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The Highwayman

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The Highwayman

By: Kerrigan Byrne
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Audie Award, Romance, 2016

Dorian Blackwell, the Blackheart of Ben More, is a ruthless villain. Scarred and hard-hearted, Dorian is one of Victorian London's wealthiest, most influential men who will stop at nothing to wreak vengeance on those who've wronged him... and will fight to the death to seize what he wants. The lovely, still innocent widow Farah Leigh Mackenzie is no exception-and soon Dorian whisks the beautiful lass away to his sanctuary in the wild Highlands.... But Farah is no one's puppet. She possesses a powerful secret-one that threatens her very life. When being held captive by Dorian proves to be the only way to keep Farah safe from those who would see her dead, Dorian makes Farah a scandalous proposition: marry him for protection in exchange for using her secret to help him exact revenge on his enemies. But what the Blackheart of Ben More never could have imagined is that Farah has terms of her own, igniting a tempestuous desire that consumes them both. Could it be that the woman he captured is the only one who can touch the black heart he'd long thought dead?

©2015 Kerrigan Byrne (P)2015 Tantor Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Revenge Heartfelt Highlander
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Critic reviews

"Captured me from page one and never let go. Romantic, lush, and suspenseful." (Suzanne Enoch, author of The Devil Wears Kilts)

"[Narrator Derek] Perkins's command of accents and tone creates a cast of delightfully diverse characters.... Perkins's range of voices and timing makes for entertaining and telling repartee between the characters as well as adds to the suspense as the real villains of this romance reveal themselves." (AudioFile)
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Couldn't stop listening. This is my first book by Kerrrigan Byrne and it definitely won't be my last. I looking forward to listening to the whole series and others by this author. Derek Perkins is a very good narrator .

Brilliant story

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I really enjoyed this book!

The narrator did a fantastic job.

I loved the characters & their growth...

I'm not a fan of angsty books & there is some angst in this book, but it's perfectly understandable & not overdone, IMO!

I LOVED Dugan & Farrah was all I like in a heroine, intelligent, a go-getter, courageous & lovely!

Dugan stole my heart & ran away it... how my heart broke for all he had to endure!

I honestly can't think of a bad thing in this book... I thoroughly enjoyable & stayed up so I could finish it as I was that invested in the story 🤗

a very rare 5* from me!

absolutely riveting

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I really enjoyed the gripping tale with all its twists and turns. the narrator was superb.

Best book so far

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Loved this book, loved the loyalty, such great characters.
Should be 10*'s
well narrated, would have liked more of a Scottish range of voices, his female voice was a bit too soft for me but i imagine it's quite hard to do.

Outstanding

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The story, writing and, especially the narrator, show some others in this genre how it should be done.

Narrator exceptional, puts some others to shame

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