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Lucinda Brant is an excellent writer if this book is anything to go by.

I found this DELIGHTFUL because the characters came to life off the page and especially the men all bewigged and powdered. This was so well written that I never forgot as I read that this was a Georgian era novel. No modern references.

I sympathised greatly with Jane, a squire’s daughter who falls in love with the Earl of Salt. While she is sweet, kind and sensitive, he is brash, angry, arrogant, filling the page with his overwhelming presence. They have a difficult history, and as the book opens, they are miserable, waiting to be wed to one another, without wanting to.

There is a backstory that is cleverly revealed. All credit to the success of this love story goes to Jane who is patient, loving, giving and kind, in the face of Salt’s rancour and contempt. Can her inner and outer beauty charm him and endear him to her? Gosh, I fell in love with Jane myself, how could he resist her?

The UNNERVING comes from the slow reveal of the villain in this story. While at first glance this person seems extreme, and therefore easily dismissed as fantasy and unrealistic, I have dealt with such people in my past employment. Therefore, I know such a villain is realistic, insidious and truly scary.

So while I read this romance feeling delighted by it, I did so under the shadow of the looming danger posed by the ever-present villain.

The love story moved in a satisfying manner from distrust and misery, to incremental changes of heart, to love in such sweet small steps, that I found myself enthralled unable to put the book down. Of course, the villain is dealt with and the romance resolves happily.

I recommend Salt Bride. The writing is fresh, witty, clever, the suspense slowly builds and the romance blooms beautifully.

Post Script: While reading the next novel in my pile, I could not stop thinking about Salt Bride. As I fell asleep each night, I thought about events in Salt Bride rather than the novel I am currently reading (by another author). This inability to let go of Salt Bride, and the reading experience overall, leads me to give it 5 stars.


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Salt Bride A Georgian Historical Romance Lucinda Brant 9780987073808 Books Reviews

The imagery painted by Brant is spectacular. You just literally feel like you are right there with the characters in that time period and you feel what they are feeling right along with them. There is some very intense emotion, a bit of wit and very, very high drama.

There is a very unhappy history between the Earl of Salt Hendon and Jane Despard, the daughter of a neighboring squire. And now, years later, they are being forced to marry. Neither of them is happy about the situation, but neither of them has a choice.

There is a sinister, dark character in their orbit who wants Jane gone and totally out of Salt’s life and she will – and has – done the most despicable and heinous things to assure that they stay separated. Diana St. John, widow of Salt’s cousin and best friend is fixated on Salt. Diana believes that she will be the Countess of Salt Hendon and that Salt cannot get along without her. As you learn more of what she has done and is willing to do it will make your skin crawl and you’ll want to check under your bed at night. She is truly a chilling villain. You’ll think her eventual punishment is nowhere near enough for the things she did.

Jane has a wonderfully sunny outlook on life – even after all the misery she has been through. She is so very kind, loving, gentle, caring, patient, giving. Even Salt’s rancor and utter contempt cannot make her act as he does. She’s beautiful inside and out. Nobody in the household can resist her – not the servants, not the relatives and certainly not Salt, no matter how hard he tries.

The dark history is slowly exposed and the misunderstandings come to light and they learn that neither of them ever actually stopped loving the other. Brant’s use of suspense, humor, and love just draws you right in and makes you a part of the story.
5 "Reneged Betrothal?" Stars for the story and 5 narration stars for Alex Wyndham's narration!

Containing a romance based on the misunderstanding trope, along with a suspense twist that includes a scheming, jealous relative with plans to marry the hero herself, Lucinda Brant delivers a compelling and addictive listen in the Salt Bride A Georgian Historical Romance. This intriguing listen left me with no choice but to binge listen to this 12+ hour romance until the satisfying end even bypassing sleep to do so! Moreover, the soothing and sexy baritone voice of Alex Wyndham make this romance a fantastic choice to experience in audio format.

