Narrated by Suehyla El-Attar A trend in romance novels: the small town series, where everybody knows everybody’s business, there are a bunch of love-starved singles and another bunch of sometimes lovable, sometimes irascible odd characters. This is Lucky Harbor, a small town on the Washington state coast. Mallory Quinn is a local girl whose family…
Narrated by Amy Rubinate The World’s Fair: Columbian Exposition also known as the Chicago World Fair of 1893 is the backdrop for this wonderful story. The author’s research is evident in the writing. The book is so steeped in the time, place, and culture that the setting becomes another character. It Happened at the Fair…
Narrated by Alison Larkin This was a double-first for me. It was my first time listening to (or reading) this author, and the first time listening to this narrator and I’m pleased to report that How to Capture a Countess was a truly delightful piece of audio fluff. The story opens with a rather tipsy,…
Narrated by Susan Duerden This is the first in Garwood’s Crown’s Spies series and was published in 1988. It’s Regency-based, with hero Lyon, the Marquis of Lyonwood being the spy of the book. Heroine Christina “takes the ton by storm” according to the publisher’s blurb, with a mysterious secret. However, we the readers already know…
Narrated by Alison Larkin The Autumn Bride had some rocky moments for me, both in terms of plot and narration, but overall, I count it a win. Abigail Chantry is a governess in London. Her not-quite-18-year-old sister, Jane (supposed to be on her way to take up a position as a companion to an older…
Narrated by Kathe Mazur The third in the Rebel Ridge series, the premise behind the title is the tie that binds families together, “’til death do us part”. In this case, it’s not just about the joys of binding together in marriage, but the bonds of blood that cannot be broken, not until death and…
Narrated by Susan Ericksen Isadora (“Izzy”) Temple is a kind of Cinderella. Orphaned at age 12, she was taken in by her aunt Hildegarde, a woman perennially jealous of Izzy’s mother. Izzy is put to work in the house and constantly told she’s plain and unattractive. Therefore, she expects to be single all her life…
Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley Tempted is the third book in Elisabeth Naughton’s Eternal Guardians series which takes Greek mythology as a basis with seven warriors – descendants of the original seven Argonauts who journeyed with Jason to find the Golden Fleece – as heroes. They live on their own plane of existence and must protect…
Narrated by James Langton Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons are a favorite of mine. When He Was Wicked was one of the very first audiobooks I listened to – and it remains at the top of my keeper/re-listen list as well. Simon Prebble is also one of my favorite narrators because of this audiobook. I always thought…
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor For me, this is one of those times when it’s like Christmas came early – one of my favorite authors, stories, and couples are realized in audiobook form by one of my favorite narrators. When I wrote a review of the book at the beginning of January, I said I thought…
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