Saving Grace

By: Julie Garwood

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins

Publisher's summary

In this splendid New York Times best-seller, Julie Garwood brilliantly crafts the majestic story of a young Englishwoman determined to fight for her freedom...a woman whose life would be transformed by the rare, unexpected gift of love.

When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen, already she possessed a strength of will that impressed all who looked past her golden-haired beauty. Yet when King John demanded that she remarry - and selected a bridegroom for her - it seemed she must acquiesce, until her beloved foster brother suggested she wed his friend, the handsome Scottish warrior Gabriel MacBain.

At first Johanna was shy, but as Gabriel tenderly revealed the splendid pleasures they would share, she came to suspect that she was falling in love with her gruff new husband. And it was soon apparent to the entire Highlands clan that their brusque, gallant laird had surrendered his heart completely. But now a desperate royal intrigue threatened to tear her from his side - and to destroy the man whose love meant more to her than she had ever dreamed!

©2012 Julie Garwood (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Good story for the time

I love the narrator, Rosalyn Landor, as she can do so many believe able voices and accents. I almost forget that it's only one person narrating the book! She is so good! This story, too, is written well and is very entertaining! The story of an extremely mistreated woman, after her husband died, goes to Scotland at her"brother's" insistence and married a clan's Laird there. She is slow to trust any man after her harsh treatment, but with patience and gentleness the Laird makes her trust him, and she gains more self-esteem. It's a sorry off evil and good, and is also exciting, too. I liked it a lot.

Good Scottish Laird and English lass story

Joanna is told her husband of three years has been killed. She is glad because he was a brute to her. The King of England wants to marry her to William, who is as bad as her first husband. Joanna’s brother hatches a plan to have her marry Gabriel, a Scottish Laird who needs the lands that belong to Joanna. She marries him, but has a hard time fitting in with his clan, which is actually two clans that have joined. They do not want to actually join and try to keep separate. They sit at separate tables and do not socialize with one another. One day they wear one clan’s colors and the next day they wear the others. They do not want to accept Joanna. She is barren. She is considered timid and scared of everything. They call her Courageous, as a joke. Joanna wants to bring the two clans together. The plot involves a side story about golf and hidden whiskey. Very good. One negative: Niles is supposed to be a great leader and warrior, but he sure is stupid about who he should trust and who he should believe.

Things progress and Joanna and Gabriel become close one day, and fight the next. However they are faced with a situation that endangers their life together with Gabriel’s illigitimate little boy, who Joanna has come to love. I was pulling for an HEA for Joanna, Gabriel and Joanna’s brother Nicolas. There is a great dog, Dumphries, in the story. He is a huge vicious looking dog that is actually a sweet pet. There is also a segment about Joanna fighting off the wolves, which was very exciting. I highly recommend this story.

Lovely and fun

I love Julie Garwood. I won’t go on about the book/audio, it’s that good, always is. I have enjoyed all of Julie’s books for so many decades:). Always worth my time.

Delightful Insightful

All the characters were were interesting to get to know, the plot was engaging, and the dialogue clever at times very comical.

love this book!!

I read this many years ago and listening to it just brought me back and I remembered why I love the chacters so much then. I had to listen to it twice because it had me captive. Julie Garwood is an amazing writing.

Loved it!

Rosalyn Landor is one of my favorite narrators. In Saving Grace she does much justice to Julie Garwood's novel. A great combination of writer and narrator. I loved the book.

Julie Garwood delivers again!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Sure would recommend this book. Narration was outstanding and so was the Scottish theme.

What other book might you compare Saving Grace to and why?

All the other Scottish Highlander books Julie Garwood wrote. Try any of them. If you love Scotland and Highlanders that is.

Which scene was your favorite?

I love the way Ms. Garwood has strong yet understanding male characters which is found in all her books.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Most definitely, YES!

Any additional comments?

I was sad. I laughed. I was totally taken by this book. The narrator was excellent. That makes the difference. Great Scottish and English accent.

Love it!

This is a good, fun book. It has humor and intrigue and romance - but not too much. I'm a Highlander series fan and this book isn't as intense but it is a bit more fun.

Absolutely loved this book

What a beautiful story, I absolutely loved the main characters. Didn't want it to end. I wish the author would write a sequel to it...

A Classic

This is one of my favorite JG stories, and Rosalyn Landor did a fabulous job narrating.