The Indiscretion

By: Judith Ivory

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

Lady Lydia Bedford-Browne's small rebellion becomes the adventure of her life when her coach crashes and leaves her stranded on the treacherous Dartmoor moorlands with the only other passenger: a rugged, disarmingly attractive Texan named Sam Cody. Sam's slow, melodic drawl and dark, hypnotic eyes tempt Lydia in ways she never thought possible. But dare a British lord's daughter loosen her proper English restraints any further?

Foul luck has caused the dashing American millionaire Sam Cody to miss his own wedding to an unforgiving bride...for the second time! Worse still, he's stuck in the middle of nowhere with a straight-laced noble beauty. But there is an unmistakable spark of courage, sensuality, and wild passion beneath Liddy's prim exterior, daring Sam to pursue even further what his heart and his soul now desperately desire - even though both the Texan's and the lady's vastly different worlds will be rocked if they dare surrender to...indiscretion.

Judith Ivory's lush, lyrical romances have won multiple RITA awards and are highly praised by authors, including Amanda Quick.

©2001 Judith Ivory (P)2006 Recorded Books LLC

Critic reviews

"[Ivory's] powerfully evoked romance will satisfy readers with its subtle wit and rich characterizations." (Publishers Weekly)

A book that makes you smile and laugh.

I loved the characters. Enjoyed this book very much. it made me laugh and smile while listening to it. The narrator was exceptional.

Very entertaining and well done.

I really liked this audio book although I've never read/listened to anything by this author. The reader is excellent and did a great job with Sam's and Lydia's characters. I usually don't think female readers do well voicing male characters, but this reader was right on the mark. My highest compliment is that I've already listened to it a second time and just love the story and the reading. Definitely a keeper and I love that it's Unabridged. Keep them coming, audible!

Great performance

I have a love/hate relationship with Judith Ivory. On one hand, she can flow words together in a sentence that makes me want to re-read just for the sheer joy of it. On the other, I find myself at some point in each book utterly hating one or more of her characters. There's a fine line between love and hate, I suppose.

Barbara Rosenblat is marvelous. I love that she creates distinct voices for each of her characters. Her performance of Sam Cody is especially appealing even if she didn't quite capture a Texas drawl.

This particular recording, however, would have benefitted from a bit of editing as the microphone was just a little too close, and there are some distracting "mouth sounds" that require some effort to mentally tune out.

Worth a listen

After one or two chapters I nearly erased this book. However I persevered because I had paid for it!! In the end I enjoyed it. Good for light listen.

A Pleasant Read

The Indescretion is a pleasant read that follows a well known romance novel formula. If you like these types of romantic escapist novels then you will appreciate this download.

good story, lousy narration

a lot of mouth noices - swallowing and moistening etc. Very hard to listen to.

delightful

I have rarely use the word, delightful, but this was fun and sexy. the main characters are well developed and loveable

I could listen to it over and over again!

Would you consider the audio edition of The Indiscretion to be better than the print version?

I only have the audio edition, I don't have the book in print. I downloaded it to my ipod and have listened to it close to eight times over the past couple of years!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Lydia Bedford-Browne - she is my hero! She is funny, exciting, incredibly smart and very adventuresome! Sam Cody is her perfect match! He is so laid back and funny. I've never heard of such a humble man.

What about Barbara Rosenblat’s performance did you like?

She really defines the characters and the connotation and inflection is great. You never have to guess who's talking!

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

I liked when Lydia's brother came out of the closet! What a shocker!

Any additional comments?

I like how the blend of old world England meets with modern day American's. Usually the romance books have an American woman go to England to catch a Duke, this is a great role reversal!

A little slow

Beautiful writing by the author as always. The two main characters are both likable. Their behavior becomes somewhat weird and difficult to understand in the latter half of the book but I still enjoyed it overall. I didn’t notice any narration issues that other listeners have mentioned. I found the narration really good.

Not my kind of book

I bought this because I love Barbara Rosenblat's narrations, especially Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series, and Lisa Scottolini's legal thrillers. I see now that I really dislike romances, I found this dragged on and on, and was not terribly interesting.