The Reluctant Bride Collection - The Complete Box Set
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The Reluctant Bride Collection - The Complete Box Set Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Megan Bryce (Author, Publisher), Maureen Cavanaugh (Narrator)
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Come back to a time when manners are everything and rules are made to never be broken. Come back to a time when men are in charge and women do what they are told.

Yeah, that never happened.

Welcome to Megan Bryce's Regencyland, where ladies with backbone get what they want. Where a woman can thumb her nose at rules and care little for convention, and yet somehow, unexpectedly and most reluctantly, find love.

To Catch a Spinster

Olivia Blakesley, self-proclaimed spinster extraordinaire, is quite happy with her life. She has her studies and her duties, what need does she have of a husband? With five sisters married she knows the reality does not live up to the promise. However, she finds herself envious of at least one aspect of marriage, but to experience the physical side of marriage one doesn't need a husband, all one needs is the right man.

To Tame a Lady

Lady Amelia Delaney is known for her sharp tongue, no-nonsense attitude, and sizable fortune. Numerous suitors have tried to win her hand - for the money, for the challenge, and for a rather unfortunate bet. She knows the unflattering reasons behind her numerous proposals; can she ever accept that a man would want to marry her just for herself?

To Wed the Widow

A woman with a past, Lady Haywood is a scandalous distraction that no honorable gentleman can ignore. Especially one who's just been told that his very happy life is changing irrevocably for the boring. But even if a scandalous distraction is what George Sinclair wants, what he needs is a wife. A virgin wife. A scandal-less wife.

To Tempt the Saint

Many years ago, George St. Clair loved and lost - his heart, his faith, his future. Now, he is content to watch not-so-silently as life happens to his friends, secure in the knowledge that no woman could tempt him again. Absolutely certain that no woman is worth the risk. Confident that he is protected from the pain.

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  1. Listening Length
    21 hours and 22 minutes
  2. Author
    Megan Bryce
  3. Narrator
    Maureen Cavanaugh
  4. Audible release date
    June 5, 2017
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Megan Bryce
  7. ASIN
    B072M5XY97
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 21 hours and 22 minutes
Author Megan Bryce
Narrator Maureen Cavanaugh
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date June 05, 2017
Publisher Megan Bryce
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B072M5XY97
Best Sellers Rank #19,009 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#85 in Regency Romance
#101 in Romance Anthologies & Short Stories
#747 in Romance Collections & Anthologies (Books)

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Gayle, a reader
5.0 out of 5 stars Such Touching Stories...spoiler alert HEA
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2024
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I've read lots of romance, all different types. I'm not exactly sure why I picked this collection, but the title sounded intriguing. Each book dealt with a reluctant bride, each for a different reason. Each story has an intriguing plot and developed clear characters I cared about. The love stories all ended happily, although in To Wed a Widow, I wasn't sure. My throat got choked up for much of the end, and that never happens to me.
I highly recommend this set of books by Megan Bryce and will look for others by her. I usually read more erotic romances. These books were very satisfying.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well-written
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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This set consists of 4 independent stories although the last one has as its MC a character from the 3rd book. I enjoyed reading every one of them. Most Regency romances I've gotten through a free or 1.99 offer are repeats of hundreds of other stories and contain a maddening number of typos, grammatical, and usage errors. Megan Bryce, while using the standard story arc, presents unique stories and characters. Her writing is excellent and she uses sophisticated humor. Her characters are so well drawn that by the end of the book, the reader feels they are people you know. I definitely recommend this box set, and I will be looking for more from this author.
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neva peat
5.0 out of 5 stars A as varied as the characters themselves.
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2024
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This is a wonderful set of stories for lovers of historical romance. The characters are beautifully drawn. The stories are comprehensive in their detail, and the emotion brought to the page, truly inspiring.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Reads!
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2024
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Each story is unique with characters who have real depth: feelings, thoughts, history. I loved each one because Megan Bryce let them tell us their stories. Emotion packed. Dreamy. Stark. Real. Breathtaking reading! Romance with all the beauty and the flaws of real people.
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Ann Elliot
3.0 out of 5 stars I'd Hate to be Trapped in an Elevator with These Four Women
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018
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A bluestocking spinster. The ultimate managing female. A "black widow" with four dead husbands in her past. A woman who was badly used by a man and becomes a con artist, taking revenge on strangers, one man at a time.

