Stranger at the Grove

Strangers, Book 2

By: Mary Kingswood

Narrated by: Joanna Stephens

An estranged brother is forced to return to his home and face up to his past.

Malcolm Gage walked out of his brother’s life 16 years ago when they both wanted to marry the same woman. Malcolm lost that battle, and he’s never forgiven his brother for it, preferring to live in poverty as a schoolmaster, rather than swallow his pride and go home. But now an unusual condition in a will pushes him back into the family fold. If he can teach his nephew well enough to admit him to the Society of Gentleman Linguists, he will inherit a fortune and will never be poor again. The only catch - he has to stay under his brother’s roof for three months.

But there’s an unexpected benefit to his return to Great Maeswood, in the delightful shape of Marie Fournier, a French lady’s maid. She speaks no English, and no one else in the village has bothered to get to know her. But Malcolm sees in her a kindred spirit, another outsider, and recruits her to help him with his teaching. As he gets to know her better, however, he begins to wonder if she’s all she seems to be....

This is a complete story with a happy ever after. Book 2 of a six-book series. A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.

©2021 Mary Kingswood (P)2021 Mary Kingswood

Strangers book 2

Loved it- as I love ALL of Mary Kingswood's books! Very engaging!! And also, as expected, Joanna Stephen's narration is TOP NOTCH! Her range of character voices is nothing short of AMAZING!!! I seriously don't know how she is able to keep them all straight and UNIQUE! Absolutely incredible! a Joy to "read"!!

Loved This Story

Mary Kingswood does it again! Maybe even better. I loved the story, not only its wonderful plot but its delightful characters. Many hours of delightful listening with a wonderful narrator.

Nice story

I am moving onto book three. I love books in series with multiple people cross overs.

Waiting for the next one already

I will always read every book this author publishes. They are all good. I love the mysteries, the humor, and the many characters we get to see from book to book. This is not my favorite because I'm not a fan of repetitive, internal angst (he/she doesn't really love me) as a ploy that could be settled with one short conversation. I was surprised to see it in this one, but I fast forwarded and/or sped up those parts to get back to the story at hand. The mystery had a couple of twists, and the characters were all delightful as usual. So it was a good read overall.