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  • By: Sophie Jordan
  • Narrator: Carmen Rose
  • Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: October 25, 2016
  • Language: English
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While the Duke Was Sleeping Audiobook Summary

Sometimes the man of your dreams . . .

Shop girl Poppy Fairchurch knows it’s pointless fantasizing about the Duke of Autenberry. Still, dreams can’t hurt anyone . . . unlike the carriage Poppy spies bearing down upon the unsuspecting duke. After she pulls him to safety, the duke lapses into a coma and Poppy is mistaken for his fiancee. But one person isn’t fooled: his arrogant and much too handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie. Soon Poppy isn’t sure what she wants more . . . the fantasy of her duke or the reality of one smoldering Scot who challenges her at every turn.

. . . is not who you think.

An illegitimate second son, Struan may have built an empire and established himself as one of the wealthiest men in Britain, but he knows he will always be an outsider among the ton. Just like he knows the infuriating Poppy is a liar. There’s no way the haughty Duke of Autenberry would deign to wed a working class girl. It doesn’t matter how charming she is. Or tempting. Or how much Struan wants her for himself.

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While the Duke Was Sleeping Audiobook Narrator

Carmen Rose is the narrator of While the Duke Was Sleeping audiobook that was written by Sophie Jordan

Sophie Jordan grew up in the Texas hill country where she wove fantasies of dragons, warriors, and princesses. A former high school English teacher, she’s the New York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling author of more than thirty novels. She now lives in Houston with her family. When she’s not writing, she spends her time overloading on caffeine (lattes preferred), talking plotlines with anyone who will listen (including her kids), and cramming her DVR with anything that has a happily ever after.  

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While the Duke Was Sleeping Full Details

Narrator Carmen Rose
Length 7 hours 54 minutes
Author Sophie Jordan
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date October 25, 2016
ISBN 9780062568816

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The publisher of the While the Duke Was Sleeping is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062568816.

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This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Jessica

March 09, 2021

This was so much fun. I loved how it was a play on While You Were Sleeping and how Poppy and Strain instantly hated each other but were super attracted to each other. It was adorable how Poppy and her sister started growing closer to the duke's family, but Poppy's secret was eating away at her. And then she was falling more for Straun when she was supposedly engaged and in love with the duke. I do think things went to love a little too quickly at the end and I don't think Poppy and Straun had as deep of a connection as we were supposed to believe. I wanted to see them connect more and have more authentic conversations. I did love how Straun was Scottish and brooding, but I am definitely also intrigued by the duke. I can't wait to get to his book!

