A Rather Charming Invitation

De: C. A. Belmond

Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren

You're invited! Bride's or groom's side?

Dateline: London, Paris, Antibes. It's time to get down to nuptial nuts and bolts. But while heiress Penny's distant relatives insist that the wedding be held in their native France, Jeremy's kin won't have it anywhere but England. And either choice might just re-ignite the Hundred Year's War.

Then, in a family château high above the perfume fields of Grasse, Penny's French cousin offers her the loan of an ancient bridal tapestry. But Penny has barely begun to crack its perplexing imagery before a series of strange events unfolds, threatening to derail the wedding. From a secret chalet on Lake Geneva, to a nostalgic stop at the opulent Train Bleu, to a winner-take-all gamble in Monte Carlo, Penny and Jeremy are off on another romp...while the clock is ticking down until they say, "I do."

Listen to the first book, A Rather Lovely Inheritance.©2010 C. A. Belmond (P)2010 Listen & Live Audio, Inc.

Enjoyment!

Love the series. The story does not disappoint. Great narration. Amusing entertaining total diversion. Characters you can enjoy and care about. A light hearted read indeed!!!

Enjoyable Read

This booked hooked me on reading the series. Such lovely characters and plot! Can’t wait to start the next book in the series!

Best of this series

I read this author's books for the genre. While her plots, I think, tend to be too long, I felt less so about this one -- book 3 of the series -- owing to more interesting characters and cultural references. All in all, worth a credit for good company.

I Want More

I adore this série. A real treat, embellished by Katherine Kellgren’s performance. She is sadly missed.

Fun story

I love the story development. A treasure hunt for family heirlooms, the bad guys get fooled and their ‘comeuppance’ and a happy ending with a teaser as to what is next!

Narrarator needs better French

Great story, very enjoyable a but the narrator kept mispronouncing...Monsieur...Mougins....and using a fake French accent!!!!Ms Kellgreen needs to do her homework....Mougins is pronounced as if it has a j !!!! And to mispronounce Monsieur is just sad especially while using a fake French accent!!!!!

Best to date!

Everything just really came together in this book! Clever plot twists, great supporting characters. Narration was spot on. Keep up coming!

Charming, magical, and a breath of fresh air!

I stumbled upon this series because I really enjoy listening to Katherine Kellgren's performances, most recently the "Her Royal Spyness" series by Rhys Bowen. But I am totally falling in love with C.A. Belmond 's series, and this one is even better than the first two. Of course I love the mystery and art history elements, but my favorite parts are the magical descriptions that make me feel like I'm actually there on site. I also appreciate the charming romance between Penny & Jeremy, but especially the lack of steamy sex scenes that seem to permeate contemporary novels. Overall, a touching and enjoyable journey of our heroine as she prepares for one of the most important moments of her life.

Fun mystery

Great to listen to. Fun to try figure out the mystery. Enjoyable well developed characters.

A rather enchanting series!

After listening to the first three books of this series I have to say that they are charming, lovely, beautiful, enchanting - and more! They're filled with romance and mystery, and the romance comes from more than just the main couple, Penny & Jeremy; it comes from the beautiful prose describing the surroundings - the locales, food, clothes, decor, and people. These books are a wonderful, fun, escape from reality - the kind of book that brings you into another world completely. Of course, Katherine Kellgren's narration is superb (she's my favorite of all time & it's well deserved)!