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  • By: Edale Lane
  • Narrated by: Jennifer Lewis
  • Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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Heart of Sherwood

By: Edale Lane
Narrated by: Jennifer Lewis
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Summary

Winner of Rainbow Awards Best Historical Lesbian Romance, 2018-2019!
What if Robin Hood was real, only the heroic outlaw had been a woman?

Robyn lost everything: her home, her family, and her freedom. Branded as an outlaw by the Sheriff, she reinvents herself by joining Little John and his band in the guise of a boy, soon becoming their leader. But she misses the woman she loves, her best friend Marian.

Marian is distraught over the news concerning Robyn, and wishes to leave court for Nottingham to find her. Queen Eleanor sends her back as a spy to check up on Prince John, Sir Guy, and the greedy sheriff, while she tries to raise money for King Richard’s ransom. Soon Marian forges an alliance with Robyn to foil a traitorous plot, discovering her feelings run much deeper than friendship.

Can Robyn win Marian’s love, help the poor of Nottingham, save the king, and defeat the sheriff, or will his merciless sword strike her down?

From award-winning and best-selling author, Edale Lane

Relive this classic tale from a new perspective in Heart of Sherwood!

©2018, 2019 Melodie Romeo (P)2023 Melodie Romeo
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My favorite „Robyn Hood“ Story!

The narration is a treat!
I love when a story grabs me and the story of Robyn Hood was always one of my favorites as a kid.
Robyn Hood as a woman is all the more a treat for lesbian fiction lovers.
It's as exciting as you'd expect from a Robyn Hood story with Lady Marian and all of King Richard's faithful who join Marian and Robyn in their fight for his release.
However, the narration really made the whole thing a treat.
Every mood, every emotion was rendered really beautifully.
The tenderness that Robyn and Marian feel for each other as well.
This book does not thrive on detailed love scenes, but on the deep and true love between these two lovers.
I was rooting for them, even though i knew somehow how it's going to turn out. Nevertheless, it grabbed me.
The political intrigues were interesting and the resolution at the end of Robyn and Marian's situation made my romantic heart very happy!

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Such a fun take, detailed and very enjoyable

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

Robyn and her band full of compassion in opposition to the greed of the sheriff. Full of excellent details and interactions.

Cannot praise the narration enough. Every note hit, a pleasure to listen to.

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A wonderful listen!

Not my usual genre but I am so glad I received a copy of this wonderful audiobook. It was an absorbing and entertaining listen from start to finish. I loved the characters and the gentle humour. I even loved the history lesson. Kept me hooked from start to finish and all beautifully narrated by Jennifer Lewis. The many voices she used for the characters is amazing. For those who like heat in their Sapphic fiction, please note that this story is entirely fade to black which also suited me perfectly.

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A pleasing twist on a well know tale!

I really enjoyed “Heart of Sherwood”. This is a very straightforward telling of the Robin Hood legend, except Lane changes Robin Hood’s gender. This added greatly to the story and I loved the fact that Maid Marian became a strong character in her own right. Overall, this book is more historical/political than romance. I found all the historical facts fascinating, despite the sprinkling of anachronisms throughout. The writing is very good but overly detailed in places. I thought the romance between Robyn and Marian was a bit rushed but loved the LGBTQI representation. “Heart of Sherwood” is well worth a listen and I leaned a lot about the time off King Richard. Jennifer Lewis does a great job with the narration despite the odd pronunciation here and there!

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A fun listen!

3.5 - an enjoyable sapphic retelling of Robinhood

I enjoyed this one - it was sweet and gratified my desire to see all my childhood fairytales in a queer light. The writing was solid and adhered well to the atmosphere and time period. Where the story fell short for me was in the insane excess of detail that served to detrimentally lengthen the entire story (which wasn't quite deep enough to merit such length).

Still, a fun and well-narrated listen that I would absolutely recommend for those who like their queer fairytale twists and HEAs ❤️

*I received a free review copy from narrator Jennifer Lewis in exchange for an honest review*

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  • Tech Mom
  • 20-02-23
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Great retelling of the classic

I absolutely loved this retelling of the classic with a woman as the main character. The intricacies of the relationships and scenes really build the story in your mind. The author does a great job describing Sherwood and all of the characters we love in Robin Hood.
The voices the narrator provides for the characters are really great and made the story extra engaging. I will be looking for more stories by both.

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  • joyce ann miller
  • 28-05-23

Oh Robin

Great take on a story with women as the heroines. I couldn’t stop listening. The narration was great also. Thumbs up!👍🏻

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  • The Lesbian Review
  • 27-05-23
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Lovely historical gender bent tale

I enjoyed everything about his retelling of Robin Hood.

The narration was good, the story itself was interesting and I loved the gentle sub plot romance between Robyn and Marian.

If you want a historical story with a romantic sub plot then this one is a good choice

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  • LuEllen Lang
  • 22-04-23
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Excellent!

I was wary at first but it quickly grew on me. This is now they only acceptable version of Robinhood to me. Would love more sapphic takes on classic tales!

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  • J.S.
  • 03-04-23
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Excellence

I absolutely enjoyed everything about this story! The sapphic take on Robin Hood just works well. I thoroughly enjoyed the classic parts of this story!

Narration is spot on and is done so well. Excellent performance!
Highly recommend!

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  • Rockridge Sunshine
  • 03-04-23
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Excellent tale and narration - bullseye!

Edale Lane brilliantly reimagines the classic Robin Hood tale. The author provides characters with more depth and insights than usual, including bringing Eleanor of Aquitaine into the storyline, as well as evoking richness in the descriptions of the places and the communities.

Jennifer Lewis infuses the characters with warmth, humor, evil, honor, and other qualities throughout the pitch-perfect performance.

This was the first story I have enjoyed from either artist, and I look forward to more!

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  • Tammi
  • 26-03-23

Excellent, Excellent, Excellent!

I loved everything about this book. This author is nothing less than amazing! This is the second book I’ve read by her and I can’t rave enough!
The writing and detail is phenomenal. The story; out of this world…both fun and serious. The narration was beautiful. I felt the characters come to life. So good. Highly recommend if you like this genre.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 24-03-23

Excellent!

I love love loved this story. i lost a lot of sleep stealing just one more chapter (or 5) before making myself turn it off so i could get a couple of hours of rest before my alarm screamed at me with a new day. I highly recommend!

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  • N. T
  • 19-03-23
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Great twist on an old story

It was fun to learn the truth about Robin Hood. There is a lot of detail in this book. It seems to have all the religious vigor of those times. The narrator did a great job.

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  • Kindle Customer
  • 06-03-23

Good story

This was a very good story. The characters were believable, the plot was very good. The narrator did a good job of the reading of the story. Overall, well done!