-
When the Duke Returns
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
![Prime logo](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/01/Audible/Homestead/Prime_Logo_RGB.png)
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Buy for $22.49
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Desperate Duchesses
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication, of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title, of games played for high stakes, including - on occasion - a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles, falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage, until he lays eyes on Roberta.
-
-
Excellent start to a series!
- By Michelle on 09-09-11
By: Eloisa James
-
Much Ado About You
- Essex Sisters, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Witty, orphaned Tess Essex faces her duty: marry well and marry quickly, so she can arrange matches for her three sisters. But just when she begins to think that all might end well, one of her sisters bolts with a horse-mad young lord, and her own fiancé just plain runs away. Which leaves Tess contemplating marriage to the sort of man she wishes to avoid - one of London's most infamous rakes. Tess consents to marry him, but it may be for the worst reason of all. Absurd as she knows it to be, she may have fallen utterly in love....
-
-
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
- By MMason on 07-05-13
By: Eloisa James
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
Duchess in Love
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony, her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London... living on the edge of scandal - desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one. Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naÏve bride has blossomed into the toast of the town.
-
-
Delightful Romance Weaving Conplex Web of Partners
- By Jonna on 03-26-14
By: Eloisa James
-
My Last Duchess
- A Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hugo Wilde, the duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children - and no wife. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter - and no husband. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn’t want more children or a castle. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage. Desperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one.
-
-
Delightful!
- By Beckymmoe on 11-02-20
By: Eloisa James
-
How to Be a Wallflower
- A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America—as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. He’s furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby’s Costume Emporium from under his nose.
-
-
Laid Back and Sexy
- By Jasmine Arnold on 04-08-22
By: Eloisa James
-
Desperate Duchesses
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication, of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title, of games played for high stakes, including - on occasion - a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles, falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage, until he lays eyes on Roberta.
-
-
Excellent start to a series!
- By Michelle on 09-09-11
By: Eloisa James
-
Much Ado About You
- Essex Sisters, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Witty, orphaned Tess Essex faces her duty: marry well and marry quickly, so she can arrange matches for her three sisters. But just when she begins to think that all might end well, one of her sisters bolts with a horse-mad young lord, and her own fiancé just plain runs away. Which leaves Tess contemplating marriage to the sort of man she wishes to avoid - one of London's most infamous rakes. Tess consents to marry him, but it may be for the worst reason of all. Absurd as she knows it to be, she may have fallen utterly in love....
-
-
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
- By MMason on 07-05-13
By: Eloisa James
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
Duchess in Love
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony, her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London... living on the edge of scandal - desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one. Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naÏve bride has blossomed into the toast of the town.
-
-
Delightful Romance Weaving Conplex Web of Partners
- By Jonna on 03-26-14
By: Eloisa James
-
My Last Duchess
- A Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hugo Wilde, the duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children - and no wife. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter - and no husband. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn’t want more children or a castle. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage. Desperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one.
-
-
Delightful!
- By Beckymmoe on 11-02-20
By: Eloisa James
-
How to Be a Wallflower
- A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America—as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. He’s furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby’s Costume Emporium from under his nose.
-
-
Laid Back and Sexy
- By Jasmine Arnold on 04-08-22
By: Eloisa James
-
My American Duchess
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The arrogant Duke of Trent intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The last woman he would ever consider marrying is the adventuresome Merry Pelford - an American heiress who has infamously jilted two fiancés. But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have her as his wife, no matter what it takes. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants.
-
-
Meh
- By J Crocus on 09-20-16
By: Eloisa James
-
Potent Pleasures
- The Pleasures Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful and unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and he doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gossip.
-
-
A Mind "F" in the Best Possible Way
- By Cynthia on 12-23-14
By: Eloisa James
-
Mistletoe Christmas
- An Anthology
- By: Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, and others
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 14 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The Duke of Greystoke’s Christmas Revelry is famous throughout the British Isles for its plays, dancing, magical grotto...not to mention scandals leading to the marriage licenses he hands out like confetti. But not everyone welcomes a visit from Cupid.
-
-
Too much relationship drama
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 12-18-22
By: Eloisa James, and others
-
A Rogue by Any Other Name
- By: Sarah MacLean
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from society with nothing but his title. Now a partner in London's most exclusive gaming hell, the cold, ruthless Bourne will do whatever it takes to regain his inheritance - including marrying perfect, proper Lady Penelope Marbury. A broken engagement and years of disappointing courtships have left Penelope with little interest in a quiet, comfortable marriage, and a longing for something more. How lucky that her new husband has access to an unexplored world of pleasures.
