Someone Perfect

By: Mary Balogh

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Sometimes, just one person can pull a whole family apart. And sometimes, it just takes one person to pull it back together.

For fans of Bridgerton, New York Times best-selling Regency-romance author Mary Balogh shows how love truly conquers all in this new Westcott family novel.

As a young man, Justin Wiley was banished by his father for mysterious reasons, but now his father is dead, and Justin has been Earl of Brandon for six years. A dark, dour man, he nonetheless takes it as his responsibility to care for his half-sister, Maria, when her mother dies. He travels to her home to fetch her back to the family seat at Everleigh Park.

Although she adored him once, Maria now loathes Justin, and her friend, Lady Estelle Lamarr, can see immediately how his very name upsets her. When Justin arrives and invites Estelle and her brother to accompany Maria to Everleigh Park to help with her distress, she begrudgingly agrees for Maria's sake.

As family secrets unravel in Maria's homecoming, Justin, too, uncovers his desire for a countess. And, while he may believe he's found an obvious candidate in the beautiful 25-year-old Lady Estelle, she is most certain that they could never make a match....

©2021 Mary Balogh (P)2021 Recorded Books, Inc.

another good one!

i haven't been disappointed by this author yet. however I don't think I would be as happy without this narrator!

I love the Wescotts!

This is another wonderful addition to the series. Such a beautifully told story. Both characters are delightful and easy to empathize with. Justin’s step mum was despicable and I kept waiting for her daughter to realize that. Mary Balogh was in her bag for this series. I’ve read majority of them, my favorites are Someone to wed, someone to care, someone to romance and someone to cherish.

The best narrator ever!

I listen with much pleasure and appreciation to Rosalyn Landor. She adds so much depth to the stories she narrates with her immense talent.

first time listening

The narrator was female and I struggled with the male characters, even though she changed tones and accents.

Waiting for the next one

Very impressed how the old book characters were brought in at the end of this story. the narrator was very good and easily understood; her expressions with words were exceptional! love this series.

Lots of characters mentioned

Wonder how much shorter the book would have been without a recitation of names of all the characters from previous books ;)

The Transition from Revulsion to Love

Estelle’s transition from “revulsion” was more from fear of the unknown — Man. At 25 years of age, Estelle still was naive, ignorant of the ‘push - pull’ of strong attraction, even lust. [I was reminded of my own 16-year-old “love” for my first boyfriend: 2-3 intense months of making out wherever we could.]
The 4 stars I gave the story were unavoidable given the interminable hour or so devoted to naming the wedding invitees. Was it really necessary to drone on about ALL the Wescotts et al.? Additionally, whether treated as another in the Wescott series or as a standalone, Someone Perfect did not require that final rehashing of history; it already was done — or could have been enhanced — along the way to the couple’s finding (or discovering) love.
A few words about Roselyn Landor: her narration of Mary Balogh’s books never disappoints. SO good!
Given all that, I truly did enjoy Someone Perfect.

If it's Mary Balogh...

I have read all of her books. I wait impatiently for her next book because I know if it's Mary Balogh, it has to be GOOD and they always are. This one notwithstanding. I loved it. Roslyn Landor always does an excellent job with narration.

Another Great Balogh Story

While my plot summary would just be duplicative, I strongly recommend this and all other Balogh books. Hey Audible...Author has many not available as audiobooks. PLEASE get those works into audiobook form.

Movie

These books should be turned into a series. These stories are equal to if not better than Outlander and Bridgerton! I will most miss Ms. Mary B, the characters and what could happen to the next character(s)