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Her Baseborn Bridegroom

Vawdrey Brothers, Book 1

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Her Baseborn Bridegroom

By: Alice Coldbreath
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
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Lady Linnet Cadwallader has been raised a helpless invalid in her own castle. Brought up to believe she will "never make old bones" she lives a quiet and lonely existence, hiding away her excessive freckles and red hair from a world that believes her to be hideously misshapen and ugly.

Until one day her uncle arranges a marriage of convenience for her, a marriage in name only with a young puppet groom...but Sir Roland does not show up. In his place turns up his base-born brother Mason Vawdrey. And dark, forceful Mason is no one's puppet.

Things are about to get interesting at Cadwallader Castle. And Linnet is about to discover that maybe a golden leopardess does not need to change her glorious spots.

Contains mature themes.

©2017 Alice Coldbreath (P)2019 Tantor Fantasy Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Middle Ages
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The story was far better than I had anticipated and the narrator was very good.

Enjoyable

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This was a bit of a surprise because I wasn’t expecting much, but I enjoyed this book. I’ll get more by this author.

Good book

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So sort of like a Regency Romance, but they get married almost at once. Set in a Medieval setting, the bedroom scenes go into a lot of detail, several times. But it's a fun story. Not complicated. Way better than the ... does he live me, does she love me ??? That goes on endlessly in most historical romances. I enjoyed it, . Sexy bits, just fast forwarded. Without them I might have used a credit on the next book.

Explicit Medieval Romance

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The author did such a good job, and the narrator did a good job bringing it to life. The characters were entertaining and I absolutely loved the Male and female lead.

Couldn't stop listening!!!

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Alice Coldbreath is one of the best new authors on the historical romance scene. I came to her via one of her paranormal stories Love Potion for the Alpha (which could definitely spawn a series - hint, hint!) and I really like her style.

Her Baseborn Bridegroom is for me the best of the Vawdrey Brothers series. I actually started with the offshoot series The Brides of Karadok, and find that I prefer that series.

Karadok is a fictional kingdom that very much corresponds to medieval England - but with room for artistic licence.

This book really reminds me of Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood (which also happens to be narrated by Anne Flosnik). If you enjoy Garwood's warrior-tamed-by-a-tiny-woman style, you will enjoy this.

As for Anne Flosnik, you can either get on with her narration or you can't. The first time I listened to her it was a total wtf moment, but I have now listened to lots of books narrated by her and I have a fondness for her very individual style.

My suggested reading order for the Karadok books are:

Her Baseborn Bridegroom (Vawdrey)
His Forsaken Bride (Vawdrey)
Wed by Proxy (Brides)
The Consolation Prize (Brides)
An Ill-Made Match (Vawdrey)
The Unlovely Bride (Brides)

I'm looking forward to the release of the next Karadok book: Her Bridegroom, Bought and Paid For.

Perfect for fans of Julie Garwood

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