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The Straight-Laced Duke Selbourne
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Sophie Winstead is utterly perfect, from the top of her tousled honey-brown ringlets to the tips of her dainty pink toes. Indeed, any man in London Society would want her. The problem for Sophie lay in what they wanted from her. For Sophie is the orphaned daughter of one Constance Winstead, the Widow Winstead, mistress of many men during her abbreviated lifetime. Woo her, win her, yes. Marry her? Don’t be ridiculous!
When the Duke of Selbourne and his lovely Connie met an extremely public and indiscreet end at a country party, Sophie was crushed by her double loss, for she had grown to love “Uncle Cesse” very much. She cried for days before her only companion (a French courtesan turned lady’s maid) slowly and carefully brought her back to her usual sunny, perfect self.
The Duke’s son took refuge in anger, railed at the mess his father had left behind, and swore that he would never, never ever, follow in his father’s irresponsible footsteps. For three long years Bramwell Seaton, the new Duke, toed every line, broke no rules; why, he’d even become engaged to the perfect, staid, beauty who would make him a suitable wife. He might not have been precisely a happy man, but he had managed to rub the tarnish from the family escutcheon.
You know what’s coming, right?
Bramwell’s father had left behind a mess he could not ignore, and he suddenly found himself reluctantly chaperoning Sophie for the Spring Season. Sophie - accompanied by her maid, her parrot (a bird with the memory of an elephant), and a larcenous monkey - dazzled everyone in the Duke’s household, from his aunt to the lowliest scullery maid. Why, she even gained the approval of Bramwell’s fiancée, who offered to help steer Sophie in avoiding the many pitfalls of polite Society.
You know who didn’t have any intention of succumbing to Sophie’s charms.
Sophie being who she so naturally was, and Bram being a recent reinvention of the bright, charming man he’d been before his father’s “fall from grace”, it isn’t a question of if the Duke will realize where his true happiness lies, but only one of when.
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That Scandalous Evening
- The Governess Brides, Book 1
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd spins the captivating tale of a nobleman whose path crosses again with the one woman he absolutely cannot resist....
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Heroine's a pathetic doormat
- By karen on 03-26-21
By: Christina Dodd
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The Scoundrel's Daughter
- Brides of Bellaire Gardens Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
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Alice, Lady Charlton, is finally free of her dominating husband, but on the verge of her new life, she is trapped when a blackmailer threatens to publish letters that could ruin her. To protect the secrets of her past Alice must find a lord for his daughter, Lucy, to marry. Alice reluctantly agrees to find the girl a noble husband but when Lucy arrives, she's difficult and uncooperative and has no interest in her father's scheme. A lord, she says, will only look down his nose at her-and she's having none of that! Desperate, Alice enlists the aid of her handsome young nephew.
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Stopped listening @ Ch14 bc of coercive "romance"
- By potsherds on 01-20-22
By: Anne Gracie
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The Earl Next Door
- First Comes Love
- By: Amelia Grey
- Narrated by: Jessica Bolte
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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When Adeline, Dowager Countess of Wake, learns of her husband’s sudden death, she realizes she’s free. At last, she can do, go, and be as she pleases. Finally, she can have the life she has always dreamed of. She doesn’t need, or want, to remarry. Especially not the supremely dashing future Marquis of Marksworth, who makes Adeline yearn for his desire. Lord Lyonwood, son of a philandering marquis, will not be like his father. He wants to run his estates and watch them flourish - and find a wife who brings love to his life.
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Wonderful story and great job by Jessica Bolte
- By Christine Woinich as Iron Canuck Reviews & More on 12-14-23
By: Amelia Grey
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Kit and Elizabeth
- By: Karen Tuft
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins
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Lady Elizabeth Spaulding’s world has fallen apart. Despite living her entire life to please her demanding parents, the Duke and Duchess of Marwood, she has little to show for it. After Elizabeth’s second failed betrothal, her father’s debts and appalling acts of retaliation force him to flee the country, consigning Elizabeth and her bitter mother to a life of poverty and exile. But Elizabeth’s fortunes change one day when an elderly acquaintance makes her an offer she can’t refuse.
