Blood for Ink

The Scarlet Plumiere Series, Book 1

De: L. L. Muir

Narrado por: Jim McCance

If he unmasks her, she's as good as dead....

As the mysterious writer who exposes gentlemen's secrets, it is not the first time The Scarlet Plumiere has been hunted. But this time it's different. This time, she interferes with one of the Four Kings, and the brotherhood will not rest until they marry her off and place her securely under a man's thumb. Only they have to catch her first.

The Earl of Northwick is falling for this writer, sight unseen. Will she be pretty? Will she have all her teeth? In his rush to claim her for himself, regardless of who she might ultimately be, he places her in grave danger - her desperate enemies are watching closely for the moment her mask is removed.

Blood for Ink is a full-length Regency romance and is the first of four novels in The Scarlet Plumiere Series. The sequel is Bones for Bread and an excerpt is included at the end of Blood for Ink.

©2012 Lesli Muir Lytle (P)2012 Lesli Muir Lytle

NOT WORTH THE CREDIT / CASH

Jim McCance did a good job as reader. His deep voice was perfect for the male characters and he also did a good job with the female voices. The story however was superficial, the characters uninteresting. It seemed long & boring. It was a chore to listen to the end. I plan to get my credit returned.

Something fresh for the Regency genre!

What did you love best about Blood for Ink?

I loved this book so completely! I love finding Regency gems that bring something fresh to the genre, and Blood For Ink delivers.

The hero is a very much a main character in his own right, which I appreciate, as too often the hero is merely a prop for the romance. He and his three aristocratic friends, together known as the Four Kings, have fantastic chemistry as a band of brothers the likes of which I don't normally see in Regency. (Lauren Willig's Pink Carnation series has great male friendship.) I'm delighted that each of the Four Kings will get his own book.

For a while the hero and heroine communicate through clever postings in the newspaper, and I thought that was quite fun. I enjoyed the mystery and suspense element. I loved the role the heroine's father played in the resolution; another thing we don't often see in books of any time period!

There were two minor things that I thought could have been handled differently, but they didn't irritate enough to detract from giving this 5 stars--and I rarely give 5 full stars. I would have like to see the hero and heroine get to spend a bit more time actually getting to know each other before the hero falls for her so completely. And I didn't see the point of Sarah's POV and that thread; seemed like an unnecessary diversion for the sake of bringing some information to light that I'm sure could have been revealed in a less intrusive way.

The narrator did a good job. There were times I felt the men's accents during dialogue were a bit too "plummy," and while likely accurate for their upper class ranks, it made them feel older than they actually were. Overall it was enjoyable narration, though. Definitely a talented narrator. I especially liked his Ashmore (whose book is next in the series) and Northwick (the hero of this book.

I finished the book yesterday and I've already bought the sequel. Away I go!

Thoroughly enjoyed it!

A pleasant surprise!
After a detour over the last few months to my kindle, I was pleasantly surprised to find an audio book which kept my interest from start to finish. The narrator helped a lot and brought
out the quirky humor the author intended.

Worth a credit!

LOVED IT!

This is a great book by L.L. Muir. I couldn’t stop listening. I hope the next one is released on Audible.

I Loved Blood for Ink 🩸 🖊

L.L. Muir really out-did herself on Blood for Ink. It was packed full of action, intrigue and a little bit of romance! I fell in love with the Four Kings!

I was first introduced to this author in her Ghosts of Culloden Moor series (which I’m still listening to as they are released). I found this series as I searched for her other books. I will definitely listen to all of them!

Narrator, Jim McCance, did a spectacular job. His work with the various voices was top notch, even with the female ones.

Bravo!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