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Lord Despair

Beastly Lords, Book 1

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From USA Today best-selling author Sydney Jane Baily

From the lush English countryside to the glittering society of Victorian London, and the shabbier side of its gambling hells, Lord Despair thought he'd left the worst behind in the Burmese jungle. He was wrong.

Lord Simon Devere returns from the Burmese War haunted by the vivid memory of his slain cousin and powerless to know reality from dreams. Unable to sleep lest he awaken in the cell of his nightmares, he sits in the dark, incapable of believing he is truly home - and safe - in England.

Jenny Blackwood is determined not to let her mother and sisters succumb to an unkind fate. With a head for numbers, she becomes the skilled bookkeeper "Mr. Cavendish". One unexpected client is the nobleman cruelly named by gossips as Lord Despair.

With the estate's coffers mysteriously dwindling, Jenny goes where others fear to tread: into the darkened room of the unstable earl. Encouraged by her tenacity, Simon believes he can become the man he once was. However, as friendship quickly sparks into passion, they discover the greatest danger lies ahead of them, and the biggest threat to Jenny may be Lord Despair himself.

©2018 Sydney Jane Baily (P)2019 Tantor Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Victorian England
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A well written story set in the Victorian era and focusing on the often unseen, and at the time unacknowledged, damage that war and captivity has on fighting men. A sensitive portrayal of the hero’s mental state and ultimate recovery set in a less than traditional romance. I enjoyed this and listened to it over the space of just two days. Recommended.

A very unusual love story

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This book had a very different plot to most I listen to. It was the normal man meets woman and you know they are going to end up together but with a much deeper and darker story, showing what affects the ravages of war can do to a person. There was also the interesting sub plot of the missing monies, an all round good listen.

Excellent

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Just about to listen to the second book in this series so thought I would leave a review for the 1st. A very enjoyable book well worth the listen!!

Really enjoyed this book 🙂

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I enjoyed this book very much great story with a fantastic narrator. I will be looking for more books from this author as the characters really came to life and the story was well thought out.

Well worth a read/listen

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I throughly enjoyed this multi layer regency romance story. I am new to this author but will definately purchase more of her work. The male Narrator did a fabulous job too.

An enjoyable, multi layered story.

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