SEPTEMBER 2019 - AudioFile
Narrator Joel Leslie exposes the hidden feelings of vicar Ben Sedgwick and ship captain Phillip Dacre in this nineteenth-century romance. Leslie excels at digging into the different reservations Ben and Phillip wrestle with before surrendering to their mutual affection. Ben worries about jilting his ill fiancée, while Phillip can’t forget a tragic shipboard liaison. Ben and Phillip are deliciously delineated. Ben’s an earnest-sounding young man whose practical nature naturally veers from the dramatic, while Phillip’s voice has a hoarse deepness that is both serious and sensual. Phillip’s three children are less well characterized, especially his daughter, whose nasal voice whines unpleasantly. Leslie could also be more crisp in his diction. Nonetheless, Cat Sebastian’s series opener makes for a heartfelt audiobook full of tender moments. C.A. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
From the Publisher
Cat Sebastian has a place on my keeper shelf!” — Tessa Dare, New York Times bestselling author
“Cat Sebastian is a queen of queer historical romance...Sebastian never disappoints.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Sebastian’s latest elegantly and eloquently written Regency historical... slowly unfolds into an unforgettable love story that manages to be both sweetly romantic and sizzlingly sensual at the same time, demonstrating once again why Sebastian is one of the brightest new stars in the romance genre.” — Booklist (starred review)
“The novel soars most in the moments where we see Phillip and Ben’s love propel them to find understanding with other members of their families... Sebastian’s latest checks all the boxes for a delightful winter read.” — Entertainment Weekly
“Fans of Regency romances and M/M pairings, here is your must-read for the month. The first book in Sebastian’s Seducing the Sedgwicks series has everything you want in a page-turning story.” — RT Book Reviews (top pick)
“This novel left our hearts bursting with happiness and it is a must-read for fans of historical romances.” — Bookish.com
“Achingly beautiful, heartbreakingly realistic, magnificently written; simply sublime!” — Fresh Fiction
“...there is something quicksilver and alive at the heart of this book that refuses to be pinned down to commonplace realism.” — The Seattle Review of Books
Tessa Dare
Cat Sebastian has a place on my keeper shelf!
Bookish.com
This novel left our hearts bursting with happiness and it is a must-read for fans of historical romances.
RT Book Reviews (top pick)
Fans of Regency romances and M/M pairings, here is your must-read for the month. The first book in Sebastian’s Seducing the Sedgwicks series has everything you want in a page-turning story.
Entertainment Weekly
The novel soars most in the moments where we see Phillip and Ben’s love propel them to find understanding with other members of their families... Sebastian’s latest checks all the boxes for a delightful winter read.
Booklist (starred review)
Sebastian’s latest elegantly and eloquently written Regency historical... slowly unfolds into an unforgettable love story that manages to be both sweetly romantic and sizzlingly sensual at the same time, demonstrating once again why Sebastian is one of the brightest new stars in the romance genre.
The Seattle Review of Books
...there is something quicksilver and alive at the heart of this book that refuses to be pinned down to commonplace realism.
Fresh Fiction
Achingly beautiful, heartbreakingly realistic, magnificently written; simply sublime!
Booklist
In her latest flawlessly written Regency-set historical, Sebastian once again gifts readers with the kind of realistically complicated characters, deliciously dry humor, and combustible sensuality they have come to expect from her...
SEPTEMBER 2019 - AudioFile
Narrator Joel Leslie exposes the hidden feelings of vicar Ben Sedgwick and ship captain Phillip Dacre in this nineteenth-century romance. Leslie excels at digging into the different reservations Ben and Phillip wrestle with before surrendering to their mutual affection. Ben worries about jilting his ill fiancée, while Phillip can’t forget a tragic shipboard liaison. Ben and Phillip are deliciously delineated. Ben’s an earnest-sounding young man whose practical nature naturally veers from the dramatic, while Phillip’s voice has a hoarse deepness that is both serious and sensual. Phillip’s three children are less well characterized, especially his daughter, whose nasal voice whines unpleasantly. Leslie could also be more crisp in his diction. Nonetheless, Cat Sebastian’s series opener makes for a heartfelt audiobook full of tender moments. C.A. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
