The Discarded Companion: Cousins of Cavendish Square

By: Rosanne E. Lortz

Narrated by: Maria Nicola Johnson

A blackmail threat. A fake engagement. A runaway bride. Join the Cousins of Cavendish Square in three clean and sweet Regency romances.

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Unwed, unwanted, and unsure where to turn, Lady Jemima must find the mettle to forge her own future—a future that does not include meddlesome solicitor Graham Talbot.

When Lady Jemima Fitzwater is dismissed from Princess Charlotte’s household, she discovers that her invalid mother at Cavendish Square has been running through money like water. Jemima tries to fend off the mounting debts, but an unfortunate indiscretion from her past threatens to destroy both her reputation and her resolve. The only person who might be able to help is her man of business, Mr. Talbot, but is telling him her secret too high a price to pay?

Graham Talbot aspires to start his own practice as solicitor to the rich and famous. But he soon discovers that Lady Jemima Fitzwater is far from rich and on the brink of infamy instead. As he searches for solutions to her predicament, he finds himself drawn to her kindness and constancy. But when one careless action threatens his career, he must choose whether it is more important to save his own neck, or to risk it all for the sake of Lady Jemima’s happiness.

This clean Regency romance is part of the Cousins of Cavendish Square series but can be listened to as a standalone.

©2025 Rosanne E. Lortz (P)2025 Rosanne E. Lortz

Enjoyable Listen

As with all of the audiobooks in this series, this audiobook was an enjoyable listen. I enjoy these stories and the narration by Maria is perfect. I enjoy her unique voices she has for each character.

The Discarded companion

The Discarded Companion by Rosanne E. Lortz is an excellent historical regency romance. Maria Nicola Johnson did an excellent job with the narration. The Discarded Companion is part of Cousins of Cavandish Square. The story is witty, entertaining, interesting, enjoyable, clean, wholesome, and more. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review. Highly recommend.

Very Enjoyable...

I really enjoyed this story! I was a bit curious (and slightly concerned) about how everything would come together, but I needn’t have worried—it all came together brilliantly in the end. While I would have liked to see a bit more comeuppance for certain characters, the resolution was still satisfying. The narration was excellent and an absolute joy to listen to from start to finish.

Regency Romance

Delightful entertaining love story with some interesting characters and story line.
Narration was excellent. I received a free copy for an honest review

Absorbing listen

Gemima and Graham were engaging and likable characters, and seemed to fit together from the first (imo) , but each needed time to see the other's admirable qualities and chemistry between them. Obstacles threaten them, but are resolved in a satisfying conclusion. An entertaining and enjoyable story. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did a great job with voices and expressions bringing it all to life.