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The Promise

By: May McGoldrick
Narrated by: Gabrielle Baker
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To Protect

On a desperate journey to America, Rebecca Neville promises the dying wife of the Earl of Stanmore to raise and care for her newborn son, James. Once in the New World, Rebecca begins her new life - as a mother....

To Cherish

Ten years later, the Earl of Stanmore learns of the fate of his family. He sends to the colonies for his young heir so he can raise him as a peer of the realm. With no intention of forsaking her vow, Rebecca returns to England with James to face a future without her beloved charge. But she must also face her tumultuous past....

To Love

At first glance, the formidable Stanmore sends Rebecca reeling. But beneath his coldly attractive façade and seeming indifference to his son's plight, emotions roil. For there is more to Stanmore and his motives than meets the eye. The enigmatic lord has his own promise to keep - and a passion for Rebecca that cannot be denied....

Contains mature themes.

©2010 Nikoo K. and James A. McGoldrick (P)2018 Tantor Fiction Historical Fiction Romance Historical Fiction England

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not your usual romantic tale, this is a complete story, a full interesting tale. A treat is in store for you.

fantastic

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Not light listening, Too much violence and death. I prefer romances to be light. Not a bad story line though and liked the main characters.

A bit too dark for a romance

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Didn't expect to enjoy this as much as I did,but good story throughout. Some parts were upsetting and hard to listen to ,but overall worth the time and enjoyable. 👍🏻

Unexpected

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A really beautiful romance story, from difficult start to a beautiful romance with love overflowing. Absolutely loved this book and well narrated.

Excellent

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I would like to point out that there had been no slaves in England since the 12th C. One of the main characters is a black slave and we have descriptions of black slaves labouring in the fields. English traders were involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and kept slaves in the colonies but this was not the case actually in England. American authors often assume that whatever went on in the States also went on on England and I wish they would be more rigorous about checking their history.
This audiobook was also spoiled by the reader who over-emphasised 'the' and 'a' so that her reading sounded rather strange and stilted, plus there were the usual mispronunciations that I've come to expect from most readers. Otherwise, I quite enjoyed the story.

Reasonably enjoyable

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I enjoyed the story and stuck with it despite the stilted narration with accent placed on the wrong words.

The author also needed a dictionary and a thesaurus. In Regency days one's 'major domo' or 'steward' was a 'butler'. The 'bailiff' was an officer of the court and not the 'steward' or 'game keeper'. In England 'fall' is in fact 'autumn'. A number of words (adverbs and adjectives) were used incorrectly. This is all a pity as the story deserved much better treatment.

Good story - dreadful narrator.

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