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The Spinster and the Rake
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- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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The spinster: As a maiden aunt, Gillian Redfern lives as an unpaid servant to her demanding family. Little wonder she finds the attentions of a rake distracting, and even less wonder that her usual good sense begins to unravel when Lord Marlow takes her in his arms.
The rake: Ronan Patrick Blakely, Lord Marlow, is a man of great charm and little moral character, a gambler, a womanizer, and handsome as sin to boot. He has no qualms about placing a wager on the virtue of one small, shy spinster.
But Lord Marlow is about to discover that Miss Redfern is more siren than spinster. She amuses him, arouses him, and, much to his dismay, makes him a better man. Gillian will discover, in turn, that Lord Marlow possesses the power to turn her into a very wicked woman. The rake and the spinster are poised to find a love that neither could have imagined.
If only someone weren't out to destroy them both....
Anne Stuart recently celebrated her 40 years as a published author. She has won every major award in the romance field and appeared on the best-seller list of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today, as well as being featured in Vogue, People magazine, and Entertainment Tonight. Anne lives by a lake in the hills of Northern Vermont with her fabulous husband.
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Lady Rebecca is determined to find a husband on her own terms, rather than marry any of the aging suitors her greedy aunt and uncle foist upon her. Her chance comes at the Kingsborough Ball, where she meets several potential grooms...yet no one compares to the dangerously handsome Daniel Neville. Notorious rake and heir to the Marquess of Wolvington, Daniel Neville is in need of a bride, but finding a lady who's willing to accept his past is an entirely different matter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a great story. NOT FULL OF ANGST!
- By Tracy T on 04-05-15
By: Sophie Barnes
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Lady Bridget's Diary
- By: Maya Rodale
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 106
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 96
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Story4 out of 5 stars 97
Lord Darcy is the quintessential Englishman: wealthy, titled, impossibly proper, and horrified that a pack of Americans has inherited one of England's most respected dukedoms. But his manners, his infamous self-restraint, and his better judgment fly out the window when he finds himself with the maddening American girl next door.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By kestergayle on 02-25-16
By: Maya Rodale
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Where Dreams Begin
- By: Lisa Kleypas
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 215
Zachary Bronson has built an empire of wealth and power. Now he is seeking a wife to help secure his position in the ton...as well as warm his bed in private. But not just any woman will do for one of London's most notorious rakes. When he meets Lady Holly Taylor, he surrenders to the temptation to take her in his arms and kiss her. Yet he's pleasantly surprised to discover her fierce passions match his own.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Duplicate book!
- By E on 06-02-22
By: Lisa Kleypas
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Why Dukes Say I Do
- Wicked Widows, Book 1
- By: Manda Collins
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 178
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 156
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Story4 out of 5 stars 157
Lady Isabella Wharton has little interest in the customs of the country. But when her godmother asks her to pay a visit to her bachelor grandson in Yorkshire, she goes to see the newly-titled - and notoriously rustic - Duke of Ormond. Trevor Carey doesn't care about what goes on behind ballroom doors. He is content with the simple life - and isn't ashamed to admit it to a society flirt like Lady Isabella. But the country air brings out a different side of Isabella - one full of longing and passion. Can her sophistication be hiding a desire for love?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tender Romance with suspense and mystery.
- By 🌸DARA on 08-05-13
By: Manda Collins
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Scandal
- By: Amanda Quick
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 475
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 341
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 339
With her reputation forever tarnished by a youthful indiscretion, lovely Emily Faringdon is resigned to a life of spinsterhood, until she embarks on an unusual correspondence and finds herself falling head over heels in love. Sensitive, intelligent, and high-minded, her noble pen pal seems to embody everything Emily has ever dreamed of in a man. But Simon Augustus Traherne, the mysterious Earl of Blade, is not at all what he seems.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A few campy chuckling moments due to naive heroine
- By Jane on 03-27-13
By: Amanda Quick
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Love and Other Scandals
- Scandal
- By: Caroline Linden
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 262
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 260
Joan Bennett is a breath away from being a spinster. She’s had four seasons without a suitor. After reading a shockingly sensuous book, Fifty Ways to Sin, Joan decides perhaps it’s time to stop being proper and start being sinful, while she’s still young enough to enjoy it. And what better partner than her brother’s drinking mate, Viscount Burke? He seems the type to know how to give a lady a lascivious adventure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Romance with Depth
- By G.G.Gael on 09-03-19
By: Caroline Linden
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The Princess and the Peer
- Princess Brides Series, Book 1
- By: Tracy Anne Warren
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 403
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 368
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Story4 out of 5 stars 366
When a royal summons from her brother arrives, Emma knows it's time to embrace her duties as the princess of a small European kingdom and marry the man her brother has chosen for her, a stranger she has never met. Instead, she does what any self-respecting princess would do - she runs away. All she wants is one week in London. One week to experience everything life has to offer, before she is locked away in a loveless marriage forever. Former naval captain Nick Gregory has inherited a title he never wanted.
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3 out of 5 stars
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GOOD - BUT I THOUGHT BOOK 2 WAS BETTER
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 12-23-12
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The Rake
- Lessons in Love
- By: Suzanne Enoch
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
A Regency romp about a young lady who vows revenge on the rakish lord who loved and left her, only to find herself unexpectedly caught in Cupid's net along with the handsome viscount when her plan to love and leave him backfires.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very good!
