The Bedding Proposal

Rakes of Cavendish Square, Book 1

By: Tracy Anne Warren

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Lord Leo Byron is bored with the aristocratic company he keeps; he needs a distraction, preferably in the form of a beautiful new female companion. So when he sets eyes on fascinating and scandalous divorcée Lady Thalia Lennox, he's determined to make her intimate acquaintance. But the spirited woman seems to have no intention of accepting his advances no matter how much he chases - or how hard he falls....

Once a darling of society, Thalia Lennox now lives on its fringes. The cruel lies that gave her a notoriously wild reputation have also left her with a broken heart and led to a solemn vow to swear off men. Still, Leo Byron's bold overtures are deliciously tempting, and for the first time she finds herself wondering whether it just might be worth the risk to let the attractive rake into her life - and her bed....

©2015 Tracy Anne Warren (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Warren carries out her story with skill, crafting likable characters and delivering plenty of sensuality to keep fans satisfied." ( RT Book Reviews)

Fun and sweet

The beginning felt a bit slow. I almost gave up. kKeep going, her tricks and back story have a bit of redemption.

Older lady... younger man...that's a twist!

Two things surprised me about this one. 1) The heroine of the story was older than her love interest, and 2) The adversary didn't die like expected. I was very pleased to see the female lead being older than her love interest. We see it time and time again with the male being quite a few years advanced from the girl and no one bats an eye. For me this was what made the story just a little refreshing., the other thing was having the villain drop dead from a heart attack. I didn't see that one coming! Otherwise, the story is pretty predicable with the usual over the top sex. Entertaining, but very in the normal scope of things.

Very good read

I enjoyed this story and the narration was very good. The story line was satisfying and wrapped up nicely!

Very enjoyable listening.

I really enjoyed this book. It held my interest from beginning to end. The story line and narrator were great.

great story

loved the story. kept my interest through out. Leo was my favorite character. I would recommend this book to my friends

Slow start ... better ending.

Though this story was slow to start, it had a good storyline (sometimes predictable) and great character development. The ending was both satisfying and surprising. I look forward to the next book in the series. AND I want to go back read about the other Byron siblings. Too bad they are not audiobooks.

Outstanding!

I generally decline submitting a review however, this narrator was so outstanding, the characters and storyline very well established, I felt I must add my "two cents". An extra special listen!!

Continuation of ‘The Byrons of Braebourne’ series

I had previously read this series and I must admit it didn’t make an impact on me at the time. Not until I listen to the ‘The Byrons of Braebourne’ series by the same author. This book is the first in the ‘Rakes of Cavendish Square’ series. If one is to fully enjoy this series, please listen to the Byron’s of Braebourne series. I only wish Rebecca De Leeuw could have narrated the Rakes of Cavendish Square series as well. She did an amazing job in the previous series. I think the author put more effort in the first series than with the second where the stories of the last of Byron siblings are told. Their characters were better portrayed in the first series in their older siblings’ stories than in their own stories in the second series. A good narrator can improve a boring book, and in this series of the Rakes of Cavendish Square the three narrators totally messed it up. The name pronunciation of some of the characters was done so differently by the narrators that it took me a while to catch up. But my curiosity to know what happened to the last three Byron siblings was enough for me to bear it to finish the series. This series also helped me catch up with the older Byron siblings in their HEA.

Very different

The storyline held my interest because there were things to be discovered about the divorce and the ex-husband. Since you found out things throughout the story you were always on alert.

Couldn’t finish - bad narration

I have listened to many titles by this author and enjoyed them. I am giving the story the benefit of the doubt since I could not listen longer than about an hour. Very bummed since I was looking forward to the twins stories but I won’t bother with any others narrated by Barrie.