One night of premature, overzealous passion, and the perfect storm of ill-timed events, lead to both the happiest night and yet the most unfortunate series of events. Set in England in the 18th Century, these events eventually lead Jane Despard, a squire's daughter, to force the Earl of Salt Hendon to marry her--even if she will still be shunned by society for her sullied past. The fact that the Earl of Salt Hendon still has his own memories of that night (ones that he frequently revisits) is of little solace when he believes that Jane committed the biggest sin of all. But Salt is a man of his word and he will honor his deathbed promise to Jane's father unless he can convince Jane to release him of the obligation--a promise that he will thoroughly attempt to dissuade her from. What he doesn't know is that Jane is equally determined to go through with the marriage no matter what the consequence due to her own personal reasons.

Further complicating matters is Diana St. John, the widow of Salt's cousin and the mother of his two godchildren. Over the years, Diana has been aspiring and calculating how to further Salt's political career. Moreover, she has been effectively functioning as the Countess of Salt Hendon (in every way except for the bedroom) and fully expects to assume that role officially as soon as her scheming finally lands her the ultimate prize. Can there possibly be a HEA for Jane and Salt under the circumstances?

Alex Wyndham has become one of my favorite historical romance narrators, and his performance in Salt Bride is every bit the narration perfection that I have come to expect and enjoy from Mr. Wyndham. From his aristocratic, commanding Earl of Salt Hendon voice to Jane's sweet and loyal softer more feminine sounding voice, Mr. Wyndham is able to create spot on voices for all characters across genders. Mr. Wyndham also excels at delivering both the narratives and dialogues at just the right speed and with the appropriate pauses to make listening to this story seamless for the listener.

One plot point that I particularly enjoyed is that although this romance is based on the misunderstanding trope, the animosity between the main couple is expertly managed by Ms. Brant, so that by the time that the romance flourishes it is completely believable and heart-stirring. Additionally, I loved how Ms. Brant slowly introduces us to a whole cast of interesting secondary characters, who help round out and deepen the complexity of this story, including the couple who will no doubt be featured in book 2 of this series, Salt Redux Lady Caroline (Salt's younger sister) and Sir Anthony (Diana's brother and Salt's brother-in-law).

All in all, the Salt Bride is a romance audiobook that historical romance lovers will not want to miss!

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Lucinda Brant is an excellent writer if this book is anything to go by.

I found this DELIGHTFUL because the characters came to life off the page and especially the men all bewigged and powdered. This was so well written that I never forgot as I read that this was a Georgian era novel. No modern references.

I sympathised greatly with Jane, a squire’s daughter who falls in love with the Earl of Salt. While she is sweet, kind and sensitive, he is brash, angry, arrogant, filling the page with his overwhelming presence. They have a difficult history, and as the book opens, they are miserable, waiting to be wed to one another, without wanting to.

There is a backstory that is cleverly revealed. All credit to the success of this love story goes to Jane who is patient, loving, giving and kind, in the face of Salt’s rancour and contempt. Can her inner and outer beauty charm him and endear him to her? Gosh, I fell in love with Jane myself, how could he resist her?

The UNNERVING comes from the slow reveal of the villain in this story. While at first glance this person seems extreme, and therefore easily dismissed as fantasy and unrealistic, I have dealt with such people in my past employment. Therefore, I know such a villain is realistic, insidious and truly scary.

So while I read this romance feeling delighted by it, I did so under the shadow of the looming danger posed by the ever-present villain.

The love story moved in a satisfying manner from distrust and misery, to incremental changes of heart, to love in such sweet small steps, that I found myself enthralled unable to put the book down. Of course, the villain is dealt with and the romance resolves happily.

I recommend Salt Bride. The writing is fresh, witty, clever, the suspense slowly builds and the romance blooms beautifully.

Post Script While reading the next novel in my pile, I could not stop thinking about Salt Bride. As I fell asleep each night, I thought about events in Salt Bride rather than the novel I am currently reading (by another author). This inability to let go of Salt Bride, and the reading experience overall, leads me to give it 5 stars.