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Masked Ball at Broxley Manor

A Royal Spyness Novella

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A delectable prequel to the national best-selling Royal Spyness mysteries featuring Lady Georgiana Rannoch - 34th in line to the throne, and England’s poorest heiress. At the end of her first unsuccessful season out in society, Lady Georgiana has all but given up on attracting a suitable man - until she receives an invitation to a masked Halloween ball at Broxley Manor. Georgie is uncertain why she was invited, until she learns that the royal family intends to marry her off to a foreign prince, one reputed to be mad. When the prince, dressed as the devil, rescues her from an embarrassing situation at the ball, Georgie is surprised to find her unwanted suitor to be a dashing, charming man - especially when he pulls her aside and gives her the kiss of a lifetime. But as the time comes for the unmasking, Georgie’s rescuer vanishes and the party is thrown into chaos, making it clear that everything at Broxley Manor is not as it appears…

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Would you listen to Masked Ball at Broxley Manor again? Why?

yes, its very well done, does nt drag you down like so many books do

What did you like best about this story?

great characters and narrator

What does Katherine Kellgren bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

yes, her voices are fantastic

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I like Darcy O Mara with the main character

Any additional comments?

go for it , this books has universal appeal

brilliant and nostalgic

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Would you try another book written by Rhys Bowen or narrated by Katherine Kellgren?

This is a fairly interesting Book however the worst thing about it is the narrator I am sorry to say & I don't want to be mean but blimey she is atrocious! spoils it really but if you can get past the awful voices she does then its an ok book.

Would you recommend Masked Ball at Broxley Manor to your friends? Why or why not?

Not really

How could the performance have been better?

A DIFFERENT NARRATOR

Was Masked Ball at Broxley Manor worth the listening time?

Hmm just about

Any additional comments?

Change the narrator please

Alright

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Would you try another book written by Rhys Bowen or narrated by Katherine Kellgren?

I already have - this one's a prequil.

Would you recommend Masked Ball at Broxley Manor to your friends? Why or why not?

Not really -it's OK as short stories go but it's very written with the events of the books of the main series in mind and relies on the listener/reader forgiving the obviouos lack of continuity it creates with how things unfold in the first three books of the main series.

What about Katherine Kellgren’s performance did you like?

Seems reasonabley good and her Irish accent was nicely believable.

Do you think Masked Ball at Broxley Manor needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

It has a whole series of follow-up books.

Any additional comments?

The series as a whole is good which is why I found this shoehorned-in effort disappointing.

DIsappointingly lacking in continuity

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A typical wannabe novel that is an incident and example of how The other half lives

Brilliant and msgnetic

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This is such a fun, silly, mystery with all the tension between the main characters you may expect. This Novella is who it started. Read brilliantly again by Kathrine Kellgren.

Masked Ball at Broxley Manor

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