The Duke's Brother: A Regency Romance

The Regency Black Hearts Collection, Book 2

By: Claudia Stone

Narrated by: Virginia Ferguson

Can a Duke's bastard win the heart of a lady?

Plucked as an orphan from the slums of St. Giles' by his half-brother, the Duke of Blackmore, Sebastian Black soon rises to become one of the richest men in London, and a notorious rake to boot. His time at Eton has left him with a healthy disregard for the aristocracy - that is until he inadvertently becomes involved in the affairs of the prim, proper, and snooty Aurelia St Claire.

Aurelia's brother, Lord Theodore Epsom, was reported missing after Waterloo, but she is convinced that she has sighted him alive and well in London. The pair join forces to try to discover exactly what happened to Theo. And as their sleuthing takes them into London's murky back alleys, they discover that they aren’t so different after all.

Can two people overcome their prejudices, their foibles - or even their very history - to find love?

This clean Regency Romance is by the author of Proposing to a Duke, the first novel in The Regency Black Hearts Collection. It can be read as a stand-alone novel or enjoyed as part of a series.

©2017 Claudia Stone (P)2018 Claudia Stone

Just ehh.

I liked the first book in this series, but I found this one to be a bit cliche, and almost forced...and I was not a fan of the narrator

real good

Just the absolute best story. Everything I like to listen about and more. Such a great story I will listen again and again. A keeper!!

'This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review'

Great Story!

I so enjoyed this clean Regency Romance. The author did an awesome job building the characters, writing a touch of mystery and other crimes along with vivid descriptions and details. The narrator did a good job with giving the characters distinguished voices. I requested this review copy audiobook and have voluntarily written this review. This book is a standalone listen, and is part of a series. I will definitely listen to more books by Claudia Stone and Virginia Ferguson.

Enjoyed this title

I love Regency romance with mystery and this book fitted the bill perfectly.
I loved how the story started with a glimpse into Sebastian's childhood. I could see his motivations for the paths he took in life.
The romance was nice. It had a little bit of humour which I enjoyed and I loved the story of the missing brother.
All in all a lively and intriguing Regency Romance and a series that I will follow.

The narration was just OK for me. I heard a lot of words mispronounced and the narrator's pace was a little bit slow for me.

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader's copy at my own request.

Clean historical romance with a mystery.

I love this book!!

I must admit that I thought there might be some sexual content due to the cover but that is deceptive. But I liked the blurb so I thought I would give it a go and I am so glad that I did!

This is a historical romance with just the same amount of mystery. This is the second book in the series, which I did not realise since I have not read/listened to the first book in the series. However, I did not feel that I was missing anything, so it could be read as a stand alone.
I will look up the authors other books.

I would highly recommend to all!!!