An Unwilling Bride

De: Jo Beverley

Narrado por: Simon Prebble

Jo Beverley is a New York Times best-selling author whose lush romances have earned her a place in the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. An Unwilling Bride traces an unlikely match between two headstrong people. In order to keep his vast estates in the family, the Duke of Belcraven must find a suitable bride for Lucien de Vaux, his only heir. But the woman he chooses for Lucien has plans of her own. It will take more than simple romance to turn this arrangement into a fairy tale wedding.©1992 Jo Beverley (P)2003 Recorded Books,LLC

i finished it because of the series

I finished it because it is part of a series and I want to continue with the rouges but this romance and courtship was difficult to endure...
welp I just seen that the next 2 books in the series isn't on audible guess I wasted my time with this book. I won't be moving on with the series.

I wanted to throttle the heroine

Would you try another book from Jo Beverley and/or Simon Prebble?

I love Simon Prebble, not so Jo Beverley

Would you recommend An Unwilling Bride to your friends? Why or why not?

The author took forever to reconcile the couple. The scaredy cat heroine was well educated, but her ignorance about male-female relationships was ridiculously unrealistic and frustrating. Not a terribly sympathetic heroine. The hero was appealing but not particularly well defined.

Which character – as performed by Simon Prebble – was your favorite?

The Duchess

Was An Unwilling Bride worth the listening time?

Yes, grudgingly.

Any additional comments?

I can't say enough about Simon Prebble's talent. He does a consistently fantastic job with historical novels. A wonderful narrator. I look for books he narrates.

Promising premise turns into standard fare...

I loved the premise of the book. Hard working teacher picked to marry a duke's son because she was blood related to the duke and his son wasn't. I'd never come across this scenario.

I loved that duke's marriage was ice cold until she entered their family allowing the older couple to find each other again.

I loved that she was smart, articulate, and well educated. He was too.

I enjoyed the opening sections of this book UNTIL out of fear she impulsively lied to him causing mistrust and anger. It took a long time for them to make it to altar. It took a longer time for them to overcome her lie. When he hit her, that crossed a line for me. She recovered. I didn't.

Excellent!!

Love this author!!

Great story and great narration. If I had one dislike it would be that I wish there was more from Lucian’s POV, we really only got to see his true self in the beginning when his father was telling him about his birth.

Enjoyable

Only my second JB book. Liked the initial characters of Lucien and Beth and the conflict that brought them together and kept them apart. But found the situation tiresome when, with a bit more character development and more interesting interactions, it would have been quite wonderful.

a favorite of mine

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

yes, it's a regency romance. Great characters portayed well. Quite a bit of the lifestyle of the nobility actually mentioning duties and personal interactions of period of the society of the time, while still having dynamic interactions of the time. I like both the hero and heroine and the results of period social oncerns.

Which character – as performed by Simon Prebble – was your favorite?

all of them

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

it made me laugh and have anxiety for the safety of the characters.

Any additional comments?

It is ,of course, period fiction. In real life of the times things wouldn't have happened, but it is an interesting story. Quite an enjoyable tangle. Well done.

Heroine to weak

The story line was interesting, but the heroine was just to forgiving and it frustrated me. The narrator was good as usual.

3 A’s Action Adventure Ardor

Loved the story line the Duke wanted to continue the line with his child not the son he had raised as his. So a forced marriage was arranged. But our couple slowly fell in love Ahh
There was a villain. I like villains they make the story more interesting. Heat a 3 but the narrator was a 5 star. I’ve read the other books and it was nice to catch up with old friends who reappeared in this one. Now on to the next in the series

Very entertaining

I really enjoyed the story. It was quite good. Kept me up a night or two. Could have used a bit more passion.

Wife blaming herself for Abuse

If you have previously or are currently a victim of abuse, this might trigger you. Be Warned.

Didn’t like how the ‘hero’ smacked his wife and she understood because it was her fault for letting him believe she was promiscuous at first, even though she was not. He almost strangled her at a previous time, he said it was his original intention. He knew it and she knew it and was afraid. I believe that he was sorry, most abusers are afterwards. In his character development I would’ve liked to have seen him get mad again and NOT hit. Also, she should be worried about their future children. What happens when he gets so frustrated & angry with their children, (apparently daughter or son)? I know that this sort of thing happens in real life, but I don’t wanna see it when the fictional guy is supposed to be the hero. If Beverly just wanted her to have a bruise, have the bad guy do it, not the good guy.