Loving Lieutenant Lancaster

By: Sarah M. Eden

Narrated by: Aubrey Warner

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

Orphaned as a child, Arabella Hampton was the unwanted and unloved charge of a cruel aunt and neglectful uncle. The only light in her young life was the kindness of the Jonquil family, and she clung to the childish dream of someday living with them at Lampton Park. Now, years later, that opportunity is presented to Arabella in a most unexpected way: She is to be the lady’s companion to the dowager countess. As she takes up residence at the estate, the young woman soon finds that life at the Park is far more complicated than she imagined. The lines of her position are blurred, and she is neither family nor servant. So when the countess plans a grand house party, Arabella is content to hide in the shadows. But one gentleman sees her there.

Lieutenant Linus Lancaster has retired from the navy and is not looking for love, especially when he finds himself entangled in his sisters’ scheme to trap him into finding a wife at a house party at Lampton Park. Yet amid the festivities, he’s impossibly drawn to the dowager’s quiet companion, Arabella. Their regard for each other is undeniable, but they are haunted by their pasts. Can the two find a way to bridge their worlds?

©2018 Covenant Communications, Inc. (P)2018 Sarah M. Eden

Distracting background

Cute story, I do like the narrator but good grief I could hear a vacuum going twice during the story and it was sooo distracting! Also heard an airplane…wouldn’t it be a good idea to do this in a soundproof room. It was really hard to stay engaged with that going on.

Loved this book!

I enjoyed this book very much! I really like how the author made sure the romance was in place before finalizing the book:

Love Sarah Eden!

The narrator had a great range of voices, but read a little more slowly than I would have liked with more pauses than necessary. She did a great job bringing the characters to life though. Wonderful wholesome love story!

For all the little girls who are in certain has a lot of their families

This was a fantastic book. It reminds us that family is what you make of it… Not just blood. Family comes in all shapes and sizes and then many different forms.

Beautiful narration, slow story

What a beautiful voice and performance. I loved this narrator. The story was nice but not as compelling as other Eden books. The characters were very slow moving and unsure of feelings, the back and forth got annoying. I appreciated the portrayal of loss and the role of grief, but it seemed overdone at time. I enjoyed the main characters.

A bit too sappy

Of course, the sappiness was a combination of the narrator and book. For the book, the female main character’s endless missing so deeply and tragically of a father figure who was not her actual father seemed a bit over the top, tough situation at home or not...Miss Eden still had her trademark good humour. The narrator- at first I wondered if I should speed it up because she was soooo slooooow and excessively tender during sad moments of pondering etc...and had too many long pauses. However I got used to the slow stop and go after awhile and mostly enjoyed the book. Not a lot of plot though....

I love the Lancaster family but…

I love Linus also but this story is WAY too long. Could have been good if it were shorter.

Beautifully read

A captivating story that was beautifully read filled with deep characters experiencing both joys and woes. Also a wonderful depiction of the complexities of grief

absolutely beautiful story

i can't wait for Artemis story! Really enjoyed it. At first I was worried his story would take place in the sea but I'm glad it didn't since I got use to Adamvand Persephone being around.
kim

Did NOT like Narrator at all !!!

I have read/listened to other stories about the Jonquil family, and very much liked them. That is the reason that I listened to this book. But I did not at all like the Narrator, Aubrey Warner! She did not speak as the people in the story would have spoken. She was so breathy, and whispered in a LOW voice through a lot of the dialogue, and I can't figure out why?! There was absolutely NO reason for her to speak in that manner. It was like she was trying out something new just for the sake of trying it out, but it did NOT fit the story or characters at all ! I hated listening to her voice. The ONLY reason I listened to the complete story was because I like the Jonquil family.
Ms. Aubrey was either shouting when it wasn't called for, snarling when it wasn't called for, or whispering when it wasn't called for. It was very frustrating to listen to her! I intend to avoid books that she has narrated in the future. It was monumental for me to listen to Ms. Aubrey throughout the entire book! Yuck!