The Captivating Lady Charlotte

Legacy of Grace Series, Book 2

De: Carolyn Miller

Narrado por: Anna Parker-Naples

Duración: 9 h y 43 m

Resumen del Editor

Lady Charlotte Featherington is destined for great things on the marriage market. After all, as the beautiful daughter of a marquess, she should have her pick of the eligible nobility when she debuts. She, however, has love at the top of her list of marriageable attributes. And her romantic heart falls hard for one particularly dashing, attentive suitor. Sadly for Charlotte, her noble father intends her betrothed to be someone far more dull.

William Hartwell may be a duke, but he knows he was Charlotte's father's pick, not the young lady's own choice. And the captivating Lady Charlotte does not strike him as a woman who will be wooed by his wealth or title. While she has captured his heart, he has no idea how to win hers in return - and the betrayal and scandal his first wife put him through makes it difficult for him to believe that love can ever be trusted. His only hope is that Charlotte's sense of responsibility will win out over her romantic notions.

Can a widowed duke and a romantically inclined lady negotiate a future and discover love beyond duty? Will they be able to find healing and hope from the legacy of grace?

Poignant and charming, this is another beautifully written, clean and wholesome regency romance from Carolyn Miller in the tradition of Georgette Heyer and Julie Klassen. Fans of The Elusive Miss Ellison will meet compelling new characters - and a few old friends.

©2017 Carolyn Miller (P)2018 Tantor

Very well done 👍

I enjoyed the storyline, a duke being an average kind of fellow with integrity & kindness but scared from betrayal. The heroine seemed a little immature & hard to understand his attraction to such immaturity, but did provide a different storyline. Narrator voice a little too squeaky for female lead but male voices done well.

Not my favorite

Story was much longer than it needed to be. Seemed to drag in certain spots.

Narrator-yukky

The story was enjoyable. However the narrator was not to my liking. It was overdone and too high for my ears to enjoy. It took me longer to finish because it was irritating.

Oh trust me but I’ll keep withholding 🤨.

I know she got it honest, I mean with a mother and grandmother like hers, you get to be a little nervous, screechy and dramatic, but wow, she is just wow. Good thing he was captivated, I guess, because her hot mess drama queen side was bringing out my inner violent streak, if one has daydreams about meanness toward fictional book characters.

Meh…

SPOILERS:
I appreciate what the author was trying to do: show a naive young girl’s developing understanding of the values lasting love can be based upon. This was just not convincingly achieved in the execution.
I didn’t like the main character Charlotte very much. I found her anything BUT captivating. The narrator did a great job with everyone but Charlotte, whose voice was like a simpering, lispy 3-year-old. Why would William be attracted to this immature baby of a girl who clearly doesn’t return his interest, after his wife cheated on him so relentlessly? Didn’t he learn his lesson? Just because she has pretty eyes?
A lot of harsh, shrill, annoying characters in this one,
And why didn’t anyone notice that William’s first wife’s lady’s maid was a vicious lunatic, and after she was dragged shrieking violent vengeance on the house and its master, why didn’t anyone think of her after anonymous acts of terror began raining down upon the estate? Too much implausibility here.
Personally I liked the religious aspect, and the exploration of what real love is. A nice departure from the typical zero-to-fifty burning-passion-once-their- lips-met, which always seems unrealistic to me.

Voice of female lead was terrible

The story is ok n clean but could be shorter n there were loose ends that was not addressed, how very unfashionable and inconsiderate

Too religious

I am a woman of faith and believe in God but it seemed that there was a religious lesson every fourth paragraph. It got in the way of telling the story. I am glad that these characters trusted in God but I didn’t need it slammed down my throat. They were praying so much they didn’t have time for anything else. As others have mentioned, the characters were not three dimensional. William had been hurt by his first wife and that drove his character, however, it didn’t change a thing about his approach to life. He didn’t try to become more outgoing, he didn’t try to find out what her interests were, he just remained the way he was with his first wife and wanted Charlotte to fall in love with him but bend to her needs. And that was what Charlotte did. I’m not sure whether she really fell for him or just felt sorry for him because of all the things he went through. His sister said that she thought he was interested in her because she was young and could be brought around to his way of thinking. I think the sister was right. She fell in love with the ideas of love and marriage without really knowing anything about them thanks to her single minded mama. Throw in the baby to play with and “of course I’ll marry you.” The narration was not the best. I thought Charlotte sounded like an 8 year old and he sounded like he had a cold.

Trust in God

Great story . When ask and we listen he will tell what love really is. God has the right plan .

Loved this story.

I liked this clean and wholesome romance with a strong faith foundation. The development and discovery of what true love is made for a good story and plot development. However, the narrator’s voice was a little squeaky and high pitched making the main female character sound more like a child than a woman.

Minnie Mouse narrates

Very irritating vocal performance. Has a Christian theme which doesn’t advance the plot. More for preteen than adult.