Prudence

The Shackleford Sisters, Book 8

De: Beverley Watts

Narrado por: Alan Medcroft, Eilidh Beaton, Hannah Hedley, Mark Elstob

In this funny Regency romance series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn't know what's hit it…

Prudence Shackleford had not expected to be a spinster at three and twenty, but unfortunately, as she'd quickly discovered, very few men were prepared to tolerate either her ghoulish sense of humour, or her macabre taste in literature. And those were the ones she'd got as far as holding a conversation with.

When invited to London by the Duke and Duchess of Blackmore to witness the Coronation of King George IV, she was equal parts horrified and intrigued. Especially after a chance meeting with a Bow Street Runner on the trail of conspirators it was feared were planning to murder the King.

Jamie Fitzroy had been a Bow Street Runner for five years. In that time he'd risen swiftly up the ranks, gaining a reputation for both ruthlessness and guile. Such were his successes in ridding London's streets of thieves and murderers, his name had become almost legendary.

But in the wake of the Cato Street Conspiracy, he was now on the trail of a gang intending to assassinate the King during his own Coronation. And with less than two weeks to go, and a London packed to bursting, the stakes had never been higher.

The last thing he had time for was a russet haired chit who was too ripe and ready by half – even if she did haunt his dreams every night…

Perfect for fans of Regency Romances with wit and humour and a little bit of steam...

©2023 Beverley Watts (P)2024 W. F. Howes Ltd

The families love for all!

Outstanding! Love the family for their courage to be authentic and share their love and abundance!

A Fun Frolic

The story was not unique but had some unique twists. It was light and just frivilous fun. At times I could not understand what the supporting characters said. I found them annoying. I'd have prefered a less dramatic reading.

Terrific Series

As historical romances go, Prudence is another great entry in Beverley Watts' hilarious series. The Reverend Augustus Shackleford leads the merry cast of characters on another raucous adventure to prevent the King's assassination at his coronation, while Prudence, his eighth and youngest daughter falls in love with Blackmoor's own Jimmy Fowler, The language, as always, is a delicious reminder of the richness of ancient epithets, lost idioms and forgotten insults. Read with understated hilarity by very talented narrators.

Cute story-awful male narrator

I couldn't take the male narrator (mainly does the voice for the Rev but sometimes butchers the female characters as well). Think I'll just read the final book in the series bc I can't take another narration by him. It ruins the entire story-I end up fast forwarding through his narration.

The mystery

The romance was enjoyable. The mystery was filled with intrigue. Very enjoyable read. The dogs in the story made it even more interesting.