To Dream of Love

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Lindy Nettleton

Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's Summary

Two sisters vie for a notorious Marquess in this historical romance by bestselling author Marion Chesney

Must one sister suffer in poverty while the other lives in the lap of luxury? This question plagued Harriet Clifton incessantly. Inviting herself to her widowed sister Cordelia's posh London townhouse for the season was surely the only way to meet a suitable partner - as well as escape drafty old Pringle House forever.

The vain Cordelia was meanwhile casting her net for the notorious Marquess of Arden, a man who would rather court a mistress than wed a wife.

Who would have believed that the Marquess would succumb to Harriet's countrified charms? - or that Cordelia would stoop quite so low as to try to conquer the Marquess at her own sister's expense?

©2015 M. C. Beaton (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Best ending ever!

All of the usual Marion Chesney romance elements - sweet girl, pretty but in an unfashionable way and poor, meets rich rakish aristocrat. Everyone is against them, but they still manage to fall in love. This one is different, however, because it has the addition of three of the best and most hilarious ending twists, ever!

Fine with slow parts

I was interested until the middle when it turned into too many sinister plots and farcical action for my patience. I still wanted to know how it would end, so I stayed with it, albeit at a faster speed.

Hurrah!

I loved the narrator and the story. M C Newton either has you tongue planted firmly in your cheek or you are laughing out loud. Either way this story had romance ,laughter, wit and suspense -- loved it!

A light listen when you need a distraction

A light listen with no real content. A bit of fluff to listen to after a long day. Lindy Nettleton narrates this well. The story was totally unrealistic but that is not why I listened to this type of fiction.

Another light and enjoyable romance!

I always enjoy M C Beaton books because they are full of interesting characters and twists and turns in the story line that you wouldn’t expect. She keeps her books moving along. The narrator is also very good.

Ear Candy

Marion Chesney audibles are a terrific way to pass a few delightful hours in another world. Several of these Regency romances do not even require an audible credit. The tales are light and predictable and I find Lindy Nettleton’s voice an upper crust delight. I have listened to several tales this winter and sometimes I find myself at work using Regency slang or speaking with the affect of the tonne.

This particular novel has a great heroine in Harriet Clinton; a church mouse poor girl of quality living in a decaying family home with her elderly auntie. She encounters the Marquess of Arden on her property one afternoon and she and Aunt Rebecca do their best to entertain him and his young cousin Bertram with no food, heat, or even tea in house. The Marquess shows them great kindness and generosity with no judgement or malice. After the visit Harriet decides it’s time to live with heat and food and company. She makes the brave decision to descend on her wealthy sister Cordelia in London. Cordelia’s a nasty, selfish piece of work who is pursuing a relationship with the Marquess of Arden. What follows is a great story with humor, romance, misunderstanding, balls, dresses, jealousy and finally true love.

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Another great M.C. Beaton!

Once again I was delighted by another M.C. Beaton book from the 1980's! These books have such interesting characters, great stories about each character, twists & turns in her books, and ALWAYS the great ending of a wonderful, hard-earned love story! I use these to take my mind off the calamity & horrible things going on in the world lately (2022)! Can only take so much of world news without getting depressed! These are nice, clean romances! Will make u laugh too. Highly Recommend!!

Amusing

Not a gripping tale, but very amusing and silly.
The story is very retro, and puts the aristocracy in a comical, but not unlikeable, light.

Great read

Two sisters, with two destinies. One married in to wealth and forgot about her poor relations. The other is living in poverty and struggles to survive. When their lives collide, there is jealousy, deception and unexpected romance.

Enjoyable romp

I very much enjoyed this story. I do think that the actions toward the end of the character Bertram are a bit too extreme, as well as inconsistent with his previous actions (such as what he does to the vicarage and his wife). Both his and the main male character’s thoughts and actions seem a bit inconsistent at times. However, those if the two sisters are more consistent. Harriet is definitely a heroine to cheer for (please excuse the dangling participle!). Overall, it is a fun story with a HEA ending.