Slightly Shady

Lake & March, Book 1

By: Amanda Quick

Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat

Amanda Quick, best-selling author of Regency-era romances, has won many awards for her works, including the New York Times best-selling Wicked Widow. Each work transports fans into a richly detailed world of intrigue and desire. There are now over 25 million copies of her books in print.

Besieged by gambling debts, a desperate gentleman purchases a diary as a tool for blackmail. But he does not live to carry out his plans. He is murdered, and the diary is stolen. Now Tobias March, discrete private investigator, has been hired to find the incriminating diary. Tobias is familiar with danger, but when his inquiries lead him to the beautiful entrepreneur Lavinia Lake, his emotions are sidetracked.

The attraction that grows between Tobias and Lavinia is framed in the sparkling dialog and wit that have attracted millions of fans to Amanda Quick's novels. Superbly narrated by Audie Awardª-winner Barbara Rosenblat, Slighty Shady is a delicious tale filled with sophistication and suspense, humor and passion.

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Saved by a great performance

The story is classic Amanda Quick formula, so much so that JAK may have used a software program to assemble the parts.

BUT Barbara Rosenblat breathes enough life and fire into the story to make it a worthy listen.

a good Quick story ;)

I think this is one of my favorite of Quick’s historical—romantic-suspense books. I’m not a big fan of Lavinia‘s petulance or short fuse, nor am I wild about Tobias, but they fit and the story works.
Rosenblat does a very good job with narration for this book. Differentiation between characters and emotions done well.

A Paradox or Conundrum. Lived it hated it.

Both characters made me want to reach out and strangle them both. Skipped some chapters.

I enjoyed this book very much!

I loved this book! I loved the narrator and the story! I enjoyed the narrative!

Great mystery

Solid mystery with interesting characters. First in a series, some romance and intrigue. Heroine is widow who is raising her niece and hero is private inquiry agent.