Lord Despair

Beastly Lords, Book 1

De: Sydney Jane Baily

Narrado por: Tim Campbell

From USA Today best-selling author Sydney Jane Baily

From the lush English countryside to the glittering society of Victorian London, and the shabbier side of its gambling hells, Lord Despair thought he'd left the worst behind in the Burmese jungle. He was wrong.

Lord Simon Devere returns from the Burmese War haunted by the vivid memory of his slain cousin and powerless to know reality from dreams. Unable to sleep lest he awaken in the cell of his nightmares, he sits in the dark, incapable of believing he is truly home - and safe - in England.

Jenny Blackwood is determined not to let her mother and sisters succumb to an unkind fate. With a head for numbers, she becomes the skilled bookkeeper "Mr. Cavendish". One unexpected client is the nobleman cruelly named by gossips as Lord Despair.

With the estate's coffers mysteriously dwindling, Jenny goes where others fear to tread: into the darkened room of the unstable earl. Encouraged by her tenacity, Simon believes he can become the man he once was. However, as friendship quickly sparks into passion, they discover the greatest danger lies ahead of them, and the biggest threat to Jenny may be Lord Despair himself.

©2018 Sydney Jane Baily (P)2019 Tantor

Great Heroine!

Loved how smart and practical that Jenny was in the story. Her love for Simon and her ability to reach him in his despair was heartfelt.

Great Narrator

Tim Campbell was a great narrator for this book. His characters were very distinct. He speech pattern made the story easy to listen, no dragging monologues.

Will be looking for other books he has narrated!

Good, well written, sex but not graphic

What is most memorable, the writing is excellent. The story is engaging. The characters well developed, relatable and likable. And the romance was believable and very sweet.

Why not 5 stars. There is a HEA but I felt a bit let down about the discovery of the mystery behind the missing funds. It was to simple, unsatisfying and didn’t really answer all the questions about the secrecy behind the sold Hall. Once revealed all red herrings were just forgotten or swept away. That was a bit frustrating. There were 2 background stories that also weren't resolved. One, of course, is the preview to the next book, so that was ok but the other also just drifted away to nothingness. Confusing.

The narration was excellent.

Enjoyable.

The story is easy and enjoyable. A few times the characters make dumb decisions, but overall I liked this one.

Good story but slowwww

I thought the narrator was excellent. Great character development and interesting plot.
It got really disturbing at some points as they dealt with the effects of his “dispair” within the marriage, and some of her actions were hard to swallow for a smart woman.

My main issue is it was just a really long, really slow story.

Great Listen

Enjoyed this story very much. No over-the-top sex but intimate and low key. Tim Campbell’s voice bring the characters to life. I so adore listening to him. I will continue this series.

Very easy and quick read .

Unusual characters and plot. I was very satisfied with the reality of all their interactionsl. Some interesting twists at the conclusion.

Lord Despair

I read this book before. Tim Campbell my favorite narrator. The story was exceptional. I will probably read it again😁

Easy read

Loved the story! The performance was exceptional. Thank you! Throughly enjoyed this. Will be looking for more.

Highly Recommend!

It was an interesting story with enjoyable twists and turns. And, who doesn't love Timothy Campbell and his gorgeous voice narrating?! -E