This delightful Regency romance introduces Lydia Hope-Wallace, the rich, fiery redhead who secretly writes pamphlets denouncing the excesses of the aristocracy. Arthur Baird is the tall, blond reclusive Earl of Strathrannoch, who owns a moldering castle in Scotland. Narrator Mhairi Morrison spins the pair's adventurous love story, beginning with her wonderful vocal interpretation of their first meeting. Lydia doesn't want to waste a minute and puts her marriage proposal on the table as she introduces herself. Morrison expertly enacts Arthur's shock and dismay because he has no idea who she is. Morrison's strong Scottish accent and comedic timing help create many laugh-out-loud moments. Her performance is humorous, breathlessly sexy, and not to be missed.
Pub Date: Jan. 21, 2025
Duration: 12 hrs, 45 mins
DD ISBN: 9781666682366
Publisher: Dreamscape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Knowelden’s narration keeps the story moving, ensuring listeners’ interest continues to the end.
Elizabeth Knowelden takes listeners to a 1920s London where magic is real—and illegal. Vesper runs her family’s club, where they sell magic powders for guests to add to their cocktails. Maxwell works for the governmental department charged with enforcing the ban on magic. When magic starts going awry in London’s speak-easies, the two work together to find the culprit, sparking their own magic along the way. With her expressive delivery, Knowelden imbues her performance with Vespar’s flirtatiousness and Maxwell’s reserved nature. She captures the duo’s banter as their relationship grows from pretending to be a couple for the sake of the investigation to truly falling for one another.
Knowelden’s narration keeps the story moving, ensuring listeners’ interest continues to the end.Pub Date: Sept. 29, 2026
Duration: 9 hrs, 21 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668166758
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: Nov. 11, 2026
Both narrators capture the humor and heat, providing a diverting (smashing, splendid, enjoyable) listen.
This Regency romance features a wallflower nearing spinsterhood and a notorious rake. Harriet's love of words, especially synonyms and slang, and Alexander’s penchant for liaisons result in a chance encounter, an unlikely kidnapping, and an agreement for a marriage of convenience that both soon regret. Grace Blyth narrates much of the story, while Stewart Clarke performs the roles of male characters. The duo transports listeners to the couple’s world, and their skill at voicing a variety of characters will have listeners forgetting there are only two narrators. However, some sections told from Alexander’s point of view and narrated by Blyth would have been better served if Clarke had delivered them.
Both narrators capture the humor and heat, providing a diverting (smashing, splendid, enjoyable) listen.Pub Date: June 23, 2026
Duration: 12 hrs, 26 mins
DD ISBN: 9798217344673
Publisher: Random House Audio
Review Posted Online: Aug. 8, 2026
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