Falling in Love Again

By: Cathy Maxwell

Narrated by: Vanessa Moroney

Author Cathy Maxwell's popular romance novels are appreciated for their proud-yet-passionate heroines and strong, roguish heroes. Falling in Love Again is set amongst the castles and woodlands of 18th-century England.

Born into wealthy family, heiress Mallory Edwards honorably marries John Barron to fulfill a family obligation. Although he seems charming at first, she soon discovers that he is a beast of a man. Abandoned on her wedding night, she survives by her wit and resourcefulness until her errant husband's debts became too much for her to overcome.

Facing debtor's prison, Mallory won't rest until she finds John and nullifies their marriage. But he may not be the villain she believes him to be.

Author Cathy Maxwell has been a finalist for the prestigious RITA award from the Romance Writer's of America. Narrator Vanessa Moroney lends a special radiance to Maxwell's tale of bedlam and bliss.

©1997 Cathy Maxwell (P)2002 Recorded Books

Kind of boring....

Neither Mallory Edwards nor John Barron knew that their parents had agreed to an arranged marriage until the day it happened. The day after the wedding, John left without looking back. Mallory and her mother lived in their ancestral castle for seven years until creditors threw them out. After a long search, Mallory finally found John and demanded a divorce. John knew nothing about the debts that had been run up. He also didn't know what happened to the money that he had been sending to his wife all these years. With an enraged mob demanding money, John and Mallory go on the run in hopes he can figure out who took his fortune and clear their names.

John and Mallory change their names. He gets a job as an Estate Manager where he knows nothing about farming, animals, or how the estate works. Mallory has to coach him through his job and help him deal with the people who live and work on the estate.

This is a historical romance that was originally issued in 1997. This book did not age well. So much of the story was John groveling about how he abandoned Mallory. Their relationship would start to get better when suddenly she was mad at him again. There were also lots and lots of talks about the Harvest Home, a festival that the farmers held after harvesting the crops. That conversation seemed to come up every time John and Mallory were actually talking to each other. I was very bored with it. My rating: 2.5 Stars.

A Good Storyline

After reading the reviews, I decided to trust the more positive reviews. I enjoyed this story and the narrator performed the character voices rather well. I will definitely hope that the narrator performs other stories that I choose. Some reviewer thought the heroine was too whiny. I just think the author was showing how uncertain it was for women in that era (and even today) when it comes to trusting a man that the woman has feelings for. I'm glad I chose this title.

Certainly not Cathy Maxwell‘s best

Tedious. Shallow uninteresting characters. I did rally enough interest to dislike the selfish arrogant hero.
As for the sex, it was just what you would expect from a selfish arrogant guy. Mercifully there wasn’t much of it.

reviews are misleading

Before I read this book I read the reviews where they were complaining about the heroine being too whiny I do not agree... this book is worth listening to

Very Sweet Story!

I love stories about relationships that can endure adversity. This is a classic example.