Alyssa

October 29, 2016

I'm glad I gave this one a chance. I liked it a lot!***Review posted on The Eater of Books! blog***While the Duke Was Sleeping by Sophie JordanBook One of the Rogue Files seriesPublisher: AvonPublication Date: October 25, 2016Rating: 4 starsSource: eARC from EdelweissSummary (from Goodreads):Sometimes the man of your dreams . . .Shop girl Poppy Fairchurch knows it’s pointless fantasizing about the Duke of Autenberry. Still, dreams can’t hurt anyone . . . unlike the carriage Poppy spies bearing down upon the unsuspecting duke. After she pulls him to safety, the duke lapses into a coma and Poppy is mistaken for his fiancée. But one person isn’t fooled: his arrogant and much too handsome half-brother, Struan Mackenzie. Soon Poppy isn’t sure what she wants more . . . the fantasy of her duke or the reality of one smoldering Scot who challenges her at every turn.. . . is not who you think.An illegitimate second son, Struan may have built an empire and established himself as one of the wealthiest men in Britain, but he knows he will always be an outsider among the ton. Just like he knows the infuriating Poppy is a liar. There’s no way the haughty Duke of Autenberry would deign to wed a working class girl. It doesn’t matter how charming she is. Or tempting. Or how much Struan wants her for himself.What I Liked:I actually wasn't sure that I would enjoy this book, since the premise was all about a girl who is infatuated with one man from afar, but really falls in love with another. BUT, this book surprised me! The romance was so fun and steamy and shippy. Jordan's historical romance novels have been good and not-so-good, for me, but this one was great.Poppy Fairchurch is a shopgirl, working in a florist's shop. One of the shop's best customers is the Duke of Autenberry, who comes every week to buy flowers for a different woman (doubtless his various paramours). The first time Poppy sees him, she is totally infatuated. She builds a fantasy in her head that they fall in love, and get married... despite the fact that neither has said more than five words to each other. One day, she sees the Duke punch another man, and a fight ensues. She runs to stop the fight, and the Duke gets hurt to the point of a coma. When she accompanies him and the stranger (who turns out to be the Duke's half-brother), Poppy is beside herself. She mutters something along the lines of "we're to be married someday, remember?"... and the housekeeper hears her muttering, and mistakes Poppy as the Duke's fiancee (the Duke has no fiancee though). Soon everyone is convinced that Poppy is Autenberry's fiance (the dowager duchess, the Duke's siblings, even Struan Mackenzie, the Duke's half-brother from the fight). But Poppy finds herself drawn to the half-brother, and not the Duke. As the Duke lies in a coma, Poppy plays along with her lie, and she and Struan get closer. But what will happen when the Duke awakes?Like I said, this book's premise didn't really appeal to me, so I wasn't sure I'd like this book. Even if Poppy is simply pretending to be the fiancee... she is infatuated with Autenberry. But as the story progresses, we can clearly see that she adores the idea of Autenberry - the idea she has in her head. Who he really is, that's a completely different story.So, Poppy is a romantic and a dreamer. She follows her heart and not always her head, though she is clever. She feels awful about the lie, and would have come clean within the day, but Autenberry's friend Lord Tucker asked her to continue the lie, since Autenberry's family was so happy about him finally settling down (Autenberry is a rake of epic proportions). Poppy is kind and selfless, giving up a lot of her life to take care of and raise her beautiful and vivacious fifteen-year-old sister.Struan Mackenzie is the bastard son of the late Duke of Autenberry, just a year younger than the current Duke. He's from Scotland (hence the name), and he has never had anything to do with his father's family. His father threw Struan's mother out, and the current Duke never wanted to be reminded of his father's indiscretions. So Struan has no relationship with his half-brother, or half-sisters, or the dowager duchess. And after Struan's mother died young... Struan has no one. And he wants nothing from Autenberry. Struan is extremely wealthy and successful. He came to England looking for a bride, and he definitely found what he was looking for.I adored Struan! He had an incredibly difficult childhood, but he made himself into something much more. He's big and rough and a little possessive, and he likes getting what he wants. Jordan writes this type of alpha really well. You'll recall Struan being in Jordan's Debutante Files series - he courted Aurelia in All the Ways to Ruin a Rogue! I like this crossover between the series. The Duke of Autenberry was in a coma for the entire book, and anyway, there was no real romance between Poppy and him. The romance is entirely between Struan and Poppy, and it's steamy and sweet. At first everything is purely physical, but you can see that the two are drawn to each other. They have verrrry hot chemistry, and the tension boils throughout the book. But I liked seeing them fall for each other too. It wasn't easy, because Struan believed her to be his brother's fiancee, and Poppy knew that she wasn't but had to keep up the pretense. So in a way, it was wrong of them to fool around, but the engagement was never real. Still, questionable morals much, Struan?One thing that I especially loved was the ending, for several reasons. Yes, we get a nice happily-ever-after. But I love that Struan leaves after Poppy pushes him away (and the Duke too - after he wakes up), and POPPY is the one to chase Struan down. Often in adult romance novels, you'll see that the woman pushes the man away, the man leaves, and then the man comes back begging and pleading. To me, I'd like to see the woman fight for what she wants more often... especially if she's the one messing up (in this case, Poppy kept saying no and pushing Struan away). So, good for Poppy! I'm glad she created her own ending.Overall, I enjoyed this book! I look forward to reading more from this series. I'm sure Jordan will write a book for Autenberry, redeeming him in some way. And we'll see Tucker's story too (I hope). I would love to read about Bryony (Poppy's younger sister) too!What I Did Not Like:One could say that the entire idea behind this book is silly... Poppy's ridiculous dream about marrying the Duke, and getting overheard muttering that. BUT. I liked how absurd it was, though at first the idea really bothered me.Another thing - so Jordan specifically writes that Struan has rough, slightly more adventurous tastes than English noblemen... I was totally hoping to see this wild side, when Struan would get it on with Poppy. Sadly nothing they did together was "wild" or "rough". Still steamy, but nothing different. I felt a little weird about typing this dislike. Hopefully that made sense though!Would I Recommend It:This was probably one of the more fun and steamy historical romance novels I've read recently, and I would definitely recommend it. It's not bogged down by angst and drama and hardships, though it's not cute and fluffy either. This book is full of fiery passion!Rating:4 stars. I'm glad I wasn't deterred - I almost didn't read this one. I hope the next book, The Scandal of It All, will be just as good!

