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Burning Bright

Extraordinaries Series, Book 1

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Burning Bright

By: Melissa McShane
Narrated by: Cat Gould
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Elinor is an Extraordinary and the only one in England capable of wielding fire in over 100 years. As an Extraordinary she is respected and feared, but to her father she represents power and prestige for himself. Mr. Pembroke, having spent his life studying magic, is determined to control Elinor and her talent by forcing her to marry whom he chooses, a marriage that will produce even more powerful offspring. Trapped between the choices of a loveless marriage and living penniless and dependent on her parents, Elinor takes a third path: She defies tradition and society to join the Royal Navy.

Assigned to serve under Captain Miles Ramsay aboard the frigate Athena, she turns her fiery talent on England's enemies, French privateers, and vicious pirates preying on English ships in the Caribbean. At first feared by her shipmates, a growing number of victories make her truly part of Athena's crew and bring her joy in her fire. But as her power grows and changes in unexpected ways, Elinor's ability to control it is challenged. She may have the power to destroy her enemies utterly - but could it be at the cost of her own life?

©2016 Melissa McShane (P)2016 Tantor Classics Fantasy Fiction Historical Romance Marriage Ancient Greece Mythology Pirate England Greek Mythology Royal Navy

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It's a nice story, the characters are interesting and the plot makes sense, but I had trouble enjoying the book because of the narrator. Her reading style is very stiff and all the characters seems unnatural and very same-same in her way of telling the story. I will not purchase any more audio books narrated by Cat Gould, although I will buy future publications from the author, Melissa McShane.

I liked the story but not the narrator

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Great story but the narrator is extremely off-putting, would enjoy more by this author though.

Let down by bad narration

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I liked it all! The plot felt fresh and new. The romance is not about sex, but rather about the budding and growth of friendship between two highly competent people. And there’s lots of action both physical battles and battles with insecurity and vulnerability. I’m off to read more from this new-to-me author.

Regency era romance meets magic assisted naval battles with pirates

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Unbelievable Cat Gould makes a living narrating audiobooks. Who is it auditions this person and gives her work. This woman cannot read out loud, her way of speaking is monotonous with no variation at all.
I cannot listen to this. Absolutely awful.

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL MONOTONOUS NARRATION

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