In Bed with the Devil

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen, Antony Ferguson

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

They call him the Devil Earl - a scoundrel and accused murderer who grew up on the violent London streets. A proper young lady risks more than her reputation when consorting with the roguishly handsome Lucian Langdon, but Lady Catherine Mabry believes she has no choice. To protect those she loves, she would do anything - even strike a bargain with the devil himself.

Lucian desires respectability and a wife above all else, but the woman of his choosing lacks the social graces to be accepted by the aristocracy. Catherine can help Lucian gain everything he wants. But what she asks for in exchange will put their very lives in jeopardy. When danger closes in, Catherine discovers a man of immense passion and he discovers a woman of immeasurable courage. As secrets from his dark past are revealed, Lucian begins to question everything he knows to be true, including the yearnings of his own heart.

©2008 Jan Nowasky (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Delicious

Third book was amazing. I was so intriguing. You never knew what to expect next. can't wait ti read more by this author.

A must read!

Love everything about it! You can not go wrong with Lorraine Heath!!! Narrator was wonderful!

Most enjoyable!

Any additional comments?

Very sweet storyline! Fluid writing. Loved the narrator! Looking forward to hearing/reading the rest of series.

Loved it

Cute love story. Well developed characters and the story took me to another world. Made me forget mine and for those moments I was pleased and imagined a world where men are actually that dependable without additional expectations put on women as they do nowadays. In our way to women’s equality we gained even more by men doing less and women expected to be super moms, great at their jobs and wonderful wives etc while men don’t even feel like they have to pick up the tab when they are on a date. That’s why I love this period. Men were men. Women were oppressed and had no rights though. Imagining a world where women in their quest to be equal don’t lose even more.

Great Story - Wasn't impressed with Audio voice

This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

I was not impressed by Susan Ericksen narration. Quite often I wasn't sure if she was speaking the voice of someone or if it was narration - the tone seemed to be too similar throughout. There was either a very slight or no clear distinction between the male and female characters. The main characters, Catherine and Luke, had very similar tones to the point I couldn't always tell who was speaking. The tone/accent from the side characters (I guess I would say the lower class) were very good but that's the only time she really changed her tone or accent. Susan Erickson's voice itself is not unpleasant but I would have preferred more distinction between characters. This was only my 2nd audio book - the first was narrated by a Sarah Coomes and I was very pleased with her changes in voices, her English accent was really pleasant and loved her Scottish brogue. I could always tell her who was speaking and the voices of each character was the same throughout the story. As to the story itself... I am a huge fan of historical romance and read them often. I found the story to be unique and enjoyable but I thought it included way too much narration and not enough from the characters themselves. I prefer the characters themselves to tell the story rather than read narration.

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

More distinct tones/accents between the characters.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Susan Ericksen and Antony Ferguson ?

Sarah Coomes. Antony Ferguson had such as small speaking part that it's difficult to really comment. His voice was pleasant..

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

It was a unique and interesting story and it kept my interest. I can see how so many love this book. For me personally, I prefer a story to be told through the characters with more dialect and less narration.

Any additional comments?

When I saw the two names, I assumed the main two characters would be voiced by Susan Erickson and Antony Ferguson. It would had been helpful to know that his speaking parts were only for the diary and prolong and the epilogue. I'm new to audio so this may be common knowledge to others but it wasn't to me.

Loved it!

I actually just wanted a light read, to do while "doing other things" so I picked out this series, and it surprised me. I actually loved the author (one I had never read before) and enjoyed the 3 books in the series.

An ideal historical romance... truly enjoyable.

I used to read a lot of these as a teenager but have since gotten caught up in other genres. I bought this during a sale to give the audible romance genre another chance after a bad choice and was well rewarded! The characters are lively and have great personalities. Susan Ericksen's reading was good, but occassionally the character's voices were not distinct enough. The story is complex enought to be interesting and the romantic bits are also fun. I would definitely listen to another book by Ms. Heath!

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Would you consider the audio edition of In Bed with the Devil to be better than the print version?

This is a new author for me. I love Lorraine Heath, but I love Susan Ericksen more, I brought this series because of the narrator and I'm glad I did. Each one is as good as or better than the one before. These heroes are hard and rough and they have reason to be, they don't forget were they came from and they give a hand up to those who are were they use to be.

5+ stars! So far beyond my expectations!!

Wow. I never expected this story to be so good. More than good. There is more depth, passion, love and friendship than I ever imagined. The story is magnificent with a real plot and wonderful characters. The growth of these characters is well-written, and the plot is very unique and powerful. It does not feel contrived; instead, there is a true story here with twists and turns that make In Bed With the Devil a "stay up all night" sort of book... :)

This is my second Lorraine Heath. I didn't like the Outlaw and the Lady, so I was hesitant to listen to this. I've owned this audiobook for nearly two years. But what a treat when I finally gave it a chance!

Added to the great writing is the amazing talent of Susan Ericksen. (the male narrator only reads a few journal entries.) She is one of the all time great narrators, and she brought this story to life beautifully. Honestly the reason I gave Heath another chance was bc of Susan Ericksen.

This audiobook deserves every star. And I highly recommend it to fans of Lisa Kleypas, Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Elizabeth Hoyt...really any Historical Romance lover.

As for the sensuality level of the book: it is less steamy that Elizabeth Hoyt, but far more than Julia Quinn. The chemistry between the Hero and Heroine is sizzling. Lorraine Heath delivers the perfect balance of passion and friendship, turning what begins as lust to the truest love. Thus she leaves her readers very satisfied!!! :)

I already have the second book of this series downloaded and I'm ready for more! ❤❤❤

Sometimes you don't realize what you want

This was an easy book to listen to. I listened as I did my spring cleaning, not giving it my full attention, but was able to enjoy the story. It was not a wholly original type of story, instead a historical romance that follows much the same plot as many others. The Lord of mystery and the Lady that does not seek to marry for fear that it will take away from her freedom. However their were a few differences in the ways that bring this couple together. I found this to be an credible historical romance without much make it above the ordinary. Okay but not extraordinary, still worth a read if you enjoy predictable yet steady romance. The love scenes were not shocking or exorbitant. Overall a pleasant read.