*TANYA*

November 13, 2017

I’ve seen this book in a movie!! It was called While You Were Sleeping, except this had a historical setting and I loved it. Super cute and endearing!!

ambyreads✿

April 25, 2021

5 stars 。・:*˚:✧。 I truely loved this book so much, and I wasn’t really expecting this to be a five star read. It was full of funny drama and sexy scenes (that were written really well may I add) I loved both the hero and heroine of this book a lot, Struan was so funny and sexy I adored him and Poppy was such a precious main character. I enjoyed this authors writing and will definitely be continuing this series as soon as I get my hands on the other books. Can’t wait to read more about this crazy family.

KatieLittleLibrary

July 10, 2022

I am very conflicted with this rating! I want to give it my very first half rating and give this a 3.5 stars. This book was a great story. Poppy is a simple girl dreaming of the Duke who always buys flowers at the shop she works at. When he gets in a fight outside and she saves his life, he goes into a coma. She gets caught up in helping him get safely home where she then gets mistaken for his betrothed. She then gets caught up in lies and a relationship with his brother while he is in this coma. I loved so much about this story! It was funny, I loved the fact that Poppy was feeling the guilt of the lies, and I loved the Duke's family. What I did not like was the interactions between the Heroine and the Hero. It was a little creepy. I understand what she was going for. They didnt want to want each other so they were pushing each other away at the same time. This might not bother other readers it was just a little weird for me and I wanted to touch on it here. If we didn't get Poppy's thoughts to know what she was thinking, I would not have liked it. Overall, I would recommend this for the unique and fun story.

Jenn

May 30, 2020

Sophie Jordan definitely does the slow burn. This was fun, but i don't like them drug out this long. The audio was great though!

M

October 28, 2021

3.5 stars Not my favorite historical romance but Struan was a great character.

Hallie

August 25, 2020

3.5

Fangirl Musings

February 06, 2017

DOWN AND DIRTY QUICKIE REVIEW!One Sentence Summary:Miss Plain Jane shop worker gets mistaken as hero’s bro’s fiance as she falls for Mr. Hero while her fake fiance is comatose.What part made you fangirl squeal:Anytime Mr. Hero did the internal freaking out over his lusty pants for somebody he SHOULDN’T haz lovey dove feels over.Favorite Character:OMG OMG OMG Our sasstastic Poppy. No, wait, our playboy Struan! No no no, Poppy. NO STRUAN NO SEND HELP!How smexy was the smex?SOOOOOOOO HOTTTTTT! Like, that Against A Wall scene when ORP were doing the forbidden outdoor dry humpty-hump? And their naughty words? JESUS SNATCH ME!Name That Trope:Mistaken Identities, Class Divide, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, House Party, Heroine In DeceptionWhose Line Is It Anyway: Poppy: Would you rather I weep for you? Struan: No, I’d rather you scream for me. Got any bitching to do?MOFO I CRACK READ THIS IN 2 DAYS What do you think?Visually Depict Yo Book Feels:Famous last words:I shit you not, fangirls. This WILL be the best book you read all year. I SWEAR ON A THOUSAND ROMANCE NOVEL OTP HEARTEYES!------------------------------------------------(For a more in depth and LOL-fest discussion on romance novels and romance Asian dramas, HERE BE MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL)https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fO...

