@@AuthorSallyBritton Oh totally, she is almost wasted on your books, since she is so good as well ;) A good narrator can make a mediocre book better, but that is not necessary here, as your books are already good ;) I am glad she is so good, though, she is part of the pleasure of listening to your books, definitely!
I admit, sometimes I'll play an audiobook at night to relax and end up falling asleep. This story got my attention and I stopped it until I could listen fully awake. Beautiful story and the author makes the scenery and characters come alive. So much chemistry between the two lovers. I also appreciate the author's sensitivity toward the history of the British slave trade. Thank you for sharing it with us!!
So I seldom comment. But I just can't keep quiet. I have had so much absolute fun listening to these stories. My dishes aren't getting done my poor chickens have been slow to be fed. I've taken my phone out to the goat pasture while I do chores just because I'm enjoying the story too much to leave it in the house! I don't know which is my favorite the narration or the story itself both are excellent. I think this is some of the best that I've ever listened to and I just can't thank you enough.
Oh, wow! Thank you so much for commenting. This is a beautiful thing for me to read today. :-) And a moment of #sorrynotsorry for the chores not getting done. Earbuds and audiobooks are what actually keep me doing chores in the first place.
I have to say, this story is spectacular! If I were not looking forward to the next in the series, I think I would just listen to this one over again. I think it must be my favorite so far. You are a very gifted writer. Thank you so much
Well, you were right, I did end up liking Hope. 🙂I don't usually like switching places or pretending to be someone else story lines, so I really appreciated that with both Hope and Grace's stories the hero knew immediately which one was which, Jacob at the beginning, and Alejandro (sp?) as soon as he saw Grace. I also liked how you showed the growth of each twin during her story. Grace grows in confidence and learns to come out from Hope's shadow so to speak (or allows people to see who she really is), and Hope learns that sometimes it really IS better to hold your tongue. I enjoyed this story much more than I thought I would, and your narrator is fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing your stories this way.
I am so glad you ended up liking both twins! It's funny - even my husband said he didn't like Hope by the end of Grace's story. So you certainly weren't alone in your feelings. I adore them both, of course, and I love that they were both able to see the strengths in each other. :-) Thank you so much, Lynn!
I loved this book! What an amazing love story - stranded on a Caribbean island! I cried when they had to say goodbye. And kudos to a fantastic bilingual narrator!
Interesting question. Hard to explain in englisch, but mostly, the characters were really relatable. Although I didnt like Hope in the last two books, the Story helped me to understand her character. I am more the 'gracetype' which made me question how I could ever like Hopes storyline but then I was really positively surprised. Also I liked the Chemistry between the two MC's from the start. Glad I listened to it. Thanks again for sharing!
This was my second listen for this story and I can't tire of it. Such a beautiful love story. I love your writing, there's so much going on in this tale and I was swept up in the action and relationships. I didn't want it to end.
Another treasure! So love your books. On to the next one 💞 I appreciate you addressing the slavery issue and the date it ended in British Caribbean. So sad to think it carried on for so long in other parts of the world. Sometimes I have a very hard time wrapping my head around it and sometimes humans in general.
I really enjoyed all the novels in this series but I think this is my favorite! The plot was very unexpected and I liked it. Plus the narrator crushed the accent of Alejandro. Excellent all around 🎉❤
@@AuthorSallyBritton me too!! And it was so great to listen to a voice that fit him. You wrote a good carácter and your reader must have practiced the Spanish words and saying them correctly. As an English/Spanish speaker, this was a great listen all around!!
@@charityhostetter8123 My reader speaks Spanish fluently, and my husband speaks Castilian. So I'm just really, really glad their help made Alejandro a better hero.
I really enjoyed hearing Hope’s story and her adventures on the island. The vivid descriptions made it possible to imagine the events and different personalities. I especially love how the author included Alejandro’s induction into The Birch Society with the delightful group of lifelong friends! ❤
Ah! What have you done to me?! My brain just broke! I can't stop listening to this story! Already listened to it twice in a row and I keep going through my favorite parts over and over again! Especially the ending! I think I listened to the ending alone at least a dozen times by now! I can't stop, I'm not ready to let go of the this story yet!!!! (I wish there was a movie like that 😅. Do you perhaps know if any good movies similar or at least in the same genre as your story, that you can reccomend?)
