Romancing Lady Rose

A Closed Door Regency Romance

By: Sariah Drake

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

She wore a perfect smile over her torment. He knew that mask all too well…

Miss Alice Montrose's family teeters on the edge of financial ruin, leaving her with one option—she must marry wealth and restore their standing in society. When she receives an invitation to the Dowager Countess of Fairfax's birthday celebrations, Alice seizes the rare opportunity to find a wealthy husband. Taken under the wing of the matchmaking dowager and her mysterious Garden society, she's determined to secure a match with the Season's most eligible bachelor, the Duke of Gainsbury.

Captain Victor Lacey is everything Alice should avoid—scarred by war, wielding a razor-sharp tongue, and fiercely protective of his friend the duke. The insufferable captain brands her a fortune hunter, making it abundantly clear she'll never be worthy of his friend. Yet with each cutting remark, Alice finds herself drawn to the one man who sees past her facade to the despair she hides beneath. As the festivities at Fairfax Hall take an unexpected turn, Alice must choose between following the path laid before her or risk scandal for a love that could mend them both.

Romancing Lady Rose is a closed door Regency romance novel and the first book in The Dowager's Garden series, where each book can be read as a standalone novel.

Wonderful storyline

Thoroughly enjoyed the storyline. Appreciate the clean romance. Not a big fan of the automated narration because I think it lacks some of the inflection I person would have but not enough to determine from reading others. Looking forward to reading her other titles.

There should be a trigger warning on this book for suicidal issues

I love the characters of this book. The biggest problem I had was thoughts of suicide by the heroine. Probably because I struggle with suicide ideation and it hit home with me.

Way too long and repetitive.

Virtual voice is horrible. Way Too much angst. Hero cried too much. Not much of a “hero”!

Disappointed

Never again will I purchase an audio book with virtual voice narration!! Totally butchers the story! Difficult to know which character is speaking because they all sound the same. I did enjoy the story, but was Difficult to follow due to above mentioned narration.

Enduring the arose

This was a slow slog. The plot and characters kind of dull. Another reviewer described as cardboard. I see that. There was several things that did not make sense to me. All in all not a great read for me.