The Masquerade

By: Brenda Joyce

Narrated by: Christina Thurmond

On the evening of her first masquerade, shy Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald is stunned by Tyrell de Warenne's whispered suggestion of a midnight rendezvous in the gardens. Lizzie has secretly worshipped the unattainable lord for years. When fortune takes a maddening turn, she is prevented from meeting Tyrell, but she cannot foresee that this night is only the beginning....

Tyrell de Warenne is shocked when, two years later, Lizzie arrives on his doorstep with a child she claims is his. He remembers her well - and knows that he could not possibly be the father. What is this game she is playing... and why? Is Elizabeth Anne Fitzgerald a woman of experience, or the gentle innocent she seems? But neither scandal nor deception can thwart a love too passionate to be denied...

©2005 Brenda Joyce (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Is an Irish accent really this abrasive?

This is my favorite of thousands of books I’ve read in my 65 years. I just read it again, and cried like a baby. But the audio is just horrible. Please redo it! The narrator yells constantly. This is a very mild mannered couple, which makes the book so different and interesting.

Story is great…and then there was that fake Irish accent

We all deserve a refund. That was painful to listen to. It would get tolerable and then the accent.

Narrator ruined it

I had previously read this book and wanted to listen to it on a long drive so I bought it. Big mistake. The story itself is a good one though parts of it are cringeworthy and I thoroughly dislike the main character’s sister (there’s a selfish betrayal which is a trope I hate). Excellent writing but the narrator’s attempts at Irish accents and different voices are absurd and take me completely out of the story. It’s painful to listen to.

Overall: buy the paperback not the audible.

wondrous!!!!

I love Brenda Joyce and this romance is amazing! The narrator is also very nice!

Love the story….

Loved the story, but I just couldn’t stand the voices of narrator 😬

Please, we need a different narrator! Can’t stand the voices she does for all the Irish and British characters. She has a beautiful voice when she is doing her own voice but she made the lead character sound ugly and like a goofball he did not sound attractive AT ALL.

Oh! And P.S! I really wished that the sister Ann had SOME kind of karma COMING TO HER!! Like come on!! SOME retribution! she TOTALY screwed her sister over! She KNEW her sister was madly in love with him and she still insisted on sleeping with him!! I feel like she needed some kind of retribution owed to her! Nop she just sleeps with her sisters love of her life, then has a kid and gets to get married with a spotless reputation. AND EVERYONE COVERS FOR HER KEEPING HER SECRET!I think SHE was the true villain in the story! SHE GOT AWAY WITH EVERYTHING!🤬