And of course I subscribed immediately! looking forward to your other stories. Especially those series. I just wish I listened to the first two books before this one, in order 😅. (Because now it feels like watching movie after you seen an ending first)
I really didn't mean to break you!!! In terms of movies, it's SO difficult to find good period-accurate movies that aren't horribly depressing. I enjoyed the new Netflix Persuasion, though they took a few liberties some people didn't enjoy. I also really like the BBC adaptation of North and South. And Sarah M. Eden is running a kick-starter to try and adapt her incredible Regency romance novel into a film! I'm backing it with high-hopes. You can find the kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/355216823/seeking-persephone-the-movie
@@AuthorSallyBritton Thank you so much. I will definitely look forward to that. I agree, it is incredibly hard to find good period dramas. The BBC North and South adaptation is actually one of my favorites, to the point that I've invested in a dvd. I haven't watched the new Persuasion yet, but I've heard so many negative reviews about it that I'm torn 😅. I do love your books. I'm halfway through "Engaging sir Isaak" now, and I got myself into a bit of a pickle with it; I was talking about it to my sister, to help pass time while we were waiting for our flight, and my 11 year old nice apparently was eavesdropping on our conversation 😆. Now she wants to know the rest of the story, but her mom doesn't let her read/listen to those kinds of romance novels just yet (too young). But she's "dying" to know how it ends, so now she is pestering me about the story and her mom is giving me a stink eye 😅. Now I have to find a way to retell the story to my niece while keeping it PG13 friendly 😆. But the story is very clean and appropriate. There's some kissing going on, which I can gloss over, but other than that, I think its appropriate enough for my 11 year old niece's sensitive ears.
Thank you for this lovely ligth entertainment. I have listend to all your books available. Enjoyed them all but this was by far my favourite. A little out of the regular!
My absolute favourite!!!!! This one really touched at my heart strings. She was no rebel in my eyes. All she did seemed appropriate to the situation!!! She is definitely braver than me. Thanks for your story!
Wow this was something different from the first two Novels, so much adventure and you really kept one in the dark at a moment I actually held my breath thinking no this can't end here. Thank you for sharing your book so freely your talent and hard work is appreciated. To the narrator this one was a tough one with the different language and race and you pulled it off beautifully and very enjoyable. Applauding your skill. Thank you Sally, know that listening to a novel like this brings much joy to one who loves book but doesnt always get the time to sit and read.😘
Such a wonderful story Sally. I truly enjoyed all of it. Louisa brother Albert Carlburys drove me crazy. I wanted to punch him in the face. Pompous oof! Alejandro was just right for Hope. Thank you again for sharing your storytelling on RUclips. What wonderful blessing. So much better than anything you can find on the boobtube! Warm fuzzies 🥰 Jan S. ❤️📖📖❤️
It was so good I couldn’t stop listening. Thank you for a riveting story. It did however bring me close to tears in parts. How you think these up I can’t possibly imagine. But I look forward to more. WCL
After Grace and Hope switched places I thought 'Oh how I hope Hope gets stranded on an Island during her adventures'! I just love this. My favorite couple! (So far).
Each book in this series just wrenches my heart. This is the second or third time I’ve read/listened to it and especially the conversation hope and Alejandro have in the garden makes me weep. Such a beautiful book.❤️
Oh wow, thank you so much Renee! That's extraordinarily kind of you. :-) If you ever want to listen without ads or just outright purchase an audiobook, you can get them directly from me here, and the audiobooks are always less than $10: shop.authors-direct.com/collections/sally-brittons-audiobooks
This was such a different book for me to write! I can count on one hand the number of Regency books that have a similar setting - that I'm familiar with, anyway. :-) It was a delight to write it!
@@Rennagayle I spent HOURS watching RUclips videos about islands in that area. Then listened to a soundtrack of waves while I wrote. AND used this as a reason to go on a cruise in the middle of hurricane season. LOL. It rained every day, but I got what I needed to add a few more descriptions.
