The Whispered Kiss

By: Marcia Lynn McClure

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

With the sea at its side, the beautiful township of Bostchelan was home to many—including the lovely Coquette de Bellamont, her three sisters, and her beloved father. In Bostchelan, Coquette knew happiness and as much contentment as a young woman whose heart had been broken years before could know. Thus, Coquette dwelt in gladness until the day her father returned from his travels with an astonishing tale to tell. Antoine de Bellamont returned from his travels by way of Roanan bearing a tale of such great adventure to hardly be believed. Further, at the center of Antoine’s story loomed a man—the dark Lord of Roanan.Known for his cruel nature, heartlessness, and tendency to violence, the Lord of Roanan had accused Antoine de Bellamont of wrongdoing and demanded recompense. Antoine had promised recompense would be paid—with the hand of his youngest daughter in marriage. Thus, Coquette found herself lost, thrust onto a dark journey of her own. This journey would find her carried away to Roanan Manor—delivered into the hands of the dark and mysterious Lord of Roanan who dominated it.

So much romantic angst 😍

I'm a huge fan of Beauty and her Beast retellings, and this one was great. So much yearning, I was dying for both of them the whole time. And surprisingly, the virtual narration in this one was top notch. I wouldn't have guessed it wasn't real except for a few small words, definitely no more than like 10 fumblings the whole book. Didn't negatively impact the story at all

Horrific and upsetting!

I don’t understand why the author wrote such an upsetting story. I had to skip chapters and ended up giving up. The story upset me. The AI performance was lacking; it was difficult to discern the changes in characters as well as female vs. male voices.