The Deceptive Lady Darby

Lost Ladies of London, Book 2

De: Adele Clee

Narrado por: Liisa Ivary

When a lost lady discovers that love is found far from home....

After confessing her love for Lord Cunningham, Lady Rose Darby is whisked away by her father in the dead of night and locked in an old asylum. With no one but her paid companion, Miss Flint, for company, six months pass before Rose manages to escape.

But her plans to return to London go awry when she finds herself at Everleigh, a sprawling mansion nestled in the heart of the forest. Mistaken for a newly appointed maid, Rose is sent to meet her new master, the sinfully handsome and brooding Lord Farleigh. But how can she tell him who she really is without ruining her reputation? And why does the thought of working for a living suddenly have appeal?

Christian Knight, seventh Viscount Farleigh, leads a reclusive life in his country estate. Widowed at 30 and left to care for his two young children, love and marriage are not on his agenda. What respectable woman would want to move into a house in such a state of turmoil? The staff are sick, and he can’t keep a governess for more than a week. Is that why the new maid, Rose, proves too much of a distraction? As an honourable man, he knows he must fight the attraction. Yet, crippled with loneliness, his conscience is soon at war with his feeble heart.

Contains some descriptive sex scenes. Approx. 70,000 words.

©2017 Adele Clee (P)2018 Adele Clee

Romance and mystery

This was an entertaining story concerning Lady Rose Darby and what happened to her when she escaped from the asylum. She finds her way into a nearby Manor House and pretends to be a maid. The house belongs to Christian Knight, Viscount Farleigh, a widower with two children. Rose quickly becomes involved in the life of the house and there is a definite attraction between Rose and Christian. There is also a mystery concerning the death of his first wife and a strange illness that affects the staff. The action takes place in the country but also in London. In London, we meet Christian’s friend Vane and his sister, Lillian. There is also a mystery involving Lillian. The narrator was easy to listen to and used different voices for the characters, bringing the action to life. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I look forward to the next in the series. I was given copy and I have voluntarily and honestly reviewed it.

Decent story Cheese narration

Over all the story is good and they mystery is interesting. However, the narrator hams it up. So over the top that it made me want to laugh.

Book 2, just getting better

I'm loving this series and can't wait for the final book. I've not been able to put this one down.

Superb page turner

The more I read/listen to this series, the more I am enjoying it.
In this particular story we have a very jaded young man, Christian Knight, whose wife had some relationships with other men and at the writing of this story he is a widower. He is trying to bring up his 2 young children but every governess he hires leaves the house at a fast sprint. To add to the chaos in his life his household is very short staffed and many of the staff he employs fall ill with a mysterious illness.
Rose escapes the 'madhouse' nearby and arrives on his doorstep - the story takes off and unfolds in leaps and bounds with lots of twists and turns. It is very cleverly written, captured and held my interest throughout and I was extremely well entertained. It is a stand-alone but does have close ties to the first book and we meet the main characters from that story again.
I enjoyed the narration by Liisa Ivary in this audiobook and note that her work is improving with each book she does.
I am very happy to recommend this book/audiobook as a page turner that will entertain and keep you wanting more in is series.
A copy of the audiobook was freely supplied by the author and this is my voluntary and unbiased review of it.

Narration ruins .... too dramatic

Not as bad as with miss Flint book 1 but i think the narration is what ruined this for me. Narration was dramatic/Cheesey/ Over the top Like i said though it wasn't as bad as in the Mysterious Miss Flint book that was truly cringe worthy. I actually think the story was good but the narration made it seem worse than it was..... I like Adelle Clee i find her writing is good and her stories are always entertaining. the first two books in this series are the only time i have listened with audio instead of reading the book