Also... I kept on singing in my head the chorus to that pop song "Alejandro". I'm like... Ale... Ale... Ale... Alejandro 🎶 And yes ... Alejandro was sexy in my brain. The accent does it for me. 🤤 Madam, I love your books. You are an intelligent and respectful writer. I am sooo enjoying all your books so far ❤
First, let me say that I completely agree that the correct modern word for these men is "gaucho," and it's been that way for almost two centuries. However, in the early 19th century, it wasn't all that clear. From what I read, the term "gaucho" at this time period was actually a huge insult, not the term of an honorable job it later became, especially during the war for independence from Spain, when Güemes used it to refer to his calvarymen as a badge of affection or honor (which would have taken place after this story). I have a whole book with the history, but I pulled this from Wikipedia: Gauchos are first mentioned by name in the 18th century records of the Spanish colonial authorities who administered the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay). 'For them, he is an outlaw, cattle thief, robber and smuggler.' Félix de Azara (1790) said gauchos were "the dregs of the Rio de la Plata and of Brazil". Summarised one scholar: "Fundamentally [the gaucho of the time] was a colonial bootlegger whose business was contraband trade in cattle hides. His work was highly illegal; his character lamentably reprehensible; his social standing exceedingly low." Other places, the term originally meant a specific group of people who lived in a specific geographic area. As an American, the etymological texts of Argentina are far out of my reach. I'm very limited to where I can get information of other countries prior to the 19th century. It's always a struggle. Do you stay historically accurate? Use a modern term that people know better? In the end, after a discussion with my editor (an American, admittedly) we traced the term "vaquero" to Spain, and since Alejandro still identifies as a Spanish citizen at this point (remember, we're pre-war-of-independence from Spain), we decided to use that word. The other plus was that American readers (90% of my readers) recognize and know that word. Again, you are totally right. Gaucho is the correct word. Vaquero is more closely associated with the Californian colony of Spain. I hope my explanation makes sense in regards to my choice. I admit that I never dreamed anyone from Argentina would hear my book. Thank you so much for listening, and for your comment.
@@AuthorSallyBritton I'm sorry, but the word "vaquero" was never used in South America. Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, south of Brazil and Paraguay. They were allways referred as Gauchos. Read "Martin Fierro" published in the nineteenth century by José Hernandez. He is one of many that wrote about Gauchos.
As a non-Latina, fan of the stries like that, I wouldn't know the difference 😅. I just like how the word sounds. (Actually I like the language as a whole, thought I understood barely a handful of phrases.)
I would actually have to go back and add up the days. It's not something I remember off the top of my head anymore. Several weeks, at least. After the *spoiler* fire, everything becomes more subdued and dire.They're not sure they'll be able to survive. I think I have them rescued a fortnight (two weeks) after the fire.
no no no 😭 I am Spanish and although I've liked every single book from the author so far I am struggling with this one... I am going to listen to one or two more chapters before fully giving up on this one too soon and missing out on what comes of Hope. 😞
@@montsesavage6396 LOL - Although my Spanish is very good (according to polite Spanish people) - it is not my mother tongue. Now I have to admit I understand your reaction - I found one of these stories with an Italian (my mother tongue) character.... I could not stand to listen for more than a chapter - it was like chalk on a blackboard!!🤣🤣
Thank you for sharing your wonderful books wich are read so well I feel I am part of it all. Slave trade are unfortunatly as old as mindkind itself. Slaves, the name of Europens in central and eastern provinces cones from the hundred thousands of Europeans who was traded by the Ottoman and other Arabic empires, they was the driving force of the slave trade bothe Africa and Europe suffered for thousands of years. The latest slave trade from Africa to the Americas run by Africans in colloberating with the Arabic masters of the trade made the end of the old slave trade espesially cruel. The new slavetrade, we now know under the name of human trafficking is even more cruel as it involves children sold to old men and forced organ harvesting of the young children. The trillion dollar industrie of human trafficking or modern slave trade has become a hidden crime against hundreds of millions of people. The rich who owns this trade walk among us as envied sucsessful buisness men and women living the luxury life like slave traders do, without remorse, they are psychopathic as most leaders in our world because most of them bemefits from the trade in many forms.
It cost me $2,468 to produce this audiobook. Not to mention the months I spent writing it, the money I spent on editors and a book cover. The advertisements supply a small income which makes it possible for me to pay the bills that writing books incurs. It's a free book with the ads, for you. Or you can borrow it from a library app, with no ads. Or get a really great deal on the audiobooks (again, without ads) on Chirpbooks.com or even Spotify.
Idiota. That was the only error I remember. Yes, in Spanish our words are gendered and may change depending on who we are talking to. But, in this particular word (Idiot)- it stays "feminine" no matter the recipient of the insult. 😘
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Sally, you are a prolific and captivating storyteller. Thank you for sharing your talents and hard work with the world!
You have a gift for drawing someone into your stories, they are so easy to listen to and captivating at the same time.
Thank you so much. I have to give credit to finding a marvelous narrator, too.
@@AuthorSallyBritton Oh totally, she is almost wasted on your books, since she is so good as well ;) A good narrator can make a mediocre book better, but that is not necessary here, as your books are already good ;) I am glad she is so good, though, she is part of the pleasure of listening to your books, definitely!
Congratulations! I'm argentinean. Born in Buenos Aires! I loved every stories from you but this is so special to me! And the characters! THANK YOU!
Wow, that is such a kind compliment! I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Oh! And the narrator! PERFECT!
