Wonderfully Historical Romance - Financial Security or Love?

A family who disowns a son for marrying for love comes 100 years later needing to draw from that son’s line a new duke.
James is not well to do and has been on the receiving end of a denied marriage proposal because of his lack of station and money.
On his way to London he is robbed, loses his memory for a time a comes to tutor in a family where the oldest daughter, though a good person, seeks a wealthy marriage for her sister for financial security.
Love develops, misunderstandings, mistakes, hurt feelings, and past hurts cause a rocky road to love.
A story where you cringe for mistaken words, hurt feelings, cheer for the couple to find each other and love the HEA.
A fantastic narrator with emotions, timing, tone, and voice variation ..so perfectly done.
You must buy this story if you enjoy historical romance, even if you don’t! This author and narrator are two I will look for in the future.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

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Delightfully sweet

This was such a sweet regency romance! The story was a delightful case of mistaken identity with a couple punch to the gut moments where it seemed the hero and heroine would never put aside their pride and get together. Of course all was resolved in the end, and I find myself quite without anything to quibble about.

The audiobook narration was very well done and I enjoyed it immensely.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review

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Heartwarming Book!!!

I loved this book....It had a wonderful story line and the narration was excellent. I think I have found a new favorite author.

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Fun and clean

I love Sheri Cobb Souths regency mysteries, so I definitely wasn't going to pass on one of her romances. It was a story that can't happen anymore in this day and age, what with our IDs and all-mighty search engines. When you can't google who the Duke should be, and he doesn't remember himself, all kinds of aspirations rise up. It's probably not best to make self-assured statements of how things will pan out, dear Margaret :) Poor gal had to go through several mental adjustments to get to the happy ending. It was a very pleasurable listen. Kudos, Stevie Zimmerman.

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Sense and Pride

The family's meager prospects depend on the beautiful younger sister making an advantageous match. He's been bashed on the head and lost his memory; when it is assumed he is the awaited tutor, the books he is carrying seem to support that surmise. With all the charm one could hope for in a Regency, author Sheri Cobb South engages us in another delightful tale of crossed lovers and misunderstood intentions. I had the pleasure of listening to narrator Stevie Zimmerman's expressive enacting, making the story that much more enjoyable with the added dimension.

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Heartwarming Regency Romance

I absolutely loved this book... it was charming, frustrating and entirely enjoyable all wrapped up in a Jane Austen style regency romance. It's a story of forgotten identity that pride and yes... prejudice enters into as the story goes on. The narrator does a wonderful job with this story and was a pleasure to listen to. I would definitely recommend this to those who enjoy clean regency romances.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

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Charming, sweet and very romantic:)

This is a kind of romance that has that elegant charm of old-fashioned tales (books and movies) in which the H and the h kiss at the end of the story - and we sigh delighted that they finally get to do it:)

The plot is deceitfully simple - James Weatherly, a poor curate, finds out that he's a duke, while on the way to claim his inheritance he's attacked by some ruffians, loses his memory and is hired to be a tutor to the younger brother of Margaret Darrington's, who in turn would do almost anything for their other sister to marry a duke (or so she says, at least:))... But as Fortune loves to interfere with mere humans' plans, not everything goes according to Margaret's intentions:)

It's a typical comedy of errors - people are not who they are thought to be, or who they themselves think they are, and there are more than one misunderstanding when it comes to who loves whom and who is going to propose to whom.... But the tale is woven with such charm and elegance that you feel like reading your favourite Jane Austen's novel - it has a similar feeel to it... at least it does for me:)

Both James and Margaret are charming characters, though you don't expect to like Margaret so much when you meet her for the first time (she does sound like a money hunter, you know:)). Background characters are also very agreeable (as Jane Austen would have probably called them), and each of them has their part to play in James and Margaret's love affair...

Narration by Ms Zimmerman is almost perfect The pace of her reading is very good, the female voices great, and although some of the male characters sound a bit overdone, she is spot on when it comes to conveying their personalities through the way they speak (one of James's friends does sound like a bored aristocrat he seems to be judging from his description:)).

DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Sadly lacking in plot

Couldn’t believe that so little happened. With almost no tension, the only surprise was the complete absence of any of the twists such a story would normally have. I’ve liked the Sherri Cobb South mysteries, so was disappointed with this short book. It seems unfinished, IMHO.

Sweet, Tender, and Funny

A thoroughly sweet and enjoyable story. With very likable characters and attention to regency detail I couldn’t put this story down.

Sweet heartwarming Romance

This was my first Sheri Cobb South book. I'll be purchasing more. Of Paupers and Peers was a well done amnesia plot. I usually dislike them, but the author was able to make the character development interesting. You really do fall in love with the hero. His personality is charming and without the trite hyper-masculinity we so often see in romance novels. On his way to claim a dukedom, our hero, James Weatherly finds himself unable to remember his past and employed by Margaret Darrington, a lovely young woman in genteel poverty who was left in charge of her two siblings and addle-brained aunt. Ms. Darrington has little interest in love. She wants to make an excellent match for her beautiful younger sister in hopes it will save the family from poverty. The book deals a lot on whether money or love is most important. I say a little of both can't hurt.
The dialogue between James and Margaret is sweet and funny. The plots moves along quickly enough to keep you interested.

Overall the book is worth a credit. It has a bit of a Georgette Hyer feel, but unique in itself. I read it really quickly the first time and went back to listen to it again. I actually enjoyed it more on re-read. Everyone needs a heartwarming tale once in a while.

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review."