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Dying for a Duke
- The Regency Romance Mysteries, Book 1
- Narrated by: Gerard Marzilli
- Series: The Regency Romance Mysteries Series, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Historical
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Straightlaced, imperious, and morally rigid, Benedict Rutland - the darkly handsome earl of Rothay - gained his title too young. Responsible for a large family of younger siblings that his frivolous parents has brought to bankruptcy, his youth was spent clawing back the family fortunes. Now a man in his prime and financially secure, he is betrothed to a strict, sensible, and coolheaded woman who will never upset the balance of his life or disturb his emotions....
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Review - "An Intriguing murder mystery and romance set in Regency-era England! Emma V. Leech is proving herself a superb author not only in the realm of fantasy and paranormal romance but also in regency romance and historical fiction and has sealed the deal with Dying for a Duke, adding a twisting plot with a good old fashioned whodunnit to the delight of this murder mystery fan. A definite must read for both historical fiction romance and murder mystery readers!" (Lady Bookapple Blog)
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- Carôle
- 20-05-19
Not quite The Grand Sophie!
For the first 2 chapters this book has the tone and style of Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophie! Practically all of the main characters are there, but it quickly goes its own way and is not quite as endearing!
The story tends to drag a little in the middle, and the murder/mystery turns out to be unnecessarily lame & unthinking.
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- Carrie Duff
- 28-03-19
Started well but didn't hold my attention much
Unfortunately, after a promising start it became a case of 'instalove'. The author tried to make the story interesting but instead of being kooky Phoebe became irritating and she was supposed to be the one to like.
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- Kayleb J
- 24-12-18
A Well Told, Well Read Tale
Disclaimer: this audiobook was received for free in exchange for an honest review
Benedict Rutland, the Earl of Rothay, is disciplined, determined, and has successfully rebuilt his family fortune - with no help from his rather more generous mother (Lucilla) . Life is shipshape, and his betrothed a perfectly sensible match, Miss Theodora Pinchbeck
Then Miss Phoebe Skeffington-Fox arrives, beautiful, mouthy, and showing excellent taste in her expensive acquisitions. As the beloved stepdaughter of a recently deceased uncle, she has been taken in by Benedict's mother and brings discomfort and chaos in her wake by daring to have a personality.
But worse even than that, suddenly, nothing can be quite what it was as death's claws begin to grip the family, and Benedict and Phoebe find themselves at the pointy end of accusing fingers.
I'll be honest here, I'm rarely a fan of cishet romance tales, especially set in this period, as they tend towards both the tropey and the sexist, but I do enjoy a good murder mystery, and Leech imbues Phoebe with more personality and strength than the cardboard cutout I expected, which was refreshing.
Benedict is kind of an arse, as you would expect. The frivolity of his mother, Phoebe and the young twins plays nicely off of his attitude to the world around him, as does the tightlaced attitude of his of his fiance, as the plot develops.
While there's nothing new here, Leech's voice is polished and weaves the interconnected parts of the story well. More than that, I was entertained throughout, with more than a few chuckles. It was clear that Leech enjoyed painting the characters and their interactions, carefully picking out both the frustrations and the pleasantries to show the reader.
Moreover the story knows just what it is. Both the romance and the mystery build slowly alongside each other as the tale makes it way towards a climax (pun definitely intended), without feeling rushed or forced. Leech's skill at this is evident at all stages.
As to the narration, Marzilli is excellent. As a student of accent, and a long-time voiceover artist, he is able to give each character a distinct voice and rhythm of speech, without falling into the usual traps of exaggerated intonation. Instead he subtly distinguishes between character classes, locales and types, whilst never leaving the reader behind as he switches. There a few hesitations in the flow of his speech that could have benefitted from another pass, but nothing to ruin the enjoyment of listening.
In all, an enjoyable experience, would definitely recommend.
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- Edith McNulty
- 13-01-21
Dying for a Duke
Wonderful book I Really enjoyed it the story line was amazing and I will be looking for book 2
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-02-20
Performance spoiled the story
Stilted and rushed awful pronunciation and characterisation. Not an easy listen and no engagement with story listened all the way through but not enjoyed
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- Jenny
- 27-11-18
Great Story
I love the story and the narrator was nice to listen to. However be warned that there aren’t the distinguishable voices for the characters that other narrators do.
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- Jane Doe
- 13-03-19
Romance and mystery
Well narrated and written fun story. Good character development. I will look for the next in the series.
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- Lita Reynolds
- 28-11-18
Such a fun and well written read!
Emma V Leech is brilliant!
Her paranormal romance novels always leave me breathless, so it comes as no surprise that her regency romance is just as alluring!!
I really enjoyed this story, and devoured every twist and turn all the way to the very last chapter. Intriguing and fast-paced, I was constantly on the edge of my seat. The characters are truly well developed. Our heroine, Phoebe is delightfully refreshing. Ben, of course, is everything a woman dreams of. I even liked Lizzie, to be honest. The plot is well thought out; the writing, in typical Leech fashion, is elegant as always.
The only negative to my entire review was the narrator. He sounded great, but I really wanted a different tone for each character, as you have with most audiobooks. It was hard at times to distinguish between characters. Other than that, I absolutely loved this book. Cannot wait for the next in this series!
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- Pamela
- 15-01-22
Not bad
Phoebe started out fun and funny and iconoclastic but her personality kind of got subsumed in the story and the love was too pat and way too fast. I read regency romance all the time and can tolerates the love at first sight ones but somehow this missed the mark. Her obsession with Benedict just doesn’t ring true and he doesn’t really loosen up that much. The mystery and the bodies dropping everywhere and the suspension on the hero makes it hard for either character to really develop, which is unfortunate. It actually could have been longer with hero and heroine following clues, checking alibis and doing things together and developing their relationship and it would have worked a lot better. All that said, it is an easy listen and I like when there is some suspense thrown in. I am not sorry I used a credit, although I wish I’d found it in the library:)