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Under a Dark Moon
- Brandon Brothers - Adam
- De: Stella Riley
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 13 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 147
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 147
Meet Adam Brandon...acutely intelligent and master swordsman but gradually realizing that he isn’t yet ready for the future he had previously planned.Victim of a cruel deception, Camilla Edgerton-Foxe has a jaundiced view of the male sex and a tongue as sharp as her wits...but she also possesses an extraordinary talent. A peculiar encounter offers Adam the kind of employment for which he is uniquely suited and that will exercise his mind as well as his muscles. The fly in the ointment is that Miss Edgerton-Foxe comes with it...as does Rainham.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A banquet for the senses
- De Beth B en 10-15-21
- Under a Dark Moon
- Brandon Brothers - Adam
- De: Stella Riley
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
Interesting, Suspenseful, Romantic, Well-Narrated
Revisado: 10-28-21
Another excellent historical love story by Stella Riley, expertly narrated by Alex Wyndham. The book is an entertaining divergence from the Rockliffe series, with a countryside setting, a plot centered on crime detection, and a heroine (Camilla) most notable for her intellectual prowess. The former make for less of a "society" plot (replaced by intrigue), and the latter makes for an even more sympathetic and believable female protagonist, IMO. The entirely satisfactory hero, Adam, is Gabriel Oak in values and Sergeant Troy in appearance (wait, there are even sheep...). The remote setting and rural criminal element add fun gothic flavor and make for enjoyable guessing along with the characters as they sleuth their way through the twists and turns of the plot. The "historical romantic detective" genre is a favorite of mine, and I could hope for a sequel(s) in the "Miss Fisher" or "Tommy and Tuppence" vein. Wyndham deftly navigates a omnium gatherum of characters and accents, and seems to use nearly all tools available to the human voice as far as pitch, accent and cadence to imbue the dialogue with personality, humor and pathos. If you happen to possess a semi-freakish auditory memory (*'hem!*), then, in the first minutes, the repeated narrative falling intonation (which also cleverly conveys the initial confidence/rigidity of the characters) is a little, well, repetitive, but it quickly gains variety. If you like the historical romance magic that is Stella Riley read by Alex Wyndham, then you'll surely be pleased to tuck in to this tasty dish of a novel. If you're new to their particular alchemy, then you might as well treat yourself, sweetheart. You most certainly deserve it.
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The Parfit Knight
- Rockliffe Book 1
- De: Stella Riley
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
- Duración: 7 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,388
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,295
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,287
When the Marquis of Amberley's coach is waylaid by highwaymen and his coachman shot, he is forced to take shelter at the first house he finds and is subsequently trapped there for a week by a severe snowstorm. Oakleigh Manor is the home of Rosalind Vernon who lives alone but for her devoted servants and an ill-natured parrot, cut off from the outside world by the tragic result of a childhood accident.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stella Riley + Alex Wyndham = Perfection
- De Lady Wesley en 03-16-16
- The Parfit Knight
- Rockliffe Book 1
- De: Stella Riley
- Narrado por: Alex Wyndham
Do yourself a favor and listen to these books
Revisado: 09-03-21
Stella Riley is a gem of an author. I love her rigorous historical research, her compelling characters and plots, and the narration is perfect.
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