A Scandalous Wife

By: Ava Stone

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's Summary

As the head of his family, Robert Beckford, the Earl of Masten, was accustomed to dealing with various problems his siblings had caused of one sort or another. However, he wasn't prepared when his cad of brother ruined and then abandoned a young lady. To right the wrong, Robert married the girl himself; but his chivalry only went so far. He didn't want a wife, and most certainly not a scandalous one. So, after repeating his vows, he sent her packing, off to a secluded estate and expected her to stay put.

After years of mistreatment at the hands of her family, Lydia was prepared to be an accommodating wife; but her rigid and unforgiving husband asked too much of her. After languishing for years in her opulent prison, Lydia leaves her country estate for the glamour and excitement of London - and unfortunately her husband's path.

©2011 - 2016 Second Wind Publishing (P)2013 Jodie Pearson

Good Story

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

yes

What about Stevie Zimmerman’s performance did you like?

She does a great job expressing the characters emotions

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

Any additional comments?

Lots of stuff going on in this book. The premise was interesting. You need to read the books in the series in order because otherwise you'll be overwhelmed by characters and plots that were detailed in the previous books. This is the first in the series. There were wonderful love scenes, which, in my opinion, are so important in a romance. They have to be written in a believable way with heart and lots of hot seduction.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Scandalous indeed.

I did not want it to end. Narration was excellent. Story was excellent.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Highly recommended

Such a believable story about the lives of a compromised young lady and the man who married her to save her reputation.
But situations aren't always what they appear to be and the story unfolds painting quite a different picture.
It was so touching to see them realize that they had fallen in love with each other.
Beautifully written as a romance with many very touching scenes, and with intrigue and mysteries being solved too. A lovely tale about family life.
Ava Stone and Stevie Zimmerman make a good team and I recommend this as a great book/audiobook

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

WOW! I have found a new favorite book!

I love the timeless elements to this story, the narration was amazing (the kids were spot-on) and the twists were perfect! I have been looking for a good classic read for a while now and I have found it here. I love how she leaves you guessing the entire book as to whether Lydia is sincere or manipulative, you never know but there is enough to wonder. I wish there were more books available, I'm dying to continue on the journey. If you love Pride and Prejudice or any other regency stories, you will love this! Tempted to listen to it again but I think I will continue searching for the next book or at least one by the same Author. She's amazing!

5 of 6 people found this review helpful

Enjoyed every minute of this book.

Where does A Scandalous Wife rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

At the top of the list, she brought something new which makes me want t read more by this author.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

I would love to have more books by this author

4 of 5 people found this review helpful

Great series!

Liked it a lot. Though I did read the third and second one first. This one helps with all the characters in the other 2 books.
This series is going in my rereading pile....In order the next time around. :-)

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

A VERY ENJOYABLE REGENCY SAGA OF LOVE & BETRAYAL

Within the hours of pleasurable listening you will encounter Robert who is the saint and head of the family who is always cleaning up his scoundrel of a brother's mistakes. One of them was Lydia who was compromised by one brother then quickly married off to the other and dumped in the country for 5 years to be forgotten about by both men.

In those years she grew up and the caterpillar has now become a butterfly who's come back to London to finally live life but she's been spotted by her husband Robert (drat) who decides he rather likes being married to his beautiful wife and wants more - much much more (yeah now he wants her) and sets in motion a plan to entice and snare her.

A heartwarming romantic tale with great likeable main characters and a cast of interesting secondary characters including a vindictive ex mistress, a good plot which delivers a few unpleasant surprises along the way including murder and a scandal. There are lots of hints left and groundwork has been laid for the second instalment.

Worth a credit? Yes and I'm off to listen to book 2.

6 of 9 people found this review helpful

Scandalous? More like Torturous

Any additional comments?

The story is about a woman named Lydia who has to get married after she having an indiscretion and getting caught. The man who had her ways with her flees and to save her from a scandal his brother steps in to do the honorable deed and marries her. He then takes her to one of his estates and leaves her there alone with the instruction not to leave the estate. After 6 years of loneliness she decides to leave and go to London to stay with her cousins for a season. While there she and her husband both get invited and appear at the same party without the knowledge of the other attending. Lydia gets much attention from the men at the party including her husband, except that he does not know the beautiful red head is actually his own wife.

The story had a good start but then it goes flat despite Ava Stone’s attempts at recovery. She tries to give the story some excitement but then resolves it as quickly. The name of the book is misleading and the narrator is terrible. There are also looonnnnggg pauses where one assumes the device has stopped working before it continues. I do not recommend this book at all. Spend your time on something more worth your while.

4 of 7 people found this review helpful

Just average

Predictable story line. I have heard this story plot before. Won't revisit this series - Volume 1 is enough if the preview at the end is an accurate indicator.

Excellent story of love, forgiveness, & redemption

Any additional comments?

A. Stone does a masterful job of creating characters you sympathize while hating the choices they make. Here is a complete story, with history, romance, mistakes, passion, and forgiveness. The narration is superb and entertaining. What a gem.

Shame about the narration...

I loved this book... a really well rounded story with lots off things in it, just a great plot. But the narration... its a little stiff and wooden, it speeds up then slows down, at some points it's quiet and other points loud.

However, normally I won't want to listen to bad narration again... but I loved the book so much I'm off to buy the 2nd book dispute the narration as the book is so enjoyable you can forget about it as you get sucked in! I wouldn't let it put you off.