A Lord Apart - Jane Ashford

Written by Jane Ashford
Read by Rosalyn Landor
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Way to a Lord’s Heart Series, Book 2
Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Release date: April 11, 2019
Duration: 08:43:54

Family secrets, an unlikely alliance-and a love neither expected…

After his parents’ sudden death, Daniel Frith, Viscount Whitfield, is struggling to unravel a web of chaotic family records. He is astonished to learn his father’s will contains a mysterious legacy: a house left to a complete stranger.

He knows nothing about the beautiful Penelope Pendleton and he’s not sure he wants to…until she turns out to be a whiz at all those nasty tasks involved in estate administration…

Penelope has no idea why Rose Cottage was left to her. But it’s a godsend after her brother’s reckless actions disgraced her family. She had planned to stay out of Viscount Whitfield’s way, not grow ever closer to him. But when they discover how entwined their families really are, Daniel and Penelope must collaborate to avoid a scandal that reaches much higher than they could have guessed…

Publishers Weekly…February 18, 2019
The clunky second novel in Ashford’s Way to a Lord’s Heart Regency series (after Brave New Earl) delivers the expected ambience and wit, but falls notably flat on chemistry and dramatic tension. ….. Cute dogs, baking mishaps, investigative cleverness, and the construction of a bathtub provide fun moments, but Daniel and Penelope’s connection is forgettable, and Macklin is far too bland a matchmaker to serve as a linchpin for this series. This is a rare miss for the generally reliable Ashford.

No one can fault Rosalyn Landor, she adds something to every book she narrates.