Intimate Deception

By: Laura Landon

Narrated by: Sarah Coomes

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

A Desperate Choice

Lady Grace Warren will do anything to protect her sisters, even betroth herself to a man so depraved that all of London fears him. Faced with a lifetime of misery, Grace has only one chance for escape: to relinquish her virtue before her wedding. Such abandon will destroy her reputation - and ensure her freedom. But when she disguises herself as courtesan to lure a handsome nobleman, she cannot anticipate the tender surprise destiny has in store….

A Twist of Fate

Vincent Germaine, Duke of Raeborn, has lost two wives in childbirth and still has no heir. Racked by guilt and grief, he seeks comfort in the arms of an enchanting stranger. But when he realizes their night of passion may have resulted in another dangerous pregnancy, he sets out to track down the innocent female - only to find his heart captured by a woman of incomparable courage and beauty.

©2012 Laura Landon (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Beautifully written and performed

It was a lovely story! Sarah Coomes is a wonderful narrator. I look forward to reading more of Laura Landon stories.

Narrator ruined it

What did you like best about Intimate Deception? What did you like least?

The story was very good. I liked the characters and the story line. However, the narrator was horrible. It took everything I had to continue to listen. The only reason I continued to listen was because I liked the story-line & characters. I can't understand why someone would invest so much into a book simply to ruin the entire thing by using a horrible narrator.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Horrid voice and the voice she used for the hero was unbelievably rediculous.

Did Intimate Deception inspire you to do anything?

find another book but with a different narrator.

Any additional comments?

If you can stand the narrator, the book is definitely good. However the narrator takes so much of a good story and makes it almost bad.

Wonderful!!

Loved it from start to finish, well written characters, amazing plot, and good performance. I was pleasantly surprised to love it as much as I did, and I have actually listened to it twice since purchasing. If you like a little mystery with your romance, this is perfect!! Will definitely listen to other books by this author :)

Best emotional ride ever!

Very good story that will take you on many emotional highs and lows! I cried and laughed tears of joy. Great!

Melodramatic, thy name is Laura Landon

Melodramatic, thy name is Laura Landon. This book was that from the first, not just in characters' backgrounds but also in style and narration. Not always bad, but I found it tiring at times. I had read one other book by Landon before, Silent Revenge - which I returned in great disappointment, unable to handle the outrageous melodrama and overly evil antagonist. I already had this title in my library, so I thought I'd give the author another chance. This one was better, but not by much. It was nearly as melodramatic, and almost more predictable.

She was really redundant about the problems and fears of the main characters. The hero has demons and is terrified of his wife dying. I get it. No need to hammer that in every other chapter -with the same language no less- over and over. And I saw the final "twist" and danger coming miles and miles away, from the first ball attended. Ah well, I did at least like that Grace always held her head high and had the courage to do anything needed, from protecting her sisters and herself, and getting through to Vincent. I can't stand helpless heroines, so this novel beat 'Silent Revenge' on that count. The intimate scenes weren't the best I've heard, some of the lead ups were good, but I just didn't always care much for the authors word choice in the language describing their desire -these phrases were also used again and again with little variation.

Overall, I didn't dislike it outright, but wouldn't listen again. The narrator was inconsistent more often than not, both when switching between narrative and dialogue as well as between characters' voices in dialogue. Even between Grace and Vincent, who you ought to be able to keep straight by gender alone, but that certainly wasn't the case several times. Additionally, when Vincent had his own voice it was always angry and strained (and while his character was often those things, sometimes it was just godawful and inappropriately emoted), so that he talked like he was constantly constipated and in pain. The other incidental male voices of the butler and brothers in law were fine, so I cannot account for the terrible voicing of the hero.

Considering returning the title. I felt like wading through the melodrama and gritting my teeth through the narration wasn't worth it to get to the inevitable and very predictable happily ever after. I will not likely read Landon again. I don't have high hopes for other narrations by Coomes, but I won't write her off without another chance.

Great story

A bit repetitive but very entertaining. Could not put it down! Getting another book from Laura Landon now!

Enjoyable

This was engaging with a littlle mystery. I liked the story and how it was told. I figured out the crime plot fairly early on, but I still was able to listenband enjoy.

riveting

I couldn't sleep from not wanting to stop listening. I love how Grace changes Vincent's heart. I especially love how the antagonist tries to save the day

Meh

story was ok,but the romance was ... luke warm, if you want steamy, do NOT bother with this book.

Too much angst!

Half of the book is angst. I've heard it already, again, again, again. Seems like the author didn't have enough story & so repeated the insecurities over & over. I had to fast forward a lot . It does get better toward the end. The only reason I could listen to the whole thing is because I was doing a boring task at the same time.