When Beauty Tamed the Beast

By: Eloisa James

Narrated by: Susan Duerden

Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Miss Linnet Berry Thrynne is a Beauty... Naturally, she's betrothed to a Beast.

Piers Yelverton, Earl of Marchant, lives in a castle in Wales where, it is rumored, his bad temper flays everyone he crosses. And rumor also has it that a wound has left the earl immune to the charms of any woman.

Linnet is not just any woman.

She is more than merely lovely: her wit and charm brought a prince to his knees. She estimates the earl will fall madly in love - in just two weeks.

She is more than merely lovely: her wit and charm brought a prince to his knees. She estimates the earl will fall madly in love - in just two weeks.

If she decides to be very wicked indeed... what price will she pay for taming his wild heart?

©2011 Eloisa James (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers

Beautifully Hi-lar-I-ous!!

I enjoyed this book so much. I’m sure I caused quite a few raised eyebrows in the doctors waiting room and grocery store as I grinned from ear to ear while listening. Oh well. Thus the hazard of listening to such cleverly written dialogue while going about your every day life! I did manage to not (seemingly) randomly burst out laughing 😆.

I loved the equality between the two main characters Piers and Linnet. I was a fan of the television show House so I enjoyed that wicked sarcastic humor in both the main characters. The same as in the secondary characters of the butler (I can’t begin to guess how to spell his name!) and Piers' friend/cousin Sebastian. This story had some flawed characters, both obvious and not so obvious, but they somehow manage to find loving acceptance and forgiveness. Beauty and The Beast was never one of my favorite fairy tales, but written as James has, makes it so. Great book.

Beautiful prosodic language by the author: that drop of honey slowly dripping from the side of her aunts crumpet became a sensuous foretelling of its own. So many examples of that kind of brilliance I’ve got to listen to it again and again to see more. Yes! See more! In a audiobook! Such vividly descriptive language which does not take away from the story by sounding like a travel guide.

The narrator’s performance was masterful. The timing of the quips and one liners was crucial to the story and she delivered! The voices were varied and I lost myself in the story. I can’t ask for more. Well worth the credit! May have even bought it if without credits. I’ve been an Audible member for years and this is my first review. Just had to put my two bits in about this gem of a book. Red hot ruby brilliance mounted in platinum!!

Loved it. Especially the medical aspect.

This book sat on my wishlist forever because I wasn’t interested the rest of the series. Finally bought it as a standalone story. And it was wonderful. The angry banter between the H/H wins the day. I love the personalities in the side characters too. EJ took plenty of time to round out every single character in the story, even though they weren’t appearing in any connected books or stories. Even her servants get personalities and dialogue. It all came together into a fun, charming, only briefly distressing, and emotionally moving tale.

Wonderful book...

I was facing a dreary weekend of housework and chores. Bought this book. Completed my housework and chores lost in the wonderful world Eloisa James created. Definitely worth the credit...lovely story, beautiful writing, definitely a must for those who enjoy this genre.

BEWARE...ONCE YOU START IT'LL BE DIFFICULT TO STOP

As usual E.J. has put everything into her Regency fairy tale - it's got passion, humour, romance, likeable characters who get themselves entangled in a sexy touching plot. Her books are usually an automatic download for me and if you listen to this then you will know why.

Worth a credit? Yes, and I hope to continue enjoying her books with many many more series.

I laughed, I cried, I fell in love!!!!

If you could sum up When Beauty Tamed the Beast in three words, what would they be?

Hilarious, emotional, intriguing.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Linett...she's thrown into a situation that's out of her control, but she makes the best of it.

Have you listened to any of Susan Duerden’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes, I have and Susan is awesome.

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

Yes, this is one of those books, that keeps you tuned in to every nuance.

Any additional comments?

Awesome, to read and to listen to as well...highly recommended!!!!

One word: FANTASTIC!

This is one of the best romance books I ever read or listened to.
It made me cry, laugh and then finally, it made me want to start all over again.
Susan Duerden instantly became one of my favorite narrators.
If you love romances, this is a must listen!

Wonderful tale worth listening to

Audio was really good. Story was an enjoyable tale of beauty and the beast. Two people who belong together. Characters show growth.

One of the best!

I loved this story snd the narration was excellent!!! Very creative. Not the usual historical romance. My favorite so far by this author and a favorite among all authors!

Too quick of an ending

I always love her stories and the happy endings, but the endings develop too fast and leaves me unsatisfied. I wished there were a few chapters after the happy ending to detail their marriage.

Wonderful!

I absolutely loved this book. One of my all time favorites by Eloisa James. I quite enjoyed the characters and I truly didn't want the book to end. It was excellent. I'll definitely read it again.