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An Earl Like You Audiobook Summary

When you gamble at love . . .

When Hugh Deveraux discovers his newly inherited earldom is bankrupt, he sets about rebuilding the family fortune–in the gaming hells of London. But the most daring wager he takes isn’t at cards. A wealthy tradesman makes a tantalizing offer: marry the man’s spinster daughter and Hugh’s debts will be paid and his fortune made. The only catch is that she must never know about their agreement . . .

You risk losing your heart . . .

Heiress Eliza Cross has given up hope of marriage until she meets the impossibly handsome Earl of Hastings, her father’s new business partner. The earl is everything a gentleman should be, and is boldly attentive to her. It doesn’t take long for Eliza to lose her heart and marry him.

But when Eliza discovers that there is more to the man she loves–and to her marriage–her trust is shattered. And it will take all of Hugh’s power to prove that now his words of love are real . . .

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An Earl Like You Audiobook Narrator

Beverley A. Crick is the narrator of An Earl Like You audiobook that was written by Caroline Linden

Caroline Linden knew from an early age she was a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard University and wrote computer code before turning to fiction. Her books have won the Daphne du Maurier Award, the NJRW Golden Leaf Award, and RWA’s RITA(r) Award, and have been translated into seventeen languages around the world. She lives in New England with her family. Find her online at www.CarolineLinden.com.

About the Author(s) of An Earl Like You

Caroline Linden is the author of An Earl Like You

An Earl Like You Full Details

Narrator Beverley A. Crick
Length 9 hours 38 minutes
Author Caroline Linden
Category
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date August 28, 2018
ISBN 9780062895578

Subjects

The publisher of the An Earl Like You is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General, Historical, Romance

Additional info

The publisher of the An Earl Like You is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062895578.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Mei

September 11, 2018

This is a very easy book to read if you can overcome the hero wanting to protect everyone!Protectiveness is very nice, but sometimes you just have to have courage to wound someone for their own good. It's difficult, it's tough, it's painful, but I found it in this particulr case very necessary!Hugh loves his mother and sisters so much that he doesn't want to tell them that their father, who was very much loved, brought them all to the very brink of poverty!Hugh, when Eliza's father blackmails him to court her for money, accepts it in order to save his family. Thus he's entwined in lies from the start!Eliza is a very positive heroine. She's not a beauty and she knows that all the men who courted her were only after her money. So when Hugh start paying her attention, she's bewildered! Bewildered, but very happy!So Hugh starts courting Eliza, even if he doesn't find her very fetching. But he's, at the same time, very careful because he sees that Eliza is innocent of any deceit, that she's sweet and good natured, compassioned and very lady-like.Where the couring started as a way to gain much needed money, slowly Hugh stars appreciated Eliza more and more.So they wed and while Eliza is extatic, Hugh becomes more and more afraid of her reaction if she ever find out about her father's blackmail and his reason for marrying him.While Eliza openly declares her lover for Hugh, he cannot do it in clear conscience, but he showrs her with affaction and extasy.His family, on the other hand, starts with hating Eliza, but slowly mellows towards her when faced with her easy and loving self.There's also some trouble with his sisters engagement with a shallow man that servs also to underline Eliza's goddness.The revelation comes on the heels of Hugh professing his love for Eliza and throws them all in turmoil! Eliza confronts her father, Hugh is out of his mind with worry about her, his family is deeply hurt about the behaviou of a deceased loving father but shamed about their behaviour towards Eliza...This is a romance, so everything is resolved in the very best way, don't worry!I just couldn't pass over the fact that much grief could have been avoided if ony Hugh didn't keep everything secret! I wanted to yell to him: "You stip idiot, tell your mother at least about money troubles sugarcoating her husbands faults! Tell you sister about the scoundrel who wants an exaggerated dowry! Tell Eliza that you love her!"But I suppose that was the reaction the author wanted, so it's OK!

Story_girl

August 28, 2018

It's official! Caroline Linden is my new favourite author. I started reading this book the moment I got my hands on it and only stopped to breathe when I had finished it!

Mariana

July 24, 2019

Caroline Linden does such a great job of writing heiress romances. This is not a trope I much enjoyed until CL. Hero needs money and marries wealthy heiress in spite of no emotional connection. What is there to like? Yet, this is the third by Linden I have read and loved. Here is the trick: strong and likeable characters in a difficult situation.Hugh Deveraux, Earl of Hastings, is a good man who is protective of those he loves. His father was apparently equally protective but much less responsible. When he died, he left his son and heir with no money, everything entailed but mortgaged, and his mother and two sisters to take care of. Initially Hugh rents out the nicest homes and uses his talent at gambling to barely make the required payments but nothing left over to provide dowries for his two sisters in this season and the next. Enter manipulative cit Edward Cross. Though Hugh figured he would eventually marry an heiress, Mr. Cross bought all of Hastings' debts and moved up the timeline. Out of care for his family, Hugh agrees to court and potentially marry, Cross' daughter Miss Eliza Cross. Eliza is average looking and introverted. Even though trained with all the necessary skills to be a lady, she always felt nervous, out of place, and only desired for her money during her season. Her father wants her to gain a title so badly he is willing to deceive and blackmail as long as his daughter does not find out. In spite of all of Cross' bad character traits, he did love his daughter. She grew up to be loving and unspoiled, open and honest, kind and considerate. Eliza is a wonderful heroine who wins over those who know her with patience and loyalty.Both of these characters begin with good foundational strengths but grow to become the best versions of themselves together. I tremendously enjoyed the character driven story.

