And Only to Deceive - Tasha Alexander Audiobook

Written by Tasha Alexander
Read by Kate Reading
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Lady Emily Series, Book 1
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: February 3, 2015
Duration: 10:42:58

For Emily, accepting the proposal of Philip, the Viscount Ashton, was an easy way to escape her overbearing mother, who was set on a grand society match. So when Emily’s dashing husband died on safari soon after their wedding, she felt little grief. After all, she barely knew him. Now, nearly two years later, she discovers that Philip was a far different man from the one she had married so cavalierly. His journals reveal him to have been a gentleman scholar and antiquities collector who, to her surprise, was deeply in love with his wife. Emily’s intellectual pursuits and her desire to learn more about Philip take her to the quiet corridors of the British Museum, one of her husband’s favorite places. There, she uncovers a dark, dangerous secret involving stolen artifacts from the Greco-Roman galleries. And to complicate matters, she’s juggling two very prominent and wealthy suitors, one of whose intentions may go beyond the marrying kind. As she sets out to solve the crime, her search leads to more surprises about Philip and causes her to question the role in Victorian society to which she, as a woman, is relegated.

Alexander makes Emily light but sympathetic, and conveys period flavor without being ponderous. Her knowledge of the ethical dilemmas posed by Victorian etiquette is considerable; sexual chemistry in particular is handled with exquisite delicacy. The archeological background will lure readers who like to dig for their clues.

AudoFile –
Kate Reading uses her highbrow English tones to excellent effect in this romantic-suspense frolic, set in Victorian London. When Lady Emily Ashton is widowed within a year of her marriage, she inherits the fortune of a man she hardly knew and does not mourn. Yet the more she learns of her husband from his diary and friends, the more she grows to love him. Then comes word that he may not have died on safari after all. The host of characters, including forthright Emily, a spirited American friend, and several suitors, offers Reading ample room to display her gift for characterization. Her graceful pace also feels just right for this first in a justifiably popular series. A.C.S. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine