M. C. Beaton has 146 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 22 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 516 ratings. The most-rated is The Witches' Tree.
The Constant Companion
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"I am Miss Lamberton. Miss Constance Lamberton. I hoped that you would employ me as your companion." So it was that quiet, reserved Constance came to the household of the haughty but beautiful Lady Amelia. She would serve as the lady's chaperone throughout the season's many festivities, finding herself an unwitting accomplice in Lady Amelia's scheme to trap the very eligible Lord Philip into marriage. But it was not Lady Amelia who won Lord Philip's heart. It was the pale, golden-eyed Constance herself. And very soon, Constance became Lady Philip Cautry. It was not a marriage made in heaven, but surely it would be in time. But then Constance disappeared. Lord Philip didn't know how or why. All that mattered to him was the safe return of his beloved Constance.…
©2013 Marion Chesney (P)2013 Blackstone Audiobooks
His Lordship's Pleasure
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Annabelle Carruthers can only dream of being kissed by a man as dashing as Lord Darkwood. She remains locked in misery - married to a rakish drunk who gambles their lives into financial and social ruin. His sudden death - and rumors of spies and treachery - only make matters worse. Burdened with gambling debts, Annabelle fears she is on her way to the poorhouse. The only solution she can see is to offer herself up as mistress to the mysterious Lord Darkwood! Darkwood, however, is too much of a gentleman to take advantage of a lady such as Annabelle. Still, he is quite interested in rumors of her husband's espionage - a curiosity that will soon place them both in grave danger.
©1991 Marion Chesney (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks
The Adventuress
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Followers of the series will notice in this volume some personality changes in the odd assortment of retainers who keep the infamous house at 67 Clarges Street, in London’s Mayfair, at the ready for whatever entrepreneur will rent it as a launching pad into the London social season. This time the renters are an unlikely couple, the Goodenoughs, apparently father and daughter; she a great beauty, he silent and mysterious. Their secrets eventually become known to the downstairs troupe, but the indomitable butler Rainberd rallies the support forces. When Emily Goodenough’s social gaffes and earthy winsomeness capture the ton’s most eligible bachelor, another successful season at the house comes to a close.
©1987 M.C. Beaton (P)2013 AudioGO
Diana the Huntress
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It seems as if there will be no need to find a husband for Diana, the fifth daughter of Charles Armitage, the hard-drinking huntsman and country vicar. For Diana shares her father's passion for the hunt, secretly posing as a man in order to participate in a sport that is considered too vulgar for a lady in Regency England. Her four elder sisters have married well, but Diana fears she will never be as desirous to wed a man as she is to be one. She was born to have a man's freedom to do and say what she wishes, to move about without restraint - or so she thinks until, disguised as David Armitage, she gets a bitter taste of tawdry town life. Diana decides that life as a lady might not be so bad - if only she were permitted to hunt! But Lady Godolphin, Diana's well-meaning if eccentric cousin, will have none of that. She was instrumental, she tells herself, in finding fine husbands for the older Armitage girls, and she is determined not to fail Diana. A certain Viscount, Lord Charles Dantry, does not play by the rules, however, upsetting all the best-laid plans to turn Diana into a proper young lady. Diana the huntress becomes the hunted and learns that there is another, infinitely more exciting, kind of chase.
