Audiobook Review: The Danger of Desire by Sabrina Jeffries, Narrated by Beverley A. Crick

The Danger of Desire is Sabrina Jeffries third book in the Sinful Suitors series. Jeffries is one of my favorite historical romance writers but I have to confess that I have not really fallen in love with the series. I did love the books before the series “The Duke’s Men.” In this story Delia Trevor is the friend of Clarissa from the previous book, “The Study of Seduction.” Clarissa is very worried about Delia because she fears that her friend is deliberately trying to fend off suitors. Delia had a nice dowry left to her and she is not interested in gold-diggers. To help Delia find a suitor Clarissa asks her cousin Warren Corry to help Delia and guide her. 

Clarissa is right Delia is not looking for a suitor. She is however looking for a man with a tattoo that she things is responsible for cheating her brother and therefore his wife, now widow, and son out of their fortune. Delia is a very skilled card player, so at night she travels to St. George to play cards and find out some information on this tattooed card player. Delia disguises herself as a boy and no one is the wiser-no one but Warren. Warren immediately recognizes Delia and wants to know why she is playing a very dangerous game. If she is discovered she will be ruined and if she finds the tattooed card player she could find herself in danger. Warren immediately finds himself intertwined with Delia and her determination to find this man and the big secret that her sister-in-law is hiding from her. Now a widow, Brilliana is widowed and penniless. 

There were some parts that I liked about this story such as Delia. I loved her as a heroine and found her to be very strong and clever. Bravo! I liked Warren too but here is my little grievance… it seems that almost every historical romance I read the hero is a rogue/ womanizer etc… for maybe about ten minutes and then he meets the heroine and he is anything but. I’m not sure if it’s the vintage Anne Stuart hero’s that I miss, but I miss those hero’s. Warren was a sweet guy who suffered a very dramatic experience and has lived with it all his life. He was endearing but, like I said I miss those alpha males in historical romance. I did like the mystery of Delia trying to find the tattooed card dealer and I thought that Jeffries really connected him very well to the next book which is “The Pleasures of Passion.” This is Brilliana’s story and we will be able to uncover her big secrets and all the things she has been hiding. Beverley A. Crick was a good narrator, this story is pretty long and I thought she was able to keep the momentum going. There were times when it seemed to me that she made Warren sound a little too whiny but overall I enjoyed her narration. Personally, I’m so grateful for audiobooks especially during times when I’m too busy to read, now I’m counting down to the next story.

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Audiobook Review: What to Do With a Duke by Sally MacKenzie, Narrated by Beverley A. Crick

“What to Do With a Duke” by Sally MacKenzie was my first time hearing anything by this author. I loved the idea of a Duke who could not be tricked into marriage and also a heroine who was determined to stay single.

This was the first book in the “Spinster House” series. I have not read the books and this was my first time with the author, but both the story and author were enjoyable. Marcus the Duke of Hart is sick of having London women throwing themselves at him. Some, literarily trying to trap him into marriage through different schemes. Luckily for him, he has to return to the Spinster house in Loves Bridge because of an old family curse and it gives him a chance to leave London. There he meets Isabelle Catherine Hutting.

Cat could care less about marriage and least of all to a Duke. She has one priority on her mind and that is moving into the Spinster House. There she will have some solitude and time to write. Although Cat loves her family, she is the daughter of a vicar with a house full of siblings. Cat is determined to live in the Spinster House but she is not impervious to Marcus and the affects he has on her.

Cat and Marcus are drawn to each other and even though both have no interest in marriage or love the more they get to know each other the less they can deny their attraction. There is a big catch however. Marcus and his ancestors have been cursed. His grandfather left Isabelle Dorring a native of Loves Bridge pregnant and unwed. The legend goes that Marcus’s ancestors are doomed to die after they are wed and with an heir. Cat is also a distant relative of Isabelle’s but she doesn’t believe in the curse however when she sees that Marcus does and is afraid she begins to understand how much his family’s past haunts him. The Spinster House was set up for women who don’t want to live in the confines of marriage but remain spinsters. When there is one opening, after following the procedures put in place, Marcus gives the open vacancy to Cat so she can write and have solitude as a spinster.

Marcus is a tormented man, besides the curse Marcus never grew up with his mother. He grew up thinking that she left him when he was born because his own father followed much in the footsteps of his grandfather.

Because Loves Bridge is a small town, the usual gossip ensues when Marcus and Cat are rumored to be involved. Marcus and Cat eventually find their way to each other, but not before they have to confront some ghosts from their pasts. I really enjoyed the hero and heroine and found them to be really fun characters. Much, if not all of their problems were self-inflicted. They caused many of their own heartaches and pains. But overall, this was a fun novel with many lively and fun characters.

Beverly A.Crick was a perfect narrator for this story. She kept the pacing lively and fun and I especially loved her voice of the cat!

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