-
-
light and entertaining
- By Lilian on 03-04-12
By: Sarah MacLean
-
The Rogue Not Taken
- Scandal & Scoundrel, Book 1
- By: Sarah MacLean
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Sophie, the least interesting of the Talbot sisters, lands her philandering brother-in-law backside first in a goldfish pond in front of all society, she becomes the target of very public aristocratic scorn. Her only choice is to flee London, vowing to start a new life far from the aristocracy. Unfortunately, the carriage in which she stows away isn't saving her from ruin. It's filled with it.
-
-
Bantering Rogue
- By 🌸DARA on 08-23-16
By: Sarah MacLean
-
Along Came a Duke
- Rhymes with Love
- By: Elizabeth Boyle
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Her Aunt Allegra said, "A young lady with a fortune is subject to all sorts of untoward attentions by the worst sort of vagrants." It is a lesson Tabitha Timmons, a penniless spinster, has never needed to heed. That is, until she is left a vast fortune payable only upon her marriage to the very respectable Mr. Barkworth - a match that offers little chance of discovering exactly what her aunt means by "untoward attentions." But the same can't be said when the Duke of Preston happens along Tabitha's path....
-
-
Just what I needed!
- By Mon on 07-10-12
By: Elizabeth Boyle
-
Wicked and the Wallflower
- The Bareknuckle Bastards, Book 1
- By: Sarah MacLean
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Wicked Comes Calling... When a mysterious stranger finds his way into her bedchamber and offers his help in landing a duke, Lady Felicity Faircloth agrees - on one condition. She’s seen enough of the world to believe in passion, and won’t accept a marriage without it. The Wallflower Makes a Dangerous Bargain... Bastard son of a duke and king of London’s dark streets, Devil has spent a lifetime wielding power and seizing opportunity, and the spinster wallflower is everything he needs to exact a revenge years in the making.
-
-
Narration detracted a lot for me. Listen to sample.
- By Elaine C Grimes on 07-09-18
By: Sarah MacLean
-
Again the Magic
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Lady Aline Marsden was brought up to marry a man of her own class, but from the moment she meets John McKenna, she risks everything to be with him.
-
-
Boring!
- By Helen's Daughter on 10-30-23
By: Lisa Kleypas
-
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
- By: Sarah MacLean
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 12 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She does not fire a pistol, and she never gambles at a gentlemen's club. Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarried - and more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing. But to dance every dance, to steal a midnight kiss - to do those things, Callie will need a willing partner. Someone who knows everything about rule-breaking. Someone like Gabriel St. John, the Marquess of Ralston....
-
-
Worth listening again and again....
- By 🌿🌸Susynne🌸🌿 on 05-29-15
By: Sarah MacLean
-
Someone to Watch Over Me
- Bow Street Runners Series, Book 1
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Anna Parker-Naples
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In this Regency romance, Kleypas, the author of Seduce Me at Sunrise, tells the story of a scandalous beauty with no memory of who she is and the man determined to unravel the secrets of her past.
-
-
Why ruin a great strory with a poor narrator??????
- By CEK on 11-25-18
By: Lisa Kleypas
-
One Dance with a Duke
- Stud Club Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Tessa Dare
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A handsome and reclusive horse breeder, Spencer Dumarque, the fourth Duke of Morland, is a member of the exclusive Stud Club, an organization so select it has only 10 members - yet membership is attainable to anyone with luck. And Spencer has plenty of it, along with an obsession with a prize horse, a dark secret, and, now, a reputation as the dashing "Duke of Midnight." Each evening he selects one lady for a breathtaking midnight waltz. But none of the women catch his interest, and nobody ever bests the duke - until Lady Amelia d'Orsay tries her luck.
-
-
My favorite Tessa Dare book.
- By PTL on 08-22-20
By: Tessa Dare
-
Somewhere I'll Find You
- Capitol Theatre, Book 1
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
All London is at Julia Wentworth's feet - and anything she desires is hers for the asking. But the glamorous leading lady guards a shocking secret: a mystery husband whom she does not know, dares not mention...and cannot love. For years Damon Savage has been searching for the stranger his parents wed him to without his consent, hoping to legally free himself from matrimony's invisible chains. And he is astonished to discover his "bride" is none other than the exquisite lady he'd hoped to make his mistress!
-
-
An Unusual Story
- By R. Pontiflet on 08-25-21
By: Lisa Kleypas
Publisher's summary
The Duchess of Cosway yearns for a man she has never met...her husband.
Married by proxy as a child, Lady Isidore has spent years fending off lecherous men in every European court while waiting to meet her husband. She's determined to accept him, no matter how unattractive the duke turns out to be. When she finally lures Simeon Jermyn back to London, his dark handsomeness puts Isidore's worst fears to rest - until disaster strikes.
