Sally Roughton has narrated 10 audiobooks on Listento.it by 5 authors, with an average listener rating of 4★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is A Second Chance Summer.
A Second Chance Summer
Summary
"Delightful read! Exactly what I was looking for from the genre: escapism, characters I recognized, an engaging story line. Couldn't put it down." Alice knows that coming back to Cornwall means she will have to see Sam, who she fell in love with ten years earlier when they were both aged 18. How will he react to her return, and what changes have the intervening years meant for them both? Still recovering from a toxic relationship, Alice realizes she has allowed life to become too predictable, while Julie has just ended things with the man she was due to marry. The two friends decide to throw caution to the wind, coming back to Cornwall, where they spent a long, happy summer before life got serious. As they return to the same small flat in the center of town, and seasonal jobs at the Sail Loft Hotel, Alice harbors both hopes and fears of finding Sam, while Julie is determined to enjoy the freedom she’s been missing. A lot can change in 10 years, though, as their friend Luke - now a handsome, successful businessman – proves. Back in Cornwall himself to spend time with his seriously ill mum, he and Julie form a close relationship. Alice is worried that her friend is making a huge mistake and, all-but-abandoned, starts to spend time with single mum Casey. Sam, meanwhile, proves elusive but slowly reveals that, although he appears not to have changed at all, the previous decade has been eventful for him, too. It's not all about the boys, though. Alice and Julie's strong, honest friendship will quickly draw you to them. Alice can be opinionated, Julie reckless, but both are quick-witted, funny, warm, and ambitious. The county of Cornwall, famous for its rugged coastlines, glorious beaches, and picturesque harbour towns, provides a vivid backdrop for the perfectly paced beginning of this cracking new series. Is it possible to relive the best time of your life? Alice and Julie are about to find out.
©2018 Katharine E. Smith (P)2020 Katharine E. Smith
Courting Danger
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Ellen Montgomery wants nothing more than to live her life on her terms. However when her father catches her riding his favorite stallion astride and in her brothers breeches no less, he decides to send Ellen to Paris for some much-needed polish before the London season. Ellen is soon fascinated with the lords she meets, but only one makes her blood burn in more ways than one! Christopher Fairfax, the new earl of Durham, has sworn off women; they are nothing but trouble. But he soon finds himself intrigued by his best friend’s younger sister, a wild little hellion who won’t listen to reason and won’t stay out of his head. Ellen and Christopher both find themselves courting danger when they find a common enemy in Lord Darby, a ruthless man wanted by the crown for murder. A man determined to gain Ellen’s hand and therefore her fortune in marriage by any means necessary. Ellen and Christopher must work together to stop him before it’s too late.
©2011 Elizabeth A. Lance (P)2020 Elizabeth A. Lance
Trouble & Strife
Summary
Elizabeth Percival is sweet. Professionally. She left behind a life of stifling luxury to work in Cadwell’s chocolate shop. After more than a decade, she’s itching to take over. She’s not about to let some broad-shouldered brawler mess it up. Even if he does have shoulders to die for. Sidney Chance isn’t an enforcer...anymore. After a decade of smacking heads together in the name of the Chance Brothers, he’s lieutenant to the city’s most powerful family, but he’s not sure what to do with himself. Sid’s made some bad choices, but maybe, the worst is mooning over a girl who keeps making good choices for him. Suddenly, he has clean socks and wooly sweaters, and he’s not sure he minds, exactly, but it’s not doing his fearsome reputation any favors. But one taste of sweetness isn’t enough. Can Sid convince Elizabeth he’s worth the trouble?
