A Night Like This audiobook

After the ending of the first book in this series, I was dying to pick up Daniel's book. This book picks up right where the previous book ends off, but we also get a prologue of the duel that caused Daniel to flee and not return home to England for three years. Now, Daniel is back but he still fears for his life. He sees Anne and is immediately intrigued by her and wants her for himself. Anne is the governess to his cousins, so he hangs around his family in hopes of growing closer to Anne. Anne has a dark past of her own that she's trying to escape. While I love a smitten hero, I do think this was a bit insta-love and I didn't really get a reason for Daniel being so adamant that he wanted Anne. I did feel for Anne and her past and how much that was affecting her ability to let Daniel in and starting a relationship with him. I also love a good different social class romance and Anne and Daniel are definitely two people who shouldn't be together based on society's standards. I did love how Anne was a governess and how the girls she was watching were in here a lot. Watching Anne interact with them was fun and made me love Anne even more. The secondary characters were entertaining and I just love this whole world so much. I can't wait to read the next book in this series!

4 ½ stars – Historical/Regency RomanceOh, how I love Julia Quinn’s witty, winsome writing! She’s one of my absolute favorite authors for feel-good, sweet romances that put a huge smile on my face and lift my spirits. The musicale scene in the first chapter had me laughing so hard that I had tears streaming down my face and that part alone was worth 5 stars. This actually has a bit of angst as well, but it’s tempered with Julia’s engaging, heartwarming style. Another enchanting, romantic winner from the incomparable Ms. Quinn! And I can’t wait for Hugh to find his HEA, hopefully in the next Smythe-Smith tale.

After living abroad for three years, Daniel Smythe-Smith, the Earl of Winstead, is happy to return home to his family. He arrives the night of his family's annual musicale; and knows that the woman playing the piano is not a member of his family. Anne Wynter has been working as a governess to the three youngest daughters in the Pleinsworth family. She was roped into playing the piano for the musicale when a member of the quartet fell ill. When Anne meets Daniel, she is fascinated by the handsome Earl but knows nothing can come of it. But Daniel isn't a person to give up easily, pursing Anne by spending his days with his young cousins who are under her care.This is the second book in the Smythe-Smith Quartet. The first part of the book deals with the annual musicale. I know the conversations between the cousins were supposed to be amusing, but I was bored. The story picked up when Anne sees someone from her past on the streets of London. She needs to hide quickly, and Daniel comes to her rescue. Daniel is smitten with Anne. He knows that she has some secrets. He hopes she will eventually trust him and tell him everything. I enjoyed this book much more than the previous one in the series. The villain in the story is truly scary. The scenes of him pursuing our heroine kept me reading until the end. I am looking forward to reading more about the Smythe-Smith family. My rating: 4 Stars.

Ay Daniel, ay Anne, ay que maravilla de libro y de historia.Sí, es predecible. Sí, es típica. Sí, la historia es simple y tiene algo de drama, de personajes que odias, y momentos aburdos. Es verdad, pero es que por encima de todo eso es coherente, es intenso, es precioso y no se romantiza lo que es abuso, astucia o incluso degeneración.Éste libro te expone como muchas veces la inocencia de una chica le terminaba costando su vida entera. No tanto por la muerte, como se pueda pensar, sino porque la mujer en ese momento sólo podía contar con su virtud como arma y como "dote" real. Si perdías eso, ya no eras más que un estorbo en sociedad y para tu familia.Aquí tenemos una historia dura, de una chica que se topó con la dura realidad con 16 años y que no contó con el apoyo de su familia. Y a su vez, un chico que en una apuesta de cartas medio borracho, por un accidente, perdió 3 años de su vida lejos de su familia y con la muerte acechándolo.De alguna manera Daniel y Anne se entienden como nadie. Y por eso también tienen una atracción y una historia de amor preciosa que vivir. Más allá de los convencionalismos sociales. Más allá del qué dirán. De si es un conde, un duque, una sirvienta o institutriz.Y encima podemos unir a todo eso un montón de personajes secundarios intensos. Que aportan algo más. Las primas pequeñas ingenuas pero valientes. Marcus y Honoria, ya planificando su boda. Hugh, que todos deseamos que tenga libro propio. La madre de Daniel y Honoria, que es una mujer increíble y que ha vuelto a la vida tras tanto dolor. Julia Quinn nos regala familias enteras de pj a los que querer y con los que disfrutar de una sencilla y preciosa historia de amor.Recomendado. #RitaJulia #RetoRita4

Love love love the cover art. Bright blue dress and sweet pink heels. ohhh it's cute!!! I love the way Julia Quinn makes me laugh, cry and sigh with satisfaction.It was so good to finally wrapped with a good romance. The epilogue make me continue my reading till evening. I was glued and I can't take my eyes of this wonderful story.

Anne dares to go out with only her cloak on over her nightgown.[image error]★★★★☆ (This is a review of the audiobook.) Excellent narration by the always versatile and elegant Rosalyn Landor , who certainly kicked this up a notch. I will admit that I had to increase the speed from 1X to 1.25X, as it was just a tad slow. Though secondary characters, I loved the banter between all the Smythe-Smith cousins, Elizabeth, Harriet, Frances, and Daisy; Ms. Landor manages to keep them all sounding different. I don’t want to say this is standard fare for Ms. Quinn, because it isn’t. She goes a little darker this time round, but that’s still not terribly dark. Alas, Anne’s history is just all too conceivable. Still, I gobbled up this second in the Smythe-Smith Quartet in one sitting. How can I miss with Ms. Landor delivering Ms. Quinn’s tale? When does the next one come out?

Puntuación: 4,5He disfrutado mucho con esta segunda parte, incluso más que de la primera. Anne es un personaje que no voy a olvidar, y espero poder saber algo más de ella en las siguientes entregas de la serie, aunque sea un poco, al igual que de Daniel, que conociendo a la autora seguramente así sea. Me he reído, he disfrutado y me he sentido parte de ese misterio que envuelve a Anne y su pasado, y he sentido la angustia de sentir que no estás a salvo en ninguna parte, sin duda de los mejores libros que he leído de la autora.

Daniel Smythe-Smith, the Earl of Winstead, returns from his three year absence from England, arriving home on the evening of the yearly Smythe-Smith musicale. Before he even manages to make his presence known to his family, he stumbles upon a mysterious woman - a lady more lovely thank any other he's ever seen before (sigh =) ) - and, forgetting himself completely, he unexpectedly kisses her. Their little encounter is brought to an abrupt end by the incident that many of you may remember from 'Just Like Heaven', regarding Honoria and Marcus (I loved how this tied the two books together). But who is the woman that Daniel kissed? As it turns out, her name is Anne Wynter, governess to the three Pleinsworth girls, except, she's not really Anne Wynter at all, she's Mary Philpott...except, she's not really Mary Philpott either, but Annelise Shawcross, a woman running not only from her past, but from the man who once hurt her.This is a 'love at first sight' story, where our hero Daniel decides that he really doesn't give a damn about the fact that he's an earl while Anne is a governess (even though she is actually gentry - but he doesn't know that). He falls hard for her and is determined to make her his.As is always the case with Julia Quinn, the tone throughout the book was light and humorous with just the right amount of intrigue, the characters well drawn, though I must admit that Hugh (a secondary character - the man behind Daniel's three year absence) was my favorite. There was just something about his somewhat dry, matter of fact persona that I loved, so I'm hoping there's a book about him in the works =)

Segundo libro de la saga , una lectura adorable sin grandes sobresaltos. La verdad es que Daniel no me ha defraudado... Es un amor. 8.5/10