The Romantic Ruse

By: Barbara Goss

Narrated by: Ann M. Thompson

Amazon Best Seller in April 2016.

Desperate circumstances called for bold action. Lily couldn't resist the invitation to masquerade as her friend Emma to escape an undesired courtship. Her ruse backfires when she falls in love with Emma's intended. How could she possibly tell him her real identity? This deceit has also put her life in danger. Gus finds her working in a saloon and turns his back on her. Now her main objective is to win him back - no matter what it takes. A sizzling clean romance.

©2015 Barbara Goss (P)2017 Barbara Goss

Great Read

The Romantic Ruse was another great read by Barbara Goss. Lily is desperate to get away from circumstances that are beyond her control. Her friend Emma invites her to masquerade as Emma to escape an undesired courtship. She ends up falling in love with Emma’s intended, Gus. Unfortunately the ruse puts her life in danger and Gus turns his back on her when he finds her working at a saloon. She will do anything to win him back. I really enjoyed this book and can’t wait to read more by Barbara Goss.

The Romantic Ruse

The Romantic Ruse
: Barbara Goss

A historical fiction with romance, lies, kidnapping and a chance to love. There are twists and turns that will keep the listener wondering what's next.




The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed by Ann M. Thompson.



"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Not what I expected

Any additional comments?

It was OK to begin with but I thought it went down hill after that. The heroin I felt made stupid mistakes. She didn't seem to think through things before she acted. I also didn't believe that she would work in saloon when she had other options. I also felt that they forgave her too easily and she expected repercussions yet she did not fight for what she really wanted!!

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher in exchange for an unbiased review.

I was expecting a little bit more.

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Probably not, it was too stiff and I couldn't relate to the characters.

Would you recommend The Romantic Ruse to your friends? Why or why not?

No, for the same reason I just answered to the previous question.

Would you be willing to try another one of Ann M. Thompson’s performances?

I might, She may do better with a different book, or perhaps I need to just read The Romantic Ruse instead of listening to it to be sure.

Did The Romantic Ruse inspire you to do anything?

not really

Any additional comments?

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Romantic Ruse

i like all of Barbara Goss books. she has a way of writing stories that pull you into it. This one is the same. it's an excellent story with a good story line and good characters and some twist and turns. Ann M Thomas did a good job narraiting this book..