Stranger at the Manor
Strangers, Book 4
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Narrated by:
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Joanna Stephens
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By:
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Mary Kingswood
About this listen
A destitute man comes looking for help from his cousin, and uncovers some mysteries.
Phyllida Beasley is 40 years old, a mousy spinster who devotes her life to caring for her brother, and doing good works in the parish. She’s in a rut, but too timid to set herself free from her domineering friends and her own sense of duty. When a newcomer to the village draws her into his schemes, he challenges her to take a new direction. Can she summon the courage to step out of the shadows, when it means facing up to her terrible secret?
Peter Winslade’s career as a banker is over, after his bank failed and left him destitute. He’s forced to throw himself on the mercy of his cousin, the Squire, repaying his kindness by unravelling his tangled accounts. His helper is just the sort of woman he could easily fall in love with — can he persuade her to break away and embark on a great adventure? It could be the making of her, but it could also destroy her utterly. How can he protect her from her own past?
This is a complete story with a happy ever after. Book four of a six book series. A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.
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Mrs. Laetitia Rodd, aged 52, is the widow of an archdeacon who makes her living as a highly discreet private investigator. Her brother, Frederick Tyson, is a criminal barrister living in nearby Highgate with his wife and 10 children. Frederick finds the cases, and Laetitia solves them using her arch intelligence and her immaculate cover as an unsuspecting widow. When a case arises involving the son of the highly connected Sir James Calderstone, Laetitia sets off for Lincolnshire undercover as the family's new governess.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly enjoyable
- By Episteme on 12-31-16
By: Kate Saunders
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Cranford
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Prunella Scales
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 583
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 477
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 475
A vivid and affectionate portrait of the residents of an English country town in the mid-19th century, Cranford describes a community dominated by its independent and refined women, relating the adventures of Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two middle-aged spinster sisters striving to live with dignity in reduced circumstances. Through a series of satirical vignettes, Gaskell sympathetically portrays changing small town customs and values in mid-Victorian England....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quietly, subtly sweet and heartwarming
- By T. on 03-26-12
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Wager for a Wife
- By: Karen Tuft
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 92
It is her first London season, and Lady Louisa Hargreaves could not be more pleased. She has attracted the attention of the earl of Kerridge, and the two are on the cusp of an official betrothal. That is, until she learns of a generations-old family debt: Her grandfather gambled her hand in marriage and lost, and now, Louisa must pay the price. She will marry not the earl but a man she just met who has taken her freedom in one fell swoop. Even as she struggles to understand the handsome and aloof man she is to wed, Louisa is irresistibly drawn to him - and he to her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unusual story line
- By Gloria Hubbard on 08-01-22
By: Karen Tuft
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The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen
- By: Syrie James
- Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96
In The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen, screenwriter, playwright, and British literature expert Syrie James imagines a hidden journal kept by Jane Austen from 1815 to 1817. This revealing narrative tells the poignant tale of the blossoming romance between Jane and a landed aristocrat. Such a love fills the 30-something Jane with hope for marriage and provides her with fodder for her finest writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be a screenplay!
- By Adilia Megara on 09-11-15
By: Syrie James
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Keeping the Castle
- By: Patrice Kindl
- Narrated by: Bianca Amato
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
In order to support her family and maintain their ancient castle in Lesser Hoo, 17-year-old Althea bears the burden of finding a wealthy suitor who can remedy their financial problems. But there are few wealthy suitors - or suitors of any kind--in Lesser Hoo. Then, the young and attractive (and very rich) Lord Boring arrives, and Althea sets her plans in motion. There's only one problem; his friend and business manager Mr. Fredericks keeps getting in the way. And, as it turns out, Fredericks has his own set of plans....
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3 out of 5 stars
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The best part of this book was the end.
- By CHW on 08-02-19
By: Patrice Kindl
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The Gentleman's Deception
- By: Karen Tuft
- Narrated by: Luone Ingram
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Renowned actress Ruby Chadwick, the Darling of Drury Lane, has long planned and prepared for her final performance. With exceptional beauty comes the unwanted attention of men, and after years of fending off odious suitors, Ruby is ready to leave it all behind in favor of a quiet life. The first step is to reclaim a piece of her past: her true identity as Lavinia Fernley.
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3 out of 5 stars
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a little slow but good
- By Customer jf on 07-20-22
By: Karen Tuft
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The Heiress Companion
- By: Madeleine Robins
- Narrated by: Ione Butler
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 266
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Story4 out of 5 stars 263
Rowena Cherwood did not go around boasting of it, but she had a tidy legacy from her parents. Free to choose the life she wanted, and unwilling to live with her overbearing aunt, she accepted a position as Lady Bradwell's companion. A spinster of twenty-seven, Rowena gave little thought to marriage - until Lyn Bradwell, Lady Bradwell's long absent son, returned to England.Love was the last thing on Rowena's mind - or Lyn's.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short and sweet.
- By AC-US on 09-09-19
By: Madeleine Robins
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Florence Grace
- By: Tracy Rees
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,072
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,893
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,885
Florrie Buckley is an orphan living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence, but Florrie is content; she runs wild in the mysterious landscape. She thinks her destiny is set in stone. But when Florrie is 14, she inherits a never-imagined secret. She is related to a wealthy and notorious London family: the Graces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Utterly brilliant!!!
