• Secluded with My Hellion

  • Linked Across Time, Book 10
  • By: Dawn Brower
  • Narrated by: David Wayman
  • Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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Secluded with My Hellion

By: Dawn Brower
Narrated by: David Wayman
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Lady Odessa Lynwood has loved the Earl of Havenwood since she was a young girl. He is her brother's best friend and their nearest peerage neighbor. She is tired of him avoiding her and decides to do something about it. There isn't a doubt in her mind that he loves her too; however, she doesn't understand why he's denying it. She leaves Kingbridge, her family home, on the brink of a snowstorm to confront him.

Gavin Barrington, the Earl of Havenwood, hasn't made a move to declare his intention for Odessa for a very good reason. His family is cursed, and he refuses to subject her to the disaster his family name would bring her. But when they are trapped in a hunting cabin during an epic snowstorm, it changes everything.

In the midst of the blizzard, they must come to terms with their love and figure out if they can overcome Gavin's worst fears and have a life together.

©2018 Dawn Brower (P)2018 Dawn Brower

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Well-Written and Dreamily Narrated Story

This is a relatively quick-listen novella, weighing in at just under 2 hours long, but happily, it did not suffer the typical faults of a novella. It was constrained in both time and space, as the crucial part took place when the hero and heroine were stranded together. Ah, nothing like a forced proximity to bring two people together. The heroine is certainly a hellion, as the title states, and delightfully so. She never wants to listen to any advice or caution offered by others. In the immortal words of Fleetwood Mac, she wants to go her own way. The hero was an absolute delight, fighting—and, of course, ultimately losing—his feelings for the heroine. There was only a brief moment when I was annoyed with him when he almost gave up on that battle. But this is a romance, so their HEA is guaranteed.

What makes this audiobook absolutely delicious and dreamy is the swoon-worthy voice of the male narrator. I recently suffered through a spate of poorly narrated audiobooks that nearly had me tearing my hair out because they were so bad. As soon as I heard this gentleman's voice, I was transported and knew I was in excellent hands. He's British, so he's got the perfect accent for a Regency romance. He also added the perfect level of acting to his narration. Again, some narrators I've listened to lately have overacted, which makes an audiobook tedious to listen to for hours on end. This guy not only had the perfect voice, but he also had a way of narrating thoughts versus narrative versus speech in a way that made the book come alive. As often happens in romances, particularly historical romance, the characters think something quite different from what they say. This narrator perfectly made clear thought versus speech, which was highly amusing. The only oddity about his narration—but I will forgive him for his gorgeous voice—is that the ends and beginnings of chapters had an odd, airy-sounding emptiness that wasn't there while he was talking. It jolted me out of the book at times. That noisy air should have been edited out. A minor quibble for such a delightful book. Highly recommended.

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Odessa & Gavin

Lady Odessa Lynwood and Gavin Barrington, the Earl of Havenwood's story is book ten in the Linked Across Time series. Another well written story that held my interest throughout. It has a very good storyline that flows smoothly across the pages, and is well worth both reading and listening to. I enjoyed David Wayman's narration of the story he brings the story to life.

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Enchanting

This was so good. I enjoyed the way the characters interact and the ending was perfect. The narration was good. Enjoyable author.

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curses??

I liked that Gavin was strong enough to face his fears and take his life and love back from a supposed curse. Strong heroine. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job bringing it to life.

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Great short story

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. I enjoyed this story, good characters and plot. Odessa and Gavin have loved each other for years, but Gavin is afraid that the "curse" that plagues his family would affect Odessa if they married, Odessa only wants him and no other. Narrator David Wayman does a good job with the characters and story.

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Last of the stories not good at all..


I have no idea why this novella was part of the Linked in Time series. There was no time travel in it, or even any talk of it. It was simply about Gavin and Odessa who loved each other but Gavin tried to stay away from her because he thought his family was cursed and if he married Odessa AND lived with her she would die.

It was not nearly as interesting as the other 9 stories. Very disappointing.

There was explicit sex in this and the F-bomb wasn’t used at all in this story.

As to the narration: David Wayman was barely okay for me. He has a nice reading voice but he reads without any emotions. The conversations between Gavin and Odessa sounded silly at every turn.

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Short sweet and to the point, fun listen

A short fun listen that was very entertaining, I have listened to everyone in this series and have totally loved them all. This is a great addition, it is short sweet and to the point. I did think the ending was too fast but that is the way short stories usually go. Odessa has picked her man but her man has a family curse on the woman they marry he won’t take the chance of losing her. She won’t give up until she has what she wants. The two are at odds and only one will come out the winner. If Odessa wins than so does Gavin but at what cost.

The narrator did a wonderful job with his character voices putting the right tones with the emotions. Pulling the listener in giving a highly entertaining listen. I always knew who was talking, what they were feeling. There are no repeating of words, no volume change, if any breaks were taken I could not tell. I thought he really brought the story to life. I do wish it was longer but it was a great performance that I totally enjoyed.

I loved the plot and the characters, I thought it really added to the series. I do wish it has been longer the ending came too fast.

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Great short story!

This is the book 10 of the Linked Across Time Series. I haven't listened to the first books in the Series, but I'd love to! I loved this sweet short love story! This story is really beautifully written and surprisingly well developed. Gavin's family story was so heartbreaking! Odessa and Gavin are wonderful characters. They share a great chemistry and they got their HEA. I loved the Epilogue! The narration was well done and easy to listen. The narrator has a great voice. I enjoyed my listening and I totally recommend this audiobook. I received this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

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Secluded with my hellion

Loved the story line. Audiobook book flowed well. Narrator did a excellent job. Would recommend

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Secluded with My Hellion

I so enjoyed this short listen. Dawn Brower did an excellent job with developing the story in a short amount of time. I liked the slow burn of this book, where the characters knew each other for years and loved each other despite trying not to. The book kept me interested and even had some subtle humor. David Wayman did great with his performance in giving distinguished voices for various characters. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review.

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