Silent Revenge

By: Laura Landon

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

A Marriage of Convenience

Such is the agreement forged between Lady Jessica Stanton and Simon Warland, Earl of Northcote. Jessica needs a husband strong enough to protect her inheritance from her avaricious stepbrother. Simon needs money to restore the family legacy his father squandered. United by necessity, emotional attachment isn’t part of the deal.

An Unexpected Passion

Yet once the reluctant newlyweds are living under the same roof, Simon can’t ignore the startling intellect, gentle strength, and graceful beauty Jessica keeps so carefully hidden from the world. And Jessica is intrigued to discover Simon’s formidable temper masks a kind, noble heart. But when Simon’s true motive for their marriage is revealed, Jessica is devastated by his betrayal. Because, despite her best intentions, she is falling in love with her husband. And love is the last thing either of them wants - though it may be exactly what they need.

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

GREAT BOOK

I have listened to this book so many times I lost count, only if I could find other like this.. just love this book

couldn't stop listening

what a wonderful story. I throughly enjoyed Jesse's bravery and the determination she had to be a survivor. and the tenderness of Simon when he found her. great story

Exceptional book

I love this book. Finally a love story that has a plot. The love scene were very well written. I enjoyed the less explicit description of sex scenes. She has the ability of transporting the reader into the story. You can feel the sorrow or other emotions of her characters. Thank you for keeping the readers attention throughout the book. Her stories keep moving along, one will not wonder how many more chapters are left before I can start another book. This author doesn't use four letter words, thank you. Nothing ruins a book for me more than four letter words being use constantly throughout the book. Her books also employ twits to the story. Thanks for an extremely well written books. I will look forward to reading more of her books.

Overall very good

Some issues I have are Jessica is too forgiving. She should have held her anger longer at the unforgivable way Simon pushes her. Deafness in the 19th century was nothing to joke about. As she feared she could easily have been forced into an asylum. Also the *ton* would have assumed she was unable to learn or even think. It was also feared that it was contagious. Silly as that sounds today. Simon didn't seem to understand Jessica's fear until very late in the game.

Simon came through in the end but he was a bit of a poop head for a long time.

Rosalyn Landor is the best! She is so good.

The story was mostly good

Rosalyn Landon is by far one over the very best performer,I listen most any thing I can find with her in it!
Laura Landon is good author,well formed characters good story line.

A FAIRYTALE LOVE STORY THAT'S ENTERTAINING

I think when we listen to these FICTIONAL, historical romances there are 2 categories of listeners - 1. the listener that want's everything researched, researched, researched and then verified (absolutely nothing wrong with that if that's what you like), and 2. the listener who just want's a fanciful romance that's pure escapism and who wants just a bit of enjoyable fun to pass the time whilst doing a particularly dull chore or task. I think this is why this book is getting such varied reviews and I sadly, fall into the 2nd category - so I will give my review based on my own personal tastes.

I found this to be thoroughly enjoyable, touching, funny, sweet and romantic and it has some great characters too that you can't help but empathise with - handsome penniless Rake and a deaf rich but modest heiress. There is an evil villain who had 'allegedly' raped a servant of 13/14 and done some 'unmentionable' acts but, as with all these types of books, he gets 'dealt with'. Great narration by Ms. Landor too.

Worth a credit? If you fall in category 2 then - YES absolutely - but for $9.79 for nearly 11hrs I would just buy it, save your credit and spend it on a more expensive listen.

Regency romance and tale of revenge

When Lady Jessica Stanton learns that her stepbrother is alive, it is not the joyous news one would expect it to be. Under the provisions of her father's will, Jessica will inherit a vast fortune when she turns 25 in just six days. Without the protection of a husband, Jessica fears her stepbrother will use her deafness to have her declared incompetent and lock her away to languish in some horrible mental institution so he can control her money. Her attorney can suggest only one course of action: she must marry to gain the protection of her husband's name. She fears no member of the ton would be willing to marry a woman with a disability--and in fewer than six days, no less--but Simon Westland, Earl of Northcote, is a man desperately in need of funds to save his family's holdings after his late father decimated their fortune gambling. Newly returned from India under a cloud of suspicion surrounding the circumstances of his father's death, Simon needs to marry rich, but holds little hope of doing so in the near term because he is barely tolerated by polite society and he is broke. When Jessica suggests they marry in a sort of business arrangement, it seems an answer to all of his problems, but what really drives him to accept the offer is he feels it affords him the perfect opportunity to exact revenge from her stepbrother. What happened in India between Jessica's stepbrother and Simon? Will this marriage work as a business transaction, or will Jessica and Simon find themselves engaged on a different level? Will the price for Simon's revenge be Jessica, and if so, will he be willing to pay? Can he have both? Will Jessica's stepbrother seek to destroy Simon first? Would he use his own sister as a pawn in his schemes against Simon?

This book had a unique and enthralling storyline. While some of the actions the heroine takes, particularly at the end seem a little silly in that "horror-film-don't-invite-the-boogie-man-inside" kind of way, the characters are still drawn with care and consideration for the time in which the novel is set. While our society is generally tolerant of disabilities such as blindness and deafness, Regency England would not have been. Simon and Jessica's relationship was somewhat puzzling, however. There were a number of scenes that seemed disjointed or did not seem to advance the plot in a readily appreciable manner. For example, Simon's bout with malaria and Jessica's secretly nursing him through it seemed unresolved since they never discussed it and it never returned. Also, Jessica's dressmaking activity seemed to be left at a loose end since society never learns whose gowns they are. Overall, this is a light, entertaining story. I listened to it on audiobook, and the performance quality apwas quite good. The performer had a smooth, elegant voice that seemed suitable and congruent with the upper class characters that dominated the narrative.

Deaf heroine is an interesting approach

This book started off fairly interesting but fell apart about midway. The heroine, a deaf and wealthy woman marries a disgraced and bankrupt Earle who is accused of murdering his father. His father and his new young wife have squandered the family's fortune. The marriage is one of convenience. He needs money and she needs protection from her evil stepbrother. The thing that made the story fall apart, in my opinion, is that the married couple who were previously unknown to one another and who immediately profess to dislike one another, fall in amazing love in 5 minutes. They absolute cannot go on living if something happens to the other - and that was within three days of getting married. The deaf girl's lip reading abilities are also over the top. The narrator is good, but the story really did get preposterous in the second half. The narrator is very good at both male and female voices.

This is an excellent narrator

loved the storyline. Well written. Non offensive and worth the read. Highly recommend this book.

Loved the plot and the humour

My sister and I listened to the audible version during a long car trip. It is romance as I like it - a plot that moves along and lots of laugh-out-loud humour. I liked the audio so much that I bought it for my Kindle, and I bought the other two of her books that audible has available. I read/listen to a lot of romance books, but this one really stood out for me. I suppose it really comes down to personal preference.