- By Maria on 07-04-16
By: Tracy Rees
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An Arranged Marriage
- By: Jo Beverley
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 548
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Story4 out of 5 stars 423
When her vile brother's wicked scheming ruins her reputation, Eleanor Chivenham is forced into a marriage of convenience. Yet there is much more to her new husband than meets the eye, and soon her heart is filled with unexpected desires.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not really A Romance
- By karen on 06-04-18
By: Jo Beverley
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Wives and Daughters
- By: Elizabeth Gaskell
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 25 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 640
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 488
Set in English society before the 1832 Reform Bill, Wives and Daughters centers on the story of youthful Molly Gibson, brought up from childhood by her father. When he remarries, a new stepsister enters Molly's quiet life, the loveable, but worldly and troubling, Cynthia. The narrative traces the development of the two girls into womanhood within the gossiping and watchful society of Hollingford.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's not about the ending!
- By Sandra on 07-25-05
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Lady Fortescue Steps Out
- The Poor Relation, Book 1
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,788
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,338
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,326
Life is not easy for the poor relations of England’s upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London’s newest hotel, The Poor Relation, is born. The establishment is an immediate hit with London’s most illustrious citizens, save the Duke of Rowcester....
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4 out of 5 stars
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sweet but overpriced trifle
- By connie on 06-20-12
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death Comes to the Village
- Kurland St. Mary Mystery Series, Book 1
- By: Catherine Lloyd
- Narrated by: Susannah Tyrrell
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Major Robert Kurland has returned to the quiet vistas of Kurland St. Mary to recuperate from the horrors of Waterloo. However injured his body may be, his mind is as active as ever. Too active, perhaps. When he glimpses a shadowy figure from his bedroom window struggling with a heavy load, the tranquil façade of the village begins to loom sinister....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Starts slowly, gets better
- By TabithaD on 02-16-24
By: Catherine Lloyd
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An Heiress at Heart
- By: Jennifer Delamere
- Narrated by: Jill Tanner
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
With An Heiress at Heart, Jennifer Delamere delivers the first in a historical romance series sure to set hearts aflame. After five years in exile for a youthful indiscretion, Lizzie Poole is given a second chance to join London society when her best friend, Ria, takes to her death bed and asks Lizzie to assume her identity. Ria wants Lizzie to carry out her final wishes, but neither knows that Lord Somerville has designs on Ria - and that maintaining the ruse will put Lizzie’s heart at risk.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Captivating Read
- By Rita Henriquez-Green on 12-15-22
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If the Earl Only Knew
- The Daring Marriages, Book 1
- By: Amanda Forester
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 115
Orphaned at young ages, Lady Katherine Ashton and her brother have spent most of their lives on the high seas, seeking to restore their family fortune through somewhat dubious means. After that kind of adventure, Kate knows, she won't ever be accepted as a proper society lady. To the annoyingly clever, temptingly handsome, and altogether troublesome Earl of Wynbrook, society ladies are a dead bore. Kate, on the other hand, is scandalous, alluring, and altogether fascinating.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Story! Amazing Narration!
- By Tracy T on 09-26-16
By: Amanda Forester
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Lady Audley's Secret
- By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86
A fast-paced Victorian thriller that will delight audiences today as it did 100 years ago, Lady Audley's Secret has subterfuge, kidnapping, jealousy, and fraud, all thrown into the mix and shaken up for good measure.
A mystery which keeps a listener guessing until the last moments, this production is a must-listen for anyone who enjoys playing detective.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narrator creates the listen
- By connie on 02-06-12
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On Equal Ground
- A Pride and Prejudice Vagary
- By: Elizabeth Adams
- Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 217
Well-read, observant, and spirited, a young Elizabeth Bennet draws the attention of a wealthy widower. When she finally meets Mr. Darcy, she outranks him. Of course, that doesn't stop him from insulting her. Married and wealthy, is she still beneath his notice? Elizabeth's high society connections create new opportunities for her sisters and, in turn, keep Darcy close to her family. When tragedy strikes, will Darcy rise to the occasion?
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3 out of 5 stars
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beaustiful wistful and sad
- By LMC on 03-10-19
By: Elizabeth Adams
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- Laurie S
- 04-07-22
Fun
I buy every one of this author's books. They are always a sure bet, and the narrator brings them to life. I do cringe with the characters that have a spitty sounding voice (like Wilberton Forbes), but otherwise, I love the upbeat tone. Also, sometimes the whispering and soft drops are difficult to hear. There’s a small handful of modern phrases. Still, these are delightful stories that always have unique plots.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-26-22
Strangers book 4
Once again a very entertaining read/listen! I was often distracted during this book, though, so wasn't able to appreciate it as well as other Mary Kingswood novels I've bought.. It may have been how, the usually excellent Joanna Stephens, brought to life, the extremely annoying, grating voice of Viola Gage, but I found those parts difficult to listen to. I wanted to SLAP Viola frequently. and can't imagine how it hasn't happened in the series yet!! OOHH! I suppose even the multi-faceted Joanna runs out of pleasing, unique voices eventually! Or perhaps that was on purpose?! Overall. though, an enjoyable book!
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