The Heiress audiobook

I really enjoyed this book. Lynsay always adds fun and adventure together so well. This book is a just about a mirror reflection of the first book in this series, but you get more of the man’s point of view from Daniel. I very much enjoyed it even if it felt like I was going through the same book at times. After you get half way it does change and you get an excellent thrilling adventure between Suzette and Daniel. I loved the characters again but my favorite addition to this book was Daniel’s mom, I just fell in love with her.I enjoyed Daniel and Suzette together. I wished the ending could have been a little more. I was really hoping that I would be able to tell who Lisa would be partnered with, but found no clue. I hope it won’t be a long wait for the next installment.

No fue tan divertido como el primer libro, como que se había perdido un poco el toque sorpresa, pero me gusto la historia...

This was a fun read. I did unintentionally read this book out of series order, and the first book does run along appropriately the same timeline, but it was so delightful and intriguing that I’ll probably go back and read the first one!Suzette has so much sass, speaks her mind and I love it!

This was a very interesting book for me. The first half of this book takes place at the same time as The Countess but is told from a different point of view, Suzette and Daniels. Having read The Countess and really enjoying it, I really did not want to read a somewhat condensed version of it again with the more drawn out details of our couple Suzette and Daniel.Suzette needs to marry quickly to pay off her fathers gambling debt but wants to find a land rich, money poor husband so that he will allow her to live her own life, separate from him. Imagine her surprise when she meets the handsome, titled, seemingly poor Daniel. The sparks are instant between these two and only continue to grow and lead to some very heated moments. They agree to head to Gretna Green, with Suzette thinking still that Daniel is poor (where in reality he has achieved considerable wealth) and Daniel hoping to get to know her better before he goes through with this marriage.Now we finally get to about the second half of the book and all new happenings. I loved the second half of this book. It was funny, heated, and had a bit of suspense. I really loved Suzette and her boldness and how Daniel accepted her for that. He even compares her to his mother, who is a great character and would have loved more of her! That seems to be my biggest thought/complaint on this book. I wanted more! I wanted more of Daniel and Suzette, more of his mother, more of just their story without rehashing what I had already read before. I think that it is best if you read The Countess beforehand but wait a bit to read this one. Reading them back to back, I think, would be very frustrating. But having not read The Countess, might make this one a bit confusing in the beginning with what happens.I hope that makes sense~lol. I would have given this 4 1/2 stars but I just can't get over the first half of the book so 4 stars for this one. Suzette has one more sister and I am hoping for her book soon as I really enjoy Lynsay Sands for her writing of a good story with humor, steam, and mystery!Had to share this quote from Lady Woodrow, Daniels mother:"Son, we women have it drummed into our heads from very early on that chastity is a must, that our virginity is the most valuable gift to give a husband. You men may run about rutting with every bitch in heat you come across, but we do not" This is why I wanted more of her! Such a great mother that loves her son more than anything but is not afraid to speak plainly. Oh, and this is how Suzette describes that she gave herself to Daniel to another character:"I let my betrothed drive his machine up my strait""He drove his nail up to the head""He buried his truncheon in my cloven field" (Cleared up as clover field later on)And she repeatedly refers to Daniel and his...maypole. LOL Cracked me upI received this ebook via netgallery.com

The Heiress (Madison Sisters #2) by Lynsay Sands This is the Second book in the Madison Sisters Trilogy and just a tiny bit weaker than the first book “The Countess” which was fabulously funny and romantic.This is a comedy of errors since Suzette wants a poor husband, one that she can manage and manipulate. She thinks that she has found it with Daniel Woodward, a close friend of her sister the Countesses husband. However, what she does not know about him can really throw her plans in the rubbish!Daniel doesn’t want the attentions of money seeking misses or the attentions of their grasping Mama’s, so he pretends poverty and Suzette is thrilled. Now Daniel tries to gently tell her the truth all the while trying not to succumb to the temptation of Suzette's charms and determined to avoid the villain who is trying to end his life.I found this selection in this trilogy to be a little difficult to follow since it is running parallel in time and storey to “The Countess” and that was a new experience for me. I think that others may not have the same issues with this that I did. But I did want to warn people that it is a tad disconcerting at times. Otherwise, this is a perfectly charming and cute addition to the Madison Sister’s Trilogy. I cannot wait to read the third addition to this series and they will become “keepers” on my shelves.

