A Dangerous Kind of Lady

Longhope Abbey, Book 2

De: Mia Vincy

Narrado por: Kate Reading

A desperate situation calls for dangerous deeds....

Proud heiress Arabella Larke has little respect for rules and no time for scruples - not when she faces marriage to a man she loathes and fears. Determined to save herself, Arabella comes up with a plan: a fake engagement with her childhood nemesis, Guy Roth, Marquess of Hardbury, recently returned home after years away. To Arabella’s surprise, Guy has become strong, honorable, and unexpectedly attractive...but he refuses to even hear her plan.

After leaving England to escape his corrupt, controlling father, Guy has vowed never to do anyone’s bidding again - certainly not Arabella’s. To Guy’s surprise, Arabella has become intriguing, quick-witted, and unexpectedly attractive, but he has enough drama trying to gain custody of his younger sisters, and he wants nothing to do with her dubious schemes.

Until Arabella shows up at his house one night, and Guy finds himself entangled to a dangerous degree....

Warm, witty, and moving, this historical romance tells the story of a proud, flawed lady and the man brave enough to love her. ​

​Longhope Abbey​ series:

A Beastly Kind of Earl

A Dangerous Kind of Lady

A Wicked Kind of Husband

Each book in this series can be listened to as a stand-alone, and the books can be listened to in any order. As the characters move through the same world, they do appear in each other's stories, but without any overarching plot.

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Great action plot and characterizations

Enjoyed the clever banter and humor. Fell in love with the main characters. The plot kept my interest. Well done!

Love it

Loved the heroine and her strategic thinking. The hero seemed quite stubborn at the beginning but evolved nicely. Very nice plot and good performance

Tears

I love Mia Vincy's work. I love seeing these characters and knowing their stories. I hope we see Juno's too.

Book Two in the Longhope Abbey series..

This is an epic sexy regency romance— Jane Austin and Georgette Heyer fans will enjoy this! Vincy will now be an an auto buy for me. Arabella and Guy are beautiful together. My second favourite romance book ever. It‘s intelligent, witty and clever. 💜💜💜💜💜 AMAZING

A tad angsty but totally within the plot/personality

Eventually all the unspoken words gets frustrating, it’s like SAY IT ALREADY! There are only so many unspoken words we can take! It’s like head trauma.... thrown in your face! Yet it all works. It’s a very enjoyable regency romance. I know it’s odd to say so after a complaint but it’s true. I totally enjoyed this book!

Kate Reading is a good narrator but has a slightly odd cadence to her delivery, or is it the accent? I can’t quite put my finger on it... so it’s not too obvious, huh?

Yes, there is sex. The appropriate heat, and no more than needed. This book isn’t one that survives on ridiculously long “bedroom” scenes.

Best of the series

Mia and Kate knocked it out of the park with this book. The repartee between Arabella and Guy Roth was hilarious at times. I laughed out loud throughout the book. This book is the perfect blend of romance, humor and pathos. Arabella and Guy each have their own demons...both are looking for love and acceptance. Following them as they found what they were looking for...in each other....was a fine romp.

My new favorite HR author!

I've now read all three Longhope Abbey books and if you haven't read any of Mia Vincys books, you better drop everything now and do yourself a favor and enjoy! Such great banter!

Kate Reading is superb

4.5 stars, rounded up because of Kate Reading's spot-on narration.

The heroine is not very likable, but as we learn of her travails with a cruel father, our sympathies are engaged. Our hero also has so daddy issues, which led him to flee his home and spend eight years knocking around the Continent.

Arabella and Guy were "betrothed" by their fathers as infants. When Guy returns from his exile (after his father's death), he announces that he does not consider himself bound to marry Arabella. Arabella's father then arranges for her to wed the odious Lord Sculthorpe. When Arabella realizes that Sculthorpe has a creepy obsession with her being a virgin, she begs Guy to deflower her so that Sculthorpe will be deprived of doing so. Guy refuses, but this is Romanceladia, so Arabella successfully seduces him.

The bulk of the book is spent with Guy and Arabella admitting and then denying their attraction. Sculthorpe causes problems, which leads to a shocking end to his story. When Guy and Arabella finally do become engaged, they keep calling it off. And calling it off. And calling it off. I could have especially done without the final break-up, but then I am not an author.

Arabella is whip-smart, and I really like that Guy liked that about her. Guy is incredibly honorable, but not without a sharp tongue himself. Their banter is so well written that I sometimes rewound and listened to a scene again. That was due in no small part to the remarkable talent of narrator Kate Reading. As a relatively new author, Mia Vincy was quite fortunate to obtain Reading's services.

Loved it!

I thought since I had been introduced to Arabella in a previous book, I may find this redundant but I actually loved the story and Kate Reading is an excellent reader!

Engaging story

Don’t listen to the negative reviews. This book is amazing! Those who criticize the heroine clearly cannot empathize with the struggle to be vulnerable after a prolonged interpersonal trauma.