Unlocked

By: Courtney Milan

Narrated by: Simon Prebble

Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Courtney Milan....

A perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles her out upon his return to England, she knows what it means. Her former tormenter is up to his old tricks, and she's his intended victim. This time, though, the earl is going to discover that wallflowers can fight back.

Evan has come to regret his cruel, callow past. At first, he only wants to make up for past wrongs. But when Elaine throws his initial apology in his face, he finds himself wanting more. And this time, what torments him might be love....

©2011 Courtney Milan (P)2011 Courtney Milan

Loved it

A wonderful story of guilt and forgiveness. Both characters carried hurt but Evan was deeply guilty over his past behavior. A bully is hard to forgive and that type of cruelty is very scarring. Kudos to Ms. Milan for her unique stories and this one in particular. It is definitely a keeper!

I love Simon Prebble's narration, so it is a win win for me.

Pleasantly Surprised

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes. I wanted this book to be longer. I was pleasantly surprised by this short story!

Narrator makes A Great Difference

What did you love best about Unlocked?

Depth of characters, storyline, narrator

What other book might you compare Unlocked to and why?

Can't think of any

What about Simon Prebble’s performance did you like?

You could really tell difference in character voices, depth of emotion through voice, correct accent

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

Scene with her mother

Any additional comments?

Great book, narrator makes A Great Difference!!! I also bought A Governess Affair, loved the print book. Courtney Milan is great, but could not stand narration.. So returned that one. But Simon Prebble makes a difference.

This book is a keeper..!

What did you love best about Unlocked?

Narrator brings the story to life..

Any additional comments?

Very memorable plot line, it brings back memories and sometimes I do wonder what if..?

Just as good the 2nd time!

This was my 2nd listen and still I enjoyed it!
I felt this story.... got to know and understand the characters... and I found that even if this was a light historical romance it also had depths that we understand better today... even have new terms for it.... but there are lessons to be learned here and we really should learn them.
That said, this was a very enjoyable HEA romance!

NARRATOR : Who doesn't like Simon Pebble? His male hero always has a yummy sexy voice... his delivery is flawless!! Occasionally a female will sound like a bad comedic impersonation. .. but it's uncommon and after the initial shock you tend to forget about it.

CREDITWORTHY? : I would say yes, altho I think I may have bought it on sale for less then a credit costs..... I can't recall.

HEAT FACTOR: Occasion correct and reaching a steady quick full steam.

Bullying by adults handled well.

Good to see the topic of bullying by adults. I agree with another reviewer that a 10 year gap.between the initial insult and the resolution would have left damage not so easily healed. I listened to the audio version, and although I admire Simon Prebble, I felt his reading of the sex scene was heavy handed.

ANOTHER SHORT BUT OH SO SWEET NOVELLA

If you're into Historical/Romance then you can't get much better than the partnership of Courtney Milan and Simon Prebble.

Another short novella that will have you empathising with both the leading male and female characters because from their first meeting in their teens the attraction was there but then it went badly from then on when Evan tormented and bullied Elaine to cover up his true feelings, but years later can he make amends and will she ever forgive him. What an emotional roller coaster of feelings and desires - it was yummy.

Worth a credit? It's on sale at the moment so I would suggest you buy it while it's cheap.

Wonderfully touching

If you could sum up Unlocked in three words, what would they be?

Love, regret and redemption

What was one of the most memorable moments of Unlocked?

When the main character confesses his love to lady Elaine in public

Which character – as performed by Simon Prebble – was your favorite?

Lady Elaine

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, I've listened to it many times

Any additional comments?

For being relatively short it's a wonderfully touching story

Great short story

Where does Unlocked rank among all the audiobooks you???ve listened to so far?

I wish this book were longer, I really enjoyed it. The flow was nice and the writing superb.

Have you listened to any of Simon Prebble???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I love Simon Prebbles voice! I've listened to other books by him and have always enjoyed them. Even when he does female voices I believe it. The men's voices and inflection's are excellent.

Courage and forgiveness

How does one forgive 10 years of misery? How does one hope for forgiveness for youthful stupidity? These questions form the basis of this novella in the Turner series of the English "ton" in the mid-1800s making for engrossing listening. As the H/h slowly attempt to answer the above questions, author Milan presents compelling arguments and leads the H/h toward a HEA. Ms Milan had me, the listener, searching my own stand on forgiving and forgiveness. Nicely done.