Remember Love

Ravenswood, Book 1

By: Mary Balogh

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

The handsome and charismatic earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clandestine affairs—by his own son.

As a child, Devlin Ware thought his family stood for all that was right and good in the world. They were kind, gracious, and shared the beauty of Ravenwood, their grand country estate, by hosting lavish parties for the entire countryside. But at 22, he discovered his whole world was an elaborate illusion, and when Devlin publicly called his family to account for it, he was exiled as a traitor.

So be it. He enlisted in the fight against Napoleon and didn't look back for six years. But now his father is dead, the Ware family is broken, and as the heir he is being called home. It's only when Gwyneth Rhys—the woman he loved and then lost after his family banished him—holds out her hand to help him that he is able make the difficult journey and try to piece together his fractured family.

It is Gwyneth's loyalty, patience, and love that he needs. But is Devlin's war-hardened heart even capable of offering her love in return?

©2022 Mary Balogh (P)2022 Recorded Books

Loved this story

“Remember Love” Ravenswood, book 1 by Mary Balogh
Yes I loved my time within this Regency romance; although, my heart broke many times and the tears just rolled down my cheeks. And then there were the smiles and happy times, too. I have had this book in my audio library and on my TBR list for a while. Now it is on my read again list. Happy Reading ! !
Note: This review expresses my honest opinion.

Reminder of love

Yet another lovely book by Mary Balogh with perfectly matched narration by Ms Landor. Can’t imagine one without the other. I am hooked. Her stories take me away to different times, simpler, most polite by the times standards, a momentary escape to a sweeter era in many ways. The characters are brilliantly described making this reader feel a part of the times in which these stories are told. Looking forward to another.

I love a good romance!

Mary Balogh does historical romance with angst and social drama once again. It’s always a great listen to soothe my heart. I appreciate the tug of war that the man and woman must navigate before coming to an understanding. I’m just a softy I guess.

Beginning a new series and laying groundwoek

I'm a fan of Mary Balough. This is a promising beginning for a new series. As this is the launch book, each of the characters who will tell their own stories in upcoming books must be introduced enough for readers to see the shape of their upcoming stories
The hero starts out as a relatively naive young man with an attractive innocence, dedication to duty and love of family that is sincere and enviable. Confronted with the truth of the essential hypocrisy of his father and the facade of perfect family he responds with dramatic and public outrage. He is exiled from his home by his mother. he responds to what he believes to be an unjust punishment by completely severing his ties with all members of his family except for his natural brother who joins him in exile. He morphs into much more complex man after his exile. The heroine is an enthusiastic slightly unconventional young woman.

Returning home after the death of his father he must decide how to relate to his mother and other family members who all have suffered as a result of his actions.

Entertaining but not great

I've read/listened to most of Mary Balogh's books and they're hit and miss for me. In her later books there is such an aura of pathos that I almost get depressed just listening. Unfortunately the talented Ros Landor masterfully portrays that pathos in her narration. I am a senior and have imperfect hearing and in this book, I had the audio volume turned up to max and still couldn't hear the book clearly. Please note that only Ros and MB affect my hearing this way. Anyway, I can't recommend this book to anyone and probably won't listen again.

What a treat, a new Series

I love starting a new series by Mary Balogh, this book being the first, is full of all the cast of characters that will surely be part of future books. A wonderful start and a wonderful family to follow.

Perfection

The narrator is the absolute best! The story is sweet and the characters are lovely. I loved getting to know them all. The narrator does a fantastic job at bringing the story to life.

Disappointed

Story was a little farfetched. No steam. The ending was horrible because it just ended abruptly.

Undisputed the main characters

Beautifully told but main characters annoyed me greatly. I’m going to skip the rest of those series for now. If you’re new just know you’ll love the author and there are much greater and stronger female characters and men to adore and dream about in other series! Devlin whoring around while she waits patiently in celibate made me cringe. But I do love many other books by Mary Balogh. Westcots, the Simply series, Bedwyn saga, all made me fall in love with this author with strong and proud female characters who were independent and you could identify with them as women who made changes in society possible. This female character here was not it

Lovely. Big Sigh.

Whenever I want to read something far away from now with a few challenges for the characters, wisdom from experience gained, and love of family and friends, I usually choose Mary Balogh's gentle prose and listening to Rosalyn Landor narrating. Ms. Balogh leaves me feeling quietly serene and thinking, "Okay, I can continue with my life challenges now." Thanks, Ms. Balogh, once again. Smile.