The Bargain

By: Mary Jo Putney

Narrated by: Emma Newman

Forced to wed to keep her inheritance, independent Lady Jocelyn Kendal finds an outrageous solution: she proposes marriage to Major David Lancaster, an officer dying from his Waterloo wounds. In return for making her his wife, she will provide for his governess sister. But after the bargain is struck and the marriage is made, the major makes a shocking, miraculous recovery. Though they agree to an annulment, such matters take time...time enough for David to realize he is irrevocably in love with his wife. Haunted by her past, Jocelyn refuses to trust the desire David ignites in her. She never counted on a real husband, least of all one who would entice her to be a real wife. But some bargains are made to be broken - and his skilled courtship is impossible to resist....

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great narration

What did you love best about The Bargain?

the time period is one of my favorite to read about

Would you ever listen to anything by Mary Jo Putney again?

yes

Have you listened to any of Emma Newman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

not sure

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

no

Any additional comments?

not the best writing but I thought the narration was good which made the story more enjoyable

Slow burn romance

I liked that the H and h found their way to each other without contrivances.

A great listen

So many historical romance novels (or romance novels in general) have terrible villains that at the least are dishonorable and vulgar, and at the most have the intention to commit murder or some other offensive crime. This creates conflict needed for a plot, but is also repetitive and uncreative. I was therefore pleasantly surprised to like all of the main characters in this book. The conflict comes from their backgrounds and how their circumstances intertwine themselves, and I greatly appreciated it. My only complaint with the book was that I thought David forgave a bit too easily in the end, but overall it was a good listen and good story. I will definitely check out more of Putney’s books in the future.

Great story, well written but .

Well written story. But the narrator is horrible, she simply reads. you can't tell who's speaking. I couldn't finish but bought the book and read it.

A Classic Worth Your Time

I read this book some years ago and was glad to see it on Audible. Just the idea of marrying a dying soldier for convenience sake is filled with all sorts of delicious conflict for an upstanding young gentlewoman, and Ms. Putney didn''t miss any of them.

I am so happy to have this in my audio library and look forward to more by the same author coming available.

Will I listen to this again? Absolutely Yes.