Daughters of Mannerling ~ Books 1-6 – M. C. Beaton; Marion Chesney Free Audiobook

Written by M. C. Beaton; Marion Chesney
Read by Charlotte Anne Dore; Lizzie Stanton
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

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The Banishment
The Daughters of Mannerling, Book 1
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Lizzie Stanton
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 1
Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins

Release date: 09-24-13
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
Could she ever love a gentleman as much as she loved her magnificent home?

Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. When her father gambles away their fortune – including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion – Isabella discovers there is very little sympathy for her plight. As the eldest, Isabella is chosen to court Mr. Judd, the roguish bachelor who won Mannerling. Surely no sacrifice is too great to regain Mannerling? But tempting her away from Mr. Judd is Lord Fitzpatrick, an Irish rake who fears Isabella can never love a man as she does her home. He is nonetheless determined to convince her to choose a man over manse.

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The Intrigue
The Daughters of Mannerling Series, Book 2
By: M.C. Beaton
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 2
Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Release date: 10-01-13
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
Mannerling, the splendid family estate gambled away by Sir Beverley, remains the passionate desire of his daughters. Beverley himself has died and the eldest daughter, Isabella – having failed in her bid to reclaim their home – is blissfully wed. The mantle of savior then falls to the next eldest daughter, Jessica. How fortunate that the new owner of Mannerling has a marriageable son. In truth, Harry is a brutal lecher, a drunkard, and a wastrel, but Jessica, blinded by determination, vows to secure a betrothal. She is barely aware of the attention of handsome, charming Professor Robert Sommerville, whose affection for Jessica is equaled only by the fear that her obsession to secure Mannerling will lead to disaster for all concerned. As scandal and intrigue swirl around her, Jessica must discover where the heart finds true happiness.

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The Deception
The Daughters of Mannerling Series 3
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 3
Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins

Release date: 10-23-13
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
It was an unfair decision – to be forced to choose between her home and her heart…

When one of her sisters is attacked by Harry Devers, the lecherous son of Mannerling’s present owner, Abigail Beverley puts her obsession with reclaiming the mansion on hold. It is then that Abigail meets the dashing and extremely eligible Lord Burfield, fresh back from the army and in full-time pursuit of a bride. She must be quick to grab his attention lest he is snapped up by Prudence Makepeace.

Meanwhile, unexpected circumstances force the insufferable Harry to recuperate from a riding accident in the Beverley home, where Abigail’s twin sister, Rachel, nurses him back to health – and into a betrothal. Stirred from its brief slumber, Abigail’s fury returns, alive and kicking. So when Rachel begins to have doubts about marrying Harry, Abigail devises a daring plan to win back Mannerling once and for all.

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The Folly
The Daughters of Mannerling, Book 4
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 4
Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins

Release date: 10-25-13
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
In the fourth installment of the Daughters of Mannerling series, beautiful Rachel must choose which she wants more – true love or the Mannerling mansion.

The haughty Beverley family is obsessed with regaining Mannerling, the exquisite seventeenth-century mansion gambled away by their now-deceased father, Sir Beverley. Three of the six Beverley daughters, including Rachel’s twin, have failed to win back their ancestral estate – settling for love matches over Mannerling’s heirs. Now it is Rachel’s turn to woo the latest eligible bachelor-in-residence, handsome widower Charles Blackwood. But her plan to win the autocratic Charles almost comes to naught: At their first meeting, Rachel forgets herself and admonishes Charles for neglecting his two small children. The antics of young Beth and Mark Blackwood successfully throw Charles and Rachel together, but does Rachel love Charles for himself or for Mannerling?

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The Romance
Daughters of Mannerling, Book 5
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 5
Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins

Release date: 04-02-14
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
Torn between her ancestral home and her heart, Belinda Beverley must make a difficult choice.

As one of the two remaining unmarried Beverley sisters, Belinda considers herself the last hope for Mannerling, the beloved estate gambled away by their father. Each of her four elder sisters had hoped – even schemed – to marry one of Mannerling’s successive owners. But all had chosen true love over their ancestral home. Practical and duty-bound, Belinda would woo and wed Lord St. Clair, current holder of the estate. True, he is a silly fop, hardly what she desires in a husband, but she vows to make the man love her – even at the expense of her own happiness. Dashing Lord Gyre, however, can hardly ignore the ridiculous drama; Belinda is far too good for that dandy St. Clair. His lordship, therefore, decides it is his duty to win the lovely Belinda’s heart.

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The Homecoming
The Daughters of Mannerling, Book 6
By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Charlotte Anne Dore
Series: Daughters of Mannerling, Book 6
Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

Release date: 04-30-14
Language: English
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Publisher’s Summary
Will the last Beverley daughter marry for Mannerling?

Lizzie is the sixth and youngest daughter of the late Sir Beverley, the patriarch who gambled away their beloved estate, Mannerling. Each of Lizzie’s sisters had been entrusted by their ambitious mother to cast lures for the various owners of their former home. Instead, each one married for love.

Now it’s Lizzie’s turn to save Mannerling. But the new owner, the Duke of Severnshire, is far too arrogant for Lizzie’s heart. And while the duke has no intentions toward the saucy chit, her curt dismissal of him is perplexing – no woman has ever refused him. Now, as his lavish house party to select a bride becomes a whirlwind of mismatches and scandal, lovely Lizzie is turning the duke’s thoughts away from a suitable marriage – to the wonders of falling in love.