Forget Me Not

A Regency Gothic Romance

By: Michelle M. Pillow

Narrated by: Rebecca Cook

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

From NYT best-selling author Michelle M. Pillow comes a tragically beautiful love story that defies perception.

When the willfully independent Isabel Drake refuses to marry the man her parents want her to, her mother decides, as punishment, she will be forced to take lessons on how to be a proper lady. But the man sent to instruct her makes her feel anything but proper. Her attraction to Mr. Weston is instant, but the confusing man seems set in keeping her in her place - even if she detects he feels something for her? 

But things are not what they seem at Rothfield Park or with her new tutor. With Mr. Weston’s arrival, there comes an abundance of unrested spirits. Suddenly, Isabel doesn’t know who is alive and who is dead. 

Why have they come now? And what are they trying frantically to tell her? Isabel must discover the truth about the eerie night mist that surrounds the manor before it comes to claim everyone she holds dear - including her Mr. Weston.

Praise for Forget Me Not:

"If you enjoyed books like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Mr. Darcy, or 'Vampyre', then Forget Me Not should give you plenty of ghostly pleasure. If you’re a fan of television shows like The Ghost Whisperer or films like The Sixth Sense, you’ll also find more enjoyable modern spins on ghosts and the Gothic in these pages. After you finish Forget Me Not, I suspect you will want to read more of Michelle Pillow’s novels - fortunately, she has written plenty in both the romance and paranormal genres." (Tyler Tichelaar, PhD, award-winning author)

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Desperately romantic adventure

Yes l loved this beautiful and sometimes tragically heart-rending romance. Set within the mystery of death hands, life's gifts and aged twisted mysteries, this happy ever after will keep you enthralled until the last word. Recommended 5 stars. Narration was perfectly done and contributed to the success of this story.

overall story was pretty good but

This is my first historical romance. Although I am not sure this subgenre is for me. The book moves at a pace expected for an historical romance but as a romantic suspense/paranormal romance reader I found the pacing a little too slow for my taste. That is not a knock on the author or the story. I am just saying the book wasn't for me. With that said this book is well written with vivid imagery and characters sure to capture the heart of any fan of this subgenre.

The narrator did a pretty good job with different voices and made the listening experience easy going.

Excellent book

Excellent story! Well written and the characters are wonderful. I will not tell the plot but I would very must recommend reading or listening to this book!!!

Fantastic ghost story

This was a truly fun listen as the narrator brought the characters to life and the story unfolded

Delightfully twisty, left me with the warm fuzzies

From the rich descriptions of the characters & the remote estate, to the family row & subsequent rage-fueled horseback escape, ending with Isabel's head injury, chapter 1 kicked this story off well. Isabel begins to see ghosts, meets her new tutor, starts to investigate the estate's mysterious inhabitants, and discovers a creepy nightly mist, which leads to plenty of twists & turns, with a Sixth-Sense feel. I was thoroughly invested in it,
and was kept guessing all the way until the end, which I enjoy, because I don't want to see the reveal coming!
Throughout all of this, Isabel's forbidden relationship with her tutor heats up & culminates in some sexy time, not explicit.
By the epilogue, I had the warm fuzzies, and no book hangover, for it is a stand-alone and wrapped up well. This was a wonderful listen!

I received this as an ALC, and chose to leave an honest review.

Heartstrings

This one tugged at the heartstrings throughout! Loved the characters and twists along the way!

Regency ghost

Audiobook review...

The narrator Rebecca Cook did a great job narrating this book. Her inflection was great and difference in the voices good.

The story...

What did I like? This is such a fanciful story with ghosts and stuff. I’m not a huge fan of regency ghost stories and tend to avoid them but offered to trial an audio. 17th anniversary and I’ll bet that many years ago this story would have been all the rave. Now... people want bully romance or alien.

Would I recommend or buy? This is only my second book by the author and a pleasant one just not a genre I enjoy. If you enjoy ghost regency novels then this would be for you. Three and a half stars!

I received a complimentary copy to listen and voluntarily left a review.

Wrong genre for me

I’m giving this four stars because I truly believe if paranormal regency was my thing I would love it. It has a good story line, has plot twist, some but not a lot of heat and some feel moments that will get you. As this is my first regency novel it’s not my thing. The terms, the pace, and just the overall feel is more historical romance and rarely do I find one I truly enjoy. The narrator did a fine job with accents and demure reflection. The writing and plot line is good so I am giving it for stars because if it’s a genre I love I am pretty sure I would have given it five glowing stars. The author does a great job creating and maintaining the world in which she is writing in!

Another Great Listen

Isabel refuses to marry the man her parents wish her to marry. Then Isabel meet a tall, dark and handsome man of her dreams. I not one for regency gothic romance but this one wasn't all that bad. Isabel is a likable character and the way the parents expect her to enter an arranged marriage is just angers me. It seems very much Jane Austen-ish. Michelle M. Pillow's romances are very well written and i believe reading one of her books will not be a disappointment.

Great to Read and Listen

Michelle M. Pillow did a fabulous job of combining Historical/Period and Paranormal together. This e-book/audiobook was a joy to read. The character work was fantastic and the story line was intriguing. The narrator did a fantastic job in making this book enjoyable to listen to while the author proved once again why she is an instant purchase author.

I received an ARC of the e-book and a review copy of the audiobook and I am voluntarily leaving my honest opinion of both.

All the Feels and More.

I read the book back in November and have been eagerly awaiting this audiobook. And wow, what an amazing telling of the story. Rebecca Cook’s English accents were spot on and she brought all the characters to life in such a believable way! Isobel and Dougal’s story is heart wrenching and the ending is just so emotional! A definite favourite of mine that I will be returning to time and time again! Five stars all round!

Lovely Historical Supernatural Tale

A historical tale with a dose of supernatural. I was initially uncertain about this book but by about a third of story in, I was hooked. The twisting mystery of what happened pulled you along and gave you a well woven tale with interesting characters.
Well worth a listen to.

i love this book

I would have normally read this book in a day as i greedily wanted to know what was going on, but i forced myself to put it down and drag it for a few days because i didn't want it to end. It has all the components that make this sort of books the perfect read for me: mystery, suspense, love passion, unexpected twists, sadness, happiness. I sensed and appreciated great literature masterpieces influences to this beautiful work, like "little women", "pride and prejudice", "Jane Eyre", "the portrait of Dorian Gray". Influences that are so very subtle and do not steal anything from this original brilliant work Michelle created. It was a pleasure to read A to Z. The characters were very believable and the story well written, so that everything makes sense exactly when it needs to.

In regards to the Audio version of this book, i must say that Rebecca is a brilliant reader and her voice generally suits historical novels, she has a wide range of tones and her narration timing is impeccable. unfortunately though i didn't think she was the best choice to give life to a 21 years old rebellious girl. Her voice is too mature to represent a young woman. She was brilliant in performing the other roles.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I also received a free copy of the audio book via StoryOrigin and i am voluntarily leaving a review.