At Last the Rogue Returns

Avenging Lords, Book 1

By: Adele Clee

Narrated by: Liisa Ivary

Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins

Publisher's summary

A lady discovers that the monster of her nightmares just might be the hero of her dreams.

The lady labels him a devil.

Miss Lydia Lovell is on a quest for justice. For years, Lord Greystone’s tenants have suffered at his hands. While he abandoned his estate to rusticate abroad, poverty and illness crippled those who depend upon him. Now Greystone has come home, and Lydia is determined to make him pay.

Greystone returns for revenge.

Having spent five years abroad making his fortune, Miles Oakley, Viscount Greystone, returns to England with one goal in mind - to ruin those responsible for his mother’s humiliation. The plan is in place. But when a spirited lady accosts him at the manor's gates, hurling her ridiculous accusations, he discovers another shocking betrayal.

The course of true love never runs smoothly.

But Lydia has more to worry about than Greystone’s tenants. Her brother’s cunning wife wants control over Lydia's inheritance and is plotting ways to accomplish her goal. And damn Greystone. Lydia cannot fight her attraction to the man she’s spent years despising.

When threats of murder and blackmail throw them together, and passion burns with ferocious intensity, Miles and Lydia must overthrow their enemies if they have any hope of surrendering to love.

• Regency historical romance novel
• Full length novel of approx 70,000 words

©2018 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee

An excellent start to a new series

What an excellent start to a new series! I just couldn’t wait to listen to the next instalment. The characters were both interesting and intriguing and all set, mainly in the countryside. Lydia was such a lovely character, she had such thoughtful ways, particularly for the poorer members of their community. Miles, too, was all you could ask for in a hero, strong, handsome, caring for those he loved. There are a number of secrets to be revealed and a few villains to add interest to the story. The narrator really brought the scenes to life by using different voices and adding appropriate emphasis to the action to build tension and excitement. I’m eagerly looking forward to the next in the series. Highly recommend.

Good story, annoying narration

I really like this book when I read it, the Audible version is annoying. Someone please give Liisa Ivary a Xanax and a dentist appointment. Her teeth must be in bad shape after this much chewing of the scenery. I've heard fifteen year old girls with PMS and a broken heart be less over the top. She has no nuance; no shade and light; no ebb and flow, everything is at full breathless, about to have a breakdown drama from the first sentence. The whole book she's the narration equivalent of a run away train coming down a mountain.

Great start of a new series

This is a great first book in a new series by Adele Clee. I have read every one of her books and listened to quite a few and have never been disappointed. And this new book is no exception. The characters are well developed. The story is fast-paced. There are a lot of funny remarks that made me laugh out loud and I absolutely loved the banter between hero and heroine. And though she was annoying at times, I even liked the maid. I am very much looking forward to the next book in this new series. And, as with all the other books she narrated, Ms. Ivary did a great job.

Refreshing tale with a Strong Heroine

I love to read about strong women who look adversity in the eye and stand up for themselves. When she was backed in a corner by her sister instead of backing down and letting the villan go ahead with there plans she threw a punch... Perfect!

Really enjoyed.

There were some negative reviews about the narration but I’m glad I tried it anyway. Great start to the series

A Great Historic Novel And Series

This and the following three novels have been amazing to listen to. Lots of romance and drama and no cliffhangers. The characters are fantastic and the scenes are wonderful.

Surprising...and sexy

This was a very good story, interspersed with rather in your face sex scenes. However it didn’t detract from the tale, which was so very good.

The narrator did an excellent job! I enjoyed her performance.

Kinda empty dialogue but ok storyline.

The narration is fine, but the driven by blind passion aspect is WAY overdone. I don't often say this, but the plot could've been expanded for a much better story

a very enjoyable story

Miss Lydia Lovell has done her best to help the neglected and impoverished tenants of Greystone Manor for the last several years, even if it’s not her place. When the lord himself returns home, Lydia is determined to have justice for these dependents who suffered in his absence.

Miles Oakley, Viscount Greystone, has spent the past five years in India making his fortune, all with the goal of seeing to the ruination of those who facilitated his mother’s humiliation. Now a wealthy man, things are falling into place until an irate woman meets him with outrageous accusations before he’s even set foot in his house and he discovers a betrayal that leaves him reeling and livid.

Beyond the drama with Greystone’s tenants, Lydia has other problems. She’s just weeks away from getting her inheritance and her weak brother and his shrewish wife are constantly scheming ways to wrest control of her fortune. She also has an inconvenient attraction to Greystone, despite the years she spent misguidedly loathing him. When it becomes clear that someone is trying to ruin them both, Miles and Lydia find their relationship deepening and become determined to foil their enemies’ plots and find a way to be together.

Overall, this was a nice, fast-paced, entertaining story. I really enjoyed Miles as a hero. I only wish we’d seen a bit more comeuppance for the villains and that Lydia had referred to Miles by his given name more, but this is just an odd pet peeve of mine. Lydia did at times make ridiculously stupid decisions, but at least she did acknowledge her naivete and learn from it. I enjoyed that Miles came to her rescue and that they both openly admitted their true feelings for each other with no game-playing. This was an enjoyable story with a lively narration and I look forward to the next book in the series.

Insta-love with an idiot

I read the reviews and thought this must be a great book, but it's not. It's another one of those "their eyes met in the first chapter and 7 days later they are in love and having sex. One of the reviewers indicated that the characters were well developed. I don't know what you can know about any character in so little time and when there is very little variety in their activities.
The heroine is a saint. She helps everyone, uses her money to support people,she's very smart, She is the "most beautiful woman ever" and remains unmarried...I guess a saint can't find anyone good enough . She's feisty ( how this happens , as there is no back story to indicate how this developed). There is no back story for anyone. The hero has made a fortunate ( not sure how or why), heroine's brother is married and his wife is a shrew ( and having an affair) and there is already a suitor for the heroine that is trying to compromise her and gain her inheritance.
The reader gets plunked down in the middle of all of this. And of course we get a foreign servant that spouts platitudes at every turn. I enjoyed Ms Clee's books when they involved a mystery, but I don't think she has the ability to really write a developed relationship. Insta-love/lust is just not enough to build the foundation of a book.
The over-the-top narration hurts a book that is not good to begin with. I just can't believe other people read this and thought this was a good book. If that is the case, I am really missing something, but I don't think so!
Not worth a credit.....even if it were free I don't think it is worth the time.