Category: Historical Romance
Historical Romance Audiobook Review
The King’s Man by Elizabeth Kingston
Narrated by Nicholas Boulton Laura Kinsale recently announced she was producing audiobooks, narrated by the fabulous Nicholas Boulton, for a select group of authors. (And we at AudioGals wept for joy.) The first “Laura Kinsale Presents” title is a medieval…
The Wrong Bride by Gayle Callen
Narrated by Ruth Urquhart The first in a new series by popular author Gayle Callen, The Wrong Bride is an entertaining story that revolves around the idea of mistaken identity. While I at first thought the whole thing was going…
Night of a Thousand Stars by Deanna Raybourn
Narrated by Anna Parker-Naples I read and loved this book last year, so I was delighted to see that it had recently been made available in audio and eagerly snapped it up, even though the narrator is not someone I…
Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas
Narrated by Mary Jane Wells I have a confession to make. While I have loved some of Lisa Kleypas’ contemporary novels (Blue Eyed Devil is one of my favourite books), I’ve had no success with her historicals. Admittedly, until Cold-Hearted…
The Other Duke by Jess Michaels
Narrated by Danielle O’Farrell The Other Duke is the first book in Ms Michaels’ series, The Scandalous Flynns, and it tells the story of the oldest of the Flynn siblings, Raphael (Rafe) who is unexpectedly elevated to a dukedom he…
The Visitant by Megan Chance
Narrated by Julia Whelan Megan Chance is someone I’ve been aware of for a while as an author of historical gothic mysteries with a touch of the supernatural about them, but I’ve not so far read or listened to one…
Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh
Narrated by Rosalyn Landor I’ve enjoyed every one of the novels I’ve read and/or listened to in Ms Balogh’s Survivor’s Club series, and Only a Kiss, the sixth book, is no exception. The author continues her extraordinarily insightful stories about…
Autumn Duchess by Lucinda Brant
Narrated by Alex Wyndham If you listen to only one historical romance all year, I highly recommend that it be Autumn Duchess! Wow, this story blew me away! Not only does it sport one of the best narrations I have…
Tempted by a Rogue by Lauren Smith
Narrated by Carolyn Morris Lauren Smith’s novella, Tempted by a Rogue has exactly two things going for it. First – it is narrated by the excellent Carolyn Morris, whose name has been woefully absent among the lists of new audiobook…