If she really wanted time, he certainly was giving it…īrina McConnell Slid her feet into a pair of five-inch…īrina studied Thomas’s serious blue eyes and tilted her head.īrina woke the next morning feeling as tired as when…īrina listened as Thomas told her about how he’d started…īrina squinted through the darkness to the clock next to…
Had any one meal ever stretched so endlessly? “My lady, Mr.-er-Lord Lyndhurst is here,” Mayfield announced… With every minute and every dance and every pleasant conversation… “My lord, you have a visitor.” Mayfield’s voice sounded from… Lady Bradbourne’s ball was as exciting as Rachael had imagined… Lady Rachael Norcross surveyed the crowded ballroom before her and… No power on earth will induce me to marry Adrian… He flung open the door of Abby’s room so violently… The rattle of a log in the grate woke Adrian. If that is enough to make you happy, then buy away! But if you like a little substance to your plot, then steer clear of this one, there are more engaging historical romances out there.After the Cavendish-Mayhews’ New Year’s Eve ball, Adrian Andrew… It did deliver a standard Regency romance. Not to take away from her talent, but I have to wonder, is it really that hard to get actual British born narrators to read British based historical romances? I give this 2.5 stars, and an additional half-star for Ms Chalfant's attempt to make the characters sound interesting.
Most listeners will probably not be bothered, but if you are very familiar with British accents you may occasionally cringe. Ms Chalfant does add to the reading, by characterizing her voices, but at times her accent was grating. The potential for passion was there, but it all seemed to fizzle with the exception of a token couple of romance scenes. As for the rake and his reformer, the romance between them was rather aseptic. There were a couple amusing scenes, but I had to listen to a lot of drivle to get to them. The writing seemed lazy with repeating phrases and vocabulary. It seemed to take forever for the story get going, so long I almost didn't care what happened to the characters, I just wanted the book to end. It wasn't that the story was terrible, it was just pat and predictable. I almost gave up on this book, but since I actually paid for it (ie not a credit) I felt bound to finish.
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