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A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

The Doomsday Books, Book 2

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A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Martyn Swain
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When Major Rufus d’Aumesty unexpectedly becomes the Earl of Oxney, he finds himself living in a remote Norman manor on the edge of Romney Marsh with his noble, hostile, and decidedly odd family. His position is contested both by his greedy uncle and by unexpected claimant Luke Doomsday, a dashing member of the local smuggling clan. They should be natural enemies, but cocksure, enragingly competent Luke is a secretary by trade and quickly becomes an unexpected ally, the partner Rufus needs...and soon the lover he can't live without.

Unfortunately, Luke’s not telling anything like the truth. He came to Stone Manor with an ulterior motive, one he’s hiding even from the lord he can’t resist. And as family secrets unspool on both sides, master and man soon find their positions and their partnership in danger of falling apart…

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Martyn Swain narrates a delightfully gothic-tinged romance between an earl and his secretary.—Audiofile Magazine
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A fabulous (slightly gentler) follow up to to The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen with the rich characters & historical details you’d expect from this author. Like some others, my only quibble was with the narrator. While his voice, accents etc. are all fine, he reads some lines a strangely punctuated, staccato way that distracts from the text. I found myself focusing on the delivery rather than the scene/dialogue in some cases, but it wasn’t enough to spoil the book overall.

KJ Charles never disappoints

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I've read or listened to everything kj Charles has written, she makes worlds I'll relisten to time again. The Doomsday books are among her best so it's a shame that Cornell Collins or Matthew Davies hadn't read this as it would become my favourite. The narrator isn't without skill, the speech and accents aren't bad, but the cadence of the narration is so stilted and flat. I would crowd fund to get this reread! Bought the book in the end to read first.

Story wins out over the narration

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love the story but the narration is a bit stilted until you speed it up to about 1.4

needs listening to sped up

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Another rattling good tale from KJ Charles, focussing on a grown-up Luke from The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen. Rufus is a delightful counterpoint to Luke’s deviousness.

Sadly I don’t massively enjoy the narrator’s style with big pauses between words in sentences.

Another superb story from KJ Charles

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What an amazing follow up to book 1 in the series. So well read and such a charming and entertaining story. Loved it

Fantastic

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