Lady Derring Takes a Lover

The Palace of Rogues

De: Julie Anne Long

Narrado por: Justine Eyre

A mistress. A mountain of debt. A mysterious wreck of a building.

Delilah Swanpoole, countess of Derring, learns the hard way that her husband, “Dear Dull Derring”, is a lot more interesting - and perfidious - dead than alive. It’s a devil of an inheritance, but in the grand ruins of the one building Derring left her are the seeds of her liberation. And she vows never again to place herself at the mercy of a man.

But battle-hardened Captain Tristan Hardy is nothing if not merciless. When the charismatic naval hero tracks a notorious smuggler to a London boarding house known as the Rogue’s Palace, seducing the beautiful, blue-blooded proprietress to get his man seems like a small sacrifice.

They both believe love is a myth. But a desire beyond reason threatens to destroy the armor around their hearts. Now, a shattering decision looms: Will Tristan betray his own code of honor...or choose a love that might be the truest thing he’s ever known?

©2019 Julie Anne Long (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Grand gesture at the end 💛

The grand gesture at the end is everything you hope for and everything you can bank on from Julie Anne Long and this series. Loved it!

A Good Start

Lady Derringer Takes a Lover is a good has such an interesting story line, and is a good start. I enjoyed the romance and the intrigue of the smugglers plot.

So fun and unexpected

The humor in the novel was captures excellently by the narrator. While some of the plot points were obvious, the paths to get to them were quite unique and unexpected. Really fun and quite charming, with a nice slow burn.

Romantic read!

Another great book from Julie Anne Long. Perfect story concept. Romantic and funny! Can't wait to start book 2.

Rock bottom beginning.

When you start a heroine at rock bottom, there is no way to go but up. Such is the journey of Lady Derring. Justine Eyre’s performance is exceptional. The set up of the story and time until the hero and heroine meet is a bit long but overall the story is enjoyable.

Fun Characters

a cute story. my daughter loved it and wanted me to read it. it is a good beach read.

Absolutely wonderful

This is a not-to-be-missed series. You must start from book one and work through all the books in order to get the greatest enjoyment. The characters are so real that they feel like old friends now. These are wonderful stories full of the characters’ joys and problems but also full of great humor. How I wish that I could stay at the Grand Palace on the Thames and know these people!

I love the way that Julie Anne Long writes, and Justine Eyre’s narration is perfect and brings the stories to life. I can’t wait for the next book and wish this series would never end. Highest recommendation.

Lady Derringer who?

I didn’t like some parts because it was so predictable. I still enjoyed reading it

Funny and no Dukes!

Such an enjoyable change from spunky virgins and rakish dukes. A widow and her husband’s former mistress pool their resources to open a genteel boarding house after they are both left without support. An amusing and somewhat eccentric group of boarders end up living at the Grand Palace on the Thames. Of course there is a dashing hero with a secret motive for moving in, a pair of villains, a pair of silly young lovers, a clumsy maid, and more, all making their way to a satisfying conclusion. Justine Eyre does her usual excellent job. Looking forward to more books by Julie Anne Long becoming available in audio.

not really a race but definitely a fun adventure

It did have a small romance but the book mainly focused around several woman striving for independence during a time that women were reliant on men. The story had some really funny subplots and scenes. I can't say enough how thoroughly I enjoy the author's vocabulary, though I did feel like it was a drinking game any time they said The Grand Palace on the  Thames.