©1985 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
Daphne
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Daphne, the fourth daughter of the Reverend Charles Armitage, is beautiful - dazzlingly beautiful - but she is utterly wrapped up in her own appearance. It seems fitting when she decides to marry the exquisite Cyril Archer, who is as empty-headed and vain as she is; after all, once she is safely married, she can hide her true nature behind her beauty, never expected by anyone (least of all her husband) to do or say anything clever. Moreover, marrying Cyril will preserve her from the zealous schemes of her father, whose passion for the hunt is surpassed only by his love of tracking down wealthy, titled husbands for his many daughters. But when Daphne heads home from London, escorted by her eccentric, malaprop cousin, Lady Godolphin, her plans are suddenly thrown awry. Her father, in an aborted attempt to save his hunting pack from a vindictive bishop, finds himself indebted to a certain Mr. Simon Garfield, who is every bit as wealthy as he is noble. So the country vicar offers up the stunning, unwilling Daphne as a bride, forcing her to drop her placid mask in order to fight for the right to make her own match. Meanwhile, Daphne's older sister Annabelle is having troubles of her own. Once so happy in her marriage, she is now losing her husband's love and attention because of their screaming son - or is it their son? Daphne suddenly finds herself in a compromising position when she is given an even more serious reason to resent her father than his marriage plans for her.
©1984 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
The Taming of Annabelle
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His feelings toward her were warm. She turned their conversation over and over in her mind, reading into every casual answer a double meaning, hints of a growing passion that were held in check. From the moment young Annabelle met her sister Minerva's intended, Lord Sylvester, she developed a secret passion for him that obsessed her. Now she was determined to take him away from Minerva, no matter what. But she hadn't reckoned on Sylvester's best friend, Peter, who fell in love with Annabelle and decided to tame her.
©1994 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
Dancing on the Wind
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A unique spin on the romance genre from New York Times bestselling author Marion Chesney I am going to die, Polly thought. The crowd clamored for a speech. Polly raised her hands, and they fell silent. From the foot of the gallows, she asked the spectators why she, a poor woman, should hang for theft, while the abbess of Covent Garden can commit murder on the souls of innocent country girls over and over again and yet go free - and then she condemned them to hell.
©2013 M. C. Beaton (P)2013 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Frederica in Fashion
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Since there is no hope of my securing an eligible partner, due to sad lack of looks, I am running away.… So wrote the sixth of the famous Armitage sisters. For how could colorless Frederica withstand a Season's scrutiny after the five beauties before her had married so magnificently? Disguised as a chambermaid, Freddie found her way into the household of the fashionable Duke of Pembury. That wild gentleman was soon on to her tricks and found himself escorting the lady to London. Once on the marriage mart, the five sisters preened and primped the youngest until Freddie could not recognize herself! They did not seem to notice that a certain gentleman's attention had Freddie blooming, and that perhaps Freddie was not fated to be plain - or unmarried - after all....
©1985 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
Minerva
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Minerva marks the delightful debut of The Six Sisters, a family saga in six volumes that will recount the romantic adventures of the six marriageable daughters of a country vicar, the Reverend Charles Armitage, in Regency England. The eldest, Minerva, is enchantingly beautiful - but a prude. She lives in the country looking after her siblings while her mother reclines on a chaise longue happily inventing new malaises. Her father, a vicar of decidedly secular inclinations, indulges a hearty passion for hunting instead of worrying about the girls' dowries. But when he wants to send his boys to Eton, the money must be found - and how better than by marrying Minerva off to a man of fortune? Dispatched to Town, Minerva experiences her first season under the wing of an elderly relative. But age, it seems, is no guarantee of respectability, and Lady Godolphin's plan for a good time scandalize her young charge. Finally Minerva's moralizing ways make her the subject of a shocking wager among the rakes and dandies of Regency London. Meanwhile, the handsome Lord Sylvester Comfrey is observing her progress in the marriage market. For such a virtuous girl, Minerva unaccountably finds herself in some extremely compromising situations with this gentleman, who alas professes not to be the marrying kind.
©1994 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
La kermesse fatale
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Agatha Raisin a le vent en poupe : les affaires s'accumulent, pas le temps de souffler. Tant mieux, elle a horreur du vide, et fait même des heures sup : elle vient d'accepter d'aider le pasteur d'un village voisin à promouvoir la kermesse de la paroisse. Il faut dire que l'organisateur, un certain George Selby, a le bon goût d'être veuf et... beau comme un dieu. C'est un succès : les visiteurs affluent au village. Mais la kermesse vire à l'hallucination lorsque l'on découvre que plusieurs échantillons de confiture ont été assaisonnés de LSD ! Bien que distraite par le charme du beau George, Agatha doit démasquer le coupable. Sans imaginer un instant que l'objet de ses fantasmes va peut-être lui faire vivre un mauvais trip.
