Castles

Crown's Spies, Book 4

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Heather Wilds

Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

Orphaned and besieged, Princess Alesandra knew that only hasty marriage to an Englishman could protect her from the turmoil in her own land. To the amusement of her makeshift guardian, Colin, younger brother of the Marquess of Cainewood, the bold raven-haired beauty instantly captivated London society. But when Alesandra was nearly abducted by her unscrupulous countrymen, the fighting instincts that won Colin a knighthood for valor were kindled.

Deceiving himself that he wanted only to protect her, Colin swept her into a union meant to be a marriage in name alone...yet Alesandra's tender first kiss and hesitant caress ignited a wildfire in his soul. As the lovely princess dashed headlong into unforeseen dangers, Colin would follow, knowing he must claim her as his own forever. Now he would risk life itself before he would lose this sweet, tempestuous angel....

©1993 Julie Garwood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great story! Awful narration.

I love this story and have read the books many, many times. This was my 1st time listening to the audiobook. I wish Ms. Garwood had used Susan Durden again, like she did for the 1st 3 novels in this series. Heather Wilds' mispronunciation of simple names, especially since they were the main 2 characters, and her poor overall narration abilities made it difficult to get through the book. If I hadn't already known what a great story it was, I would've turned it off.

Older Historical romance but still great.

Wonderful historical with snark, intrigue and all the feels. Last book in the series but can be read as standalone. Julie Garwood had such a way with these period romances.

Good plot, the narrator used a horrible accent!

usually I quit noticing the narrators fake accents once I get drawn into the story, but not with this one, it drove me crazy! if the book was written by anyone, I would have quit listening, but I LOVE Garwood!!!

Best Book I've ever read.

I love the whole story. No struggle.

Most memorable was he can't admit it or didn't realize he loves her.

I really would recommend her to anyone. I hope She can narrated for Galen Foley's Lord of Ice. I believed she would have done a much better narrating than Emma Green.

loved

loved the voices of the characters and the time in history, the interaction of the family

Another fantastic book by Julie Garwood!

Princess Alesendra, was sent to live with her guardian
after her Parents death. Her Guardian and his wife
caught an illness and sent the Princess to stay with
their son, Sir Colin! Sir Colin is building a shipping
Empire with his partner, Nathan. Get ready for
intrigue, missing ladies, attempted kidnapping,
Wagers made against the Princess life, a love
story. This is a book I have read and listened to
multiple times and will enjoy again and again
for years to come! We all need a protector like
Sir Colin!

Awesome as always she writes

Love Julie in all her novels but I'm more fond of her historical romance her heroines are sweet yet strong, love the series of this novels it came to a conclusion starting from Lyons Lady, (which by the way I wished she would expand from their offspring to the end of the series in castles) then Guardian Angel to the Gift please Julie write more of these novels, and yes I would recommend this title to any one and there is not one thing that I did not like love it all.

Narrator Multiple Voices are bad

First in all the other series Colin is pronounced as Collins. This narrator says it in a manner that it sound like Colon🤦🏽‍♀️ Hard to take the story serious. And his voice is stale. Great book but disappointing narrator.

Dolphin's Book.

I have always loved this series as a teenager and to this day it is still good. If you are looking for a light, regency romance that makes you feel good, this is the series to get. There are good times and some laughs in this book, but I will admit the plot was a bit thin. My favorite of the series is always going to be Lyon's Lady, but all the books are equally good. What to say about the narrator? She could have been good her regular reading voice is pleasant, BUT her accents are atrocious and she cannot pronounce way too many words that really make a difference. The name Colin being the worst mistake on both hers and the editors part, it is not pronounced Colon. I'm not sure why they changed the narrator when the first three books were the same, with this one being different. I usually can ignore the narrator and with this book she was overall good, with only a few cringe worthy parts.

garwood never disappoints

Julie garwood is my favorite writer. I have never been disappointed and this book is no exception. the story, the writing and the narration are all great,especially for the money. Julie gives you the biggest bang for your buck.