The duke demands an annulment.
Forsaking his adventuresome past, Simeon has returned to London ready to embrace the life of a proper duke, only to find that his supposed wife is too ravishing, too headstrong, and too sensual to be the docile duchess he has in mind. But Isidore will not give up her claim to the title - or him - without a fight.
She will do whatever it takes to capture Simeon's heart, even if it means sacrificing her virtue. After all, a consummated marriage cannot be annulled.
Yet in forcing Simeon into a delicious surrender, will Isidore risk not only her dignity - but her heart?
Related to this topic
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
My American Duchess
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The arrogant Duke of Trent intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The last woman he would ever consider marrying is the adventuresome Merry Pelford - an American heiress who has infamously jilted two fiancés. But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have her as his wife, no matter what it takes. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants.
-
-
Meh
- By J Crocus on 09-20-16
By: Eloisa James
-
You May Kiss the Bride
- The Penhallow Dynasty, Book 1
- By: Lisa Berne
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wealthy and arrogant, Gabriel Penhallow knows it's time to fulfill his dynastic duty. All he must do is follow "The Penhallow way" - find a biddable bride, produce an heir and a spare, and then live separate lives. It's worked so well for generations, certainly one kiss with the delectable Livia Stuart isn't going to change things. Society dictates he marry her, and one chit is as good as another as long as she's from a decent family.
-
-
Slow Story. EXCELLENT SUPERB NARRATION!
- By Tracy T on 03-30-17
By: Lisa Berne
-
The Autumn Bride
- Chance Sisters Romance Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady Beatrice's predatory servants and-with Lady Beatrice's eager cooperation-the four young ladies become her "nieces," neatly eliminating the threat of disaster for all concerned!
-
-
A Delightfully Light Piece of Fluff
- By 1955 on 02-22-13
By: Anne Gracie
-
If Ever I Should Love You
- A Spinster Heiresses Novel
- By: Cathy Maxwell
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He's inherited a title, but not a penny to speak of, so the Earl of Rochdale knows he must find a wife - preferably one tolerably pretty and good-tempered but definitely wealthy, and who will exchange her fortune for his family name. His choice: Leonie Charnock, one of the season's "Spinster Heiresses". Years before, the earl had saved the dark-eyed beauty's reputation, and she is still breathtakingly lovely, leading Rochdale to hope that their marriage will be more than in name only.
-
-
Hero makes me a little stabby
- By V. T. on 03-05-19
By: Cathy Maxwell
-
The Wild Baron
- Baron, Book 1
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Catherine Coulter introduces the dashing Carrington brothers with the story of Rohan, a man with a rakish reputation but a heart of pure gold.
-
-
Super
- By Glenda Begnoche on 09-14-18
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
My American Duchess
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The arrogant Duke of Trent intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The last woman he would ever consider marrying is the adventuresome Merry Pelford - an American heiress who has infamously jilted two fiancés. But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have her as his wife, no matter what it takes. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants.
-
-
Meh
- By J Crocus on 09-20-16
By: Eloisa James
-
You May Kiss the Bride
- The Penhallow Dynasty, Book 1
- By: Lisa Berne
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Wealthy and arrogant, Gabriel Penhallow knows it's time to fulfill his dynastic duty. All he must do is follow "The Penhallow way" - find a biddable bride, produce an heir and a spare, and then live separate lives. It's worked so well for generations, certainly one kiss with the delectable Livia Stuart isn't going to change things. Society dictates he marry her, and one chit is as good as another as long as she's from a decent family.
-
-
Slow Story. EXCELLENT SUPERB NARRATION!
- By Tracy T on 03-30-17
By: Lisa Berne
-
The Autumn Bride
- Chance Sisters Romance Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Alison Larkin
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Governess Abigail Chantry will do anything to save her sister and two dearest friends from destitution, even if it means breaking into an empty mansion in the hope of finding something to sell. Instead of treasures, though, she finds the owner, Lady Beatrice Davenham, bedridden and neglected. Appalled, Abby rousts Lady Beatrice's predatory servants and-with Lady Beatrice's eager cooperation-the four young ladies become her "nieces," neatly eliminating the threat of disaster for all concerned!
