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The Perfect Rake
- Merridew Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
A phony engagement turns into real passion in this delightful Regency romance from award-winning author Anne Gracie.
Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters - that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception....
A renowned rake, Gideon, Lord Carradice, has a way of making ladies swoon. But when Prudence arrives at his doorstep and mistakes him for his cousin, the Duke, it is Gideon who's infatuated. The delightful spitfire claims she and the Duke are engaged - although a taller tale was never told. In spite of the lies, Gideon is so taken with charming Prudence that he's eager to join her game, especially if it will award him a stolen kiss or two. Now, Prudence's plot is about to go terribly, albeit deliciously, awry....
Contains mature themes.
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- Thor
- 07-03-21
Entertaining, but slightly ruined by a flaw.
The two main characters are extremely entertaining and a pleasure to listen too. The secondary characters are good, some more prominent than others, though Hope comes across as a selfish child. Philip was built up to be a certain character and fills the brief.
The note of servere discord, was the tedious amount of time it took for the Heroine to tell her story and declare her love. I am amazed that as a Rake, he didn't guess her obvious downfall.
I started to fast forward at the end, I was heartily bored of hearing any more reasons of why they were not engaged.
Still worth a credit.
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- Terry
- 09-03-21
Great story
The story was very good but I was disappointed with the narrator, it spoiled the book the voice was too monotonous and just didn't ring true,great shame,I wont be listening to other books in the series till the narrator is changed
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- Kindle-Kunde
- 21-09-21
great story, couldn't stop listening
great narrater, loved the storyline and how the caracters grew. the end Was good. wondered how Phillip and Prues Story would end and was glad to see he got what he deserved.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-02-24
The perfect Romance
I smiled and laughed throughout this book. I'm so happy I cane across it!! it's 10 Star!!!.
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- Susan
- 14-01-21
Lovely Story
Really enjoyed this book .Took a bit of time to get used to the narrators voice .I did and so glad I persevered.
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- Lola1
- 21-06-22
Absolutely Entertaining!
An enjoyable, romantic, and humourous book. Extremely well written with an engaging storyline (and plot), and well developed characters.
I found the lead man very very funny and sexy. There were numerous scenes that made me burst out laughing.
I did find it a little unrealistic that the leading lady who had never really lived nor was exposed to the world, at 21 yrs of age, seemed so mature, brave, and extremely wise about everything... except love, of course.
The narrator, Heather Wilds, is one of the best I have heard. Superb reading and impressions.
I really enjoyed this book.
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- Sue h
- 23-10-22
Joyous
I enjoyed this audio book so much it is difficult to find superlatives. Clever and amusing dialogue , superb narration bringing to life the humour and characters of the story. Good times and bad times it was all there.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-02-21
Good book nicely narrated.
This was my first Anne Gracie book and wouldn't be the last, I'm sure. Enjoyable story with oh so much appreciated humour. Admittedly there is an obligatory now days sex scene or two, but plenty of twists and turns in the plot to keep you guessing right to the end.
Narration was perfection, done in good British English and no annoying mispronunciations. One star removed due to lengthy "declaration of love" part. It took far too long for the heroine to get the "he loves me" point.
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- Old Romantic
- 26-03-22
The Perfect Rake
The story was good. Orphaned sisters escape the clutches of a violent grandfather with the ingenuity of the eldest. They go to their great uncle who is a bit eccentric. To enable her younger sisters to "come out " she pretends to be engaged to a Duke so they can. He's not the Duke though... Loved the story, the narration not so much.
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- Vanessa
- 25-02-24
Overall well rounded story 3.8 out of 5
Villain Grandpa’s
Highway men
Betrayal, lies and deception
A fun little jig of a story
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