Never Courted, Suddenly Wed

By: Christi Caldwell

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's Summary

Christopher Ansley, Earl of Waxham, has constructed a perfect image for the ton - the ladies love him and his company is desired by all. Only two people know the truth about Waxham's secret. Unfortunately, one of them is Miss Sophie Winters.

Sophie Winters has known Christopher since she was in leading strings. As children, they delighted in tormenting each other. Now at one-and-twenty, she still has a tendency to find herself in scrapes, and her marital prospects are slim.

When his father threatens to expose his shame to the ton, unless he weds Sophie for her dowry, Christopher concocts a plan to remain a bachelor. What he didn't plan on, was falling in love with the lively, impetuous Sophie. As secrets are exposed, will Christopher's love be enough when she discovers his role in his father's scheme?

©2014 Christi Caldwell (P)2015 Christi Caldwell

ENCHANTING!!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES!!

What did you like best about this story?

The Dyslexia impairment that Christopher the Earl of Waxham suffered from in the year 1818

What does Tim Campbell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I love Tim Campbell's narrations he really know his voices and does very good female and male voice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Yes when Christopher admitted that he had trouble reading to Sophie and that his father the Marquis was threating to put him in Bedlam if he didn't marry Sophie and obtain her dowry to use for the Marquis gaming debts. What a horrible father!!

Any additional comments?

I felt so bad for Christopher Earl of Waxham son of the very cruel mean Marquis of Milford. Poor Christopher has been badly abused by his father because he was dyslexic causing him not to be able to read. Now can you imagine this impediment in the year 1818? dyslexia wasn't even know at the time. Christopher has know Sophie Winters since her birth. There county seats adjoined each other. Sophie was very clumsy and a bit plump. She was always following Christopher around when they were children and the two would argue more like siblings then friends.

Years later they both have grown up and Sophie is in her 3rd season. She is always written up in Lady Ackerly's Tattle Sheet for her scandalous behavior. She is just very clumsy. While at a masquerade ball her and Christopher have a chance meeting in the library while escaping the crush of the ball. They do not recognize one another. But feel and immediate attraction and promise to meet at the end of the season if neither is married or betroth at that time.

Christopher's father the Marquis has acquire many gaming debts and is on the brink of financial ruin. He insist on Christopher courting and marrying Sophie who has a whapping huge dowry of 100,000.00 pounds. Christopher doesn't want to do this he thinks he dislikes the little annoying girl who gave him so much trouble growing up. He eventually agrees to a dinner invitation at Viscount Rebrooke's home Sophie's brother. This begins the lively and witty banter between the two. Christopher and Sophie are a perfect couple and I liked both of them very much. The storyline is believable and lighthearted. The romance as it grows into love was enchanting. I really enjoyed reading Never Courted Suddenly Wed and I Highly Recommend this story. I hope we to read the Duke of Mallens story soon.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

HMM.. Okay story.. Good narration.

This story was not nearly as good as the previous book. But I will listen to the next one.

I liked the characters well enough. Sophie did find herself in a few jams for sure and some of them were quite funny. I liked Waxham too. He was a decent character. The chemistry between the two was okay and there was a mildly written sex scene.

I just think that the story line and plot were just kind of meh and lacking.. Which caused the book to suffer a bit.

As for the narration, it was good. I like Tim Campbell. He does a good job on the female voices and everyone else gets their own distinct voice. He reads with emotion and does have a nice reading voice.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Silly book

A man who did not find any interest in a woman he had known all his life and finally sees the "plump" woman as all he had been looking for. That could happen. Yes. But this story did not develop that love well at all. I was very disappointed by the story and it's silly ending.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Absolutely adored ‘Never Courted, Suddenly Wed’❤️❤️

I don’t think I can say in words what a beautiful love story this was! I adore Christi Caldwell! I remember first reading and listening to her books on my unlimited Kindle..but when I signed up for the Romance package on Audible I can listen to everyone of her books and series.

This is Book 2 of the scandalous series and I’m listening to each one..I’ll be so unhappy when they’re done 😏..no worries. Her beautiful writing of the love making is exactly how every sexually frustrated reader should read & fantasize? 💕 FABULOUS & yummy 😋

The book summary is all you really need to know about the story, but it’s the “love” between Sophie & Christopher that’s all you need. They get along, they don’t, to their frustration with each other, to Christopher’s horrible father who will make anyone cry, to the plan that brings them together and then...*SORRY NO SPOILERS*

As far as the narration from Tim Campbell..well I have 3 words..There’s none other. He’s the only narrator I will search out, he’s got the perfect British accent who’s American and narrates lawyer books in his own voice..I mean he’s PERFECT ❤️❤️ I adore him & his voice 🥰

Please listen to this series..5 +stars 💕💕💕wonderful!!

Narration excellent, story just ok

Narrator was great. I have read this author before. This particular story was just ok for me. I enjoyed the courting in the beginning. I struggled with the balance between the H who gets what he wants but never realized how much the heroine sacrificed. In the end, everything is wonderful but the heroine misses out on being courted, having a wedding and trousseau etc. Story was somewhat predictable. I skimmed a couple of chapters at the end to get to the part where the truth unfolds. I had hoped to see some closure on the father etc.

Great Book!

This is book two of the Scandalous Seasons Series. I REALLY enjoyed the first one, it took me awhile to enjoy the characters in this book. It wasn't so much Waxman and Sophia, but the others, just seemed so awful! It was a great book, not my favorite, but I was happy for her in the end. I'm moving on to Book # 3!

Never Courted, Suddenly We’d: Scandelous Season Book 2

This is a wonderful story of how Miss Sophie Winter’s, Emmaline’sfriend from “Forever Betrothed, Never a Bride”, finds love from a childhood nemesis Waxhem. Throughout the years, the Earl of Waxham, Christopher has blamed Sophie for the abuse his father gave him as a child for destroying his father’s stable and his father’s machinations for wanting him to marry Sophie for her marriage portion.The abuse Christopher has to put up with from his father, has made him request his friend, the Duke of Mallen, who is Emmaline’s brother to make believe he is courting Sophie to give Waxham time to come up with something that does not involve his loss of honor. Good story, which Mr. Campbell’s narrated beautifully.

I liked the story

The story line was good and Tim Campbell has a really nice voice. But his female voice is lacking. I have not heard a male that can pull off a female voice. I really wish these historical romances would have dual narration. It would be so much more enjoyable. Still it is worth a listen.

Just All right

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Many phrases in the book repeat which comes across to me as lazy vs. clever. I hesitate to get the next in the series for fear of more of the same.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

More character development.

Which scene was your favorite?

any scene where Sophie is talking to herself.

A solid 3.5

Another 3.5 for Christi Caldwell.

I was surprised to find out that Sophie's love interest was not Mallon. At least not at first. I remember that being hinted at in the first book.

I may have rated this higher but for the fact that the narrator - great voice, by the way - mispronounced a few words. The one I really remember is "ratafia." Rat-TAF-i-a...ouch. But Tim Campbell's male voices are top notch. The women can sound a bit girlish. Overall, I like his narrations. I'm anxiously waiting for this whole series to be available through Audible.

A nice, fun story. I'm reading between the lines and assuming Sophie helps Christopher to overcome his problem.

On to Book 3!