3.5/5 stars. I highly recommend reading The Countess before reading this book as the stories so heavily overlap. Enjoyable, though not as humorous as the first book. Still glad to have read it, though :)

This book would have been better if it didn't practically recap the first book for the first half of it... Not even giving a different POV on previous events saved the boredom. That being said, once it finally passed beyond that timeline and moved onto the true adventure it wasn't a bad book at all.

I’m not sure how to rate this because A) I really enjoyed it and it kept me up late to finish and B) I do see many issues that would cause me to hesitate to recommend it to someone else. As far as the first point, I LOVE Suzette and found the story fun and entertaining. To me, Suzette is the Madison sister with the most personality. She may be ahistorical, but I don’t really care. I like her, relate to her goals, and care about her struggles. A key issue for her that worked well for me is related to loving passionately without shame, and I like the way the author handles this.Now for the potential issues. This book is like 2/3 repeating the first book in the trilogy, written from different perspective). I didn’t mind that much, but there is a distinct moment where it becomes new and feels like a different book (because Suzette and Daniel become focus characters rather than secondary characters at the mercy of the main plot of book one). I kind of enjoyed seeing what was going on during closed door moments of book one, and there was something interesting to me about sort of rereading the book with enough differences to keep me entertained. On the other hand, I was surprised by how long it took for the book to come into its own and I struggled a bit with the shift. There are also some issues with overall messages. For example, though I liked the way the author handled the issue of sexual shame, there is some homophobia around the villain. You also have to accept that Suzette and Daniel have the struck by lightning true love effect and that the lust they obviously feel is in fact a signifier of love. I don’t generally mind this, and in this case, I like that Daniel actually worries about this a great deal. Overall, this book is a win for me, but I do think the experience of reading it might be weird for many. That said, there’s no arguing with the Bad Decisions Book Club. I just got very into this.

RUIN that's what stares the Madison sisters in the face once more. After their father had disappeared into the haze of London once again. Suzette Madison travels into London with younger sister Lisa in tow to make sure all is well with their father. They come to find out that he once again has gambled them to the edge of ruin and Suzy must now find a husband and settle her father's debts. Can see find a poor man who will allow her to live her own life. She's a spitfire who refuses to be put out.Daniel Woodrow a wealthy man. Who just fished his best friend Richard out of America from where his would be assasins turned kidnappers took him to be sold in to servitude. Now back in London Daniel is doing all he can to assist his friend in finding his brother, tracking down murderers, kidnappers and more. So when a virago he assumes is looking for a wealthy title asks if he's got money, he does the first thing that comes to mind. He lies. Little did he know that would lead to a marriage proposal. It seems where Suzette Madison is concerned he will indeed be "hopping to keep up with her". And quite possibly, also stealing his heart.

Madison Sisters #2I am thoroughly enjoying this series! I really liked this book and the only reason I didn't give it five stars was because the first half would basically an accounting of the first book in this series from two different points of view. I admit it does help us get a bit more in depth with these two new main characters, but I can quite honestly say that if I hadn't read the first book I don't believe the leaps in the plot line that this book took to move through all of the information that was provided in the first book faster would make any sense. I don't believe this book stands on its own, so I recommend that anyone that wants to read this book should definitely read the first book in this series first, before trying to read this one.Regardless, I found this book, humorous and engaging. It is also a romance with action and adventure that has both serious and laugh out loud funny moments. Enjoy!Read:February 22, 2018 – Audible Audiobook

I would love to see this book made into a movie! There were some awesome slapstick moments (which are really hard to do in writing) but the author set it up so well that readers were expecting it...waiting for it...and were well rewarded when the mayhem ensued! This story includes mystery, suspense, and humor. Also, not an easy feat, but Ms. Sands did an excellent job taking me on an emotional roller coaster I didn't want to end.

This was.... There was quite a bit of info dump and way too much time in each character's and the narrator's head. However - I laughed out loud much of the time. This was almost a Keystone Cops. I'm going to guess, given the copyright date and the fact that the more recent Argeneau series is better written that this is an early work. Still good reading. Fun, lighthearted, confusing, convoluted at times and still enjoyable.

I really loved Daniel and Suzette. Suzette is spunky and often inappropriate but she is all in for her sisters. I love that she often speaks before she thinks and is determined to get her way. Even when she should not do the thing she wants to do. There are some farcical elements with a dead body, missing twin, and gambling debts. I didn't realize that this was the second book in the series.

** spoiler alert ** This and the first book were such a delightful comedy and had me cackling several times as they all moved the body around the house and how distracted the two got with making out while next to bodies and in tricky situations.It was fun that the first two books of the series overlayed much of the same storyline but with new views for what this couple was up to in all those closed off rooms.