To Seduce an Earl

Seduction

De: Lori Brighton

Narrado por: Fiona Underwood

Grace Brisbane will do anything to save her family from poverty, even marry for money. But to catch the eye of a worldly noble, inexperienced Grace will need to learn the secrets of seduction. And who better to teach her than a man whose life is devoted to pleasure?

Alex Weston is the top attraction at Lavender Hills, the all-male brothel that caters to the desires of London’s most fashionable women. His beauty and sexual prowess are legendary, yet his seemingly charmed life masks an ugly truth. Alex is a prisoner in a gilded cage, blackmailed into service. He wants only freedom - until the night Grace Brisbane walks through his door.

With a single kiss, what was supposed to be a business arrangement explodes into a passion unlike any Alex has ever known…or Grace dreamed possible. But love between a lady and a whore can never be - can it?

©2012 Laurie Brighton (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Brighton provides an original story line, well-developed characters, and a plot-full of perfect amounts of sexual intrigue, twists, and lulls that allow the atmosphere of 1860s England to develop." ( Library Journal)

Rather depressing

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I just could not get into this book. Would listen to it 10 min here or there and finally figured out why-it was rather depressing. The narrator was ok but the story line...every few sentences..."i love him" & "i cant go back to my title, not a whore like me" just kind of brought down the overall feeling of the book for me.

Would you be willing to try another book from Lori Brighton? Why or why not?

Bought the 2 others in the series due to them being on sale so am also going to give them a try.

What three words best describe Fiona Underwood’s voice?

Fine,nothing really exciting

Did To Seduce an Earl inspire you to do anything?

Uhmmm...no

ENJOYABLE READ...FUNNY AND HEART WARMING

Would you consider the audio edition of To Seduce an Earl to be better than the print version?

I did not read the print version of this book. I did, however, thoroughly enjoyed the audio version.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Both of the main characters stood out each in their own way. Their interactions with each other were great...funny, caring, romantic. Each character was strong, but , then again, each needed someone to count on and someone to care for them. they found that in each other.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Fiona Underwood?

It would have to depend on how bad I wanted to listen to the book. If there was one draw back in the listening of this book it was the narration. Underwood did not do a good job in distinguishing betwwen the male and female voices. In many dialogues I had a hard time telling just who was doing the talking because they sounded just like each other...not good when one was female and one was male.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes...most definitely. I had a hard time putting my Kindle down and doing other things...

Any additional comments?

Brighton id a great job in writing this novel. I look forward to reading more of her books and just hope that Audible will put more of them out there for all to enjoy.

BE PREPARED IT'LL HOOK YOU & KEEP YOU TIL THE END

I hadn't heard of this author before but took a chance as the book's Summary sounded interesting - an all male brothel is not the usual topic for Historical romances but ahhhh what a lovely tale it was.... of dreams, desire, hope and, of course, love.

Alex and Grace's story was bittersweet as it tells of Alex's hopeless broken soul and the utter desperation he feels his life has become now he has had a taste of Grace's pure, kind and honest nature. There's buckets full of a tender, sweet, romance as the H/H fight enemies both seen and unseen and, as the plot develops, so too does the intrigue, mysteries and secrets as we too slowly learn, along with them, the reasons why he has been held as an unwilling sex slave for years by his evil female pimp.

A well written story with interesting believable, likeable and dislikable characters who inhabit this easily visualised world where there's plenty of action, intrigue, drama, suspense, adventure and a totally drool-worthy tall, dark, blue-eyed, handsome but broken hero (and who among us can resist them?).

Worth a credit? Well it would easily have been and I wouldn't have regretted the use of a credit but, as you probably know by now, anything under $10 I buy thus saving my credits for a more costly, but maybe not as enjoyable, listen.

great narration!

What made the experience of listening to To Seduce an Earl the most enjoyable?

The narrator is one of the best I've listened to (and I've listened to A LOT! lol)

Any additional comments?

The storyline was interesting. I felt bad for Alex and, while I wanted him to grow a pair sometimes and stick it to Lady Lavendar, I understand why he didn't. Being forced into the live he was forced into at such a young age would have been hard on any man. His stuggles with self-worth are totally understandable.

Good story

I almost didn't listen to it after I heard some pretty harsh language in the beginning and it seemed a bit slow to start, but I'm glad I stayed with it. Overall, it was a good story and I enjoyed it.