And the Miss Ran Away With the Rake audiobook

And Miss Ran Away With the Rake by Elizabeth Boyle is an April 2013 Avon publication. Henry Seldon and Daphne Dale have become pen pals- nothing extraordinary about that, really, except perhaps for the fact that the Seldon's and the Dale's have been feuding for centuries. When Daphne arrives at her best friend's engagement party, she is in enemy territory. But, she will endure for Tabitha's sake. Besides, the main thing on her mind is that she is finally going to meet her pen pal face to face. Instead she finds herself dancing with her sworn enemy, Henry Seldon.Henry and Daphne agree to keep their distance from one another, but keep finding themselves thrown together somehow, and trying to fight off their increasing and forbidden attraction to one another. In the meantime, each of them continues to attempt a face to face meeting their elusive pen pal.What a delightful story! Screwball comedy, mistaken identity, feuding families, passion, romance and true love!The first half of the story is laugh out loud out loud funny. The middle of the story did lag just a bit, but rights itself as the pace becomes almost frantic as Henry and Daphne become desperate to find their pen pals.When a book can take you away from your immediate day to day troubles, and give you a few laughs and a wonderful love story, what more can you ask for?I chuckled all the way through this book and found it delightfully entertaining from beginning to end. Highly recommend, especially to fans of this author, but also to anyone who loves a romantic comedy or historical romance with a lighter tone. 4.5 stars

Lo recomiendo, sencillo pero tiene un no sé qué que me ha gustado mucho, la verdad.Los personajes no paran de liar y liar y liar el tema hasta que incluso el final me ha sorprendido. Y su enamoramiento es pausado, como me gusta. Es como una comedia de enredo, llena de despropósitos, en la que lo que abundan son los diálogos entre ellos y, lo cierto, es que me he pasado todo el rato con una sonrisa en la boca.... tonta de mí jajajajaAhora deseando la historia de Harriet que promete muuucho

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I giggled, I laughed, I snickered, almost continuously. The comedy was subtle at times and predictable at other times but was always enjoyable. Sometimes I didn't realize I was laughing until I felt wetness at the edge of my eyes.Daphne and Henry have just the right amount of stubbornness and pride. I never felt uncomfortable with them.

This book is the story of two families, both alike in dignity, whose goals of sworn eternal enmity are thwarted by a prank personal ad. ⁠⁠Henry and Daphne are two sensible souls who begin an unlikely pseudonymous correspondence. When they finally meet, it's love at first sight - until they both realize that their counterpart is a member of a rival family. The rest of the book concerns their obstinate commitment to ignoring all logical clues pointing to the identity of their mystery correspondents while also unsuccessfully resisting their attraction to each other. ⁠⁠The only thing we would have added was a dash of only-one-room-at-the-inn with a pinch of carriage-makeout. ⁠That said this was nearly made up for by a last-minute "we have a whole hour to wait, do you think have time to ... y'know?" That's right, Elizabeth Boyle went there and we love her for it. Do we really have to say that we adored this book?⁠⁠Laine's 17-word summary: Daphne and Henry fall in love due to a prank personal ad, unaware of their rival families.⁠⁠Meg's 17-word summary: Answering personal ads is risky - the hottie you end up corresponding with could be your sworn enemy.⁠www.linktr.ee/plottrysts

When Daphne Dale reads the advertisement, she’s delighted. “Sensible gentleman of means seeks sensible lady of good breeding for correspondence, and in due consideration, matrimony.” It’s just the sort of thing she’s been looking for. Posing as Miss Spooner, she replies to the ad, and begins an engaging correspondence with Mr. Dishforth, a gentleman entirely suited to her.Fortunately, Mr. Dishforth is nothing like the womanizing, charming Lord Henry Seldon. The Seldons and Dales have detested each other for some time and it is little wonder why. Henry Seldon is a rake of the first water. Even touching him briefly sets Daphne’s senses all aflutter and the rogue is not above using his considerable charms to undermine Daphne’s firm resolve.Thankfully, Mr. Dishforth vows to come to her aid and Daphne is delighted when he proposes to run away with her to Gretna Green. Still, who is Mr. Dishforth anyway? Selecting the mysterious man from among the handsome young men of the ton seems an almost impossible task and the loathsome Lord Seldon keeps getting in Daphne’s way, too. Surely, Mr. Dishforth and Lord Seldon cannot be one and the same man! That prospect would simply be too horrible to contemplate.Good period piece. It’s a bit of a Romeo and Juliet tale, as well, with two factions hating each other for all of the wrong reasons and a pair of star-crossed lovers caught in the middle.

4,5 EstrellasMe ha gustado aunque no tanto como el anterior que leí de la autora, y que supuso mi descubrimiento de ella.Se me ha hecho un poco pesada toda la cosa del descubrimiento de identidad. Tenía la sensación de que nunca pasaba nada, como un tiovivo sin fin, siempre volviendo al punto de partida, aunque con toques divertidos. Sin embargo, la recta final es muy divertida.Otro punto bueno, en esta ocasión la autora sí ha introducido un epílogo, una divertido además.

Thought it was a fun, light, delightful read.

Normally I don't like romances of misunderstanding, I always feel like screaming "Just tell 'em!" but I loved this one. The redoubtable Daphne Dale and the charmingly ordinary Lord Henry are members of long warring clans, the Dales and the Seldons, but also secret correspondents under the names Miss Spooner and Mr. Dishforth. The path to true love is cluttered not so much by the hidden identities of the letter writers (though it is), but by hundreds of years of warring great aunts. And the two presented here are marvels of the genre. Just adored the complications of trying to sort through what love means in the face of dozens of caring and officious relatives from both sides of the family.

Light, entertaining, an easy read if you're tired of murder mysteries and spy books.My Likes:Daphne and Henry gradually (and reluctantly) find themselves beginning to like one another, and eventually fall in love with each other. The pace of their romance was realistic, and the transition between loosely founded hatred and hard-fought admiration was seamless. Parts made me smile - and I had one laugh-out-loud moment. My Dislikes:The word "minx". And the phrase "bit of muslin". Overused, and incorrectly used.

loved...very funny

4.5! Elizabeth Boyle writes such fun, entertaining historical romance.

A very funny and cute story... Lovely historical Romantic comedy....

Was looking for something light hearted to listen to and this enemies to lovers story fit perfectly, I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time.