• Forbidden

  • Medieval Trilogy, Book 2
  • By: Elizabeth Lowell
  • Narrated by: Sarah Scott
  • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (270 ratings)

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By: Elizabeth Lowell
Narrated by: Sarah Scott
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Publisher's summary

Forewarned....
Throughout the Disputed Lands, she is called "Amber the Untouched" - a chaste, golden-haired beauty fleeing the remarkable love that was prophesied at her birth...and the death that must inevitably follow.

Foreseen....
He comes to her in darkness, as had been foretold - a wounded warrior with no memory...a promised lover seared by passion's fire, irresistibly drawn to the innocent enchantress who divines truth with a touch.

Forgotten....
In a time of war, their romance is legend - until a lost past returns to Duncan and labels Amber his enemy. But he cannot forsake the beautiful woman who has healed his body and his heart. He vows to defy to the death the dread forces that have proclaimed their love...forbidden.

Amour and armor: listen to Book 1 of the Medieval Trilogy.
©2008 Elizabeth Lowell (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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"A magical tale of all-consuming love...It will cause your heart to ache." ( Rendezvous)

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Quite a letdown after "Untamed"

It's been a few years since I read Lowell's medieval trilogy and I must have forgotten how much I disliked this second entry. Problem is Duncan is an anti-hero (well, he's an ass) and Lowell never makes him properly repentant for his cruel treatment of Amber. A good grovel was called for here and the lack of it left me feeling cheated. Amber is one of those born victims (I'm not making this up -- there was a prophesy) who suffers in martyr-like silence. This is a case of two people each with their own set of unattractive personality disorders finding each other and making a go of it. Good luck with that, but it left a bad taste in my mouth.

The narrator does not have the gravitas of Anne Flosnik who brought such fun and enthusiasm to Untamed. Untamed is the better book by far. This one is something of a dirge.

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Wow this is an amazing trilogy!

I didn't realize the all 3 of the Disputed Lands book would be so good. I knew Untamed (book 1) was highly reviewed and I liked it very much. But this story appealed to me more than the first. It took me a little while to get used to the narrator. But soon she became as intergal as the characters themselves. This is a very unexpected tale, passionate and heartbreaking. Seriously be prepared to love and then hate and then love again. I also applaud the ending, as it contains a very natural setup for the final book- Enchanted: about Simon and Arielle. It's not forced at all. I felt there was some unspoken backstory between them and am eager to start the final book.
I suggest starting from the beginning. This is book two. Untamed is the first book. The story is rich with character development. This is a trilogy that literally starts where the last book ended. Many of the chracters are in all three books. For anyone embarking on the journey of this Medieval Trilogy, consider yourself lucky. Enjoy every minute.

I'm highly recommend this book and this trilogy. One of the best "series" you will find.

Quick note: there is a lot of sadness in this one. Duncan can be cruel. And Amber is such a lovable heroine. But it is worth it. I was prepared from reading reviews. I said in my review for Untamed that I couldn't review it better than the DIK review online. I feel the same about this one.

Cheers.

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Impossible for me to listen to

I was looking for a fun romance, but this was just terrible. Granted - maybe I'm just not the right audience for this kind of thing.

I was looking for something fun, sexy and smart. This was not it. Both the writing and the narration made me cringe.

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What a waste of money

I had to stop listening. The narator's high thin voice sounded very silly when reading the part of a war hardened warrior. Not the story or characterisation I expected after enjoying the first book of the series.

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Forbidden for an American to Read an English story!

The narrator was all wrong for this book. Anne Flosnik, who read the 1st & 3rd books in this trilogy, was at least British, lol. This one didn’t even try to use accents or voices, it was just a straight reading of the book. If you can get past all of that, the story is still good, but you’d be better off just reading a print version. That way you can create character voices & accents to suit yourself.

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Ugh!

I enjoyed the first book of this series, and was surprised that there was a new narrator for the next. After listening for a while I had a theory why. The story is so rife with cliches and tripe, the story a ridiculous mess of quasi-passion and a nauseating, repetitive collection of overused and thoughtless images that I surmised that no decent narrator would touch it. Do people actually get paid for this type of writing? Should be a crime. And the narrator, who had really no ability to act or delineate different voices, made a bad situation much, much worse.

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Love this imaginative time

I enjoyed the story and all the fanciful talents of the characters. Would love to see this series in a movie.

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I wanted to hear the story but horrible narrator p

Loved the first story, Ann Flosnic was perfect. Why they changed to this girl is beyond me and a poor choice. I can't get thru this story. Moving on to story 3

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reading could gave been better

love the story, the reading was a bit flat. no energy and no changes of timbre

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Read,if you must, but don’t listen

The sound of a 12-year-old voice reading a romance novel is off-putting. I never got use to the squeaky voice, and lack of emotions It’s the second book in the trilogy, so I was determined to complete it, but it took longer to listen to with me constantly wanting to throw it across the room.

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