©2019 Albin Michel (P)2019 Audible Studios
Rira bien qui rira le dernier
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Lorsqu'on l'appelle pour venir résoudre un meurtre dans le manoir isolé d'Arthur Trent, Hamish Macbeth ne se précipite pas. La dernière fois qu'il a dû s'y rendre, le meurtre n'était qu'une mauvaise blague, et le cadavre, un employé de Trent couvert de faux sang. Pas question pour Hamish de se faire avoir de nouveau ! Mais cette fois-ci, c'est bien la mort qui est au rendez-vous... ainsi que les membres de la famille de Trent, tous nettement plus intéressés par le testament du vieil homme que par son assassinat.
©2020 Albin Michel (P)2020 Audible Studios
Deborah Goes to Dover
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Destined for Dover, Miss Pym has her matchmaking work cut out for her when she encounters the pretty but hoydenish Lady Deborah Western! Encouraged by an unruly twin brother, the spirited, golden-haired Deborah seems set on dressing and acting the tomboy, much to the dismay of her handsome neighbor, the Earl of Ashton.... To Deb, the Earl is a dull stick, always lecturing on the behavior of a proper lady. But her desire to fish, hunt, and ride astride is quickly replaced with more romantic notions when the tall, green-eyed Earl challenges her to a horse race and wins himself an unforgettable kiss. Miss Pym is certain the stunned girl is quite ready for more feminine pursuits; and with the help of her clever maneuverings, Lady Deborah will soon be well and truly matched - perhaps even to the Earl himself!
©1991 Marion Chesney (P)2012 AudioGO
Qui s'y frotte, s'y pique
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Obligé de remplacer un policier local dans les confins inhospitaliers de Cnothan, Hamish a le mal du pays et de sa chère Priscilla... mais, il est à peine arrivé que l'homme le plus détesté du village est assassiné et jeté en pâture à un élevage de homards qui n'en font qu'une bouchée avant d'être expédiés vers les restaurants les plus chics de Londres. Pour retrouver son village, Hamish Macbeth devra affronter l'horrible inspecteur-chef Blair et sa charmante voisine (l'un bien décidé à couvrir l'affaire, l'autre à le séduire !)... et débusquer l'assassin.
©2019 Albin Michel (P)2019 Audible Studios
Death of a Nag
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Hamish Macbeth, constable in the small Scottish Highland town of Lochdubh, is feeling down after losing both his promotion and his girlfriend, the town beauty, Priscilla Halbourton-Smythe. A trip to a charming seaside inn with his dog, Towser, is meant to raise his sagging spirits. Instead, he arrives at “Friendly House” to find the ambiance chilling, the food inedible, and his fellow guests less than neighborly. There’s an amorous spinster, two flirty girls, a retired military man, a secretive London family, and Bob Harris, who so nags his wife, Doris, that everyone wants to kill him. Then somebody does. Soon Macbeth is called upon to act - to dig into the past and deep into the heart to deliver something more daunting than merely the culprit: Justice.
©2020 Blackstone Publishing (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
Miss Fiona's Fancy
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From beloved historical romance author Marion Chesney comes the third installment in the Royal Ambition series. The Misses Penelope Yarwood, Euphemia Perkins, and Letitia Helmsdale all smugly informed her that the Marquess of Cleveden was at once the most eligible and the most elusive catch in the London marriage mart. Society's most dazzling beauties had failed to win him over yet, and a newcomer like Fiona didn't stand a ghost of a chance of having him look at her twice. That was all that fiery-tempered Fiona needed to hear, and she bet - far more wealth than she possessed - that she would snare the maddeningly elusive marquess before the season's end. Now Fiona faces the risk of losing a wager she cannot repay - and more, the even greater danger of losing her heart.
