The Lady He Lost, Faye Delacour
The Lady He Lost, Faye Delacour
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The Lady He Lost

Author: Faye Delacour

Narrator: Blythe Fortune

Unabridged: 10 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2024

Synopsis

Lieutenant Eli Williams was supposed to be dead. In the two years since his shipwreck, his friends and family mourned him, his brother spent his savings, and his fiancée married someone else. So when he turns up in the middle of the London social season, he quickly becomes the talk of the town. All Eli wants is to set his life back in order and reconnect with Jane Bishop, a friend who has always meant so much more to him, before returning to sea. Jane refuses to waste any more of her life pining over Eli, who chose her cousin instead of her. She needs to focus on gaining her financial independence by establishing a ladies’ gambling club. Never mind that Eli keeps trying to atone for his past mistake by bringing in new members. He’s obviously keeping secrets about his disappearance, which means that she can’t trust him with her heart even if she did kiss him in a moment of weakness. Or three. As Eli works to regain her trust, Jane's defensive walls begin to crumble. But when Eli faces a court of inquiry on suspicion of desertion, Jane must decide if she can let go of the past to build a future with Eli or if she's willing to risk losing him for good.

About Faye Delacour

Faye Delacour writes modern, steamy historical romance. She works as a lawyer and lives with her partner and three children in Montreal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hannah

I don’t think there was much wrong with it, but I was bored as sin…so maybe there wasn’t much right with it either. The narrator also didn’t help, as she sounded a bit wispy and breathy. A book where the hero returns from the dead should be so exciting!!! But the story just never kicked off for me.......more

Goodreads review by PlotTrysts

When the man you love goes missing - presumed dead - you do what you have to do to get on with your life... especially considering that he was engaged to your mean girl cousin. Jane has done just that: she's starting a gaming club with her BFF and they're planning to make it a going concern. But the......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth

This was a nice debut. I liked both main characters and enjoyed them together. However, much of it was slow, and nothing much actually happened. You would think a book about someone coming back after being mistakenly pronounced dead would be more interesting. The ending also felt a bit rushed. Overa......more

Goodreads review by Izzie McFussy

2.5⭐️ The first two pages promised a breezy although anachronistic HR. By page three the story settled into the doldrums. Very little of interest happened. Eli returned “from the dead” with a secret that was kept under wraps from the reader for the majority of the book but referred to in each chapte......more

Goodreads review by Tina | readinginbliss

4 stars ~ Arc Review No one wanted an orphaned lady without any dowry for a wife. Much less one who aspires to run a clandestine gambling club… Straight-laced lady Jane Bishop wants to start an all-female gambling club to ensure the state of her financial future. Unfortunately, it's easier said than......more

Quotes

"London society is stunned when Lieutenant Eli Williams returns to England, seemingly resurrected from the dead. No one is more surprised than Jane Bishop, who once loved Eli . . . Narrator Blythe Fortune offers a solid performance, effectively capturing both Jane’s and Eli’s voices." –Library Journal

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