Duchess By Mistake

House of Haverstock, Book 2

By: Cheryl Bolen

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The House of Haverstock series, Book 2 Another of Cheryl Bolen's classic marriage-of-convenience stories An innocent visit to the Duke of Aldridge's to request a donation for her war widows puts Lady Elizabeth Upton in the midst of a most shocking scandal. . . The Duke of Aldridge offers for his best friend's sister, Lady Elizabeth Upton, after a mix-up sends her to his bedchamber—just as he's emerging from his bath. She most certainly does not want to force the duke's hand, but how can she bear the shame her scandalous behavior has cast upon her dear brother, the Marquess of Haverstock? Once she agrees to marry her childhood heartthrob, Elizabeth realizes she wants nothing more than to win her husband's love. But capturing his heart is no easy task when former loves threaten to destroy the fragile bonds of their marriage.

Robotic voice

I liked this book and it held my interest, so I would read more of her books, but some of the emotional an expressed by the Duke. His claim that his wife came first was clearly not so. He constantly left her to her own devices because of work, and he allowed her to believe he was not faithful, for his sister’s sake. Perhaps you could argue he was sacrificing his own happiness in his mind and not knowing her feelings or believing she had none, his actions were not going to bother her. But he would know that not being discreet was disrespectful. So it was hard to understand his behavior.

plot

I enjoyed the plot and the tie back to the first book. the the the the.

The virtual voice was very choppy.

Story didn’t have much depth. The virtual voice performance was the worst I have ever heard. Voice performance was choppy with an abrupt stop at the end of every sentence. It also had very little fluctuation if any.