-
-
A Delightfully Light Piece of Fluff
- By 1955 on 02-22-13
By: Anne Gracie
-
If Ever I Should Love You
- A Spinster Heiresses Novel
- By: Cathy Maxwell
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
He's inherited a title, but not a penny to speak of, so the Earl of Rochdale knows he must find a wife - preferably one tolerably pretty and good-tempered but definitely wealthy, and who will exchange her fortune for his family name. His choice: Leonie Charnock, one of the season's "Spinster Heiresses". Years before, the earl had saved the dark-eyed beauty's reputation, and she is still breathtakingly lovely, leading Rochdale to hope that their marriage will be more than in name only.
-
-
Hero makes me a little stabby
- By V. T. on 03-05-19
By: Cathy Maxwell
-
The Wild Baron
- Baron, Book 1
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Catherine Coulter introduces the dashing Carrington brothers with the story of Rohan, a man with a rakish reputation but a heart of pure gold.
-
-
Super
- By Glenda Begnoche on 09-14-18
-
The Book of Scandal
- Scandalous, Book 1
- By: Julia London
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Nathan Grey, the Earl of Lindsey, is infamously known as the Libertine of Lindsey for his scandalous ways with women. But when he hears gossip that his estranged wife, Evelyn, is about to be named in The Book of Scandal, he has no choice but to remove her from London to protect her and himself from charges of treason — even if it calls for abduction!
-
-
silliest book I ever downloaded
- By connie on 05-22-11
By: Julia London
-
The Duke in My Bed
- Heirs' Club of Scoundrels, Book 1
- By: Amelia Grey
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
As a notorious member of the Heirs' Club, Bray Drakestone can't resist a challenge from one of his well-heeled colleagues - especially when it involves money and horses. But the friendly wager takes an unexpected and deadly turn.
-
-
Wonderful!
- By 🌿🌸Susynne🌸🌿 on 04-26-15
By: Amelia Grey
-
Evening Star
- Star Quartet, Book 1
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Chloe Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Giana Van Cleve, the heroine, has fallen in love with a vicious fortune hunter. Her mother, the renowned shipowner and builder Aurora Van Cleve, is desperate to save her daughter. She agrees to support Giana’s wedding if Giana agrees first to spend an unusual three months in Rome with her Uncle Daniele. But Giana’s uncle takes this bargain far beyond what Aurora ever imagined. Thus, Giana first sees Alex Saxton not in a society drawing room, but in a brothel.
-
-
Narration Can Ruin A Book!
- By JA on 05-21-12
-
The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
- Mackenzies Series, Book 1
- By: Jennifer Ashley
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It was whispered all through London Society that Ian Mackenzie was mad, that he’d spent his youth in an asylum, and was not to be trusted - especially with a lady. For the reputation of any woman caught in his presence was instantly ruined. Yet Beth found herself inexorably drawn to the Scottish lord, whose hint of a brogue wrapped around her like silk and whose touch could draw her into a world of ecstasy.
-
-
Perfect
- By Pookie_Plans on 03-09-21
By: Jennifer Ashley
-
Private Arrangements
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Lady Tremaine petitions her husband for an end to their civil but loveless marriage, Lord Camden agrees on one scandalous condition - she must give him an heir within a year. Their early attempts to fulfill this delicate arrangement are marred by cold detachment, but soon sparks of passion and long-forgotten lust begin to be kindled anew.
-
-
Facinating, if complicated, love story.
- By bluestatereader on 02-27-15
By: Sherry Thomas
-
The Ladies Most...
- The Collected Works: The Lady Most Likely/The Lady Most Willing
- By: Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor, Susan Duerden
- Length: 17 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
From Julia Quinn, author of the Bridgerton series, now streaming on Netflix - writing along with close friends and popular authors Eloisa James and Connie Brockway - comes The Ladies Most...: a duo of cleverly crafted novels, The Lady Most Likely and The Lady Most Willing, together for the first time.
-
-
Most disappointing!
- By Jeanne on 08-09-21
By: Julia Quinn, and others
-
Marry in Haste
- Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Major Calborne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he's become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives. Cal can command the toughest of men, but his wild half-sisters are quite another matter. They might just be his undoing. When he discovers that Miss Emmaline Westwood, the girls' former teacher, guides them with ease, Cal offers her a marriage of convenience.
-
-
Ruined by the robotic narrator.
- By Cate F. on 05-29-17
By: Anne Gracie
-
The Luckiest Lady in London
- By: Sherry Thomas
- Narrated by: Corrie James
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Felix Rivendale, the Marquess of Wrenworth, is The Ideal Gentleman, a man all men want to be and all women want to possess. Even Felix himself almost believes this golden image. But underneath is a damaged soul soothed only by public adulation.Louisa Cantwell needs to marry well to support her sisters. She does not, however, want Lord Wrenworth-though he seems inexplicably interested in her. She mistrusts his outward perfection, and the praise he garners everywhere he goes.
