Remember Love

Ravenswood, Book 1

By: Mary Balogh

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

The handsome and charismatic earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clandestine affairs—by his own son.

As a child, Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world. They were kind, gracious, and shared the beauty of Ravenwood, their grand country estate, by hosting lavish parties for the entire countryside. But at 22, he discovered his whole world was an elaborate illusion, and when Devlin publicly called his family to account for it, he was exiled as a traitor.

So be it. He enlisted in the fight against Napoleon and didn't look back for six years. But now his father is dead, the Ware family is broken, and as the heir he is being called home. It's only when Gwyneth Rhys—the woman he loved and then lost after his family banished him—holds out her hand to help him that he is able make the difficult journey and try to piece together his fractured family.

It is Gwyneth's loyalty, patience, and love that he needs. But is Devlin's war-hardened heart even capable of offering her love in return?

©2022 Mary Balogh (P)2022 Recorded Books

"Only one day" RRRR

I like and own many Mary Balogh books but sometimes her tendency to repeat phrases and conversations over and over again drives me bonkers. I wish she would let her editor do some work. Her books would be 5 stars if edited correctly.

Boring, loads of trivial detail and frustrating MMC

The story is loaded with inconsequential detail. The story line is all about one incident that negatively impacts an otherwise great family. Delvin, the future Earl, is portrayed as a rigid, rule abiding character. He is written so that the reader should sympathize with him but, honestly, he had a loving family that he himself implodes. I thought he was a self righteous hypocrite. He blames his father for being unfaithful yet “rule abiding” Devlin sleeps with his leading lady before marriage in garden house as he tells her that he can’t love her. It was frustrating how inconsistent his character behaved. I would pass on this one.

An other great book great performance by Mary Balogh

Another great book from Mary Balogh and my favorite narrator Rosalyn Landon a very nice feel good love story. I Would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes. Romance books. It has a great storyline. Good characters all around the book! An other great book great performance by Mary Balogh

Excellent Read

Another wonderful tribute to a time in history when we believed that life was simpler. We love this series as we are so very easily transported to another time and place and kept there in total captivation. Thank you Mary!

EXCELLENT

I absolutely loved everything about this book. Very well written, stuck close to historical facts of the time period. Characters well developed & narrative excellent! Loved storyline.

Very long with too much frivolous detail

Very long 3 hour “intro” to put “perfect “ family & setting in place. Could have made it 1 hr tops. Not really a love story in that there is so much, pain, grief, betrayal, bitterness in all the family members after blow-up & 2 family members off to war for 6 years. Happiness & healing only in the last 2 hours! Be prepared for a LONG uncomfortable listen.

Great beginning to a new family saga

I love Mary Balogh’s books and the characters she creates and build during a series. I can tell that the Ravenswood series will be no exception. No real angst, just human fears and understandable hesitance and worries on the part of well-meaning lovers—and when read by Rosalyn Landor the experience is soothing and comforting and absolutely lovely!

Balogh + Landor = Perfection

My favorite combo. Seriously cannot go wrong with these two. Even with the predictability of the genre, Balogh’s writing keeps you hooked and wanting to hear more. She’s just so engaging and the writing always immersive.

Landor’s performance is as impeccable as always. She inflects emotion, breathlessness, and humor at the perfect moments. I have listened to hundreds (not exaggerating) audiobooks and Rosalyn Landor is in my top 3 narrators.

So far the weakest of the stories

I always like to listen to Rosalyn. And I’ve listen to two other of Mary’s books, but this one was extremely weak. Good storyteller, but we can unless you just want the romance Parton no substance.

Meh

This was similar to the first book in the series. Where the lead male character is such a jerk, there’s barely in a redemption at the middle or end.