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When the Duke Bought a Wife

A Prequel Novella to the Dukes and Secrets Series

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When the Duke Bought a Wife

By: Mariah Stone
Narrated by: Shane East, Justine Eyre
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Rebellious rake. Brooding duke. Escaping an arranged engagement, he buys a wife he never intended to love… but loses his heart.

When Lady Emma Bardsley’s vile husband sells her at auction, she is purchased by the rakish duke of Loxchester. For Sebastian, buying a pig farmer’s wife is the perfect way to avoid an arranged engagement, no matter the scandal. But Emma has a secret—she’s a lady in disguise.

Emma hides her identity, hoping to run away. But she can’t hide her growing feelings for the amber-eyed rake who is showing her how much pleasure he can provide. Can she truly escape her terrible marriage for a passionate future with the duke who loves her?

Read by the award-winning narrator, Audie finalist, and Earphones for excellence in narration winner, Shane East, and Justine Eyre, a classically trained actor and narrator has been honored to receive a coveted Audie Award and multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards.

©2023 Stone Publishing (P)2024 Stone Publishing Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Victorian Marriage Romance Heartfelt
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The story line was okay but ...the Duke was wishy washy
and not very strong!

The female Narrator voice sounded as if she were like 60 yrs old and made it hard to get into.

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A young woman marries a man to help her family, not knowing she married a man who would be offensive. The husband decides to sell his wife, since she decided not to have relationships with him. he didn’t care how she felt in the marriage bed and harmed her at times

Controlling Degradation Husband

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Enjoyed this story and had just enough spice.
Narration was perfect, love the dual male and female narrations.
Was easy to listen.

Just enough

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I liked to listen to the narrator Justine

I should have listened to this book first

Voices

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I don’t have any strong feelings one way or the other about this book. I didn’t HATE it (I didn’t really care for the sex scenes) but I didn’t really LOVE it either. I don’t think I’ll move forward with this series or this author.

Meh. . .

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The story line is really good. Wife does not grant husband of this era his "right" to bed her. Husband auctions wife off after making her don stinky peasant clothes. A man richer and of higher social standing bids for and wins the woman, takes her home and passes her off as his wife after cleaning her up.

Real husband tries to abduct her back, new guy barely rescues her.

That is as far as I got because I could not tolerate the female narrator's voice. I'm truly sorry because I hate criticism. Shane East delivers his trademark performance and does a great job with timing, pacing and expression. The female narrator, Ms. Eyre's voice does not match the younger character in the book. Her voice sounds like it should be an older character she is narrating and she doesn't deliver the MFL's spirit, defiance or energy. I just cannot get through listening. Shane East does not even carry it enough for me to finish listening and I was looking forward to this series.

I tried to get through this book

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Love that the author wrote a prequel!! This short explanation really helps with the storytelling and plot lines throughout the series!! Very amusing, romantic and interesting!! Well done author and narrators!!

How charming!!

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