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The Reluctant Suitor

By: Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Narrated by: Lynn Redgrave
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For as long as she can remember, Lady Adriana Sutton has adored Colton Wyndham, to whom she has been betrothed since childhood. But Colton was too proud to submit to a future not of his own choosing, and he fled his ancestral home for a life of adventure as a British army officer.

Years later, the girl Colton spurned has blossomed into an uncommon beauty desired by every eligible bachelor in the land, except the man she desires, the decorated hero who has finally returned home. As arrogant and seductive as ever, Colton agrees to court Lady Adriana for ninety days to prove that love cannot be forced, after which time he will be free. But this stunning, spirited woman is far different from the young chit he left behind. And a heroic heart, once tightly closed, is now susceptible to Adriana's charm and sensuality, even as dark secrets and a rival's treachery threaten to steal her from Colton's arms forever.

©2003 Kathleen E. Woodiwiss (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers
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"...the racy escapades are as entertaining as ever." (Publishers Weekly)

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Didn’t like the speakers voice

This book would have been much more enjoyable with a different speaker. I really didn’t like her attempt at a mans voice. Kinda ruined it for me.

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Like revisiting an old friend

Since Kathleen Woodiwiss introduced me to the romance genre, it is great to have her novels on audio. Lynn Redgrave is a master narrator. Bravo

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love Kathleen Woodwiss..

one of my favorite romance novilest...The Flame and the Flower...The Wolf and the Dove..excellent....wicked awesome

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Kathleen is the best!

I struggled with Lynn as the narrator. Ive read many books by Kathleen and I decided to get this one on Audio, but I was very disappointed. The over all story is what I expected but I didnt like her voice. I didnt feel it fit the story. I really enjoyed the interview at the end!

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The Reluctant Suitor

This book was a historical romance and I enjoyed it immensely. The story line was good and it had romance and suspense. I highly recommend.

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The reluctant suiter

I love all Kathleen Woodiwiss books and historical romances. But it take a special reader for me .. I very much enjoy Anne Flosnic,s reading and voices .. I hope when the other Woodiwiss books become available, there is a reader like Flosnic. Her voices and story telling is absolutely amazing .

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Disappointed

I have always loved Kathleen Woodiwiss novels. I could not wait for them to be available on audible. The narration was awful. The voice that Redgrave uses for the heroine was horrible. I was disappointed that it was not a narration of the whole book as well. I want to listen to other Woodiwiss novels and I’m hoping they will be better.

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Horrible Narration

I'm sure Lynn Redgrave was a good actress; However book narration was not a talent she possessed. She would begin a sentence very loudly, then almost whisper the end of the sentence. I'm sure in the acting world, that is acceptible, but not when reading aloud.
I returned this title because i couldn't follow the plot due to not being able to hear.

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Love the author but hated this story

It didn’t seem like Kathleen was really the author of this one. Lame story and the narrator sounded like her false teeth were about to fall out several times. Too old to play the characters.

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Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

I have always enjoyed Mrs. Woodiwiss’s books since I read SHANNA back in the early to mid 1970’s. Just can’t remember the year. it may have been in 1974. Her stories were so wonderful and adventurous. I have read them numerous times and look forward to listening to them again.

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