• The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter

  • A Victorian Romance
  • By: Mimi Matthews
  • Narrated by: Justine Eyre
  • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (872 ratings)

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The Viscount and the Vicar's Daughter

By: Mimi Matthews
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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Publisher's summary

A world-weary rake

After years of unbridled debauchery, Tristan Sinclair, Viscount St. Ashton has hit proverbial rock bottom. Seeking to escape his melancholy, he takes refuge at one of Victorian society's most notorious house parties. As the Christmas season approaches, he prepares to settle in for a month of heavy drinking...until an unexpected encounter changes his plans - and threatens his heart.

A prim vicar's daughter

Valentine March is not the drab little spinster she appears to be. When her new job as a lady's companion lands her smack in the middle of Yorkshire with England's most infamous rake, she resolves to keep her head down and her eyes fixed firmly on her future - a future which most definitely does not include a sinfully handsome viscount.

A match made in scandal

A friendship is impossible. An affair out of the question. But when one reckless act binds them together, will two star-crossed souls discover there's more to each other than meets the eye? Or will revelations from the past end their fragile romance before it begins?

©2018 Mimi Matthews (P)2018 Tantor

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Short, Sweet and Thoroughly Enjoyable

For some this might have been a little mawkish, but I found it swetly delightful. The characters are believable and likeable. Mimi Matthews is a new writer for me, but she's very talented in telling a good story. Justine Eyre, also talented, did a really great job in her narration. I would recomment.

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Disappointed

I love this author but found this short novel rather boring. Not much of a plot and I had trouble getting to know the characters.

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Unsure

I love Mimi Matthews but this insta love was too much for me. It was a quick listen, so I didn’t expect anything too complex, but there was no drama leading to a fall in love, it was just THERE. Even for the time period and arranged marriage etc, it just wasn’t realistic and left me wishing for more of the characters, more of their story, definitely to see more of them falling/being in love.

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Narrator annoying - book good

I would have really enjoyed this book except I cannot stand the way Justine Eyre narrates. I know a lot of people like the way she talks, but to me, it is like nails on a chalkboard. There have been many books I would have read but when I see her name as the narrator, I completely avoid them. With so many other exceptional narrators out there, I don’t understand why anyone selects her. Sorry.

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Another fun Mimi Matthews book

Once more Matthews has written a compelling novel that takes us away from our 21st century lives and transports is to another time and place. Fairly predictable plot, but the road to resolving romance is fun. Great narration!

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Loved it

Grumpy Hero who having been not believed has been living down to his bad reputation when he meets a Vicar’s daughter who does believe in him and it makes for a delightful love story that I enjoyed very much.

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That Voice....uugggggg

When doing characters, the narrator is flawless. I could barely stand to listen to her narrate the other parts-ssoooooo nasally and whiney. Sweet story, would have been better with Nicholas Boulton.

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Loved it.

Not as predictable as other British Romance novels. Easy and fun to listen to while I work.

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Fine but not great

I’ve listened to 4 Mimi Matthews books, 3 narrated by Alex Wyndham and 1 by Justine Eyre. The best of them is The Work of Art. There is much more to the characters, you understand what drives them and the narration is superb. With this book, the characters aren’t ones you really rally behind in that they are not victims of circumstance so much as their own bad decisions. Yes, Valentine is forced to be a ladies’ companion but it’s for a limited time so she can join the mission field (she’s the daughter of a vicar after all). But in less that a few hours her plans are thrown out the window for a known rake who, frankly, isn’t all that likable nor does he treat her especially well at any time during the story. Very little about their “love” story was appealing. Valentine is hapless and unable to take charge of herself while the Viscount is impulsive and apparently falls for her at first sight though why I’m still unsure. The narrator here is ok, but one couldn’t help but wonder if Wyndham had read if it might not have come across a little better. It’s not a terrible read but do yourself a favor and read The Work of Art instead. The story is much better, and the characters much more enjoyable.

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Terrific!

The story was superb. The characters were well developed. The dialogue was delightful and funny. Even the sort of villain (his father) was sort of likable, sometimes. Also, the petty females were as petty as they could be. The only problem was that we didn’t see her get her comeuppance. I would have loved to see that! In her face!!! And I must be a wanton woman also because I like the Viscount immediately even though he had such a terrible reputation. And when all those people kept telling Valentine to watch out for him I wanted to turn around and say grow up. The women is old enough to make up her own mind. She might be inexperienced but she is not completely naive! And after all was said and done, the Epilogue was short and succinct - summed up in two or three sentences and you knew they’d be all right and happy. Narrator not my favorite. She does the usual things I don’t like but I again set the speed at 1.1 and it helped.

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