Kinga

November 10, 2019

I stopped reading romances because it started to feel like the default personality type for the heroes has become a frenzied German Shepherd. I am just about done with this bullshit "alpha" male nonsense. All those pseudo-romantic behaviours, such as unchecked jealousy, love-bombing, controlling, overprotective behaviour send shivers down my spine. However, Danni promised me there would be none of that here. Just people, falling in love, making mistakes. Sweet, adorable and a little sexy.And on top of that the 'marriage of convenience/pretend relationship' - one of my favourite tropes (even if, admittedly, the heroine was in on it in this case). My only complaint might be that I wish the heroine had been passionate about something other than her dog. It seemed a little juvenile. Having said that, I still give the author props for making Eliza into an interesting character, despite having 'kindness' as her most defining feature. It's no mean feat to write interestingly about a person who is just mostly genuinely nice and kind. Given than the hero is also mostly good and honourable, it's a true wonder their story was so full of excitement and delicious tension I stayed up until 1 am on a school night reading it.I also had a lot of sympathy for the heroine's scheming father. And when he tells the hero "I just wanted you to see her, how lovely she is" (I'm paraphrasing here), it almost undid me. Was blackmail the best way to get a man to notice his shy, introverted daughter? Hey, but it worked. Well done, dad.

Kristen

November 03, 2020

11/3/20 Election stress called for an audiobook revisit of my favorite romance. I just love this story. The third time though just made me love it even more.4/22/20 Finished for a second time. Just what I needed.This is one of my favorite reads. I think the plot could have been a fail because the premise involves a huge deception of the heroine on part of the hero, but the author makes all of the characters really likeable and honorable in intention, so it's hard not to root for them. Hugh and Eliza are both so kind and loving of their families, and eventually each other. They are both really *likeable*, which sometimes isn't the case with typical alpha-type heros and feisty heroines. I think both Hugh and Eliza are not as tortured and angsty but still have their own insecurities and troublesome families to deal with. This is just a really satisfying read and one of my very favorites.

Tracy

August 25, 2018

4.5 stars rounded upHugh Deveraux, the new Earl of Hastings has a rude awakening after the death of his father, his wonderful father - who was loved and admired by one and all, the estate is bankrupt and there is no provision for his sister’s dowries or his mother’s widow’s portion. Hugh is devastated and determined to set things right without upsetting his grieving family. His options are limited, so he decides to move the family to London and he will gamble to support them until he can find a heiress to marry.His plan seems to be working, he has been gambling at the Vega Club and has managed to pay back some of the debts and has kept his mother and sisters in the dark about their true circumstances. When a huge loss at the tables brings him to the attention of Edward Cross, Hugh’s life takes a huge detour from his original plans. Elizabeth “Eliza” Cross is the only child of Edward Cross, she is plain in appearance and shy by nature, content to tend her father’s house, she has given up hope of ever marrying and having a family of her own. But all that changes when Hugh comes to call on her father. She is smitten, but doesn’t believe he will ever notice a mouse like her. But to her surprise Hugh is kind and attentive to her and when their paths cross more and more, she begins to have hope that he might be interested in her.Hugh is not happy, Edward Cross bought up most of his debt and has basically blackmailed him into courting his daughter. As much as he would love to tell the man to go to hell, he cannot afford to, especially when his sister’s suitor declares himself and wants to marry quickly. With no money to fund Edith’s dowry, Hugh accepts Edward’s “bargain”. He is delighted to find that Eliza is nothing like her father, yes, she is plain, but she is kind, loving and has a wonderful sense of humor. The more time he spends with her, the more he likes her. His family is not happy with his choice and tries to convince him to stop courting her, but Hugh won’t hear of it and proposes. He has come to truly care for Eliza and wants to marry her, but he also wants to make sure she never learns how the courtship started.Eliza is deliriously happy, she loves Hugh and is excited to have a family. His family is not exactly welcoming to her and she excuses it by assuming they are keeping their emotions in check as most of society does. Hugh is called away on their wedding night and leaves her alone, she is a little hurt that his family ignores her, but again she makes excuses for them. The next morning, they are cold to her at breakfast and she tries her best to be friendly. Hugh has been dealt a shock, Reggie Benwick, his sister Edith’s betrothed demanded to see him – on his wedding night! Reggie and his father Viscount Livingston demand that he set Eliza aside or Reggie will not marry Edith. Apparently Edward Cross and Lord Livingston had business dealings and the viscount lost a hefty sum. Hugh refuses and expects Reggie to honor his promise to his sister. But when Reggie demands an outrageous dowry, Hugh knows he will have to tell Edith the truth, he is angry about the irony, he married Eliza, so Edith could marry and because of his marriage, she is being jilted.He confides a little bit of his dilemma with Eliza, but is careful not to let her know the entire truth. Eliza has not had an easy time with his family and he knows they will blame her for Edith’s jilting. He cares for Eliza and wants to protect her, but he knows she is right, he will have to tell Edith the truth about Reggie.Slowly, his family begins to warm to her and her relationship with Hugh is better than fine, he finally confessed his love and all is right in her world – until it isn’t. Eliza discovers the truth and is heartbroken, Hugh tries to explain, but Eliza doesn’t know what to believe. Can Hugh convince her his love is true? Or will Eliza’s insecurities doom them to a life apart?This was a lovely read, well written and paced perfectly. Eliza is probably the nicest heroine I have ever read and I just adored her. Hugh was also a great hero, he didn’t always make the right choices, but he did everything with his family’s best interests at heart. The secondary characters were in turn annoying and at times manipulative, but never enough to hate them, the love scenes where warmish but never felt gratuitous, there are some amusing moments, a little heartache and finally a very touching ending. I am happy to recommend this book and even though it is the second book in the series, it can easily be read as a stand-alone title with no issues. *Reviewed for Buried Under Romance Blog*

