To Catch a Spinster

The Reluctant Bride Collection, Volume 1

By: Megan Bryce

Narrated by: Maureen Cavanaugh

Olivia Blakesley, self-proclaimed spinster extraordinaire, is quite happy with her life. She has her studies and her duties, what need does she have of a husband? With five sisters married she knows the reality does not live up to the promise, and does not need to personally experiment with the state to know she would be ill-suited to it. However, she finds herself envious of at least one aspect of marriage. But to experience the physical side of marriage, one doesn't need a husband, all one needs is the right man....

Nathaniel Jenkins knows his duty. Marry a young girl from a respectable family and father an heir, no matter how cold the endless parade of suitable girls leaves him. But a shocking proposal from a scholarly spinster leaves him wondering if unsuitable is just what he's looking for. Can he convince his spinster that marriage is the greatest experiment of all?

©2012 Megan Bryce (P)2014 Megan Bryce

What a fun story.

I have both an audio and e-book of this story. It is a fun story. It does not take long to listen to or read. I love the characters. Nathaniel is so tired of the ladies of the town and his mother so wants him to marry. Then he meets the spinster Olivia Blakesley and things really change for him. Then what she wants from him was a grand bit of writing. I loved how they would go around and around. Olivia is the hard head one in this story. Yet stubborn she maybe it is hard not to see that Nathaniel is just the one she needs the question is will Olivia realize it before it is too late. What a great book to have. I loved Ms. Cavanaugh narration a must get book!

Enjoyed

Enjoyed listening to this book. Thank you for the recommendation for me to read it.

to catch a spinster

this book was very entertaining and sexy. I intend to read it again because it is attention grabbing.

Insipid

Not an original sentence.
Could have been tolerable but the narrator was ghastly . I will for her to avoid in future.insipid

SUCH A FUN STORY!!

Would you consider the audio edition of To Catch a Spinster to be better than the print version?

Absolutely! Maureen Cavanaugh captures the sheer fun of the characters and adds so much more depth. I was perfectly happy having enjoyed the print version...short, sweet and fun. Then I got the audiobook and found myself amused even more!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Nathaniel, natch! From boredom with the same old routine to being shocked by Olivia, then becoming amused with her, then falling in love with her and putting so much into actually courting her from the heart, to disappointment to becoming resolved then back to happy and amused...poor guy went through the ringer and kept his sense of humor throughout!

Which scene was your favorite?

Nathaniel and Olivia's first dance after she was confronted by his sister. It was like a hurricane versus a tornado!

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

"A woman ahead of her time. A man determined to catch up."

Any additional comments?

I would pay top dollar to see this story play out on stage!!