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A Lady at Last

By: Brenda Joyce
Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
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Publisher's summary

Raised as a pirate's daughter, Amanda Carre has not been tutored in the finer social graces. Alone in the world, she has never depended on anyone, until fate intervenes when Cliff de Warenne rescues her from a mob at her father's hanging. Now she must set sail for England to find the mother she never knew, and her chaperone is an infamous ladies' man.

The greatest gentleman privateer of his era, Cliff knows honor demands that he see this beautiful wild child to London and into her socialite mother's arms. He's aware that Amanda is utterly unprepared for a debut in London's ton, so his only recourse is to become her guardian and champion her transformation into a lady...and find her a suitable match. But with every passing moment it becomes harder to deny his jealousy and ire, until Amanda makes her stunning debut, a lady at last. And when his passion is finally released, their love can no longer be denied.

©2006 Brenda Joyce (P)2006 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A passionate, swashbuckling voyage....Romance veteran Joyce brings her keen sense of humor and storytelling prowess to bear on her witty, fully formed characters." (Publishers Weekly)

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A hit!

Excellent plot, real characters, clear motivation and internal conflict, sexy, sexy, sexy, and one of the best romances I've read. I am not prepared to promote this author in every instance, but this work stands out as perfectly done. Well worth the credit/$!

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A true love story

This is a true, romantic, beautiful, virile lol novel, one of my favorites now, bravo.

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disappointing

I had just listened to "The Perfect Bride" by Brenda Joyce and narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck so I thought I'd try this one. By comparison, I was extremely disappointed with "A Lady at Last" - hated the North American reading, inconsistent accents, little girl sounded like she was older than the heroine, and a hero who was a first class twit. I'm going back and listen to "A Perfect Bride" again and deep six "A Lady at Last." I might have liked the story better if someone like Simon Prebble or Richard Ferrone had been the reader, but I definitely will steer clear of any historical romances set in Britain that are read with a North American accent in the future - it was just too irritating.

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For me a good audio book has a lot to do with the narrator i hate when they ruin a good story with a bad narrator. This is my first Brenda Joyce book and the narrator ruined it for me I will try another and make sure to sample the narrator before I get it.

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