond deepens and changes, they realise there is something dark going on at Fairpark, something that can end up killing John if Tully does not manage to set him free…
This is a deeply moving story, the main romance following the lines of an opposites attract trope, with likeable characters and a slow burn relationship. But leaving the romance aside, I was deeply impressed by the scenes about the treatments and the humiliations that the inmates at the asylum were submitted to. John’s anguish is heartbreaking. I cannot stop thinking about how many men and women suffered torture and humiliation by the so called men of science who were trying to cure them from things which were never meant to be cured… So sad
Mark James’ performance in this audiobook is great, he easily conveys the social differences between Tully and John with masterful changes of intonation. His narration flows easily, and listening to it becomes a really enjoyable experience.
A very recommendable story for those who don’t mind quite a bit of anguish with their romance.
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- Georgiana
- 04-02-19
What a trio!
Bonnie Dee, Summer Devon, and Mark James did an amazing job.
Poor John voluntarily puts himself into an insane asylum in 1887 because he is caught with another man by his father. Sam is an attendant working on John’s floor. He too is gay but keeps it a secret as he knows the consequences of coming out.
The two men long for each other not knowing the other feels the same.
I loved the slow burn and angst the two men endured. They are both in a place where people watch each other and it’s hard to get alone time giving me a roller-coaster of emotions. I wanted the two to be together, but I didn’t want them to get caught. At times they weren’t so secretive with their feelings or with being physical. There was another attendant, Jenkins, who was a mean drunk and always kept a close eye on John and Sam.
I enjoyed the mystery as well. Another time my emotions were on high alert and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Mark James does another wonderful job and I can’t wait to hear him again. His voice is clear, smooth and the emotions just come alive when he speaks.
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- Stephanie VO
- 04-13-19
Amazing listen!!
I don't listen or read many historical books but this one I love. I just love how Sam and John's relationship does develop even in the last 1800's. Then Mark James just pulls me even more into the story and pulls so much emotions out of me. I couldn't stop listening.
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- Rebecca Azizov
- 05-04-19
amazing
amazing and very well written story it wasn't easy in the beginning but due to the timeline of the story it was logical but then the story began to build a wonderful love story between two men in a very difficult situation I loved it it was so intense and so touching
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- Neta_BER
- 04-16-19
Enjoyable and well narrated
I really like historical romance, and this book checked all my boxes in the genre. The narrator Mark James has a great voice and his accent work was very good too, it fit right in with the time period and vibe of the story. I have never read a story that takes place in such a facility/asylum in this time period and it was a very interesting twist to the historical genre in regards to gay romance.
John and Tully are an unlikely pair and they meet in the worst place possible in a time were the very nature of their connection is a sin punishable by law. I really liked Tully's loyalty and care for the patients, he was a character I really felt for throughout the story.
John finds himself in such dire circumstances and his ingenuity and wit despite the hardships he faces are admirable. There is just the right amount of suspense in the story without it being overly dramatic or angsty, and I liked it because I was worried their fate will be very bad by the time the story ends.
An interesting read by authors who were new to me and a narrator I heaven't listened to before, and I was not disappointed, I recommend this book to all MM historical romance livers.
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