• Royal Bastard

  • The Instantly Royal Series, Book 1
  • By: Avery Flynn
  • Narrated by: John Lane
  • Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,980 ratings)

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By: Avery Flynn
Narrated by: John Lane
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Brooke Chapman-Powell takes her position as the Earl of Englefield’s personal secretary very seriously. This job is what keeps her sister in the university for the deaf and the town from completely shutting down. But the earl is dying, and they have only one hope: an American, from some place called Salvation, Virginia.

Now she will have to teach the in-all-likelihood-uncouth-and-lazy half American how to be a proper earl if they hope to save the village. God help them all.

Nick Vane has about two gazillion things that land higher on his to-do list than becoming an English earl. Things like naps. Hosting poker nights. Oh, and raking in the profits from his latest invention. But accepting the title that his grandfather has denied him since birth? It doesn’t even register. But Miss Prim-and-Proper won’t give up, and before he knows what’s what, he is on a plane to London.

He has too much pride to go down easily, and she’s got too much propriety to ever break the rules. They are as different as a cocktail fork and a bread knife - and the clash between them lands these two in the most unexpected positions.

©2020 Avery Flynn (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

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Great story but…

I feel that the story could have used one or more chapters. He never learned how and why his father died and the earls condition. Feels unfinished
I love this writer and I own a lot of her books

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Well done 👍

Enjoyed the story, the characters and the narrator very much. The description of the village, the people and the custom’s was interesting and entertaining- well done.

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cute

I thought this was a cute story and enjoyed reading it. the narration was not bad either.

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Fun story that brings the heat

Perfect narrator voice and voice actor for prologue and epilogue. Will definitely be reading/listening to more Avery Flynn

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The whole story was wonderful.

This story was amazing period I loved it. I love everything that this author does for the most part.
Highly recommend this. You love it.

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Entertaining

This was fun. It was funny, heartwarming and of course a HEA. I loved Nick and I warmed up to Brooke. The narrator was pretty good. Definitely worth it.

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Nice romance.

Fun read. Nice story. A little different plot but very pleasant to read or listen to. The actors are very good.

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Loved the accents

this was a great fun book in a cool setting, the performance was really good

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Lighthearted

Totally worth the listen. It was a light hearted romcom. Well developed characters and plot

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Fun to read

So much fun to listen , John Lane as the narrator doing American and English accents, male and female, are so perfect and laughing out loud at times. Entertaining and believable story line and easy on the ear and relaxing.

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