-
-
Lovely story, extremely well-written
- By Jonna on 04-14-14
By: Sherry Thomas
-
The Husband Trap
- By: Tracy Anne Warren
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Winner of a RITA, a National Readers’ Choice Award, the HOLT Medallion, and the Golden Quill, New York Times best-selling author Tracy Anne Warren is among the most acclaimed and popular Regency romance storytellers. In The Husband Trap, the reserved Lady Violet Brantford agrees to swap identities with her vivacious sister. Before she knows it, she’s married to the Duke of Raeburn, who finds himself pleasantly surprised with his charming new wife.
-
-
Passionate and emotional narration...
- By SIMARA on 01-23-13
-
The Scottish Duke
- By: Karen Ranney
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Though raised as a gentleman's daughter, Lorna Gordon is obliged to take a position as an upstairs maid at Blackhall Castle when her father dies. Alex Russell, the Duke of Kinross, is the most tempting man she's ever seen - and completely unattainable until, at a fancy dress ball, Lorna disguises herself as Marie Antoinette and pursues an illicit tryst, with scandalous consequences.
-
-
Excellent!
- By Lady M on 12-16-16
By: Karen Ranney
-
Love and Other Scandals
- Scandal
- By: Caroline Linden
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Joan Bennett is a breath away from being a spinster. She’s had four seasons without a suitor. After reading a shockingly sensuous book, Fifty Ways to Sin, Joan decides perhaps it’s time to stop being proper and start being sinful, while she’s still young enough to enjoy it. And what better partner than her brother’s drinking mate, Viscount Burke? He seems the type to know how to give a lady a lascivious adventure.
-
-
Romance with Depth
- By G.G.Gael on 09-03-19
By: Caroline Linden
-
Silk Is for Seduction
- By: Loretta Chase
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
One of the most beloved authors in the field of historical romance, the remarkable Loretta Chase proves that Silk Is for Seduction. The acclaimed New York Times best-selling author brings listeners the first in a very sexy, emotionally rich new series in which sisters from a rather scandalous aristocratic family - the purveyors of the most fashionable shop in Regency London - discover passion and love as sumptuous as the exquisite gowns they create.
-
-
Pefect Loretta Chase novel!
- By Anne on 12-27-19
By: Loretta Chase
People who viewed this also viewed...
-
Desperate Duchesses
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication, of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title, of games played for high stakes, including - on occasion - a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles, falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage, until he lays eyes on Roberta.
-
-
Excellent start to a series!
- By Michelle on 09-09-11
By: Eloisa James
-
Duchess in Love
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony, her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London... living on the edge of scandal - desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one. Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naÏve bride has blossomed into the toast of the town.
-
-
Delightful Romance Weaving Conplex Web of Partners
- By Jonna on 03-26-14
By: Eloisa James
-
Potent Pleasures
- The Pleasures Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful and unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and he doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gossip.
-
-
A Mind "F" in the Best Possible Way
- By Cynthia on 12-23-14
By: Eloisa James
-
Much Ado About You
- Essex Sisters, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Witty, orphaned Tess Essex faces her duty: marry well and marry quickly, so she can arrange matches for her three sisters. But just when she begins to think that all might end well, one of her sisters bolts with a horse-mad young lord, and her own fiancé just plain runs away. Which leaves Tess contemplating marriage to the sort of man she wishes to avoid - one of London's most infamous rakes. Tess consents to marry him, but it may be for the worst reason of all. Absurd as she knows it to be, she may have fallen utterly in love....
-
-
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
- By MMason on 07-05-13
By: Eloisa James
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
My Last Duchess
- A Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hugo Wilde, the duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children - and no wife. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter - and no husband. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn’t want more children or a castle. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage. Desperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one.
-
-
Delightful!
- By Beckymmoe on 11-02-20
By: Eloisa James
-
Desperate Duchesses
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication, of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title, of games played for high stakes, including - on occasion - a lady's virtue. A marquess's sheltered only daughter, Lady Roberta St. Giles, falls in love with a man she glimpses across a crowded ballroom: a duke, a game player of consummate skill, a notorious rakehell who shows no interest in marriage, until he lays eyes on Roberta.
-
-
Excellent start to a series!
- By Michelle on 09-09-11
By: Eloisa James
-
Duchess in Love
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Gina was forced into marriage with the Duke of Girton at an age when she'd have been better off in a schoolroom than a ballroom. Directly after the ceremony, her handsome spouse promptly fled to the continent, leaving the marriage unconsummated and Gina quite indignant. Now, she is one of the most well-known ladies in London... living on the edge of scandal - desired by many men, but resisting giving herself to any one. Finally, Camden, the Duke of Girton, has returned home, to discover that his naÏve bride has blossomed into the toast of the town.
