A Heart Worth Stealing

The Proper Romance Regency Series

By: Joanna Barker

Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Sowerby, England, 1802.

Miss Genevieve Wilde—a magistrate’s daughter and independent heiress—is determined to meet life’s challenges all on her own, just as her late-father had taught her. So when her father’s pocket watch is stolen, she will do anything to get it back, especially when the local authorities prove incompetent.

Upon reading an advertisement in the paper, she takes a chance and contacts a thief-taker to find the watch. It’s a choice Ginny regrets when former Bow Street officer Jack Travers arrives on her doorstep. He is frustratingly flirtatious, irritatingly handsome, and entirely unpredictable, and Ginny wonders if she’ll be able to resist such a man.

But after Ginny discovers that the missing watch is just a small part of a larger, more frightening plot against her, she needs Jack’s help more than ever. To protect her home and her reputation, the two enter into a risky charade—pretending Jack is her cousin so he can begin his investigation, starting with the household staff. As they work together to unravel the mystery, Ginny finds herself falling fast for her charismatic thief-taker, leaving her heart in just as much danger as her life.

©2023 Joanna Barker (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Wonderful read

Absolutely loved this sweet book. Great characters and plot, as well as narrator. Five stars

Absolutely enchanting

The banter between the two main characters is refreshing and made me smile. Wonderful story with turns and twists and is a must read-listen.

such a fun book!!

this book was so fun to listen to!!! narration was great also!! loved the character of Ginny! I especially loved her character, though Jack was also really great!!

There is a mistake with audible version

Was flustered when the audible abruptly ended. Realized there was a problem with the audible version. Purchased the book to find out what happened. Super cute read.

the growth of their relationship

I adored this story. written so beautifully. no need for anything inappropriate. thank you for a love story that leaves things to our imaginations.

Amendment to Ending Missing.

I apologize for my prior review—the fault lies with Audible not the author. There are some 28 chapters not just the 18 on Audible. The balance of the book is excellent and deserves 5 stars. Audible deserves only 1 star for presenting only 2/3 of the book.

A truly lovely storyteller, and a wonderful narrator: a delectable combination!

This is the first novel I’ve read or listened to from Joanna Barker, and I was deeply struck with how wonderful a storyteller she is: gifted and beguiling. Discovering a wonderful writer is such a joy - and I experienced that pleasure with Ms. Barker’s work. It was deeply gratifying to discover her writing, and to listen to it performed. Elizabeth Knowelden was perfect as her narrator: she so charmingly brought this story into performance. Both Ms. Barker and Ms. Knowelden were wonderful in the humorous moments in the novel, too: so very endearing! I now want to read all of Ms. Barker’s works, and hope that Ms. Knowelden has collaborated with her on additional novels as well. Kudos to them both! Wonderfully done!!

Great chemistry with the main characters

I enjoyed this book. It isn't overly deep and I totally figured out the mystery rather early in the book, but there were still some details that flushed out in a very satisfying way. The humor was well placed and the chemistry was almost tangible between the main characters while still keeping it PG.

Quite the Entertaining Tale - Loved It!

What a wonderful story and the narrator was perfect for the role. Thoroughly enjoyable. I highly recommend.

Great story

I loved this story. I couldn’t stop listening because I wanted to see how it ended. It wasn’t what I expected. Fun and clean!