The Leopard Prince

By: Elizabeth Hoyt

Narrated by: Moira Quirk

Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins

Publisher's Summary

THE ONE THING A LADY MUST NEVER DO....

Wealthy Lady Georgina Maitland doesn't want a husband, though she could use a good steward to run her estates. One look at Harry Pye, and Georgina knows she's not just dealing with a servant, but a man.

IS FALL IN LOVE....

Harry has known many aristocrats - including one particular nobleman who is his sworn enemy. But Harry has never met a beautiful lady so independent, uninhibited, and eager to be in his arms.

WITH HER SERVANT.

Still, it's impossible to conduct a discreet liaison when poisoned sheep, murdered villagers, and an enraged magistrate have the county in an uproar. The locals blame Harry for everything. Soon it's all Georgina can do to keep her head above water and Harry's out of the noose...without missing another night of love.

©2007 Elizabeth Hoyt (P)2013 Hachette Audio

Amazing Read

If you are interested in Historical fiction with romance then this is the book for you. Very seductive, as well as moving. This is definetly worth a credit. Moira's voice is such that you just want to listen, and it calms your senses. If you want to just sit by the pool and relax, or sit by the fire (depending on which hemisphere your in) then this book is must.

ANOTHER CHARMING COMPLEX & COMPELLING LISTEN BY EH

Book 2 of The Prince series and it's every bit as good as book 1 - well what else would you expect from the very talented mind of Ms Hoyt - and, although this is a trilogy, each book is a stand-alone book with the only connection being a nursery story about a Prince running through each one.

If you're like me and love a good historical romance then just press the Add to Cart key now because this has so many thing we love - a likeable strong heroine that's no beauty except in the eyes of her hero, her flawed and mentally tortured Land Steward Harry and, like a moth to a flame, the Lady just can't stay away from him.

A very emotional roller-coaster of a plot that's funny, sad, tender, passionate, sexy and sweet - yet it's also got cruelty, suspicion, tragedy and bitterness at the same time. Apart from their differences in the social divide dictated by Georgian England, Harry is also being framed for murder and Lady Georgina has a sister and three brothers who are all disapproving and giving her unwanted and unhelpful advice. Despite all the negatives in their lives they desperately try hard to have a loving relationship but holding on to it proves even harder as the villain of the story (there's always one isn't there!) tightens his net.

Worth a credit? Yes absolutely, EH books usually are, but there is strong verbalisations of the sex scenes - so be warned.

So Much Anger So Much Passion

If you like sex you'll like this novel. A little too much slang for sexual organs for my taste - a bit crass but I loved the love story - it has real fight in it. You always wonder who the murderer is and you think you know and then you don't - really great swings to the story.

The writer did not do a great job connecting the male character to the previous book's male lead character - she should have introduced and connected them earlier so we would understand why the heck this couple was important.

Do Not Recommend

It pains me to say this because I am a fan of Elizabeth Hoyt, but this book was a disappointment. The book before this, Raven Prince, was a delight, but I just couldn't get into this one. The basic story line about the affair between an earl's sister, Georgina, and her land management servant, Harry, had great potential,but it became tangled up with a number of subplots that were either confusing or almost irrelevant to the main story. By about the middle of the book, the pace became cumbersome and only deteriorated after that. I had to fast forward several times just to finish. I cannot recommend this book.

best of the three

As others have said, this is the best of the three books in this series (Raven Prince, Leopard Prince, Serpent Prince). You really don't need to read these in any order, as they don't connect much at all with each other. Something about the personality of this heroine, and the commoner hero, really click. Love everything about it. I always love the stories where females from this time period defy convention and are as independent as possible. This narrator is fabulous, cannot say enough about the great job she does.

Great author, but the plot was a little too dark f

I loved the author's first book, The Raven Prince. But this second book had a downer element that caused me to give it 4 stars instead of 5. In this story, the Lord of the area who also had police powers had the ability to arrest any innocent person he chose, lock them in a cell, and torture them without any local person being able to do anything about it. He had absolute power and was so evil in his treatment of others, that it took away too much from the romance story for me. I'm still glad that I read it, but it's not a favorite. I enjoy this author's writing style and characters. I plan to read her next book.

Fantastic book!!!! Just Fantastic.

Oh my, this book was so good I could not stop listening.Anna, the heroine is one of the funniest ever. This has to be one of my favorite books of Elizabeth Hoyt. The first book in this series, Raven Prince was good and totally worth the listen, however this one is just wonderful. if you read/listen to Elizabeth Hoyt books you know about the Fairy Tales, I love the fact that in this book the heroine was the one that told it. What a wonderful character Anna Wren is. One of the best by far.

The narrator is so good it makes the book even better. I would give this book 10 stars if I could. Worth every credit or dollar. I am on to the 3 book Serpent Prince, I see that it is 22 hours long and wont be able to finish it one day as I did this one, but I hope I want too.

Thank you Elizabeth Hoyt and Moira Quirk!!!!!

Lovely story, fast pace, entertaining characters

Elizabeth Hoyt is a very talented story teller and just as talented at character development. My ears had to adjust to Moira Quirk's voice then I began to see that she was probably the best choice of narrator for this book. This book stands out for me because the story is not the typical noble marrying noble. The little bit of mystery was icing on the cake.

Disappointed

Loved the first one. Had to up my speed to get thru this one. just seemed to drag. Didn't hold my attention. Hope the last one is better.

Amazing

Love the characters, narrator and writing style!!!! Difficult to put down. I highly recommend it!

Well. That was wonderful.

So, first of all... Moira Quick is an excellent narrator, and she has joined my exclusive club of Narrators I Can Tolerate (which is a very limited club). She isn't perfect, but no narrator is. But her accents and voices are excellent. She is an emotional reader which is necessary for me, and the cadence of her dialogue is realistic.

Second, and most imporantly: Elizabeth Hoyt is genuinely a genius writer. She is very far apart from other HR writers. In general there is a craftiness, wit, and originality to her stories and her style that makes her work really refreshing. Her charcters are altogether unique and that is a rare thing to come across in the genre. George and Harry and excellently crafted. Something I really like was that their attraction is never really fleshed out, it just is--which I loved. And I liked that their affection is also very passive, rather than overt or overly flowery--which, again, I loved.

Finally, all I can say is: "My lady." I absolutely adored the fact that he genuinely never calls her by her name. But I will likely never be able to A) hear a nothern accent again without thinking of Harry Pye and B) read or hear 'my lady' without having Harry Pye's voice in my ear.

Once you listen to this book you will understand. It is a very good book, if I have not made this clear. I highly recommend listening to it.