-
-
Delightful Romance Weaving Conplex Web of Partners
- By Jonna on 03-26-14
By: Eloisa James
-
Potent Pleasures
- The Pleasures Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Reckless desire sends Charlotte Daicheston into the garden with a dashing masked stranger. He's powerful and unforgettable, a devastatingly handsome footman who lures her - not against her will - into a grand indiscretion at a masquerade ball. Then he vanishes. Several years later, after Charlotte has made her dazzling debut in London society, they meet again. But the rogue is no footman. He's rich, titled, and he doesn't remember Charlotte. Worse, he's the subject of some scandalous gossip.
-
-
A Mind "F" in the Best Possible Way
- By Cynthia on 12-23-14
By: Eloisa James
-
Much Ado About You
- Essex Sisters, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Witty, orphaned Tess Essex faces her duty: marry well and marry quickly, so she can arrange matches for her three sisters. But just when she begins to think that all might end well, one of her sisters bolts with a horse-mad young lord, and her own fiancé just plain runs away. Which leaves Tess contemplating marriage to the sort of man she wishes to avoid - one of London's most infamous rakes. Tess consents to marry him, but it may be for the worst reason of all. Absurd as she knows it to be, she may have fallen utterly in love....
-
-
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED
- By MMason on 07-05-13
By: Eloisa James
-
A Kiss at Midnight
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince...and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
-
-
Great narrator and story.
- By angela on 07-28-10
By: Eloisa James
-
My Last Duchess
- A Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Hugo Wilde, the duke of Lindow, has a drafty castle, eight naughty children - and no wife. Ophelia, Lady Astley, has a fine house, one well-behaved daughter - and no husband. Hugo takes one look at Ophelia and loses his heart, but she doesn’t want more children or a castle. She takes one look at him and heads for her carriage. Desperate to find a duchess, Hugo identifies an appropriate lady to woo. Yet when he meets Ophelia again, the duke realizes that he will marry her, or no one.
-
-
Delightful!
- By Beckymmoe on 11-02-20
By: Eloisa James
-
How to Be a Wallflower
- A Would-Be Wallflowers Novel
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Susan Duerden
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London, acquiring businesses to add to his theatrical holdings in America—as well as buying an emerald for a young lady back in Boston. He’s furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby’s Costume Emporium from under his nose.
-
-
Laid Back and Sexy
- By Jasmine Arnold on 04-08-22
By: Eloisa James
-
Two Dances and a Duke
- The Seduction, Book 1
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Felicity Foster
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Miss Beatrice Valentine is having a horrible first Season, shamed for her curves by Lady Regina Haywood. Despite Regina's attempts to make Bea a wallflower, Bea finds herself torn between Regina's fiancé, the rakish, quick-tempered Lord Peregrine, and Regina's brother, the war-hero, the Duke of Lennox. Bea is determined to marry a kindly man, and certainly no one attached to Regina. But both of these gentlemen are determined to seduce her . . . and one will succeed.
-
-
truly unpleasant
- By Kindle Customer on 12-19-23
By: Eloisa James
-
In Want of a Viscount
- The Chessmen: Masters of Seduction, Book 3
- By: Lorraine Heath
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
American Leonora Garrison has come to England in desperate search of investors to keep her family business afloat but instead finds surprising pleasure when she visits an exclusive ladies’ club and dares to kiss a stranger, who leaves her yearning for more. With a libertine for a father, Viscount Wyeth, more commonly known as Rook, vowed to live his life above reproach, with nary a hint of disgrace. Until one night, he takes a mysterious beauty into his arms, a lady who tempts him to cast his sterling reputation aside in favor of more wicked pursuits.
-
-
loved it
- By Anonymous User on 02-22-24
By: Lorraine Heath
-
In Bed with the Devil
- By: Lorraine Heath
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen, Antony Ferguson
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
They call him the Devil Earl - a scoundrel and accused murderer who grew up on the violent London streets. A proper young lady risks more than her reputation when consorting with the roguishly handsome Lucian Langdon, but Lady Catherine Mabry believes she has no choice. To protect those she loves, she would do anything-even strike a bargain with the devil himself. Lucian desires respectability and a wife above all else, but the woman of his choosing lacks the social graces to be accepted by the aristocracy.
-
-
5+ stars! So far beyond my expectations!!
