Stevie Zimmerman is an automatic purchase....

.... for me. If it’s my genre of the moment and the description is even half entertaining I buy it! In this case it was well worth it. No spies or sex or horrible scenes, just a good regency romance narrated by one of my favorites! If you remember it’s a romance and don’t take it too seriously you can’t go wrong here.

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Loved it.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. It's squeaky clean, romantic, and interesting. The leading mail character is as masculine as they come and I especially LOVED the ending. I hate how so many books and movies end abruptly, but this is refreshing and fun! I would love to see it made into a movie.

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Heroine is horrible!

The heroine in this story is selfish, arrogant and a stuffy snob. There is nothing endearing about her. Horrible story.

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wonderful story!

Great build to a romance that leaves me craving the next in the series! Believable Regency finance.

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Underwhelmed

Usually when there are multiple 5 star reviews and just one negative review I tend to find that I agree with the people who enjoyed the book. I think I am fairly easy to please and not too critical as I love this genre. However, I did not end up liking any of the characters in this book much. I felt like none of them were very endearing and I agree with the review that said the heroine wasn’t likable. The entire book is basically a gentle women turned companion that is constantly negative and surrounded by troublesome negative characters. Nothing lighthearted, flirtatious, funny, or romantic about this book. I usually listen to books over and over but I don’t think I could get through this one again. It does have a happy ending and nice resolution just not worth all the blah to get there.

The narrator however did a great job and was pleasing to listen to.

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great clean romance

there's no reason you shouldn't get this audiobook if you enjoy regency clean romance. a swoony hero, a heroine you want to root for, with a good character and a spine, interesting premises for all characters, and the antagonist are not too annoying nor too bland either. there are obstacles for the couple to overcome in order to get together but they are surmountable, and get resolved in realistic enough ways to satisfy me without taking me out of the story for being too unbelievable, or too predictable. I truly enjoyed it and do reccomend it. the story is different enough to not bore you, or giving you a feeling of sameness but not too inventive where you don't get what you came for. the story progressed at a good pace for me, and it wasn't too long nor too short. everything flowed naturally and I'm well satisfied.

the performance was good enough. her male voice sometimes made the hero sound a little old, but it was only for a moment and then went back to normal. I can't imagine how difficult it must be for a woman to imitate a male voice so I never expect perfection in that regard. for me it was done well enough. all the other voices were done really well. all female characters sounded different without having an annoying quality to the sound of their voice. I could been able tell when they were speaking who was who even if the story wouldn't have specified. that was very well done. not too fast nor too slow.

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It’s the sudden stop

Lots of interest till the required number of pages goes by, then wrap-up quickly and state The End. No polish, no cliff hanger for a sequel, no high marks for what started as a good storyline.

Love love .

Witty , funny, and sweet I highly recommend this book. You will not be disappointed. The characters are realistic and relatable

Sequel

I love following the characters through 3 books. They have become “friends” and I enjoy following their lives.

Love! Not the usual formula-driven story

Loved the story and how the last few chapters went especially. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill romance book. There’s actually a little twist to it.