©2020 Lara Kinsey (P)2020 Lara Kinsey
Hammer and Tongs (A Historical Romance Novella)
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Isaiah emerged from the razor gangs of Birmingham as head of the notorious Chance Brothers Limited Company. Every victory is a new responsibility. Isaiah can’t be any less than perfect to keep the peace. He has no time for distractions, especially not his newest employee. Brighid just wants to keep her head down and do her job. She’s been working as Arthur Bell for nearly a decade, and she’s been gone from Birmingham nearly that long. But her work is shoeing horses, and Chance Brothers have the largest stable this side of Cheapside. Better the devil you know than the Peaky Blinders, the Sloggers, and the Brummagem Boys. Even better, the most notorious Chance blushes when she so much as looks his way. But Isaiah isn’t the hardened criminal Brighid expected. The heat of their coupling melts Isaiah’s ironclad self-control. Brighid and Isaiah have kept themselves safe by protecting their hearts. Which of our heroes will come out on top? "[Brighid] had backbone and knew what she wanted. Brighid freaking went for it." (Goodreads)
©2020 Lara Kinsey (P)2020 Lara Kinsey
Royal Holiday
Summary
In Brooklandia, the holiday countdown doesn’t begin until the royal family throws their Midnight Magic Ball two weeks before Christmas Eve. Princess Martina Parisier hates the lavish royal parties with their boring guests, having to behave like a lady for hours on end. But this year’s ball will be a masquerade. Everyone there will be in costume, so at least she can hide in plain sight. So when a dashing masked man captures her under the mistletoe and gives her a toe-curling kiss then leaves her with a single red rose, she has no idea who he is. Now the mysterious stranger is sending her a red rose each day in a countdown of his own. He knows who she is and claims he will see her under the mistletoe again on Christmas Eve....
©2019 Mckenna James (P)2019 Mckenna James
Artifice
Summary
David Alexander Cole, the earl of Whitborne, is tired of his life as an agent, but when he meets an enchanting young miss with an unusual request, he finds he cannot help but be intrigued. Miss Joanna Deville enters his life like a whirlwind, and he finds himself hard-pressed not to help her in her quest for love but soon finds himself entangled in a love triangle. The game is one of deception: make a certain gentleman jealous and catch a jewel thief in the process, but it goes awry when he finds himself falling in love with Joanna’s devastatingly beautiful best friend, Miss Arianna Channing. What’s a spy to do when confronted with such artifice? Arianna Channing has always been the belle of the ball. Her entourage includes all of the most eligible gentlemen, and she enjoys the power her beauty has over them, but there is one...one delectable rake with the power to make her feel something more, something real and true, but he’s embroiled in a charade of love with her best friend. How can she ever convince the rakishly handsome Lord Whitborne to quit his deception and join her in a true romance?
©2012 Elizabeth A. Lance (P)2020 Elizabeth A. Lance
As Boundless as the Sea
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Two years into her new life in Cornwall, and while Alice Griffiths’ own romantic hopes have been dashed, it appears that whichever way she looks, her friends are getting hitched. A handsome stranger at Bea’s wedding could well change Alice’s fortunes but she may be better off ploughing her energies into her working life. While each season brings a new wedding, the months leading up to Christmas, and David and Martin's big day, become about taking risks for Alice. Should she leave the safety of the Sail Loft Hotel? Is starting a business the best idea she and Julie have ever had, or the end of a beautiful friendship? And should she push Sam Branvall out of her mind for good and take a chance on handsome, successful Paul Winters? From upsetting her manager at the Sail Loft, to Sam moving back to town; not to mention a phone call announcing her mother has been taken seriously ill, it’s going to take a cool head to navigate successfully through this year. Luckily, Alice has her friends to support her. Even if they are all getting married. If she can just keep her cool, and keep her friends, then she should make it safely through to those cold winter nights and twinkling Christmas lights.
©2018 Katharine E. Smith (P)2020 Katharine E. Smith
After the Sun
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"I love the way the author turns this around from your usual, predictable love story." When things seem too good to be true, they usually are. Alice is finding her feet managing the Sail Loft Hotel when Sam is presented with an offer he can’t refuse. The bad news is, if he says yes, he will have to leave Cornwall. Sam’s visits home see him split in his loyalties between his daughter Sophie, and spending time with Alice. Sophie’s mother, Kate, seems to be doing her best to make things difficult. Meanwhile, Alice’s friend Julie is also facing a long-distance relationship as her new partner, and Sam’s best friend, Luke, is working in London. With no children to think of, and plenty of disposable income (on Luke’s part at least), life should be more simple but Julie has yet to find a long-term job and Luke is still getting over the recent death of his mother. Can these fledgling relationships pass the long-distance test, and can Julie and Alice make life in Cornwall work for them now that the summer sun has gone?
