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The Marriage Contract

By: Cathy Maxwell
Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
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He was a man exiled from society—handsome, unpredictable, and proud. Dark rumours surrounded his name. But Anne Burnett had signed a marriage contract binding her to Aiden Black, the Earl of Tiebauld. And although she′d never met him, she′s determined to keep her word and make theirs a marriage in truth. Because a well-bred lady with little fortune to recommend her has no choice.

From the moment she arrived, Anne fell in love with Kelwin Castle and its roguishly handsome laird. By day, he instils a fierce loyalty in his people with his masterful ways … and by night, he tempts Anne to surrender her innocence to him. But while he is willing to offer his body, Aiden refuses to give Anne his heart … making her wonder what prevents him from truly claiming her as his wife.

©2001 Cathy Maxwell (P)2001 Recorded Books Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage
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The story was written beautifully. I commend the author, the research and commitment to write in a way where I thought I was there. Thoroughly enjoyed the book. Look forward to reading more from the Author

Brilliant

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the narrator had her microphone set so you could hear her swallowing at the end of every single sentence. it was the only thing that made it hard to listen to. Otherwise it was read well.

The story was nice

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I enjoyed the characters but over all the story was cliche. The narrators accents were awful.
Good pace, but no real climax that was not predictable.

Good characters

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My first Cathy Maxwell novel and it's not bad, the choice of phrases and descriptions make it obvious that Cathy is American not English, certain things are just not right. but I can forgive that. the whole story was a bit flat however.

For the most part Virginia Leishman does an good job of narration, every so often drops the English accent and the American twang comes through which can be a little disconcerting. She reads very fast so I dialed her down to 95 and was much more comfortable listening

I think Americans will like this better than the English.

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