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Very Steamy Romantic Erotic Mystery!

Revisado: 04-05-14

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I listened to this audiobook during a long couple days of commuting, it was narrated by Michaela James. She is the best narrator I've ever heard for an ebook, she was like a one-person play! She was dramatic and used different voices very skillfully, I especially enjoyed it when she changed her voice for the nosy busy-body Mrs. Skelton and between the men, maids, footmen and Mirium during the dramatic denouement.

Mirium is a widow and has been called a mouse, a nickname she chafes at. She has secretly been visiting a courtesan friend and been instructed on the arts of love. She is awed by the sheer male beauty of the Earl Julian Clay, but she wants to teach him a lesson, and prove something to him. Julian Clay was overheard disparaging Mirium to another man, saying that he would never have anything to do with mouse like females or widows.

Drake Sutherton, the Duke of Sussex, has returned to England after being away for 8 years after the murder of his wife. Rumors abound that he actually murdered his beautiful wife Lily, but Drake thinks that Julian Clay murdered her, as Julian had been her lover and has been present when her body was found. Drake wants to get revenge on his former friend.

So Mirium's plan is to entice Julian to her at a masquerade ball (she found out he would come as the Wizard Merlin) and flirt with and tease him and leave him wanting (with a case of blue balls). Unfortunately, another man at the ball is dressed as Merlin, and she seduces the wrong man, but it goes a *bit* farther than she planned, and she is experiencing a headlong rush into uncontrollable passion.

The next part of the story seemed to be all about sex. Drake must find out who seduced him at the ball, and driven by loneliness and desire, he tracks down Mirium, he is hot to have her again. They then resume their passionate intimate acquaintance further, alot further, and Drake convinces Mirium to be his Mistress for the rest of the Season. He will shower her with jewels and clothes and treat her like a queen. She agrees.

At this point, it got a bit repetitive to me and the sex scenes kind of ran altogether. The erotic scenes were very descriptive and steamy. Maybe if I had listened to only one chapter a day it would have been better. (Honestly, I would have appreciated it if it had a couple fewer sex scenes.)

Drake grows to appreciate Mirium and visa versa. They are falling in love. Their emotional connection is sweet and deep and beautiful.Then came the dramatic conclusion of the story, the mystery of who murdered Drake's first wife is solved, and the lovers come to their understanding. The denouement is very satisfying and all the pieces fall into place. The narrator made it very exciting and dramatic!!

This is a historical erotic romance, with a lot of sensuality! A very steamy read that is best spread out over several days or more.

OVERALL RATING: 4 stars
Plot rating: 4
Hero characterization rating: 4 Drake Sutherton, the Duke of Sussex, widower, suspected of killing his first wife
Heroine characterization rating: 4 Mirium the Mouse, widow
Erotic tension rating:2
Sex scenes descriptiveness:5
Sex scenes frequency:5 (lost count)~ perhaps too many sex scenes!
Writing Style/flow/grammar, etc: 4
NARRATOR RATING: 5+++!!!
Denouement: 5 Very dramatic conclusion!

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

No. I would recommend listening to it over several sittings.

Any additional comments?

Great narration! Best to listen with earbuds or in private because of the NC-17 erotic content.

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I enjoyed this more in Audible!

Revisado: 03-07-14

Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would use the Bipolar disease angle differently. I think the character Remington did not act like he was in his Manic phase with her, he should have been sleepless having tons of sex with her and other people and spending all his money.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Remy--duh!

Have you listened to any of Charlotte Penfield’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No.

Did Real inspire you to do anything?

No.

Any additional comments?

I realize that there is a sequel to this and I am not interested in reading or listening to it. I wish sequels would involve a DIFFERENT couple, there is NO erotic tension for the reader when a sequel is about the SAME couple!

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Too many episodes/pieces of this story!

Revisado: 03-07-14

What did you like best about If I Were You? What did you like least?

The Boss Mark seems like he is being set up to be a Dom somewhere
Descriptions of the Artworld and the schmoozing that is required to sell art

What did you like best about this story?

It seemed to be a mystery-romance. BUT the mystery is not solved and it has a cliffhanger ending.

What about Grace Grant’s performance did you like?

Very expressive and emotive. Does different voices

Any additional comments?

It is kind of annoying how many "pieces" of this book there are. Rebecca's Lost Journals, the love story told from different POV, etc. I wish I could just find out what happened to Rebecca and then I stopped caring what happened to the lovers--same old same old with regard to that!

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Loving Dom-Sub relationship, great narrator!

Revisado: 03-07-14

What did you love best about Daddy Morebucks?

The excellent writing by the author, she told a wonderful, emotional touching story! Yes it has alot of erotica too.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Daddy Morebucks?

When the author wrote about how the heroine got her name "Marley". Amazing storytelling.

Have you listened to any of Alicyn Aimes’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No. This narrator is EXCELLENT!! When the story involved a girls' night out, she kept the voices of the different women slightly different, with accents and everything, it was easy to keep track of who said what because of her voices.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the author wrote about how the heroine got her name "Marley". Amazing storytelling. Also the end, it was very tender and just satisfying.

Any additional comments?

This author writes amazing emotional stories that are highly erotic!!

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