Remember When

A Ravenswood Novel, Book 4

De: Mary Balogh

Narrado por: Rosalyn Landor

Discover the beauty of second chances at love and life in this heartfelt new novel from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh.

The Dowager Countess of Stratton, Clarissa Ware, née Greenfield, has just presented her younger daughter to the ton, and the rest of her life belongs only to herself. She returns to Ravenswood, intending to spend the summer alone there.

But the summer has other plans for her.

Born a gentleman, Matthew Taylor has chosen to spend his life as the village carpenter. Growing up, he and Clarissa were close—dangerously so, considering his family’s modest fortune. As a young man, he never would have been a suitable match for the daughter of the wealthy Greenfields. Clarissa married Caleb Ware, the Earl of Stratton, so Matthew married another, though he was widowed soon after.

Now everything is different—Clarissa has already lived the life expected of her by society. And Matthew is as attractive and intriguing as he was when they were young. As their summer friendship deepens into romance, they stand together on the precipice of change—essentially the same man and woman they remember being back then, but with renewed passion and the potential to take their lives in an entirely new direction.

©2025 Mary Balogh (P)2025 Recorded Books

Sweet Second Chance

Though a little slow, this sweet story is a wonderful continuation of the family saga. I’m sure it can be read as a stand alone, but it’s probably best if read/listened to after at least the first book. RL is as usual a brilliant narrator. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

The Long awaited Book…

Ordered mos ago,7th Jan publish date seemed so FarFar away, as I wound up the Series The all important Matriarch’s story ,must be heard. Loved entirety! Read “Comments” & total letdown anticipated, BUT, just completed & disagree. Perhaps age appropriate, life exp has much to do my liking in-depth explanations of being SoulMates,their choices & happenings past 30yrs. The factors do culminate in cherish findings, 4th phase characters embark so beautifully, Red Door Worthy too.

Loved It

I am in love with this series and this book. I am not usually one for second chance romances or for “mature” love interests, but I absolutely adored this book. It is now my favorite of the series. I will definitely listen again. Clarissa’s and Matthew’s story was simply wonderful.

Roslyn Landor gave another wonderful performance.

roslyn Landor gave another wonderful performance. I was really looking forward to this story, as I have loved all the other books in the series. As a woman of about the same age, some of the story spoke to me, but it just didn’t have enough excitement. I love this author, but this is not my favorite. I think it just needed a little bit more of something, and I was very happy in certain parts, it just dragged a little bit in places. I will continue to read everything I can by this author, as she is still one of my absolute favorites.

Mary Balogh never disappoints

If you have read Mary Balogh before then you will know what to expect in depth of character and descriptions of time and space. Rosalyn Landor is good at bringing different character to life.

Fall in love with this one!

Mary Balogh never disappoints! This is a lovely story about second chances. Rosalyn Landor is amazing.

Not a lot of excitement.

This didn't give me the excitement I usually expect from this series. I was hoping for more bang with the conclusion of this book than I felt. The story was not disappointing in itself, but for some reason, it didn't have a hard punch, considering we are seeing The Dowager Countess get her happy ending with the man she should have married years ago. I was happy to see that her family supported her heart's choice and showed a good level of understanding in her choice. All in all it's a nice ending for her story and I was happy with the HEA. Yes, I'm glad I used the credit for the book.

Great idea for a story, but not at all Mary Balough's best; much too long

It's not terrible, but definitely not Balough's best. Read other series and earlier books in this series first. Otherwise you probably will write her off as not worthy of continued reading. As almost always, Rosalind Landor was a wonderful narrator. As a mature widow with grown children, I very much appreciated the storyline. However, the story was interminably long. I lost patience and finally breezed through five chapters to get to the final two.

Not my favorite

I was so waiting for the next book in this series….. but this one fell short. The storyline was flat and repetitive, no real climax. I feel her story (the way it played out) could have been a side plot as part of the other characters stories!! Not enough substance! Always love the narrator though!

Reliable writing, but a bit Dull

Don’t get me wrong. This book is a nice sweet romance novel. However, it really strolled, and meandered along without much excitement. Even the one and only love scene was super tame. It was written in a very tame flashback style that left me underwhelmed. This just feels like a good and safe book by Mary. I wanted something a little spicier since the heroine was nearly 50 years old. Yes I know about propriety and all of those things, but whatever happened to the “Merry Widow?” I figured a woman of a certain age could pretty much do what she wanted in relationships. It just didn’t do it for me. If you like a nice sweet romance novel, this is right up your alley, but if you’re looking for something a little spicier, this is not it.