Deception

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Anne Flosnik

Once Olympia Wingfield had been free to devote all her time to her true passion: the study of ancient legends and long-lost treasure. But now, with three hellion nephews to raise, the absentminded beauty has very little time for research. Which makes it seem all the more serendipitous when a handsome stranger strides into Olympia’s library unannounced and proceeds to set her world to rights....

Tall and dark, with long, windswept black hair, Jared Chillhurst is the embodiment of Olympia’s most exotic dreams…a daring pirate, masquerading in teacher’s garb, whose plundering kisses and traveler’s tales quickly win her heart. Yet all too soon innocent Olympia will discover the enigmatic and wickedly sensual Mr. Chillhurst is no lowly tutor but a future earl with a wealth of secrets – the kind that will lead them both on a perilous quest for a hidden fortune and a love worth more than gold.

©2009 Amanda Quick (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A featherlight, warmhearted fantasy with lots besides bedroom frolics going on, and it's all in a modern idiom (only one "mayhap'"). Fans will welcome this perfect little popover of a romance." ( Kirkus Reviews)

nice romance

What did you like best about Deception? What did you like least?

The characters, as usual for Amanda Quick, were very well rounded. She has done better stories.

What did you like best about this story?

Nicely rounded characters and good descriptions of the times and mores.

What three words best describe Anne Flosnik’s voice?

I would have perferred less of an accent, but it fit the story.

What would have made this romance irresistible?

More depth to the story.

Really enjoyed this story.

I have read almost all of Amanda Quick's novels and this is a story I always enjoy revisiting.

Great mix of mystery & romance

The characters were intriguing. The main characters drew me in. I enjoyed the ancillary characters including the children. Overall, it was a page turner type of story.

Crthesewer

I love this story Anne is not my favorite narrator but she is great at voices. And the story is super.

Excellent read!

If you enjoy historical romance and mysteries, this well written book is just the read for you. It has witty dialogue, a fantastic plot, and endearing characters. Enjoy!

Too Much Passion

I usually love an Amanda Quick novel. But this one had too many passionate scenes. I had trouble following the story.

one of my favorites

This is one of my favorite Amanda Quick books. It has the perfect blend of great characters, lively plot, and happily ever after. A few surprises keeps the book fun to read. Ann Flosnik is wonderful as she always is.

Wonderful Story

I love Amanda Quick novels and this one was just enjoyable with all it's comical and funny moments. I loved Olympia and her naivete while confessing to be a woman of the world solely through book knowledge. She accepts people for who they are and her acceptance of Jared despite his outer appearances was just lovely. And it didn't hurt that she was a siren in his eyes.

Just a wonderful story with added mischief characters and quick and blossoming love. A fan of narrator Anne Flosnik who did an awesome job of narrating. Some may not like her voice but I think she and Rosalyn Landor do a great job of interchanging voices that makes you interested in the listen.

her portals of womanly passion.. Classic

I met the narrator, Ms. Flosnik, at a function in New York and she asked me to judge one of her books, so I stepped out of my usual genre and thought I'd listen to a romance. I rated this four stars (3.5 stars for Amanda Quick and 4.5 stars for Anne Flosnik). It is a light hearted and entertaining listen. Though it is the stereotypical romanance novel, full of cliche sexual references at every sex scene. Anne did an excellent job and I plan on hearing more from her! I'm usually hard on female narrators as they usually over-do male character voices and wind up sounding like shool boys pretending to be adults so they can buy beer - but Anne's male voices were very easy to listen to.

I knocked her down half a star for two reasons. As she does not have a "Truly-Scrumptious-from-Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" voice in real life, I noticed moments where the sentence flow was a little staccato as she worked on trying to read in perfect elocution. I also wish her voice was a little more "pirate" like for Jared's father and uncle as they were decended from buccaneers.

The book itself is "cheezy" at times. It would not be hard to imagine a different cover for the book that had a bare chested Fabio in a pirate shirt with a raven haired beauty pawing at his shaved chest in front of a firey sunset... But it was fun and I was thoroughly entertained!

Good work Ms. Flosnik!

Fun escape, breathy narration

The narration is over the top, but that didn’t bother me. I have listened to other books narrated by Anne Flosnick and enjoyed them and her style might not be suited for many stories dealing with darker themes, but this one is a fun romance rather than a deep exploration of human foibles. Her style is breathy and dramatic and distinct, but it also suits here. Just listen to the sample to see if you can handle the narration, otherwise it’s a fun escape!