Temperance

The Shackleford Sisters Book 2

By: Beverley Watts

Narrated by: Mark Elstob, Deirdra Whelan

In this funny romantic series, the Shackleford sisters descend on a Regency society that doesn’t know what’s hit it… Perfect for fans of funny, lighthearted Regency Romances with a little bit of steam.

Reverend Shackleford was at a loss. He’d truly believed that in marrying his eldest daughter Grace to an extremely wealthy peer of the realm, his problems would be over. But as the Reverend was now beginning to realise, it wasn’t sufficient to have a wealthy Duke in the family if the daughter he was trying to marry off had the manners of a stable hand. And to Reverend Shackleford’s knowledge, his second eldest daughter Temperance is the exact opposite of her name and a harpy to boot. In fact the Reverend very much feared that unless he could find someone to teach her at the very least how to hold her temper, he would be stuck with her forever. But as he was always telling his curate, the Almighty works in mysterious ways. Indeed, Reverend Shackleford believed his prayers were finally answered when he found the very person to take Temperance in hand.©2021 BaR Publishing (P)2023 W. F. Howes Ltd

I enjoy a series, the continuation of characters.

The winey voice of the earl. I almost couldn't listen. Female reader did better. I wished she had read the whole story.

Entertaining

I am enjoying this quirky, amusing series. The characters are quite enjoyable! I especially like the Vicar and Percy!

A difficult listen

Did NOT like the explicit sex description. It was unnecessary. The bantering was also a bit harsh between the two who were suppose to be falling in love. Not a story for young eyes. Of course in the end the passion was hot and they got the wedding together, but the book furthers the problems that aflict a "fallen" society. Don't try this at home!

The narrators were questionable.

The story was well written, interesting and funny. However, the male narrator was lacking. The female was better.

Decent story line and characters

Story line flowed nicely, but oh, some of the voices - a couple of the men sounds like they were actively dying, especially the preacher. temperace’s voice sounded like she was in her nineties.