Rake's Defiant Mistress Free Audiobook Download by Mary Brendan

Rake's Defiant Mistress is a dark and suspenseful historical romance novel. The heroine, Myra, is a young lady who just wants to live a simple life away from the court of King Henry VIII. She doesn't want to be married to Lord Roke because she knows it will only end badly for her. Fortunately for Myra, she meets up with the handsome and adventurous Stephen Smith and vows never to marry him. Unfortunately for her, Stephen intends to make sure that he has his wicked way with her before he leaves her high and dry.

This book is a story of rebellion, love, and heartbreak. It starts with the legend of Rake, the protagonist that is wild and carefree, but slowly becomes more focused on his future. This can be seen in his evolution from rake to gentleman. There are many twists and turns in this novel and there are many different perspectives to hear about the same events.

"I am not a rake!" he told himself, shaking out his rags. "I am not the kind who tumbles women and then walks away."

Jane Collingwood is the narrator for this novel, and she does a wonderful job. She has a very distinct voice that makes it easy to identify her even when multiple characters are speaking at once. The story is fairly fast paced, so the narrator did an outstanding job of keeping up with the action.

In Rake's Defiant Mistress, a mystery set in Elizabethan England, conservative and respectable Jane Collingwood is introduced as an unmarried woman who has recently come to London from the village of Lammas with her maidservant. She is invited to accompany her cousin's husband on a night-time adventure, but he mysteriously dies at the end of the night. Jane's curiosity leads her to investigate further and uncover a mad plot. With the help of her acquaintance, Rake Carmichael, Jane becomes involved in an international intrigue that takes place across Europe.

The newest addition to my list of favorite audiobooks. A few friends recommended this book to me and I'm not sure what took me so long to pick it up! I couldn't stop listening to this story and the narrator was perfect!