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don’t waist a credit
- By katlehmann on 05-27-21
By: Karen Tuft
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His Mistress by Morning
- By: Elizabeth Boyle
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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When a promised inheritance turns out to be a fraud, shy spinster Charlotte Wilmont makes an impetuous wish that despite her lack of charm and fortune, she could capture the heart of the one man whom she's forever adored - Sebastian, Viscount Trent. With that utterance, Charlotte awakens shocked to find herself entwined with her beloved Sebastian. But the respectable man she knew is now a most rakish devil and she is...well, by some inexplicable magic, London's most infamous mistress.
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My Favorite Boyle Book so far
- By Arcadia on 11-25-20
By: Elizabeth Boyle
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Marry in Haste
- Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
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Major Calborne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he's become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives. Cal can command the toughest of men, but his wild half-sisters are quite another matter. They might just be his undoing. When he discovers that Miss Emmaline Westwood, the girls' former teacher, guides them with ease, Cal offers her a marriage of convenience.
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Ruined by the robotic narrator.
- By Cate F. on 05-29-17
By: Anne Gracie
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The Darcy Monologues
- By: Lory Lilian, Caitlin Williams, Joana Starnes, and others
- Narrated by: Harry Frost
- Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins
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In this romance anthology, 15 Austenesque authors assemble to sketch Darcy's character through a series of reimaginings, set in the Regency through contemporary times - from faithful narratives to the fanciful. In The Darcy Monologues, the man himself reveals his intimate thoughts, his passionate dreams, and his journey to love - all told with a previously concealed wit and enduring charm.
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Absolutely Fantastic!
- By HeatherY on 01-04-18
By: Lory Lilian, and others
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A Dangerous Love
- Swanlea Spinsters Series, Book 1
- By: Sabrina Jeffries
- Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Griff Knighton's found the perfect way to avoid being trapped into marriage with one of the Earl of Swanlea's daughters: He'll swap identities with his man of affairs during their next visit to Swan Park, and be free to pursue his own desires! After all, he's not about to marry some homely spinster just to claim his rightful title. But Griff didn't reckon on the brazen, voluptuous Rosalind, who could tempt even a saint into sinning, and Griff is no saint.
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Usually like Sabrina Jefferies...
- By MarvMar on 04-10-20
By: Sabrina Jeffries
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One Night in London
- The Truth About the Duke, Book 1
- By: Caroline Linden
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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With One Night in London, the sensational Caroline Linden kicks off a wonderful new historical romance series about three brothers trying to protect their good names and their fortunes while finding true love. Fans of Elizabeth Boyle and Liz Carlyle will not be able to resist this tantalizing tale that has the middle son of a recently deceased English duke hoping to avoid scandal and ruin as he searches for the young wife his late father never divorced…and encounters instead a desperate beauty who needs his help to rescue an endangered child.
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Beware!!
- By ParkerCD on 02-11-24
By: Caroline Linden
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Devoted to the Duke
- The St. Clairs, Book 1
- By: Alexa Aston, Dragonblade Publishing
- Narrated by: Price Waldman
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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After returning to London from his Grand Tour, serious-minded Jeremy St. Clair, the Marquess of Sather, attends a ball and meets a luminescent beauty who draws him out of his shell. They share a searing kiss - her first - and though he never planned to wed, Jeremy desires to make this young woman his. But his life takes an unexpected turn when he leaves her that night.
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EXCELLANT NARRATION!!
- By Edwina "I Love books" on 11-09-19
By: Alexa Aston, and others
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A Duke in Time
- Widow Rules, Book 1
- By: Janna MacGregor
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Katherine Vareck is in for the shock of her life when she learns upon her husband Meri’s death that, before the accident, he had married two other women. And you know how the saying goes: Hell hath no fury like a woman who married a man who married two other women. Or something like that.
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Enjoyed it
- By A. on 08-06-21
By: Janna MacGregor
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- Nellie M.
- 09-02-19
Fun Frolic
When I began listening to this book, I was reminded initially of Georgette Heyer's The Grand Sophy, which is one of my favorite Heyer books. But Kasey Michaels quickly made this her own book. The characters are fun, the story is entertaining and the narration is spot-on. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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- Glenda
- 07-29-19
Fun, creative and fast paced!
Finally a romance story that reminds women that what's between your legs is worth protecting and should not be easily given away. Too many of these romance stories "put the cart before the horse". They give away their body and their heart without knowing if they are loved or cared for. The character Sophie reminds kind-hearted women of the heartache they endure when they give their love away too easily!! Good job Kasey Michaels!!!!!
