An Extraordinary Union

De: Alyssa Cole

Narrado por: Karen Chilton

As the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past.

Elle Burns is a former slave with a passion for justice and an eidetic memory. Trading in her life of freedom in Massachusetts, she returns to the indignity of slavery in the South - to spy for the Union Army. Malcolm McCall is a detective for Pinkerton's Secret Service. Subterfuge is his calling, but he's facing his deadliest mission yet - risking his life to infiltrate a Rebel enclave in Virginia. Two undercover agents who share a common cause - and an undeniable attraction - Malcolm and Elle join forces when they discover a plot that could turn the tide of the war in the Confederacy's favor. Caught in a tightening web of wartime intrigue, and fighting a fiery and forbidden love, Malcolm and Elle must make their boldest move to preserve the Union at any cost - even if it means losing each other.

©2017 Alyssa Cole (P)2017 Recorded Books

good read

I like the story of a forbidden love. At times the story was slow but predictable. I am always a sucker for a happy ending. overall I liked this story.....

Great plot, but flawed writing and narration

I loved this story and I really liked the characters. But the writer used lame analogies and anachronistic modern expressions. The narrator used awkward emphasis often, and mispronounced many words. There were also many continuity errors. For example, "he was holding a bag of apples", and then one sentence later "he dropped the bag of grain." I hope this author hones her craft and writes more books. I would like to see what she can do with a little more mature writing technique.

Excellent Read...

This book had me wishing for more chapters. I truly enjoyed the story and hopes there's a part two.

Extraordinary!

As the title expresses "Extraordinary". Absolutely loved this book and plan on reading the remainder of the series. Well done!

4 Platypires

This was another Harper Miller recommendation. She's quite good at those, btw. I highly suggest you stalk her Facebook page for the books she mentions. I was disappointed to find out that none of my libraries had this one, so I ended up getting it on audible.

I've been iffy on historical fiction as of late. It just seemed too many of them I was seeing were really more... fantasied versions of the reality. And that frustrated me more than anything. When I read historical I like accuracy. This includes the negatives that come with that time period.

Unlike my usual reads, which I really enjoy something I devour it quickly, I took this one slowly. And I loved it. There's a whole lot of stuff going on in here, and I wanted to make sure I was able to comprehend and acknowledge it all so I'd get the whole picture of everything going on.

I hadn't read Alyssa Cole before this, so I wasn't aware of how much sexy times she writes. It'd been a while since I'd read a book with sex in it to be honest, so I was absolutely thrown off at first. In my head I'm all, "Wait a moment, what's going on ... oh! Yes. This. I know what this is." Because I am 100% this ridiculous.

I'd have to say that I was quite impressed with this book. I will be reading more from this author and I cannot wait for the next book in the series.

An enjoyable tale all around

After a shaky start I fell right in love with this book. As a historian I get pretty picky about historical fiction, despite a couple small issues I found myself giddy with excitement to hear that the characters were literally jumping on board with a real historical figure. Only real disappointment is that the second book in the series is not on Audible yet.

edge of the seat romance

Loved every moment even the parts that made me wince. The narrator is the best I've ever heard for recorded books. I'm not sure what I loved more the story or her!

Good Book

The book was good. However, some of the phrases were off. Like when Maxwell referred to Ellen as a chick. Who talked like that during the Civil War? Also, the narrator was not very good with the accents . Maxwell was supposed to be from Scotland, she had him sounding Jamaican! Most of the Southern dialects were off as well. Especially the slaves.

Trying to finish, but must give first impressions

If you could sum up An Extraordinary Union in three words, what would they be?

When I the plot, I was so excited. I admit that I am a mystery/detective genre fan, not romance. I keep thinking, this would be so great if they didn't keep talking about their feelings. If it were a true detective/mystery I would be thrilled.

Would you be willing to try another book from Alyssa Cole? Why or why not?

I am going to finish this tedious romance, but I doubt it because I can't sit through the tedium of will their love last.

Which character – as performed by Karen Chilton – was your favorite?

It was good

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I was intrigued with the history of the spying in the Civil War era.

Surprisingly Good

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters, the history, the love story all came together perfectly.