romantic fantasy

I love a good epic fantasy but sometimes I just want a strong woman and a bit of Victorian overbearing romance in my life :)

Love the characters and story line

fast paced enjoyable listen

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Just what I'd been looking for!

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I wanted a light, easy to listen to, yet entertaining book (to listen to in bed when my brain has already gone to sleep), preferably with a supernatural or 'different' slant. However, I wanted it to have a great story, be intelligently and well written and be without any of the cheesy, explicit and frankly unsexy sex scenes often found in this type of book. I had given up hope when I found this in the sale! It is entertaining and sexy and I am already on the next in the series - which also seems great !

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Loved it!

Out of all the audiobooks I have, this one was by far the best. I loved the narrator, she didn't fall into the trap of trying to imitate a male voice which is both unachievable and unrealistic. Her voice was hypnotic. I will keep her in mind for future purchases.

Really enjoyed the story too, it was an original storyline and had me hooked up until the last. I will enjoy listening to this again.

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another gem by Kristen Callihan

different genre from the other books by the author and well worth it. looking forward to hearing the next in the series.
Moira Quirk gives a great performance.

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Interesting story, poorly executed

Like a previous reviewer, I too stuck this out until the end. The story started well, and had me gripped but quickly descended into overly graphic nearly-sex scenes in what seemed like every other chapter. Love and lust are not the same thing; the first interaction between the main characters was marred by Archer's lewd imagination. Not exactly romantic.

I also have to agree that the writing wasn't particularly inspiring either. The same lack lustre descriptions were used over and over until I had to question whether I had already listened to the chapter that was playing. There were so many more expressions or interactions that the author could have used.

Having said that, I thought the supernatural element of the story was interesting and some of the characters were likeable. I also thought the narration was very good, and was pleasant to listen to. I would just have preferred more substance to the storyline and less of the unnecessary, and slightly cringe-worthy, erotica.

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Just Awlful

I hated it from the start but tried to keep going to see if it got better. It's not sexy just crass.

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Oh dear...

Overall, this book has a reasonable story, and that is what stopped me sacking it off part way through. However, the whole plot is totally overshadowed by the incessant 'will they shag or won't they', sideline. The author has got the balance completely wrong and has hugely over-focussed on this, instead of making it a subtle sub-plot. Then there is the writing. I found myself at times pondering the age of the author. It all goes a tad Barbara Cartland far too regularly. The sex scenes are graphic, overly descriptive and somewhat amateur. It makes one cringe. I hung on in there, wincing regularly, hoping for a good ending. It was reasonable. My advice, don't read. It would probably win first prize in the village competition, but should stay there.

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