The Duke and I

By: Julia Quinn

Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor

Simon Basset, the irresistible Duke of Hastings, has hatched a plan to keep himself free from the town's marriage-minded society mothers. He pretends to be engaged to the lovely Daphne Bridgerton. After all, it isn't as if the brooding rogue has any real plans to marry - though there is something about the alluring Miss Bridgerton that sets Simon's heart beating a bit faster.

And as for Daphne, surely the clever debutante will attract some very worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, she soon forgets that their courtship is a complete sham. And now she has to do the impossible and keep herself from losing her heart and soul completely to the handsome hell-raiser who has sworn off marriage forever!

©2015 Julie Cotler Pottinger (P)2016 Recorded Books

Loved this one, looking forward to the rest!

Well I just thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was a cute story about the damaged hero being unwillingly and inadvertently saved by the heroine. Daphne has a slew of brothers to protect her and keep her safe and it's both touching and comical the interactions between the siblings. I enjoyed the integrity of Simon, and the relationship between the two. There was one disappointing piece of the storyline with Daphne, and I kind of was surprised that I was as disturbed by it as I was. I was also surprised that this particular person, her character being written as it was, would do what she did.

I loved the extra epilogue. I admit I was kind of confused at the direction it took, but as I understand it, the extra epilogues make a story of their own, so I look forward to the next one. I was TOTALLY disappointed at the direction Simons fathers letters went, and we never did learn the message he gave to his old friend to deliver to Simon.

All in all this book was definitely worth the point, and I will absolutely look forward to the rest of the series. Rosalyn Landor did a fantastic job keeping the characters separate. I love her narrating.

Twist and Turns

Where does The Duke and I rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I kept being amazed... It almost starts off with them getting together and I thought, "how can they fill 8 more hours?", but they did and I enjoyed every minute of it.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Duke and I?

When she told him NO

What about Rosalyn Landor’s performance did you like?

Voice

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

I'll Be Damned

Good but predictable

I only gave the story three stars because it was very predictable. The narration was excellent though so overall I thought four stars was fair. I enjoyed the humor and the characters were very likable but I probably won't listen to it more than once.

Enjoyable

A good romance filled with both challenges and humor. The narration was well done. I had read the book several years ago, but the audio version brought it to life in a very entertaining way.

Wonderful

So real, easy to believe the characters ! Felt as if I were there, a feel good story

A Story For The True Romantic

Simon The Duke meets Daphne. Both being single make a plot to court each other, to fore go the many Society Balls....and the story takes off flying from there. I 💝 this book from begining to the end. 5 🌟's for narrator Rosalyn Landor who lovely voice, will have you thinking your being told an exquisite bedtime story that goes on and on that you never want to end.
This is my 1st Julia Quinn novel however it most certainly won't be my last!!! 5 🌟's for storyline & overall performance. Well worth your credit!

Official DeAnn DeVille Review: Author, Narrator, Book Blogger,and Philanthropist.😊

Pleasant read overall

The narrative seems retarded, this is the only part I do not like. They should have a male read the male part and a female read a female part.

Love the narrator

Liked the book, but what I loved the most is that the narrator can really switch from one character to the other and you really feel the story and identify the character speaking.

Loved this book

The characters were beautifully written. The story was very well constructed. Overall it was a wonderful book☺️

Loved it!

Julia Quinn is a great author. Just the right mix of humor, sweetness, conflict, love. I love this series.