What a Rogue Wants

Lords of Deception, Book 1

By: Julie Johnstone

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Lady Madelaine Aldridge might be the worst lady-in-waiting to ever grace King George III’s court. An oddball who prefers archery to embroidery and honesty to deception, she earns the dislike of the Queen, the cruelty of the other ladies-in-waiting and the advances of a lecherous scoundrel who wants to seduce her. Her father is threatening an arranged marriage unless she finds a proper husband―a task that seems hopeless until Lord Grey Adlard rides into court.

Grey Adlard lives up to his reputation as a dangerous rake when he proposes Madelaine meet him in the stables for a tumble. Yet when she needs a protector the most, Grey offers his services and vows he wants to court her. Wary yet intrigued by the mystery he presents, Madelaine slowly allows Grey to capture her confidence and then her heart.

Things seem perfect until her father is imprisoned for plotting against the King and Madelaine learns Grey is not simply the handsome aristocrat he pretends to be but a cunning spy. As King George III sinks deeper into insanity, Madelaine must prove her father’s innocence in order to save his life. With the future of England hanging in the balance and a ruthless murderer hunting them Grey and Madelaine engage in a clash of wills and a battle fraught with suspicion, secrets, betrayal and two hearts that cannot deny the impossible, irresistible love between them.

©2013 Julie Johnstone (P)2014 Julie Johnstone

What a reader wants....

.....is what a reader gets, if what you wanted was a regency romance spy story told with exquisite perfection!

Julie Johnstone does it again!
Tim Campbell brings it to life superbly!
There's not much sex....

I'd buy it again!

Very long story. Decent narration.

This story was about 3.5 hours too long. It became kind of boring and there were some very annoying cheesy parts. It was a struggle to get through.

Too many inner thoughts not a fan of books written where the whole story is pretty much written in Court with the ladies in waiting.

It started out very interesting for the first 25 pages then went down hill from there. A lot of unnecessary details and description. A bit repetitive at times. The dialogue was rough.

The story line and plot ended up kind of stupid to me. Just my opinion.

As for the narration, it was decent. I like Tim Campbell he does a pretty good job on the women's voices. He has a nice reading voice too.

Loved the story plot

I enjoyed the story nut sometimes the characters were a little dense. Good listen though.

Amazing

Another wonderful book by the author with my favorite narrator! Definitely enjoyed this being longer than most of the authors other books (but they are all fabulous 😍). I really hope to get more books about the other characters introduced in this book.

Refreshing historical romance!

Where does What a Rogue Wants rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

One of my favorites!

Who was your favorite character and why?

I loved the character Madelaine, who was not like the ordinary lady we usually read of, she did not like embroidery she loved archery!

What about Tim Campbell’s performance did you like?

Beautiful voice perfect for this book!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No, I love to listen to it by sequences/periods!

Any additional comments?

Ms. Johnstone nicely blended her characters into her suspense. It was very well written! It’s a story filled with betrayals and secrets. Great characters, a tight plot, an atmospheric historical setting! I recommend this historical romance as an audio, especially if you like stories set in that era. I liked the epilogue at the end! I will be looking for her next audio in this series.