I can not get enough of these captivating stories from Sally Britton. Thank you. South Australia 🇦🇺 22.10.22 🙋♀️📚⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Thank you, too from New South Wales 🇦🇺
Thank you for having your books available as free audiobooks. After listening, I am enjoying buying the actual books.
You're so kind! I'm glad you enjoyed them that much!
I admit, sometimes I'll play an audiobook at night to relax and end up falling asleep. This story got my attention and I stopped it until I could listen fully awake. Beautiful story and the author makes the scenery and characters come alive. So much chemistry between the two lovers. I also appreciate the author's sensitivity toward the history of the British slave trade. Thank you for sharing it with us!!
I'm glad you've enjoyed it. 🥰
So I seldom comment. But I just can't keep quiet. I have had so much absolute fun listening to these stories. My dishes aren't getting done my poor chickens have been slow to be fed. I've taken my phone out to the goat pasture while I do chores just because I'm enjoying the story too much to leave it in the house! I don't know which is my favorite the narration or the story itself both are excellent. I think this is some of the best that I've ever listened to and I just can't thank you enough.
Oh, wow! Thank you so much for commenting. This is a beautiful thing for me to read today. :-) And a moment of #sorrynotsorry for the chores not getting done. Earbuds and audiobooks are what actually keep me doing chores in the first place.
I’ve been listening everyday while milking my cow and doing chores!
I had forgotten how good this story was. Props to the narrator. She did a lovely job with the accent.
She is a wonderful narrator. :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I'm sure I would have ended up in the gallows..lol
I have to say, this story is spectacular! If I were not looking forward to the next in the series, I think I would just listen to this one over again. I think it must be my favorite so far. You are a very gifted writer. Thank you so much
@@barbarawilliams8523 Aww, thank you for saying so. ❤️
Well, you were right, I did end up liking Hope. 🙂I don't usually like switching places or pretending to be someone else story lines, so I really appreciated that with both Hope and Grace's stories the hero knew immediately which one was which, Jacob at the beginning, and Alejandro (sp?) as soon as he saw Grace. I also liked how you showed the growth of each twin during her story. Grace grows in confidence and learns to come out from Hope's shadow so to speak (or allows people to see who she really is), and Hope learns that sometimes it really IS better to hold your tongue. I enjoyed this story much more than I thought I would, and your narrator is fabulous. Thanks so much for sharing your stories this way.
I am so glad you ended up liking both twins! It's funny - even my husband said he didn't like Hope by the end of Grace's story. So you certainly weren't alone in your feelings. I adore them both, of course, and I love that they were both able to see the strengths in each other. :-) Thank you so much, Lynn!
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Loved both the stories of Everley twins both are unique in their own way. And what a gentleman Alejandro is love him a lot
He is certainly one of my favorite heroes.
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I loved this book! What an amazing love story - stranded on a Caribbean island! I cried when they had to say goodbye. And kudos to a fantastic bilingual narrator!
Very worthwhile story. So enjoyable! 😊
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@AuthorSallyBritton What a talent you have! I enjoyed it so much!
This is my favorite of the series, too! Wonderfully written and narrated! Thanks so much for uploading them here for us!
You are so welcome, and thank you so much for listening. :-) What makes this one your favorite?
Interesting question. Hard to explain in englisch, but mostly, the characters were really relatable. Although I didnt like Hope in the last two books, the Story helped me to understand her character. I am more the 'gracetype' which made me question how I could ever like Hopes storyline but then I was really positively surprised. Also I liked the Chemistry between the two MC's from the start. Glad I listened to it. Thanks again for sharing!
This was my second listen for this story and I can't tire of it. Such a beautiful love story. I love your writing, there's so much going on in this tale and I was swept up in the action and relationships. I didn't want it to end.
And wonderfully narrated!
Wow, thank you! 🙏 It’s absolutely one of my favorites. I’m really looking forward to writing about Hope and Alejandro’s children next year!
Another treasure! So love your books. On to the next one 💞 I appreciate you addressing the slavery issue and the date it ended in British Caribbean. So sad to think it carried on for so long in other parts of the world. Sometimes I have a very hard time wrapping my head around it and sometimes humans in general.
I have difficulty wrapping my head and heart around it, too. ❤️
I really enjoyed all the novels in this series but I think this is my favorite! The plot was very unexpected and I liked it. Plus the narrator crushed the accent of Alejandro. Excellent all around 🎉❤
I know! I was shocked by how awesome Alejandro sounded!
Amazing story! ❤❤❤
Thanks for another great listen.
Glad you enjoyed it! I love Alejandro.
@@AuthorSallyBritton me too!! And it was so great to listen to a voice that fit him. You wrote a good carácter and your reader must have practiced the Spanish words and saying them correctly. As an English/Spanish speaker, this was a great listen all around!!
