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  • By: Amanda Quick
  • Narrated by: Bianca Amato
  • Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (68 ratings)
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By: Amanda Quick
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Summary

The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiancée will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion. Finding the right candidate proves more of a challenge than he expected. But when he encounters Miss Elenora Lodge, the fire in her golden eyes sways him to make a generous offer. Her sorry financial circumstances - and dreams of a life of independence - convince her to accept. But St. Merryn appears to be hiding a secret or two, and things seem oddly amiss in his gloomy London home. Elenora soon discovers that this lark will be a far more dangerous adventure than she'd been led to believe. And the Earl of St. Merryn will find that the meek and mild companion he'd initially envisioned has become a partner in his quest to catch a killer - and an outspoken belle of the ball who stirs a bothersome passion in his practical heart.

©2004 Jayne Ann Krentz (P)2014 Recorded Books

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Grown up Regency

Such a pleasure to have adult characters and a heroine who doesn't climax when she surrenders her virginity. The sex is pertinent to the story and is not gratuitous or overdone. The narrator's performance is wonderful.

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A wonderful introduction to Amanda Quick!

Warm and witty characters, mystery and romance. The bedroom scenes are not overpowering and tastefully written.
I'll definitely be trying more by this writer.

The narration is amongst the best I've heard, especially in terms of the pacing and despite the odd Americanised pronunciation (odd in a British voice).

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Well paced with a bit of everything

Story was funny .. loved the banter between the characters. The supporting characters of Margaret, Bennet and the rest didn’t disappoint.

Bianca’s narration was great but it sounds even better at 1.2x speed.

All in all, a great listen for a lazy day.

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A "switch off your brain and enjoy" listen.

This is standard Amanda Quick/Jayne Ann Krentz fair. Feisty leading lady, bossy bordering on controlling leading man, adventure and danger, mystery and mayhem, and somehow romance blossoms.
A light and quite enjoyable listen with many familiar tropes and ideas but nonetheless enjoyable.
The narration was fine. Not outstanding but good enough.

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loved the story

I really enjoyed this book.

It had intrigue, suspense, romance & a thriller plot to boot.

I loved that Arthur always treated Elenora like an equal & his partner at all times & also that he listened to reason, rather than always thinking he was right.

several thumbs up from me :)

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Great listen.

The word ‘awf’ 😜. Not really although it was becoming irritating by the time I reached the end. Excellent book both writer and narrator!

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An unusual romance

This has everything I Love. An unusual plot, romance, murder mystery. I liked the pace and dialogue between the main characters. The Alchemy twist was intriguing and even the meet cute, was entertaining, in its quirky way.

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Annoying narration

The story was very good but the very strange narration style ruined the experience.
I believe the narrator is perhaps American attempting a stereotypical British accent.
The repeated pronunciation of ‘orf’ instead of ‘off’ was particularly irritating.
There was also moments when the drawling narration bordered on a derisive mockery for the text.
In future I will stick to reading Amanda Quick’s novels rather than listening to them.

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Romantic and funny

Excellent story beautifully presented and written I will definitely look out for more books by this author

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Exquisitely Made

The perfectly delivered perfectly paced narration enhances the enjoyable, enteraining, drama of this delightful tale, well set in period and style. The small "Americanisms" do not hamper the flow, and only grate fractionally to English ears.

Such a well scripted mystery with carriage loads of humour to egg up the genre in a most enjoyable way. It was refreshing to have a backdrop of science and archaic experimentation, rather than frivolous nonsense, over dramatized with angst. The description of interiors, art, and vestments/costume add so much depth and detail. Excellent dialogue.

If you enjoy Stella Riley or Georgette Heyer, you will enjoy this. A FACINATING DALLIANCE

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