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The Matrimonial Advertisement

By: Mimi Matthews
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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"Matthews has a knack for creating slow-building chemistry and an intriguing plot with a social history twist." -Library Journal

She wanted sanctuary...

Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that means traveling to a remote cliffside estate on the North Devon coast and marrying a complete stranger. But Greyfriar's Abbey isn't the sort of refuge she imagined. And ex-army captain Justin Thornhill - though he may be tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome - is anything but a romantic hero.

He needed redemption...

Justin has spent the last two decades making his fortune, settling scores, and suffering a prolonged period of torture in an Indian prison. Now, he needs someone to smooth the way for him with the villagers. Someone to manage his household - and warm his bed on occasion. What he needs, in short, is a wife and a matrimonial advertisement seems the perfect way to acquire one. Their marriage was meant to be a business arrangement and nothing more. A dispassionate union free from the entanglements of love and affection. But when Helena's past threatens, will Justin's burgeoning feelings for his new bride compel him to come to her rescue? Or will dark secrets of his own force him to let her go?

©2018 Mimi Matthews (P)2018 Audible, Inc.
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3.5 stars - not as good as this author’s other books

Recently listened to The Work of Art and Gentleman Jim by this author and they were both excellent and I rated them 5 stars. This story was a little disappointing by comparison. It was ok, and parts were nice, but not a patch on the other books I mentioned. I’ll still get more in this series though, and I’m glad to see it’s a different narrator in the following books. Justine Eyre’s narration was better in this than other books I’ve heard her narrate, but Alex Wyndham is superb with Mimi Matthews’ other books.

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A sweet read

Well written clean romance. The internal dialogue was a little bit frustrating. Although, the main characters promised to be honest with each other they persistantly assumed the what the other was feeling or the meaning behind actions. They usually got it wrong, which caused unhappiness or misunderstangs.
Apart from that, the book was enjoyable.

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Worth listening too.

The hero and heroine are both strong characters and are thrown together because of circumstances.
She is desperate to find a protector and safety. His friends have arranged a marriage though advertisement.
They have to work through a lot of problems and grief, but come out the other end.
The narrator is not good with male voices, so they get mixed up.
The secondary characters are varied and support the story well.

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Terrible narration

Awful narration, I only got through it as I have listened to the other books in the series beautifully narrated by Alex Wyndham.

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Predictable story read in an off-putting accent

This story was long winded and predictable but I didn't mind that. I was looking for a story that wasn't challenging and I got that here. The narration was quite poor - lots of words and sentences ending with a questioning uplift. I think the narrator would do well to work out what her accent is at the outset and stick with that rather than making it up as she goes along.

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Enjoyable

Well I have just discovered this author and I must say I am loving her stories. First of 'the orphans' series, all the books are wonderful and have happy endings. I would recommend this or any of the other titles in this series if you like a good yarn with a lovely ending.

I had to drop one star on the performance from Justine Eyre because of the strange pronunciations.But I enjoyed the story anyway.

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Good story but the narration

Good story but the narrator was lacking the necessary skills to make the story interesting

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most enjoyable....

it was a charming story and beautifully presented ...

I shall now look out for another Mimi Mattewes book ...

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Women narrators

The story line was good if not riveting but the narrators pronunciation was odd and her male voices were not convincing.

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quite enjoyable, bit dragging

quite enjoyable, but at times the whining of the characters of how unworthy they are for eachother is a bit dragging. otherwise lovely story, lovely characters. nice light way to spend your time.

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