Blackmoore

By: Julianne Donaldson

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Kate Worthington knows her heart and she knows she will never to marry. Her plan is to travel to India instead - if only to find peace for her restless spirit and to escape the family she abhors. But Kate’s meddlesome mother has other plans. She makes a bargain with Kate: India, yes, but only after Kate has secured - and rejected - three marriage proposals.

Kate journeys to the stately manor of Blackmoore determined to fulfill her end of the bargain sooner rather than later and enlists the help of her dearest childhood friend, Henry Delafield. But when it comes to matters of love, bargains are meaningless and plans are changeable. There on the wild lands of Blackmoore, Kate must face the truth that has kept her heart captive. Will the proposal she is determined to reject actually be the one thing that will set her heart free?

Set in Northern England in 1820, Blackmoore is a regency romance that tells the story of a young woman struggling to learn how to follow her heart.

©2013 Julianne Clawson Donaldson (P)2013 Shadow Mountain

Critic reviews

"Riveting and evocative... Readers will be absolutely captivated by the beautiful imagery, sizzling tension..., and mesmerizing plot." ( Publishers Weekly, starred review)

Clean, well written and excellent narrator.

Good story but not much humor. worth my time to listen to it.

Wonderful book and with excellent narration.<br />

A surprising masterpiece superbly expressing, the depth , cost and ultimate joy of love, true love. I am actually disappointed in my lack of ability to trully praise this book sufficiently. When all my thoughts and emotions settle perhaps I will update this review. Currently I am at a loss except to say it is extremely well written, certain passages caused my pulse to race and my heart to skip a beat or two as I waited for questions to be answered feelings to be discovered and truths to be revealed.

The narration was masterfully and flawlessly rendered., enhancing the already wonderfully written story. I of course will obtain any additional offerings by this author and am very grateful to have had the opportunity to experience this work. I was moved in the region's of my heart not often touched by the written word.

One thing to note if your looking for a gimmicky fast paced story with ridiculous circumstances this book may not be for you. But, if you are looking to go on a journey over a seemingly calm sea with deep under currents and magnificent swells, you've come to the right place. Enjoy!

Matters of the Heart

An excellent book about what true love is- sacrifice of ones own desires.

This book will be one of my favorites of all times, including Edenbrooke. I only wish that Jullianne Donaldson had more books for us to read! Romance is much more than kisses and sex, and I'm so glad that Ms. Donaldson understands that. If J. D. Should be able to write more, I would be honored to have her books on the shelf with my Grace Livingston Hill collection.

one of my favorites

No matter how many times I listen to it I still giggle like a little girl. This is a clean very fun book and well written. Thank you Julianne Donaldson! I hope Audible puts the second book on Audible in English.

Honestly Unbearable

This book hurt to read. It felt too real and I now mourn my Henry.

Sweet romance

Felt like a good "Jane Austin" type novel. Set in a Wuthering Heights back drop. Would recommend.

Almost 5 stars!

This was a delightful story! The reason I only gave it 4 stars for the story-line was the dramatics of the 2 sisters at the beginning were over the top silly. But then I remembered the Pride and Prejudice main character and that helped me see Kate through her impulsive fanatics. After that I couldn't put the book down, going thru so many emotions and wanting to scold the characters out loud at times! But I loved the ending!

Amazing book

This is one of the best books ever! I recommend this To anyone who is looking for a good.

Sweet and Sappy

This was a fun book to listen to and would definitely fit in the romance section with a character whose eyes caressed the face of another. It had lighter Romance words about the young man's muscles and the caresses of kisses . My hesitation in giving this book five stars is that too much of romance could lead us to want more detail in books that are not appropriate. This book was kept appropriate, but there were times I felt I could be embarrassed if someone walked in on me listening to it.

Surprisingly Well Written

The story is so well written. Nothing is rushed you really get to fall in love with the characters and see everything unfold. I loved it. I bought this book thinking it was another book and was disappointed at first but it turned out to be a diamond.