The Deception, M. C. Beaton
The Deception, M. C. Beaton
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The Deception

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Charlotte Anne Dore

Unabridged: 6 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2013

Synopsis

It was an unfair decision—to be forced to choose between her home and her heart …When one of her sisters is attacked by Harry Devers, the lecherous son of Mannerling's present owner, Abigail Beverley puts her obsession with reclaiming the mansion on hold. It is then that Abigail meets the dashing and extremely eligible Lord Burfield, fresh back from the army and in full-time pursuit of a bride. She must be quick to grab his attention lest he be snapped up by Prudence Makepeace.Meanwhile, unexpected circumstances force the insufferable Harry to recuperate from a riding accident in the Beverley home, where Abigail's twin sister, Rachel, nurses him back to health—and into betrothal. Stirred from its brief slumber, Abigail's fury returns, alive and kicking. So when Rachel begins to have doubts about marrying Harry, Abigail devises a daring plan to win back Mannerling once and for all.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton (1936–2019), hailed as the “Queen of Crime” by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels—the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.

About Charlotte Anne Dore

Charlotte Anne Dore is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA. She works in theater and film around New England. She played Elizabeth Hopkins in The American Experience and was a gorilla puppeteer in Zookeeper. She runs the award-winning Rosalita’s Puppets. As a storyteller, she has worked for Ghost and Gravestones ghost tour and Read Boston, a summer reading program.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Cyndi

It is now up to the twin daughters of Manderly to get their home back. Unfortunately the owner is still the wastrel and rapist. But, Rachel thinks he has reformed and agrees to marry him, until she wakes up to his rough handling of her first kiss. When she tries to back out, the tougher twin, Abiga......more

Goodreads review by Mela

Definitely better than the two previous ones. Funnier (Tommy Cartwright at the end was as a cherry on the top), more interesting (descriptions of armies and wars were fascinating, Chesney had a way to tell them with a subtle, hidden cry about its unfairness and harshness). Again, I would have liked t......more

Goodreads review by cookiemonger

I don't know if I can pin down exactly why, but so far this is my favourite book in the series. There was way less time spent on the romance, and yet it was one of the better ones. The bolder twin of the sisters, Abigail, expects that she'll be able to land Harry Devers where Jessica "failed," since......more

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