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The Perfect Rake
- Merridew Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Heather Wilds
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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A phony engagement turns into real passion in this delightful Regency romance from award-winning author Anne Gracie.
Fate has lavished beauty on the Merridew sisters - that is, all save the eldest. But plain Prudence bears no grudge; she loves her four beautiful sisters infinitely. So when their abusive grandfather is laid up with an injury, she seizes the opportunity to concoct an ingenious plan that will allow all five of them to escape the clutches of their legal guardian. All it will take is a little matrimonial deception....
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Contains mature themes.
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- Sandra C
- 19-06-2022
Worth the time
A well written regency romance with scandal, intrigue and drama in good measure.
Great Uncle Oswald delivered many laugh out loud moments and Prudence was equal parts coquettish and innocent as well as forthright and bold.
Really enjoyable story which was mostly well delivered by Heather Wilds, but she has an annoying tendency to run from on paragraph or character to the next without pause, which results in some confusion while the brain registers that she is now delivering the story from another characters point of view.
That aside, I really enjoyed and would definitely recommend this book.
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- Alvie.Huit
- 12-12-2022
A surprising gem of a HR story
Although it opened darkly, the story was very well-developed and to my pleasant surprise was peppered with humour. As each chapter unfolded, I eagerly anticipated the next. The writing was excellent, as was the narration. It had an interesting mix of characters from loving, quirky, loyal, and chivalrous, to misogynistic, callous and violent.
This book sat in my wish list for about a year however I wish I’d listened to it sooner. It’s definitely a goodie, and I’m now eager to listen to all of the other books in the series. I highly recommend.
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- debcraig78
- 15-03-2023
Great story
Great story with some different twists, easy listening and met expectations. Recommended to others who like historical romance
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- Anonymous User
- 10-09-2021
Terrible narration
This story is ruined by a narrator that although she has a pleasant and refined voice, reads every sentence with the same inflection. There is no emphasis on the important words leaving you constantly aware she is mindlessly reading without involvement.
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- Cyndi
- 06-11-2022
story of love betrayal and heros
the author takes you through the story of a big sister who madly protects her sisters. eventually escaping to find help family and love.
an adventure ending happily.
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- Ms Robyn E Sharpe
- 22-02-2023
Loved it
Great story that keeps you fully engaged with a well balanced mix of drama and humour with excellent characters. Narrator is excellent too. I’ve listened to a lot of these regency romance type novels and this one is up there with the best.
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- RomanticFool
- 14-04-2021
Wonderful
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It surprised me many times and I laughed out loud as well as cried. I want to warn people that there is domestic abuse and reference to sexual assault. I did still very much enjoy this story. 5/5
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- Anonymous User
- 04-06-2023
D lightful
So entertaining with lots of good laughs in a good story line. I'll be looking for more like this.
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- Desley Oliver
- 11-07-2023
Wonderful story.
I loved this book. Although it started very hard - it soon developed with a great mix of drama and romance. The humour was very well written with lol moments. I thought the narration was also well done given the number of different characters throughout the story. Will be looking for more from this author.
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- rea58
- 14-10-2023
Loved this story - very interesting
This a delightful romance with twists and turns and some excitement and sadness as well - and of course happiness. It has some ugly issues to work through but nicely done - well written and narrator is fine - i will listen to again some day
This is the fist edition in the Merridew sisters tales, and although you can listen to each book on its own it is great to follow in order and the characters develop through the books. A very good series to listen to all. i just love Anne Gracie and her books.
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