©2018 Katharine E. Smith (P)2020 Katharine E. Smith
Sticks and Stones
Summary
The scene is set for the perfect summer. Business is booming. The weather couldn’t be better. Best of all, Sam is coming back to Cornwall. For good. A storm is brewing, however. It seems that somebody, somewhere, has it in for Alice, although it is not clear who, or why. As Julie tries to help her friend, she finds her own thoughts turning progressively towards motherhood. Sam, meanwhile, has the pressure of a new job, as well as a stressed-out girlfriend and a teenage daughter to contend with. Fearing for her business, her relationship, and her sanity, can Alice get to the root of the problem before any permanent damage is done?
©2019 Katharine E. Smith (P)2021 Katharine E. Smith
For the Love of a Duke Boxset
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Four sumptuous, clean, and wholesome regency romances in one stunning box set. A blind duke robbed of his dignity saved by a simple maid. An embittered earl swept from his feet by the nanny of his forsaken child. A lord laid low lifted from despair by the miracle of love. Spies, lies, and disguise as a captain uncovers the true love his heart has been longing for along. Four wonderfully unexpected regency stories in one delightful collection for the very first time. The Blind Duke Can a blind duke robbed of all but his dignity find it in his heart to allow a common tenant girl Alana Carrington to raise him from despair? Grant, Duke of Herefordshire, has lost more than his sight - he has lost hope of ever seeing love or life again. After returning from the American war to find his once thriving estate ransacked and abandoned by his own servants, he is left to die a lonely death within its dark walls. It is only when he stumbles into one of his estate tenants Alana Carrington that the light begins to break through. Will the Duke's former glory be restored to him and his duchy, and will Grant once again move in society worthy of his station? And when he does, will he remember the gentle Alana, a mere commoner, and all she has done for him? The Embittered Earl When Lord Richard Trenton is summoned to the side of his dying wife, he is certain of what the servants only suspect: The child she is birthing is not his own. Never one to shirk duty, Lord Trenton hires a nanny for the little girl, but the baby’s presence causes him such pain that he banishes her and her nanny Edith to the nursery. Edith, familiar with the horror of abandonment, gives the baby all her love and care. Little does she know that Lord Trenton sees it all. When Lord Trenton is summoned to London on business, Edith overhears a conversation and learns the baby girl is in danger from one of her blood relatives. How will Edith get the baby safely away? Where will she go? And will Lord Trenton follow them? Lord Byron's Bride Lord Byron Whittaker is a true catch. He’s as thoroughbred as the stallions he loves to ride. Betrothed to the lovely Lady Sophia, his life really is to be envied...until the day he is thrown from his uncontrollable horse. The once vivacious lord, now a paraplegic, loses all hope. Worse, he loses his fiancée. His perfect existence comes crumbling down around him, and the only person able to handle this changed, angry man is his gentle yet firm caregiver Cecilia Fountain. Charged with his private care, Cecilia helps Lord Whittaker on his road to recovery. And recover he does - so swiftly, in fact, that he soon finds himself back in his old life, forgetting the woman who put up with him and loved him in secret during his darkest days. Rejected, Cecilia returns to work at the hospital. Unable to forget him, though, she dreams of one day being back in the arms of the first man she ever truly loved. The Enchanting Rebel Captain Gordon Links is no stranger to conquering armies. But when one young woman Noelle conquers his heart, he is defenseless to resist. Labeled a traitor and smuggled from France under Gordon's care, Noelle falls for the noble soldier - but their proposed union is challenged by none other than the regent himself and by the demands of title and wealth that are unexpectedly thrust upon the captain's shoulder.
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