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The Magpie Lord

By: KJ Charles
Narrated by: Cornell Collins
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A lord in danger. A magician in turmoil. A snowball in hell.

Exiled to China for 20 years, Lucien Vaudrey never planned to return to England. But with the mysterious deaths of his father and brother, it seems the new Lord Crane has inherited an earldom. He's also inherited his family's enemies. He needs magical assistance, fast. He doesn't expect it to turn up angry.

Magician Stephen Day has good reason to hate Crane's family. Unfortunately, it's his job to deal with supernatural threats. Besides, the earl is unlike any aristocrat he's ever met, with the tattoos, the attitude...and the way Crane seems determined to get him into bed. That's definitely unusual.

Soon Stephen is falling hard for the worst possible man, at the worst possible time. But Crane's dangerous appeal isn't the only thing rendering Stephen powerless. Evil pervades the house, a web of plots is closing round Crane, and if Stephen can't find a way through it - they're both going to die.

Warning: Contains hot M/M sex between a deeply inappropriate earl and a very confused magician, dark plots in a magical version of Victorian England, family values (not the good kind), and a lot of swearing.

A Charm of Magpies, Book 1

©2013 K. J. Charles (P)2017 Audible, Inc. Historical Historical Fiction Romance Fantasy Paranormal Magic Users Magic England
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It is quite startling to hear the distinctive voices of Will Darling and Kim in a different series and different characters.

Pitfalls of using the same narrator for different series

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After the untimely deaths of his father and brother, Lucien, the new Lord Crane, requests help from magic practitioner, Stephen Day, when Lucien repeatedly tries to kill himself. Can Stephen stop the magic? I loved this supernatural Victorian romance. There’s some great banter between Lucien and his manservant, Merrick, an interesting supernatural world and plot, and two fully-sketched main characters that work well together in this enemies-to-lovers romance. Cornell Collins has the perfect voice for regency audiobooks, adding the right amount of playful humour into the clipped tones. I’m so looking forward to the rest of this series!

Perfect blend of magic, romance, and humour!

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Another delightful, saucy adventure from KJ Charles, with ever-perfect narration by Cornell Collins. Definitely worth a listen if you enjoy the genre!

I only wish it was longer!

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This was a wonderful story and well worth a listen. The characters were interesting, the plot was exciting, the narration engaging. I can't wait to get the next book.

Loved it.

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The characters don't always have the same tone and accent, which can make conversations difficult to follow.
The narrator also seems to struggle during sex scenes, giving the tone of fear and whining to the pleading as opposed to desperate passion, and there's no sense of laughter and fun.
The story is amazing and would still recommend.

narrator isn't consistent

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I can’t finish this audiobook the narrator is so bad. His voice is very dry and formal, but his character voices are over the top. He sounds like he’s reading a picture book to toddlers. Absolutely ruins the pace of the story. Even the spicy scenes are narrated in the same dry tone with silly character voices and it totally ruins it.

Narrator ruined it

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