For My Lady's Heart

Medieval Hearts, Book 1

By: Laura Kinsale

Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton

Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

Audie Award Finalist, Romance, 2014

Pursued by her enemies, flattered and courted for her lands, a powerful, devious princess is desperate to reach refuge. Haunted by the shadow of the young assassin set upon her, Princess Melanthe knows that an ice cold countenance is her only protection. To succumb to love is the greatest danger of all. She can trust only one man amid the lies, the mysterious Green Knight - a true knight who never wavers once he gives his heart; a man who cannot comprehend deceit. But as an impossible love grows between them, betrayal becomes their only future.

In a mesmerizing performance, Nicholas Boulton brings Laura Kinsale's classic medieval romance to vivid life, creating a colorful world and a unique listening experience that is both true to the times and easy to understand.

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Would you consider the audio edition of For My Lady's Heart to be better than the print version?

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What was one of the most memorable moments of For My Lady's Heart?

When she truly lets down her guard and loves him. She has had such a sad history of love and this was beautiful for them .

Have you listened to any of Nicholas Boulton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

He does a magnificent job and have since looked for other books he has done

Any additional comments?

Great Audible book and highly recommend!!

Applause! Applause! Applause!

Laura Kinsale delivers another jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring historical romance with
“For My Lady’s Heart: Medieval Hearts, Book 1.

Once again, prepare to be held captive from page one to the very end of the first installment of what is sure to be an enchanting series.

While my own personal inclination is to be of a light-hearted nature;
I have a tendency to “live” with the characters in whatever book I may be reading. I must warn you that this novel is exhilarating, gratifying and exhausting (in the best sense of the word) to experience (and I mean experience) the talented work that is Laura Kinsale.
I am addicted.

Combining Kinsale’s writing style and ability, with Nicholas Boulton as her narrator, is genius. I have said it before, and it will always bear repeating, Nicholas Boulton has got to be the most outstanding narrator of all time. His rich baritone voice is hypnotic and is one to absolutely LOVE. Couple his tone with his many accents, and languages, including Old English, and you have nothing less than perfection!
This is a must listen...Absolutely Credit Worthy!

Swept Away

What made the experience of listening to For My Lady's Heart the most enjoyable?

This is a gorgeous story of impossible love between a princess and a knight. He is the perfect knight – a consummate warrior, chivalrous and honorable, but a nobody fighting to make a name for himself with his liege. She is the opposite,powerful and cold, but so afraid that she can never even sleep. Only when Ruck is near can she sleep sound. But by falling love she's a danger to him, and way above him. The way they comes terms with their different stations in life is sometimes funny and sometimes heartbreaking. It's just beautiful in the characters, words and settings.

What did you like best about this story?

Ruck's dragon poem. Nicholas Boulton read it so well it was like listening to a song.

Which character – as performed by Nicholas Boulton – was your favorite?

Ruck. He sounds strong and tough, like a rough northerner, reminiscent of Sean Bean's voice. Any woman would put her life in his protection.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The scene of the dragon and the chapel, when he swears his heart, made me sniffle.

Any additional comments?

Listen. You will be amazed. All this talk about how it's difficult to follow, that's not a problem at all. It's lovely, a story and setting like nothing else out there. Highly, highly recommended.

A New Favorite

I have listened to hundreds of audiobooks and I honestly think this is the best narration I have ever heard. If I would have read this book I would have been stumbling over the language. The narration made it sound like poetry and it was beautiful to listen to. I loved the story and the characters and will listen to this book over and over again and recommend it to my friends. Ruck was the most wonderful hero ever and Melanthe grew on me as I learned more about her. A lovely romance that stands apart from others with the best narrator I have ever heard.

Nice Period Romance

I love the style of phraseology and feeling of the book. The sex scenes are not over the top and brief. I wish there wasn't any personally but its sweet and stays in the flow of the story. It does have a happy ending which is imperative to me.
The readers performance is wonderful. I was never aware of him reading, each character is distinctive, consistent and personable.
I can recommend this book as a good listen. Enjoy!

Enjoyed, but not as much as other Kinsale titles

This was, at first, a difficult book to listen to. I've thoroughly enjoyed several Kinsale novels so far, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend her books, but this one was not the best. I didn't really like Melanthe from the start - she was conniving and, it seemed to me, a bit sadistic. She seemed to delight in dreadful situations and causing chaos. I found it difficult to believe that Ruck would fall for her, even after travelling with her for some time. It also seemed that she didn't change, all that much, throughout the book, so I wasn't particularly endeared to her character. I found Ruck much more interesting and pleasant, although still not one of my favourite heroes from Kinsale's books. So all in all, while a good listen, the characters were less endearing. Still, Kinsale's writing is wonderfully evocative and I really enjoy her stories.

Boulton is perfect, as ever, as narrator. I didn't mind the middle English at all.

Knight always protects his lady

Fine story that has a cast of characters that work for and against each other. The heroine is trapped in political obligations but is offered a chance to change her path. Sometimes I wished our couple would be more direct with each other. Learning to trust was part of the journey. This is more story than romance.

History at its most entertaining.

Loved this story. Great insights into thought processes and belief systems of ages past. Can't wait to read her next book.

Fantastic!

Such complex characters and wonderful dialogue! Amazing narration. Such an enjoyable trip back in time.

Incredible performance

Nicholas Boulton is the best voice actor ever! This book wouldn’t be the same without him narrating it.