- By J-9 on 05-06-11
By: Suzanne Enoch
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The Scoundrel's Daughter
- Brides of Bellaire Gardens Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 14 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 150
Alice, Lady Charlton, is finally free of her dominating husband, but on the verge of her new life, she is trapped when a blackmailer threatens to publish letters that could ruin her. To protect the secrets of her past Alice must find a lord for his daughter, Lucy, to marry. Alice reluctantly agrees to find the girl a noble husband but when Lucy arrives, she's difficult and uncooperative and has no interest in her father's scheme. A lord, she says, will only look down his nose at her-and she's having none of that! Desperate, Alice enlists the aid of her handsome young nephew.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Stopped listening @ Ch14 bc of coercive "romance"
- By potsherds on 01-20-22
By: Anne Gracie
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Marry in Haste
- Marriage of Convenience Series, Book 1
- By: Anne Gracie
- Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
- Length: 12 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 384
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 355
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 356
Major Calborne Rutherford returns to England on the trail of an assassin, only to find he's become Lord Ashendon, with the responsibility for vast estates and dependent relatives. Cal can command the toughest of men, but his wild half-sisters are quite another matter. They might just be his undoing. When he discovers that Miss Emmaline Westwood, the girls' former teacher, guides them with ease, Cal offers her a marriage of convenience.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ruined by the robotic narrator.
- By Cate F. on 05-29-17
By: Anne Gracie
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A Duke's Temptation
- Bridal Pleasures, Book 1
- By: Jillian Hunter
- Narrated by: Justine Eyre
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
Samuel Charles Aubrey St. Aldwyn, Duke of Gravenhurst, is a radical rogue and champion of unpopular causes. No one would dream that he is also the author of a bestselling series of dark historical novels, a writer accused of corrupting the morals of the public, and a master seducer who counts among his passionate fans wellborn Miss Lily Boscastle. But Lily is no stranger to disrepute....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not worth the $ or credit
- By Wbane on 04-07-12
By: Jillian Hunter
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The Rebel Bride
- Regency, Book 1
- By: Catherine Coulter
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 11 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Story4 out of 5 stars 197
The #1 New York Times bestselling author has transformed her second novel from a Regency to full-fledged historical romance. Katherine Brandon is a hoyden who bewitches a powerful, sophisticated nobleman, but can't hide her terrifying secret from him....
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2 out of 5 stars
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an entire book about head drama
- By deb on 01-30-16
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How to Marry a Duke
- By: Vicky Dreiling
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Jasicki
- Length: 12 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 607
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 525
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Story4 out of 5 stars 530
In Vicky Dreiling’s enchanting Regency romance debut, Tristan - the rakish duke of Shelbourne - wants to marry and sire an heir. To help him choose among the dizzying array of wealthy but witless candidates, he secures the services of prim and proper matchmaker Miss Tessa Mansfield. But as Tessa seeks the perfect mate, the duke finds himself distracted by Tessa’s considerable charms.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This Narrator Ruins The Story
- By Ajm220 on 03-14-12
By: Vicky Dreiling
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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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The Truth About Love and Dukes
- Dear Lady Truelove
- By: Laura Lee Guhrke
- Narrated by: Carolyn Morris
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 490
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 456
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 454
Henry, Duke of Torquil, wouldn't be caught reading the wildly popular "Dear Lady Truelove" column, but when its advice causes his mother to embark on a scandalous elopement, an outraged Henry decides the author of this tripe must be stopped before she can ruin any more lives. Though Lady Truelove's identity is a closely guarded secret, Henry has reason to suspect the publisher of the notorious column, beautiful and provoking Irene Deverill, is also its author.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the very best...EVER!
- By Morgan Mc Glacken on 08-23-17
By: Laura Lee Guhrke
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The Duke in My Bed
- Heirs' Club of Scoundrels, Book 1
- By: Amelia Grey
- Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 189
As a notorious member of the Heirs' Club, Bray Drakestone can't resist a challenge from one of his well-heeled colleagues - especially when it involves money and horses. But the friendly wager takes an unexpected and deadly turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!
- By 🌿🌸Susynne🌸🌿 on 04-26-15
By: Amelia Grey
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- KBevs
- 11-21-20
Rake Overload
A 30 year old spinster meets her match. The h was used by her family and our Rake had to save her. Very good plot only one sizzling sex scene but well worth the wait. Some did not like the narrator she was not so proper English but she relayed emotion, depth and distinct character voices. My cup of tea I like clear distinct narration, and she delivers. Of course, AS books are always top line and well developed.
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- Sue Erwin
- 09-19-19
Another great story by Anne Stuart.
Anne Stuart writes the most suspenseful romantic stories. I thoroughly enjoyed this book as well as her series. Thank you.
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- Beth T. Irwin
- 06-22-19
Rollicking good historical
This is a wonderful, complex story with unexpected twists and turns that kept me glued to it. The heroine is *gasp* older and celebrates her thirtieth birthday during the story. There's a delightful romantic subplot as well. This one kept me guessing, which was a pleasant surprise.
This would be a five star except for the narrator. She gives the various voices in what I can only describe as a staccato monotone that didn't allow me to lose myself in the story. So glad I persisted.
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