- By BVerité on 08-24-12
By: Lorraine Heath
-
My American Duchess
- By: Eloisa James
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The arrogant Duke of Trent intends to marry a well-bred Englishwoman. The last woman he would ever consider marrying is the adventuresome Merry Pelford - an American heiress who has infamously jilted two fiancés. But after one provocative encounter with the captivating Merry, Trent desires her more than any woman he has ever met. He is determined to have her as his wife, no matter what it takes. And Trent is a man who always gets what he wants.
-
-
Meh
- By J Crocus on 09-20-16
By: Eloisa James
-
Cold-Hearted Rake
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Mary Jane Wells
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Devon Ravenel, London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities...and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house - along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own.
-
-
Glorious!
- By bluestatereader on 03-31-16
By: Lisa Kleypas
What listeners say about When the Duke Returns
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
- 09-22-12
A Duke vs. a Duchess....... an entertaining match
Firstly, this is actually book 4 in the Desperate Duchesses series - I hadn't realised this and listened to it as a stand alone book, whilst this didn't detract from my enjoyment of it in any way, there were often chapters relating to another couple's marriage which I suspect may have been from previous books and it did not conclude their relationship which will be book 5 in the series This Duchess Of Mine. My point is, reading them in order would be beneficial but not absolutely necessary.
Coming back to this book, which I thought was funny, charming and a sweet romance about 2 virgins who were married by proxy at a young age finally meeting 11 years later (still virgins) and coming to terms that they are not each others 'ideal' partner and yet the chemistry is there. So, should they get an annulment or consummate their marriage - which proves easier said than done. Good likeable characters that make you want to scream, but it was also touching and tender and, of course, it's a ridiculous tongue in cheek romp in the eighteenth century and the epilogue has a surprising twist too!
Worth a credit? Yes definitely a typical E.J. story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
7 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- anne
- 12-25-16
ENJOYABLE ROMP WITH CUTE CHARACTERS
They were married by proxy when quite young and had never met. When the finally did, many years later, the attraction was immediate. However, they were opposites - he quiet, contemplative, and more introverted. She was open, outgoing, and knew what she wanted in a husband. The ending was inevitable.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 03-20-14
Great Story
Would you consider the audio edition of When the Duke Returns to be better than the print version?
Yes, the narrator brings out the emotions in both of the main characters as they interact with one another.
Who was your favorite character and why?
both Isador and Simeon. Isador is a very strong minded woman and yet she doesn't try to get her on way even when she's wrong nor does she try to show that she could take care of herself even though she can, just to prove to him that she could,( you know the type where the female lead is always trying to prove to the male lead that she is as smart or as capable as a man so she tries to prove it anyway she can just to be contrary), and Simeon is alpha male enough to acknowledge that Isidor, is smart and able to take charge of certain things and yet not be intimidated by her strong character so he doesn't try to force her to see things his way and the fact that they both try to compromise enough to see each others view points make me like this story very much.
Have you listened to any of Susan Duerden’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Yes, she does a good job. I like her voices both male and female. As a matter of fact I prefer her voice to that of Rosalyn Landor, because, Ms. Landor's male characters sound like some old stodgy uncle or grandpa and the same with the female characters, the voices of the female character sound to me that of an old aunt or a grandma's voice, stiff and too low to be a young woman's voice. I love listening to Susan Duerden's character voices she acts out the emotions of each one of her character and you can hear it in her voice. I am very pleased with her narration. I wish she would do more of these. I always listen again and again to the stories she narrates, she makes the stories enjoyable to listen to.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes, I like how Isidor and Simeon declared their love for each other, it made me cry.
Any additional comments?
Aside from the subplot of the stuffed up toilets, which wasn't to my liking at all, I don't know how the author came up with that type of scenario for the two main characters to get together, if one ignores those parts that mention it, this was a pretty good story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Barb
- 03-03-14
Most intriguing plot of series so far
Any additional comments?
So far, the most memorable book of the series. I wasn't crazy about the Italian accent, but it didn't matter once I got to know the characters - I shouldn't give away why. The build up to their inevitable love scene(s) was a lovely tease. The ongoing subplot with Jemma, Villiers and Beaumont (sp?) is getting more complex - love it.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Laura
- 06-14-21
I'm getting P.O.'d with the author.🙄
*Slight Spoiler Alert*
Look, its an OK series, I wouldn't say don't read it...I'm just generally pissy about entitled grown ups not so grown ups. I'm also annoyed none of these books can truly stand alone.
Can I just get a story at a time? Is that too much to ask?
Then, will the blind stop leading the blind? All the ladies in this book keep turning to Jemma, when she's got her own damned house to clean and by all accounts (four books worth) has been regularly getting into issues with her husband since 6 months into her marriage. Ran to France for revenge against his cheating ways. Came back to England cause he passed out (from an illness he refuses to get medical opinions on) and attempts to continue her revenge by tempting the man's best friend. Give me a break😒. Jemma's book is up next, so maybe I'll sympathize a bit more. But I doubt it and I digress.