nick (the infinite limits of love)

August 18, 2018

What a pleasant surprise this book was! After the tiny teasers of this couple in the first book, I knew that An Earl Like You would be a treat for me. It wasn't exactly what I was expecting, but I liked what Caroline Linden did with the book here. When Hugh discovers that his newly inherited earldom is bankrupt, he rashly agrees to a secret wager with a wealthy tradesman to woo and marry his daughter, Eliza. Desperate, he finds himself flirting and courting Eliza, only to slowly fall for her himself. I was so ready for all the angst and groveling that this book seemed to promise, and it was written far better than I could have imagined. Initially, I was sure that I would hold a grudge against Hugh for misleading poor Eliza, but he surprised me with his kindness and love towards her. He may have been forced to marry her, but his feelings for her were real and palpable throughout An Earl Like You. His utmost loyalty to his mother and his sister's and his willingness to ensure that they never felt like his family was broke made him an easy character to warm up to. The star of An Earl Like You was Eliza. She absolutely stole my heart. She was an attentive, caring and kind young woman, albeit a little innocent. She was happy living with her father and her goofball of a dog, Willy, she had taken under her care. Every scene she was in simply made me fall for her character harder. She went out of her way to help others and truly, her personality was such a bright light in this book. To be honest, I was dreading when Eliza would find out about the deal her father and Hugh had made, but she handled it all wonderfully. The romance was the perfect balance of sweet and steamy. As they got to know each other better, the bond between Eliza and Hugh only grew stronger. This was one of the best romances I've read in a long time. I also have to talk briefly about Eliza's father, who was an utter scoundrel for using Hugh's unfortunate situation like that, but who clearly loved his daughter more than anything. His methods may not have been all that rosy, but his intentions were nothing but pure. I found him to be such an entertaining character and I wanted to learn so much more about him. An Earl Like You was an exceptional historical romance and Caroline Linden has really outdone herself with it. I hope the next book in this series will be just as good!

Tanya

September 24, 2018

A solid 3.5/5 stars. My first Caroline Linden, and I like her writing style. I'll be reading more by the author in the future I'm sure. Overall, I enjoyed this book. I appreciated that a heavily overused trope didn't have the same level of melodrama that I was wearily expecting. Hugh may have had to marry Eliza because her father manipulated his impoverished state so that he'd have no choice but to marry her. Still, I liked that there was a modicum of deceny in the whole thing. Hugh never told her anything, never treated her cruelly or took out his deep-seeded manpain angst's on her. Instead, he was sensible enough to realize that she isn't her father, that his intentions aren't her's, and that she shouldn't be punished for something she had little choice in. Their love story is wonderful to read, and I like that Hugh didn't fall into the usual tropes of hero's in such books. Such a welcome change. If I had one complain it would be that (view spoiler)[ he very decidedly sleeps with her before their marraige to ensure that she can't cry off. He even voices it to himself while he decides to go forward with it. Kind of didn't sit right with me. But he made up for it later, still it made me go ugh no. (hide spoiler)] I really want to read about Sophie and the Duke of Ware now!

Nellab1984

May 22, 2020

4,5

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