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The Marriage Contract

By: Cathy Maxwell
Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
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 When Anne Burnett is forced into a proxy marriage with Aidan Black, a dashing Scottish laird with a reputation for unpredictability, traveling to the wilds of 19th-century Scotland to meet him is only a small concern. Her biggest worry is how to inform her new husband that he is married.

Falling in love with his castle and the fierce loyalty Aidan inspires in his people, Anne finds her greatest challenge is yet to come: somehow she must find her way past her husband's proud exterior and convince him to consummate their marriage. Virginia Leishman's captivating performance of this sweeping love story captures every breathless insight into the mysterious wonders of love.

Cathy Maxwell writes clever, engaging romances that find the many answers to the question, "Why do people fall in love?"

©2001 Cathy Maxwell (P)2006 Recorded Books LLC Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency Regency Romance Romance Marriage

Critic Reviews

"Maxwell mixes humor with meticulous characterization to create memorable stories." (Publishers Weekly)
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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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