They are an interesting bunch, but I had doubts about happily ever afters. Maybe happy-for-the next-year would be more like it. Some of the women are ones I would do my best to avoid in real life.

There were enjoyable aspects to the stories. The dialogue is often witty. One hero truly loves the people and culture of India. While other Englishmen saw his time living in India as a punishment in exile, he saw it as time spent in heaven.

And the final story had a lovely plot device. The H and h meet at a lecture series. They begin by making snarky comments in an undertone and proceed to falling in love through whispered comments during the course of many intermissions.

On the other hand, most of the heroines behaved without thinking, putting themselves and others at risk or were so overbearing I cringed.

And there was one vile, foaming at the mouth, madman villain who just sort of ignominiously faded away. Better than the usual ploy of having him kidnap the h, but very anti-climactic and odd.

All told, not bad books, but not captivating.
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OLT
4.0 out of 5 stars All four of Bryce's HRs in one collection. A great bargain.
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2018
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For less than a dollar, this collection supplies the HR reader with 4 romantic and well-written historical romances. Now, granted, you won't be reading these to educate yourself about life, behavior and vocabulary of 1800s England. In other words, don't read these for the history. Read them for the romances. And the romances are humorous, sweet, and satisfying. All four are romantic but the first two are more distinctly funny, while the last two are funny but touching and poignant at the same time.

I won't bother to give summaries of the plots. I'll just say that the Hs here are not jerks and arses. They are sexy, confident betas, I guess, with only a very slight alpha overtone to their personalities. And there isn't a TSTL female to be found. These heroines are not about to be led around by any man, however sexy he might be. Each male has met his match in these stories.

I enjoyed all four romances, some perhaps more than others. I wouldn't say that the plots are especially unique. You'll find similar ones in other HRs. What's unique is author Megan Bryce's way of telling her stories. Good dialogue, likeable characters, sexual attraction without an excess of sex to waste pages. This is a fun way to escape life for a while and a very economical escape at that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly good
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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I have read tons of Regencies and most are variations of the same old plot devices and characters, so I really appreciate writing that is unique like that found in this older collection from 2014. These novels have everything I like, humor, wisdom, insight, and dimensionality. It's this last that is so exceptional. It's like having to drink a mediocre wine for months and finally getting a bottle of the good stuff. It's like when The Wizard of Oz changes from b&w to Technicolor.
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PXF
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting books
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2023
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The book kept getting better as it went along. I especially enjoyed the third and fourth books. I look forward to reading her other books
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Susan Cope
5.0 out of 5 stars the Reluctant Bride Collection
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2023
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A wonderful collection of period romances, each different and loosely connected . The atmosphere and manners are well portrayed. A very good read.
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Kimberly Sturge
5.0 out of 5 stars Always exciting! N
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2020
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Never wanted to put these books down! I loved the unique stories in all of them! The heroines were fantastic!
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Monique Harpignies
5.0 out of 5 stars Mischievous wit, interesting characters, fresh, unusually engrossing style and stories
Reviewed in Italy on April 28, 2020
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There is hardly a moment of letdown or impatience with any one of this author’s Reluctant Bride books, and I must applaud her sense of fun, empathy, originality and skillful pacing. A further boon is the excellence of the proofreading.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love conquers all.
Reviewed in Australia on December 12, 2019
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I loved this collection. interesting and quite funny in places.
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Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars easy light reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 30, 2024
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Just what I needed whilst recovering from a serious illness. Light and amusing with no violence or thought provoking situations. Enjoyable.
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