The Player

Rockliffe, Volume 3

By: Stella Riley

Narrated by: Alex Wyndham

Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

Tragedy drove him into unwilling exile. Death demands his reluctant return. In the decade between, he has answered to many names and amassed a variety of secrets. Now the actor known to Paris as L'Inconnu must resume his real identity and become Francis Adrian Sinclair Devereux, Earl of Sarre...a man he no longer knows how to be and whose name, thanks to the malice of a friend turned enemy, remains tarnished by an old scandal. Revenge, so long avoided, slithers temptingly from the shadows.

Granddaughter of a wealthy wool-merchant, Caroline Maitland is not finding her society debut either easy of enjoyable...but, to Marcus Sheringham, she is the perfect solution to his crushing mountain of debt. Knowing she will be married for her money, Caroline never believed she would find love; but neither did she bargain for a certain charming French highwayman...and a surprising turn of events. The stage is set, the cast assembled, and the Duke of Rockliffe waits for the curtain to rise. In the wings, Lord Sarre prepares to make his entrance. He doesn't expect to be greeted with applause.

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Good continuation of the series

This series has more meat to it than many romances and the narration is very good, though it is a little jarring in this one that an Englishman who has lived in France for a few years would have a French accent to his English speech. Fortunately, that only occurs at the beginning.

Enjoyable

Really enjoy character development. Very good plot, unusual. The Radcliffe series is entertaining. I would definitely recommend this book.

Amazing narration!

Alex Wyndham is more than enough reason to listen to this book. The plot is interesting, as are the characters, EXCEPT the heroine, who, even MR Wyndham could not make lovable. She is written as a complete bore & not particularly smart. However, with that being said, I enjoyed The Player. Other books & my favorite narrator are on the top of my Audible list!

Best one of the series

I've listened to all three books-this one is the most interesting and funny. The first two are good-and listening to them in order would be best. Alex Wyndham out does himself with the accents!!

An unexpected and gradually deepening love - beautiful!

Great storyline. I truly enjoyed getting to know and appreciate both Caroline and Adrian/Dev. Theirs was such a lovely unexpected romance with gradually deepening love and understanding. I fell asleep late last night while reading and have been anxiously waiting all day to finish. I know I will be thinking about them and hope to catch up with them (and the others from this series) in the next book.

Of course, Alex Wyndham's narration is incomparable!

marvellous, entertaing love story

overwhelming characters, interesting, unique, funny,entertaining, complex , different, inspiring, lovable,and great narration, bravo Riley/ Wyndham

Artfully written and narrated - highly recommend!

Smooth and entertaining, The Player will easily become a favorite which will draw readers back again and again. Alex Wyndham's brilliant depiction of Stella Riley's complex characters makes this series an all time favorite!

Thhe narrator is incredible!

there are many more characters in this book then usual. The reader makes ia great book even better.

Excellent as always

Ms. Riley’s books are an auto buy for me, and Alex Wyndham’s narration makes her books really come to life. The characters are interwoven with those from previous tales; it was great to catch up with Nicholas and the Duke of Rockcliffe, as well as others we’ve met along the way. If you’re looking for solid prose and a detailed plot, together with a dulcet toned narrator, check out Stella Riley’s books...delightful.

Exquisite except . . .

for the narrator’s penchant for emphasizing the last syllable of words spoken by females and by males for whom English is a second language. I love Nicholas Boulton’s voice and ability to distinguish the differences of between characters and wish I didn’t notice his odd way of reading. Stella Riley’s writing is lovely and makes me feel immersed in her world. I always fall for her heroes and Lord Sar is no exception. The progression from liking to loving held my Interest. Her villain is understandably hateful. Overall, a satisfying and recommended listen and/or read.