Anyone but a Duke - Betina Krahn Audiobook

Written by Betina Krahn
Read by Pilar Witherspoon
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Series: Sin and Sensibility Series, Book 3
Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
Punlisher: Recorded Books, 2019

An American “dollar princess” the youngest daughter of a prominent Nevada mining family, seeks refuge on a long-lost duke’s country estate after having been rejected on the marriage mart only to find him alive and well.

The youngest of four spirited American sisters, Sarah Bumgarten has studiously avoided her mother’s attempts to find her a titled husband among London’s aristocracy. Now, after an earl’s very public rejection, it seems her ideal mate will be anyone but a duke, a marquis, a baron, or a viscount . . .

Thankfully, there are no noblemen in sight at Betancourt, the country estate where Sarah takes refuge. Its rightful owner, the Duke of Meridian, sibling to Sarah’s brother-in-law, has been absent for years. Accompanied by her bevy of beloved animals, Sarah delights in refurbishing the once-grand property. But even a self-assured frontier heiress needs help when greedy tenants are threatened by her presence . . .

Out of nowhere, a stranger jumps into the fray when ruffians attack. Nothing about “Art,” the roguish interloper—now recuperating in the ducal bedchamber—smacks of nobility, with his brazen sensuality, worldly knowledge, and deeply seductive voice. Yet could he be the errant duke? If so, Sarah soon realizes this homecoming promises to be filled with unexpected challenges and passionate possibilities . . .

Six years prior Arthur was a shy naturalist who allowed his greedy uncle to run Betancourt. Now that he has been awakened to both the possibility of love and to his ducal responsibilities by Sarah’s older sister, Daisy. Only to find his hopes dashed when his younger brother stole her away. He had fled England for far-off lands, enduring a series of misadventures, which changed him completely. Now “he had come home to find [Daisy’s] younger sister–the very image of Bumgarten energy and vitality–had taken up residence in the heart of his lost inheritance.” Sarah and Arthur work together to shield Betancourt from his greedy relatives and other enemies while getting to know and admire one another in the process. Arthur’s elaborate adventures off the page strain credulity, and too many subplots and too little character development hamper the effectiveness of the romance, but Krahn’s prodigious talent still draws the reader in. A busy historical with lots of action to sustain an otherwise tame romance…. (2019) Kirkus Reviews,

VERDICT RITA Award-winning author Krahn (The Girl with the Sweetest Secret) provides just the right amount of suspense and tenderness; readers will be charmed by this attractive couple.– 2019 Library Journal