Edenbrooke

By: Julianne Donaldson

Narrated by: Emily Elizabeth Hamilton

Marianne Daventry will do anything to escape the boredom of Bath and the amorous attentions of an unwanted suitor. So when an invitation arrives from her twin sister, Cecily, to join her at a sprawling country estate, she jumps at the chance. Thinking she’ll be able to relax and enjoy her beloved English countryside while her sister snags the handsome heir of Edenbrooke, Marianne finds that even the best laid plans can go awry.

From a terrifying run-in with a highwayman to a seemingly harmless flirtation, Marianne finds herself embroiled in an unexpected adventure filled with enough romance and intrigue to keep her mind racing. Will Marianne be able to rein in her traitorous heart, or will a mysterious stranger sweep her off her feet? Fate had something other than a relaxing summer in mind when it sent Marianne to Edenbrooke.

©2012 Julianne Clawson Donaldson (P)2012 Shadow Mountain

Critic reviews

"Delightful and completely engrossing Heyeresque Regency debut....This beautiful love story will warm (only) the reader’s heart." ( Publishers Weekly)

LOVED this one! Good clean romance!

If you could sum up Edenbrooke in three words, what would they be?

Good clean romance

What did you like best about this story?

I loved the characters, and I loved that the romance was the center of the story. It was clean and well written with excellent visual descriptions and full of engagement. It made chore time a pleasure! I've listened to it twice in a week and plan to keep it forever. :)

Have you listened to any of Emily Elizabeth Hamilton’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not. Her performance was good, and easy to listen to. If it was any complaint, it may be that I don't exactly think her voice matched the main character in my own head.

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

YES!

Any additional comments?

Keep these ones coming, Audible! :)

Good story bad narration.

Story was good. Narration was not great. A little too melodramatic, breathy and distracting from the story

Loved it from start to finish!

I never wanted it to end and yet I NEEDED to know how what would happen!! I was thoroughly enveloped in the story from start to finish!

EDENBROOKE IS A MUST READ

Hello all, I am your average 21 year old lady and I love edenbrooke. I’ve reread it at least once a year for the past 4 years and finished it again. I love how Marianne is a unique character to the set time line and year. I love how you can see her standards in every page of the book. I love how you can see that family comes before all and being a genuine person is what matters the most. If you are questioning to listen or read this lovely book I’d say give it a chance! You will not regret it!

My favorite book ever.

True regency book that is clean, romantic and full of mystery. I have listened to it over and over. I love the way the characters all intertwine.

Love the narration and the characters!

What made the experience of listening to Edenbrooke the most enjoyable?

I love the interaction between Marianne and Sir Philip. I enjoyed the story line. I especially liked the narration. The narrator did a wonderful job with the male character voices.

Refreshing, Delightful

This book is a favorite and listening to someone read it was a fresh revisit. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of romance and good, clean fun. I laughed out loud and wiped tears from my eyes. Get this book!!

Fantastic story

What a fantastic story! A wonderfully romantic story that is clean and very tame. As such, the story is appropriate for teens as well. The author has a beautiful style that brings the characters to life. I highly recommend it.

One of my favorite books!

Julianne Donaldson writes beautiful love stories that are fresh and funny and clean but soo enjoyable. You won’t be disappointed.

Lovely

Perfect love story! Just enough suspense but not to much and plenty of playfulness and romance!!! Loved the whole book, so inspiring!!!!