• A Tangled Ruse

  • By: Laura Beers
  • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
  • Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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A Tangled Ruse

By: Laura Beers
Narrated by: Virtual Voice
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After a failed abduction attempt, Lady Rachel is sent into hiding on her uncle’s estate near the sleepy village of Rockcliffe on the shores of Scotland. As she struggles to cope with the nightmares of her past, she unwittingly stumbles into even greater danger than she left behind. And this time, Shadow isn't around to save her.

Luke Beckett, the Marquess of Downshire, was content running his stud farm in solitude, far from the scheming of the devious women of Society. That is, until his neighbor's infuriatingly contrary niece rides into his life. Hiding behind the guise of a common horse trainer, he begins to form a peculiar friendship with Lady Rachel, without the constraints of his title. However, the longer the ruse continues, the more Luke realizes there is much more at stake than just their friendship.

With the looming threat of a French invasion, Luke and Rachel must work together to stop the tangled web of treachery before it is too late. When the truth is finally revealed, will they have the strength to trust each other with their hearts, or will the fear of rejection destroy their relationship before it has a chance to begin?

As the fourth novel in this series by author Laura Beers, this story continues The Beckett Files series. This is a sweet spy series set in the Regency period.

The series includes:


Saving Shadow
A Peculiar Courtship
To Love a Spy
A Tangled Ruse
A Deceptive Bargain
The Baron's Daughter
The Unfortunate Debutante


Other books by Laura Beers include the Regency Brides: A Promise of Love, Sweet Regency Matchmakers and the Regency Spies & Secrets.

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Action packed 4th book in series

Still the same plot foundation for the couple, but the additional details to the series plot really are well placed. Just like in the other books, the heroine is strong-willed and stubborn while being insecure and feeling the need to prove herself in the most unsafe manner possible. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed it. Even with the virtual voice.

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I really didn't mind the virtual voice. this voice was better than some of the actual narrators. The voice did have an English accent however, and most of the story was in Scotland. some of the characters should have had a Scottish accent. it would also have been interesting if both male and female voices were different parts of the story. I've listed four of the stories in this series and I have found that the story of the French spies against the English more interesting than the romance.

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Few books made me cry and laugh

The story line was awesome I laughed and cried. I do not like the virtual voice. There is no character or emotion while it is read.

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Regency women

The story kept my interest. I enjoyed the characters and the spying that was interwoven with the romance. It was a good read. I got a kick out of the computer miss pronouncing two or three words but other than that, I really just enjoyed the story.

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Enjoyed story

enjoyed the story. Love a good romance intertwined with espionage. The narration is awful. Monotone and the miss pronouncing is so distracting.

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Loved the story

Much prefer a voice actor for narration. The robot voice has not inflection. Robot is monotone

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Story was good but Virtual voice is crapy

Don't like virtual narrator. No change in voice for exciting times or anything. Almost quit listening.

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