Isidore is so ungrateful its not funny. She was married before she reached maturity through proxy. Her husband takes off, likely because of his nightmare of a Mama and she mad cause the man didn't cheat on her and remained a virgin? Someone, hand me a glove, she needs to be slapped into the reality of the world she lives in. I think that's the gripe I have with Isidore - she wanted her husband home, he came home, that wasn't enough? I tried reading this from 23 year old's perspective but I was never this sheltered and dunce at 23. I mean, heeeeellllloooo, you got him back - now be his wife. That's not to say Cosway wasn't problematic, but she beat him in every way. Just dotty.
The only character I truly love in this series, for all his shit, is Villier. He's👏🏾 the 👏🏾on👏🏾ly👏🏾reason👏🏾 I keep reading the series 1) because Eloise was smart enough to save his story for "last" ( not counting the numbers series) and as I said, 2) each book in the series has several plots being executed at the same damn time🤦🏿♀️. So, I'm stuck having to read all of them just so I'm prepped for Villier😍😍😍😍. Like I said, not telling folks not to read but figured I'd keep this review honest.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Rekira
- 02-11-22
Amazing
I absolutely love this story. It’s truly beautiful and I love how the hero and heroine find themselves also while finding and learning about each other! It’s a really great read.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Queen Squared
- 07-25-13
This may be my favorite in the series so far!
We first see Lady Isadore finally meet her duke at the end of the previous novel, "Duchess by Night." In "When the Duke Returns" we learn more about that first encounter and at last discover why Simeon stayed away from London, indeed all of Europe, for so many years. Neither Simeon or Isador is what the other expects, but they're immensely attracted to each other. More importantly, their relationship teaches them more about themselves and eventually they're able to see that their differences can make for a good partnership.
Initially, Simean was a difficult hero to fall in love with. He seemed like one of those people with a lot of "book smarts" (in his case gained from extensive travel) but limited real-life experience. One of the things I love about this book is that their first few weeks of marriage reveals that despite her gender, and societal constraints on women, Isador's beauty hides an interesting combination of business acumen and empathy.
EJ continues to tease us on the triangular relationship between Jemma, Elijah, and Villiers. Ironically, as Jemma & Elijah's marriage grows stronger, so does the friendship between Elijah and Villiers. I look forward to seeing the repair of this marriage, and this friendship. And I can't wait to finally see Villiers finally fall victim to love :)
P.S. Susan Duerden continues to be a wonderful narrator.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Cassandra
- 12-31-22
Distracting Narration!
Listening to this book was painful. Narrator’s voice was wrong and annoying. Her inflection was off…just not good. I was looking for a story with male virgin! Gave this a try, story line was alright. I’m getting tired of the same stories with the badass alpha male who knows Exactly how to initiate a young dumb virgin. And they fall in love in a ridiculous short amount of time. Oh, and the 8-14 year age difference! Come on!! How about a 27 year old gal deflowers an-incredibly hot 24 year old male totally built tattoo artist?! I digress, apologies. I would not recommend this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- laylagalise
- 07-10-24
Interesting Hero
I enjoyed this story the most of the series so far. Since Cosway is a world traveler/explorer, it allowed him to have ideas that made him skew more modern and made him more appealing. Isidore is more intelligent and interesting than she appeared in the earlier books. I appreciated her viewpoint of love and also what she deserved as a woman who waited so long to even meet her husband (insane that was something that could happen). The side characters are enjoyable and interesting and I’m very excited to get to the next book as we’ve been waiting for Jemma and Elijah’s book since the beginning.
The narrator’s work really grated on me for this book. When any female character becomes emotional they sound like an incredibly shrill eight-year old. And Isidore is a passionate Italian, which means she sounds shrill quite frequently. It became hard to take the heroine seriously when she sounds like a child throwing a tantrum (no matter how good her points might be) and when her voice was so irritating. The male voices are all very, very breathy and when they are meant to get deeper/huskier it gets worse. I can’t describe it— it’s almost like if vocal fry had a child with a ghost who is trying to seduce you. The narration is tolerable half the time, but as Isidore becomes emotional frequently and the heroes are often speaking to women in those tones, it frequently becomes tedious to listen to in spite of whatever might be happening in the plot,
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Ivete
- 05-07-15
Awesome! I really like these book.
The characters are not very strong but I like the way the author explore the circumstances where the characters find them selfs in...
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!