The Husband List By Janet Evanovich and Dorian Kelly Audio Book
I have been reading Janet Evanovich for as long as I can remember. She is one of my favorite authors because of her lighthearted stories and humor she invokes into her characters. Her Stephanie Plum series is my favorite and I have read every one of them. I am always thrilled to be able to check out a new offering from her and today I get to share one with you.
THE HUSBAND LIST
BY Janet Evanovich and Dorian Kelly
Read by Lorelai King
ISBN-13978-1-4272-2897-0
7 CD’s| 8.5 hours
On Sale January 8, 2013
Based on the Family From the Best Selling LOVE IN A NUTSHELL, Comes the Story of an Heiress Longing to Marry for Love or Not At All
Caroline Maxwell would like nothing more than to join her brother, Eddie, and his friend, jack Culhane on their adventures. While Jack and Eddie and off seeing the world, buying up businesses and building wildly successful careers, Caroline’s stuck at home, frightening off the list o f men her mother hopes will ask for her hand in marriage. When her mother sets her sights on the questionable Lord Bremerton, Caroline struggles with her instincts and the true nature of her heart. She longs for adventure, passion, love, and most of all… Jack Culhane, an unconventional Irish-American bachelor with new money and no title – a completely unacceptable suitor, in the eyes of Caroline’s Mother. Can Jack and Caroline find love, against all odds, with danger looming and despite forces pulling them apart?
Set in New York City in 1894, The Husband List evokes the lavish lifestyles and social expectations of the Vanderbilts and Rockefellers. Dresses by Worth, transoceanic voyages, lavish parties, a little intrigue, and a lot of romance await in The Husband List.
This audiobook is once again read by the very talented Lorelai King, who brings Carolin’s zest for life, love for adventure, and longing to find true love and not an acceptable suitor to life in this dazzling must-have program.
My Thoughts:
Just like any Janet Evanovich and Dorien Kelly book, this story is fun and exciting. Set in the sparkling party days on the late 1800’s, New York City is full of fun and adventure unless you are an unmarried woman, not waiting for your mother to find you a husband. Caroline is doing all that she can to dissuade any commitment and especially any hand in marriage because her eye is set on one special person.
The stress of endless fittings and making sure she fit into her dresses, besides her late night forays into the kitchen for cake – stress will do that for you- is about all she can handle. Now mother has her eye set on a Duke and wants Caroline to marry him but all Caroline wants is Jack Culhane.
Jack Culhane is not ready to wed by any means but looking at Caroline, he can see why men fall for her and he is weakening. She, on the other hand, is making it very clear by escaping her governess and the Duke, that Jack is the one she has fallen for. Wealthy in his own right by building his own beer empire, his new money is not impressing mother.
I love the scenes when Jack and Caroline do get together. There is always something making it difficult for them to be alone. The authors writing is fun and exciting and leave you a bit breathless too when romance finally brings the pair together. Lorelai King does a fabulous job reading the characters and each one is unique and full of life in their own way.
For a fun, lighthearted and sweet romance, grab The Husband List in print or Audiobook. It is a good one to curl up with on a rainy weekend and throw yourself into the past and forget about today. It is a refreshing wink to the past as a precursor to Love in a Nutshell.
Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.