Narrator Marisa Calin shines a light on women's opportunities in this unconventional historical rom-com. Lady archaeologist Georgina Harrington doesn't back down from any challenge, and Calin's voice is imbued with her steely resolution. To locate her missing cousin, Georgina teams up with Alexander Lovett, heir to a dukedom, despite not being pleased that both their families are trying to manipulate them into marriage. Alexander has a club foot, and Calin captures the humor he uses to distract from his limitations, as well as his sincere support for Georgina's ambitions. Calin also voices peers and servants, even changing her pitch and timbre when Georgina assumes masculine garb and when vocalizing chickens in some hilarious high-society scenes. A lively and thoughtful listen.
Pub Date: March 25, 2025
Duration: 10 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781668646458
Publisher: Hachette Audio
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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