Suze

August 07, 2018

Poppy has a crush on Marcus, the Duke of Autenberry. Poppy is a shopgirl and although she dreams of a life with the Duke, she knows there isn’t much chance Marcus will be interested in a poor girl working at a florist. However, when Marcus is about to get hit by a carriage, Poppy comes to the rescue and saves his life. Marcus is in a coma and Poppy accompanies him to his home where she meets his family. Due to a misunderstanding they think Poppy is his fiancée and she’s being welcomed with open arms. The only one who doesn’t believe Poppy is Struan, Marcus’s illegitimate half brother. Will Poppy be able to save herself from embarrassment if the truth comes to light?Struan and his brother Marcus have a difficult relationship. Marcus doesn’t want to believe his father was less than perfect and blames Struan for his existence. Struan’s father never wanted him and Struan has always tried to prove himself, so he feels worthy. He’s smart and successful, but he will never have the family Marcus has. There’s something he desperately wants for himself though, Poppy. Struan doesn’t think his brother is seriously courting the woman, because Marcus is a haughty Duke and Poppy is a poor working class girl. When sparks fly he thinks about taking her from his brother, will he actually try this while his brother is sleeping?While the Duke Was Sleeping is a sexy and entertaining romantic story. The sweet and caring shopgirl Poppy dreams of falling in love with a handsome man. She’s infatuated with Marcus, but doesn’t know much about him until she saves his life. At that moment she accidentally becomes part of his family and she fits right in. Everyone loves her, including Struan. He challenges her though and doesn't accept her story as the truth. Struan is tough and moody, but he also has a kind heart and a sensitive nature he hides well. They have plenty of chemistry and he’s inclined to show Poppy the passion she deserves. Of course this makes Poppy feel torn, which is a fantastic idea for a story. I couldn’t turn the pages quickly enough to find out if Struan would win Poppy’s heart. Sophie Jordan has a fabulous fast-paced writing style. Her story is filled with surprising twists and turns, fascinating people and complicated relationships. I loved every single page of While the Duke Was Sleeping. It’s a captivating and fun story that put a huge smile on my face. Poppy is a heartwarming main character and she’s a girl who deserves the best in life. Struan needs someone with a lovely personality who cherishes him, which makes them perfect for each other, but the circumstances definitely aren't. I like reading about a good challenge and that’s exactly what they are for one another. The result is a terrific feelgood book with plenty of true love, eventfulness and charm.

Meghan

November 15, 2022

This was really great! Sophie Jordan is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine! This retelling of While You Were Sleeping was just fabulous!I loved Poppy and Struan but honestly who can resist a Scotsman?! Poppy’s sister annoyed me at one point but then I reminded myself that she’s 15 so that tracks. I love a man that goes after what he wants and Struan wanted Poppy 😏I think I might have to read the rest of this series to find out what happens to the other characters especially the Duchess and Lord Strickland!

RachelReadsandSings

June 28, 2021

Yes this plot is bonkers, but so fun at the same time! I was so here for Poppy and Struan’s dislike to love romance (I mean, who can resist a hot Scottish hero with a tragic past???). Sophie Jordan has become a comfort read author for me and she also reminds me a bit of Tessa Dare with her writing/plots and the kinds of characters she writes about.

Tabetha

January 17, 2021

I love Sophie’s books, as well as the movie, “While You Were Sleeping,” which is what this book is based from. I loved Poppy and her caring nature, but I got frustrated with Struan. He was almost pushy in his pursuit of Poppy at times and I almost like the sleeping Duke as a better hero. It was the supporting characters that made this a fun read for me. 3.75 stars.

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