The Necklace Trilogy – Kat Martin Free Audiobook

Written by Kat Martin
Read by Henrietta Meire
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The Bride’s Necklace
Necklace Trilogy Series, Book 1
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: September 6, 2016
Duration: 09:29:10

Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family’s heirloom necklace-believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy-to pay for their escape to London.

Terrified that the baron will find them, Victoria poses as Tory Temple and finds employment as a servant in the household of handsome Cordell Easton, the scandalous Earl of Brant. The sisters’ arrival couldn’t have been more welcome. In need of a new mistress, Cord turns to Tory, whose wit and intellect intrigue him. But when the baron discovers the girls’ whereabouts, Cord learns Tory’s secret-her noble birth.

Furious that he has compromised the daughter of a peer, Cord must decide if he will marry Tory to keep her safe or allow his stubborn pride to deny his heart.

Publishers Weekly…January 3, 2005
…. Cord is initially drawn to Claire’s ethereal beauty, but Tory’s intelligence and impudence intrigue him, so much so that he asks her to be his new mistress. Though tempted, Tory refuses, but when Harwood arrives to claim his stepdaughters, she and Cord are forced into a more permanent bond…. Their marriage is as tense as the chess game they play, but Tory’s inability to be up-front with her past and her emotions, as well as her constant attempts to manipulate and deceive Cord (always with good intentions, of course), can grow wearisome. Fortunately, however, Martin adroitly balances the passion and intrigue in this fast-paced Regency, and provides vibrant characters, a swashbuckling prison escape and a satisfying resolution of the necklace legend.

The Devil’s Necklace
Necklace Trilogy Series, Book 2
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: October 11, 2016
Duration: 10:03:20

To British privateer Ethan Sharpe, Grace Chastain was nothing but a pawn for vengeance against Harmon Jeffries, the traitor responsible for his brutal years in prison. Believing Grace to be Jeffries’s mistress, he plans to humiliate his enemy by seducing her. Grace fears her priceless heirloom necklace has begun to live up to its curse when Captain Sharpe makes her his prisoner aboard his schooner. Defiantly she resists his coarse advances, and suspects there is more to this complex sea captain than his brooding anger and silent accusations. But Ethan quickly realizes that she is not the wicked woman he imagined her to be. Grace is as headstrong as she is lovely, and the battle of wills that ensues weakens his resolve. Now Ethan must decide: can he settle the demons of his past and follow the destiny his heart commands?

Publishers Weekly..July 18, 2005
Full of spirited romance and nefarious skullduggery, the second volume of bestseller Martin’s Regency trilogy centers on Capt. Ethan Sharpe, a British privateer determined to punish Harmon Jeffries, Viscount Forsythe, a convicted traitor whom he believes to be responsible for his years of imprisonment in France and the death of many of his crew members. Sharpe’s search for Jeffries leads him to Grace Chastain, Jeffries’s illegitimate daughter, who, contrary to his expectations, proves to be a gently reared young woman possessed of a courageous spirit and intense family loyalty. To his horror, Sharpe finds himself falling in love with her. Complicating matters is Grace’s friendship with the wife of Ethan’s best friend, who managed to secure Ethan’s prison release. Lively emotional skirmishes between these two strong-willed characters propel the plot toward one of Martin’s trademark nail-biting endings.

The Handmaiden’s Necklace
Necklace Trilogy Series, Book 3
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: November 8, 2016
Duration: 09:42:34

Five years ago, Rafael, Duke of Sheffield, believed he was betrayed by the woman he loved, and the pain haunts him still. When Rafe discovers that he was cruelly tricked and that Danielle Duval was never unfaithful, he’s desperate to win her back. But Dani is already on a steamer bound for America to marry another man. Impulsively, Rafe follows her and, trapping her in a compromising situation, quickly makes her his wife. Promising her that with time he can prove his love and win her trust, Rafe presents her with a stunning necklace rumored to hold great power. As much as Dani wants to believe it can right the wrongs of the past, she fears there is one truth it cannot conceal, a truth that could cost her this second chance with Rafe, the only man she has ever loved.

Publishers Weekly…November 28, 2005
In the fast-paced final volume of Martin’s Regency trilogy that began with The Bride’s Necklace, Danielle Duval and Rafael, Duke of Sheffield, meet again in London, five years after scandal ended their engagement. When Rafe investigates and learns that he and Dani were victims of a plot to prevent their marriage, he pursues Dani to America, where she’s traveling to wed another. Repeated episodes of romantic tension lead to sizzling love scenes, but Rafe’s constant distrust of Dani and his use of blackmail to force her to marry him make him come across as a little too high-handed and arrogant. The author’s well-honed ability to deliver spicy romance is undercut by a hero with whom most readers will find it hard to believe the heroine will live happily-ever-after.