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- Nancy V
- 08-20-19
I loved it!
The Straight-Laced Duke Selbourne by Kasey Michaels and narrated by Richard Turner was totally delightful!
Note: this review contains spoilers!
I’ve read and listened to a lot of books. Lots and lots of them. They make me smile, cry, maybe chuckle. Once I was so shocked, I dropped my iPad! But there have been very few stories that make me laugh so hard, I can’t read! And that was just in the prelude! Okay, two people died, but still!
Even if there were times when the reader might know more of what was going on than either the Duke or the lovely Sophie, I didn’t care. This romp through the London Season was so delightful, so funny, so well done by Richard Turner, I couldn’t stop listening if I wanted to!
You really need to listen to this wonderful story. I already am a follower of Kasey Michaels, now I’m one of Richard Turner, too!
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- Quinn
- 03-10-21
Hilarious
I loved the original version of this book, so it is no surprise that I love this one, too. It is a wonderful comedy filled with an awful lot of plotting, but who exactly is doing the manipulating? It is impossible to tell until the end! I also enjoyed Richard Turner's performance of the audiobook. He has a lovely way with these characters and the irony flying all around. He kept me laughing while I was on my daily walk. I highly recommend this!
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- Me
- 05-22-20
Delightful!
Delightful and hilarious! This really was a joy to listen to and such fun. Richard Turner's narration added significantly to the humor and fun of the book. He simply nails each character drawing on a wide arrange of voices all perfectly suited. This really was a find! The prologue is reputed to be one of the funniest in Reg. Rom. but I found the rest of the book much more amusing -- especially the Duke. I was concerned early on that heroine Sophie would be too conniving and manipulative, but before too much had developed, Ms. Michaels lets us in on Sophie's perspective and motivation. So, please stick with it at least until that conversation between H and h -- it is not too far into the story. After that, cheering her on becomes easy. This truly is a romp.
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- Diane K. Peterson
- 09-30-19
Love it!
Superb narrator! His voice is smooth and the diction was perfect. I loved the story and the characters. This is a redone older Kasey Michaels book and it is just delightful. I love her style.
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- PeggyC51
- 03-07-21
Fun Story!
I found this an absolutely delightful romantic romp. The story is a little unusual, due mainly to the odd history between Bram and Sophie. There are a few humorous twists and turns that require a raised eyebrow or a shake of the head. Bram, 9th Duke Selbourne, former soldier and fun-loving man about town, is now quite staid, actually stodgy. Sophie is a contrary ray of bright sunshine. The other characters are each charming in their own way, and that includes a monkey and a parrot. I enjoyed Richard Turner’s narration. He not only has a wide range of voices, but captures the personality and attitude of each character. A lovely story with likeable characters.
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- D.S.
- 04-11-21
A charming enjoyable confection
Sophie and Bramwell react in opposite ways to the scandalous deaths of their parents, but each with the same objective of shoring up a barrier to protect their vulnerability.
Therefore, when Bram is tricked into assisting Sophie to make her Season debut, the conclusion is all but inevitable--they each breach the other's shell, of course.
Richard Turner brings a deft touch of dryness to the narration, lending a wry humour to a story that could become too arch if read with more flourish. Instead, the tone is light and funny: screwball comedy meets Regency romp.
I received a copy of this audiobook for a fair evaluation about a month ago, and I'm sorry that life intruded and I delayed beginning it, thereby depriving myself of several hours of enjoyment.
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- 07-27-19
lukewarm
The narrator was great and did a great job in what he had to work with in this story. The plot was cute and good and could have gone better but the story droned on and on with paths that could have been avoided. It could have been a romantic comedy but they missed the boat. I stopped listening mid way......maybe it got better as it went on,,,,I will never know
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- J. Gargiulo
- 07-17-20
Just don’t waste your time and credit
This book is so ridiculous! Narrations is awful! The heroine is manipulative in the worst kind of way that it made my skin crawl. The way she speaks and says things is disgusting. The hero in this book is supposed to be straight-laced and yet he cheats on his fiancé with the heroine. He gets manipulated by the heroine that asks him to kiss her. No words to that. And heroine gets together in the same room with 3 of her mother’s lovers and gives them kisses and hugs them all like they are her real uncles. It’s beyond stupid. I listen to a lot of romance books but this is perfect combination of awful story and narration. I m sorry, but it’s true.
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