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The Baron's Quest
- The Barons of the Cinque Ports Series Book 1
- Narrated by: Stan Chandler
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Nicholas Vaughn is Lord of New Romney and also a Baron of the Cinque Ports. He directs a fleet of ships that service the king 15 days a year in exchange for special privileges.
When Muriel Draper causes havoc on his wharf, he realizes she is a spinster - a woman who spins wool for a living - from the town. Her late father has angered the Clothmaker's Guild and now Muriel and her brother have been excommunicated from the guild and also left with a debt to the baron that he insists Muriel repays.
She can either give the baron her deceased mother's wedding ring - the only memory of her parents she has left - or she can live with him at his manor house and be his personal clothier to pay back the debt.
Can a merchant's daughter and a Baron of the Cinque Ports find a safe harbor with the passion for each other that burns between them, or will title and status sink that ship before it's even sailed?
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- Claire
- 13-01-21
Nice story
Enjoyed this story very much. finished listening to it in a day. This is the first book of the series Barons of the Cinque Ports. The narrator was good. I think I prefer him to Brian Gill except sometimes he has a bit of an American accent. But definitely recommend it and definitely worth a credit. Now on to the next one of the series.
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- oomuchi
- 13-12-20
The Baron and the spinster
Well written as usual, with those tidbits that give a sense of the time it was based on and the society the characters would have lived in. The plot was well maintained. Not to mention the hero and heroine. I loved how the story developed. The history of the story was clear and concise.
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- DragonRose UK
- 05-05-20
Intriguing Romance
The Baron's Quest is the first book in the Barons of the Cinque Ports by Elizabeth Rose.
Muriel Draper finds herself desperate for money after her father is murdered leaving her with much debt. She is a spinster, she spins wool for a living. Her younger brother is a weaver. She goes against the rules of the Clothmaker's Guild that her father, and therefore she, is a part of by trying to sell her goods on the docks and on a Sunday. It is there that the Baron first meets her.
Nicholas Vaughn, the Baron rescues her from a tradesman who was trying to get more from her than what she had to offer. After helping her she disappears and it's only then that he is reminded by friends that she owes him two months rent on the land she rents off him for sheep to graze on.
I don't want to give you all the details or you won't need to read the book! Suffice to say that Nicholas helps Muriel and her brother out by giving them employment and a roof over their heads until her debt is paid off. That is how they get to spend a lot of time together. Time in which they are either lusting after each other or are angry with each other. Regardless of their feelings they can't have a future because of the difference in their classes, or can they?
At times both Muriel and Nicholas came across as not very likeable at all. Nicholas could seem too snobby and Muriel could be way too forthright considering her station and the time that the book is set in. But despite that, they definitely both grew on me and I saw more good in them than bad. Enough, indeed, to forgive them their unlikeable moments. I was more than willing a happy ending for them.
As well as the possible budding romance between the couple there was also the mystery of tax-evading at the docks and the mystery of who killed Muriel's father and why they did it. It made for an exciting story with some particularly emotional scenes.
I think the narrator of this audiobook made both Muriel and Nicholas sound too harsh in certain scenarios. If I had been reading the book myself I would have put a much different slant on some of the scenes. Also, his characterisation of Muriel's brother often had him sounding like a grown man rather than a 15-year-old boy. That said, for the most part, I enjoyed the narration. I particularly liked, no, I loved when he would chuckle or giggle depending on which character he was being when that person said something with a laugh. That was a real highlight for me and always made me smile. I also liked when he read gentle scenes between Muriel and Nicholas, I could really believe that that they had feelings for each other.
All in all I did enjoy this story and this audio version of it and am happy to recommend it
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