©1987 Marion Chesney (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Gare aux empoisonneuses
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Personne ne peut rester indifférent au charme de Gloria French, une veuve londonienne au rire sonore et aux joues bien roses ! Les habitants des Cotswold ont accueilli avec joie cette dame toujours prête à rendre service et à lever des fonds pour l'église. Même si sa fâcheuse manie d'emprunter des choses à ses voisins, sans jamais les rendre, en irrite plus d'un... Lorsqu'on retrouve Gloria empoisonnée par un vin de sureau qu'elle avait justement "emprunté", c'est le choc. Qui pouvait lui en vouloir ? À Agatha de résoudre l'énigme et de trouver l'empoisonneur ou l'empoisonneuse...
©2020 Albin Michel (P)2020 Audible Studios
The Scandalous Lady Wright
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An aristocratic lady is accused of murder in a historical romance by this best-selling author. The upper class of the social circle regarded Sir Benjamin Wright with utmost honor and respect. Yet Lady Emma knew her husband was in fact a drunken, jealous brute who delighted in humiliating her both in and out of the bedroom. His murder had been a blessing, she thought, until the constable's accusing finger pointed to her. But it soon became apparent that her late husband hid secrets - and enemies. When the practical Comte Saint-Juste arrived on the scene, offering his services, Lady Emma was about to discover what the French dedication to l'amour really meant.
©2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Rainbird's Revenge
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Jenny Sutherland is pretty, but the lovely country girl is also vain. Her guardian has decided that a London season is just the thing to give the fair Jenny a sorely deserved set-down. Meanwhile, the handsome Duke of Pelham, owner of 67 Clarges Street, has returned from Europe at last - to find a wife. Used to women doting on him, the Duke turns the ton against the disdainful Jenny who dares to spurn him at her very first London soiree. Alas, he’s fallen in love with the miss he’s just ruined! Now his butler Rainbird has a mischievous plan to get Jenny into the Duke’s arms - and teach this upstairs Lord and Lady a humbling lesson about downstairs servants - and the human heart.
©1988 M.C. Beaton (P)2013 AudioGO
Qui franchit la ligne jaune
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Maggie Baird est aussi riche que pingre, ce qui ne la rend guère populaire dans son petit village écossais. Aussi, quand elle périt dans sa voiture en feu, il ne fait aucun doute que c'est pour sa fortune qu'on l'a tuée. En guise de suspects idéaux, le détective Hamish MacBerth a devant lui quatre des anciens amants de la défunte, que celle-ci avait conviés dans son luxueux cottage, tous plus pauvres les uns que les autres. Elémentaire, mon cher Watson ? Peut-être un peu trop... Hamish Macbeth va devoir chercher plus loin parmi les ennemis de Maggie et faire appel à son infaillible intuition pour dénouer l'affaire. Et éviter ainsi d'être la prochaine victime...
©2020 Albin Michel. Traduit de l'anglais par Carla Lavaste (P)2020 Audible Studios
Lessons in Love
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Lady Lucinda Esmond's swine of a father, the Earl of Sotheran, was forever fleecing young bucks in London's gaming halls with impunity - until he cheats Captain Mark Chamfrey, who kidnaps 10-year-old Lucinda for ransom. But when Chamfrey has a change of heart and returns the girl, Earl Esmond nonetheless exacts his own price: Chamfrey can only redeem himself and save his skin by marrying his little victim nine years hence. Lucinda's father could not have foreseen what a beauty Lucinda would become, nor that Chamfrey, a newly made Marquess, would find that what was supposed to be his punishment turns out be exactly what he desires!
©1987 Marion Chesney (P)2014 Blackstone Audio