The Marriage Contract

By: Cathy Maxwell

Narrated by: Virginia Leishman

When Anne Burnett is forced into a proxy marriage with Aidan Black, a dashing Scottish laird with a reputation for unpredictability, traveling to the wilds of 19th-century Scotland to meet him is only a small concern. Her biggest worry is how to inform her new husband that he is married.

Falling in love with his castle and the fierce loyalty Aidan inspires in his people, Anne finds her greatest challenge is yet to come: somehow she must find her way past her husband's proud exterior and convince him to consummate their marriage. Virginia Leishman's captivating performance of this sweeping love story captures every breathless insight into the mysterious wonders of love.

Cathy Maxwell writes clever, engaging romances that find the many answers to the question, "Why do people fall in love?"

©2001 Cathy Maxwell (P)2006 Recorded Books LLC

Critic reviews

"Maxwell mixes humor with meticulous characterization to create memorable stories." (Publishers Weekly)

Storyline Is Great - Narrator is Just Meh

I did like the storyline of this book; however the Narrator sounded as if she had a piece of candy in her mouth the entire time. I tried to block it out but when you are listening with earbuds, it is quite obvious. I didn't care for the graphic nature of the sex scenes but it is rare to find a book anymore without it.

Did I miss something?

The story overall - a variation on Outlander - chugs along ok at first until an unexplained jump occurs. The hero up until this point is only seen as nasty to his bride. One minute he is making her clean out horse stalls and then without further plot or character development, the bride declares her love for the guy!

It just doesn’t work.

Also, the Scottish clan folk are written as rustic simpletons.

A good listen

I enjoyed the story from beginning through the end. The narration was good but sometimes it was hard to differentiate between a male character and a woman

Great book

Lovely book to listen to. About 9 hours of just simply listening!!!

good book

I did not care for the narrator in this book. i thought the scottish voices were good but the english were , well, american sounding. I also prefer differences in mail and female voices and did not get that in this book. but the story was pleasant enough, the narration does not kill the book. I have about 20 mninutes left so have not gotten to the epilogue but overall it is not a book i regret spending a credit on. I like the lengthy reads, they feel much more worth the money.