Romance and thriller

I tried this on a whim and so glad I did. It's a mixture of a regency romance with detective work thrown in.

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Great plot - beautifully presented …

From start to finish the story holds you in its spell -
And is beautifully presented by a great narrator….

Thank you for these hours of delight I enjoyed.

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A very good read

I had read the book prior to listening to Alex but repetition is a good thing in this case.
I have to say this story is a slow start but then the story blossoms into a great one and is very enjoyable with new characters and old characters emerging. There is even a mention of my beloved Rockcliffe! Well done Stella Riley for another great read/listen

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Loved it

This is the first book I have listened to by Stella Riley but will not be the last. The mixture of her wonderful plot with the narration by Alex Wyndham is superb match.
The complexity of the story together with the devotion of Sophia and Kit's friends helping him through the aftermath of his trauma and betrayal was uplifting, I hope there will be further stories with his friends as the main characters.

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Don’t Read This Book, First…!

…Unless you have read at least one of Ms Riley’s previous historical romance series! Start with the Rockliffe.series. You HAVE TO!

Not that you won’t love and enjoy this on it’s own (I’m sure that it’s the beginning of yet another fabulous series), but it’s richer and even more enjoyable because this is peppered with cameos, which, because they’re interwoven so seamlessly, embraces us within the Stella Riley universe.

Christian has been absent from home for 5 years. 3 of those years were unscheduled. When he unexpectedly returns, fortuitously gate crashing a ball being held in his own home, to announce the betrothal of his fiancée to his cousin, this unravels a chain of events, which are psychological, emotional, and vengeful as a result!

Despite being a potentially grim story, Ms Riley has covered this scenario with wonderful insight

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Superb

From the toe curling narration of Alex Wyndham to the wonderful cover, this audiobook is first rate. Delicious characters and a great plot. I loved it!

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As always, the perfect pairing

I had just finished rereading Stella Riley's excellent prose, then plunged straight into Alex Wyndham's narration of the same. It is testament to his skill and professionalism that I was immediately immersed in the story again - I think everyone has spoken about that lovely velvety voice, but he brings so much more to the story. Certain emphases, certain inflections, made me think differently about some passages and he is so good at delivering humorous remarks, dialogue bristling with contention, and the difficult love story which runs through the book. An absolute winner for me, I thoroughly recommend it.

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Another brilliant read!

Stella Riley and Alex Wyndham keep knocking it out of the park! I hope we hear from the other three of Kit's set!

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Captivating love and revenge story

A romance, mystery and revenge story masterly written by Stella Riley and exquisitely narrated by Alex Wyndham. After the first few minutes of listening, I was already hooked on the story and found it very difficult to stop listening and go about my work.

Stella Riley’s Georgian era character collection is enriched with two wonderful new characters, Sophia and Kit, who take their deserved place among the other noble characters we met in the Rockliffe and Brandon Brothers series. It is always a pleasure to meet some of the well-known characters of these novels at the balls and assemblies of the London season or even see them involved in action on behalf of Kit.

The book is a balanced blend of emotional depths moments, witty dialogues, funny to hilarious scenes, tender love, mystery and tension. From the very beginning, we know that something terrible happened to Kit. After his return, he suffers because of it, has nightmares, cannot hire a valet and doesn’t want to talk about it. You can’t stop guessing what horrific experiences he suffered during his captivity. The suspense and tension are increasing over the chapters, until we are finally revealed the cause behind Kit’s nightmares.
The revenge in more cunning than bloody, in line with Kit’s character. And what a wonderful gang of friends to support him in implementing his revenge plan.

Alex Wyndham is a master of portraying characters through his voice and makes the narration highly enjoyable.

I warmly recommend the audiobook to fans of historical romance and mysteries. Let yourself transported back into the last third of the 18th century and immerse yourself in the life of Georgian aristocracy with nights at White’s and Sinclair’s, balls and an improvised pleasure garden in Berkeley square.

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Marvellous

Stella Riley has done it again. I love all her writing, her heroes and heroines, familiar figures from earlier books who are part of the scene and, of course, her plots. I hope this is the first of a series; we need to know how Daniel, Benedict et all find love - and adventure. Perfect escapism, with Alex Wyndham on top form also. Just lovely.

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