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The Flirt

The Regency Intrigue Series, Book 1

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The Flirt

By: M. C. Beaton writing as Marion Chesney
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
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"If I could have foreseen the future, I would have married the first man who asked me!"

Tongues were set wagging when Elizabeth Markham's glamorous young parents were killed, sinking their only child to the unspeakable class of poor relation. Forced to live with her cruel, miserly uncle Julius, Elizabeth is forbidden to partake in the season's festivities. Marriage is her only escape, and she enacts a daring plan to trick her way into the duke of Dunster's exclusive house party, to snare one of the eligible dandies sure to dance attendance on her.

Her plan proceeds swimmingly, as Elizabeth flirts with all but the arrogant Lord Charles Lufford, considered to be quite a catch. She ignores him thoroughly until her uncle discovers her deception, and Charles saves her - by announcing their engagement! But Elizabeth's troubles are far from over, for in her absence she has come into an inheritance. And her uncle, along with one other sinister party, would rather see her perish than receive it.

©1985 Marion Chesney (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance
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I started this and the narrator was sooo terrible BUT I added it to 1.2 speed and made it fine to listen to. Enjoyable story you should listen to it

Good Story

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I liked the characterisation- the duchess and daughter are hilarious and it is a farce with all the right elements.

I didn’t mind the narrator because of that- it is a childish story and although the voices and accents weren’t great, I got used to the staccato style of narration.

I despised the ‘hero’… when Elizabeth grows up a bit she will regret throwing herself away on such an arrogant and foolish man. At some point he should have properly, publicly and hopelessly grovelled and apologised!

Funny characters!

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Is she American? I don't like the voices at all and the intonation and lack of adherence to punctuation. The "English" accents sounded half-American. Great book though.

Fab story, bad storyteller

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At times triggering with the thought of physical abuse, starvation and “madness” the book was so good. Unpredictable to the point of exhaustion in a good way 😩 I definitely recommend

Very interesting

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The headline says it all. What possessed audiobooks to hire this narrator? She sounded like a child reading a passage in an elocution lesson, not knowing the meaning of the words. Everything. about it was awful - her pronunciation, her intonation, her character voices. A truly painful listen.

Good story ruined by a terrible narrator.

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