
De Leeuw for her portrayal of Margaret’s father.

If I could give an award to a narrator for the performance of a particular character, I would gladly give it to Ms. De Leeuw allows us to hear our heroine blossom. Initially, this is a character flaw, but, as the story progresses, Margaret gains a backbone, and Ms. She believes staunchly in doing what’s right, even if it means going against her best interest. Lady Margaret is a woman of great conviction. De Leeuw’s portrayal of Margaret is equally laudable. We are aware of Ash’s anger at the injustices he feels his family has endured, his deep but awkward love for his brothers, and the undeniable passion he feels for Margaret, even though everything in him says she is not someone he should give his heart to. De Leeuw was able to allow the listener to hear when this very complex hero is being portrayed. I was also impressed by the range of emotions Ms. She deepened her voice just enough to suggest Ash’s masculinity, but not enough to make him sound silly or unbelievable. When she reads narrative, she speaks in a cultured British accent, but she employs a variety of accents, both British and otherwise, to bring Ms. She has a lovely, midrange voice, which allows her to perform a wide range of characters with a great deal of authenticity.

Narrator Rebecca De Leeuw was a pleasure to listen to. The revenge factor is nice too, and he won’t turn his nose up at the chance to get even with Margaret’s father, but, when it comes down to it, his brothers are what’s truly important. In this way, she and Ash are quite different, as Ash is devoted to his younger brothers, and wants only to give them all they were deprived of as children. She is well aware of their weaknesses and cruelties, but she can’t help but feel a hint of loyalty along with the dislike. Disguised as her father’s nurse, she has been ordered to learn all she can about the enigmatic Ash Turner, in hopes of turning up a scandal that will keep him from claiming the Parford title. Margaret’s brothers are not much better, as they fled the estate once they learned of Ash’s impending arrival. Lady Margaret is the only daughter of the current duke, an ailing and exceptionally cruel old man. He arrives at Parford Manor to take stock of what he is to inherit, and, if he is to be completely honest with himself, to take his revenge on the current duke, the man responsible for the ruin of Ash’s family. Milan is a phenomenal writer of historical romance.Īsh Turner is soon to be named the Duke of Parford. In fact, it served only to strengthen my belief that Ms. Unveiled, first in the Turner series, did nothing to dispel this notion. After reading Courtney Milan’s The Heiress Effect, I knew I would be a devoted fan.