@@charityhostetter8123 My reader speaks Spanish fluently, and my husband speaks Castilian. So I'm just really, really glad their help made Alejandro a better hero.
@@AuthorSallyBritton it sure did!!! ❤️
Interesting story. Well written and never tedious or boring. Thank you ever so much for not adding gratuitous sex to your novels.
I really enjoyed hearing Hope’s story and her adventures on the island. The vivid descriptions made it possible to imagine the events and different personalities. I especially love how the author included Alejandro’s induction into The Birch Society with the delightful group of lifelong friends! ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm getting excited about writing more in the sequel series and giving everyone a glimpse into Hope and Alejandro's future!
Another wonderful storyline 👏👏👏
Thank you! 😊
I love this story, it was captivating, I listened from start to finish. I truly enjoy this story.
I'm so glad! It was an incredible experience to write it and then hear it for the first time.
Ah! What have you done to me?! My brain just broke! I can't stop listening to this story! Already listened to it twice in a row and I keep going through my favorite parts over and over again! Especially the ending! I think I listened to the ending alone at least a dozen times by now! I can't stop, I'm not ready to let go of the this story yet!!!!
(I wish there was a movie like that 😅. Do you perhaps know if any good movies similar or at least in the same genre as your story, that you can reccomend?)
And of course I subscribed immediately! looking forward to your other stories. Especially those series. I just wish I listened to the first two books before this one, in order 😅. (Because now it feels like watching movie after you seen an ending first)
I really didn't mean to break you!!! In terms of movies, it's SO difficult to find good period-accurate movies that aren't horribly depressing. I enjoyed the new Netflix Persuasion, though they took a few liberties some people didn't enjoy. I also really like the BBC adaptation of North and South. And Sarah M. Eden is running a kick-starter to try and adapt her incredible Regency romance novel into a film! I'm backing it with high-hopes. You can find the kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/355216823/seeking-persephone-the-movie
@@AuthorSallyBritton Thank you so much. I will definitely look forward to that. I agree, it is incredibly hard to find good period dramas. The BBC North and South adaptation is actually one of my favorites, to the point that I've invested in a dvd. I haven't watched the new Persuasion yet, but I've heard so many negative reviews about it that I'm torn 😅.
I do love your books. I'm halfway through "Engaging sir Isaak" now, and I got myself into a bit of a pickle with it; I was talking about it to my sister, to help pass time while we were waiting for our flight, and my 11 year old nice apparently was eavesdropping on our conversation 😆. Now she wants to know the rest of the story, but her mom doesn't let her read/listen to those kinds of romance novels just yet (too young). But she's "dying" to know how it ends, so now she is pestering me about the story and her mom is giving me a stink eye 😅. Now I have to find a way to retell the story to my niece while keeping it PG13 friendly 😆. But the story is very clean and appropriate. There's some kissing going on, which I can gloss over, but other than that, I think its appropriate enough for my 11 year old niece's sensitive ears.
Thank you, Sally! I love ALL your books!
Aww, thank you! 🥰
Thank you for this lovely ligth entertainment. I have listend to all your books available. Enjoyed them all but this was by far my favourite. A little out of the regular!
It was so fun to write! A Regency that isn't in England? Some of my friends thought the idea wasn't my best. 😅
My absolute favourite!!!!! This one really touched at my heart strings. She was no rebel in my eyes. All she did seemed appropriate to the situation!!! She is definitely braver than me. Thanks for your story!
Glad you enjoyed it! She was a rebel at the time, for certain. But I love Hope with all my heart.
Great story! Thank you for these audio books, Sally!! I am obsessed and Play them in my sewing trailer while I'm creating!! ❤
You are so welcome! I'm glad my characters can keep you company!
Such a good story! This is my second time listening and one of my favorites.
My 2nd time listening.
I enjoy this series immensely!
It is satisfying to see Hope live an adventurous life!
Excellent narrator!
Wow this was something different from the first two Novels, so much adventure and you really kept one in the dark at a moment I actually held my breath thinking no this can't end here. Thank you for sharing your book so freely your talent and hard work is appreciated. To the narrator this one was a tough one with the different language and race and you pulled it off beautifully and very enjoyable. Applauding your skill. Thank you Sally, know that listening to a novel like this brings much joy to one who loves book but doesnt always get the time to sit and read.😘
That was wonderful just wonderful Thank You
You're very welcome! ❤️
Fabulous, thank you most entertaining ❤
You are so kind. ❤️
Such a wonderful story Sally. I truly enjoyed all of it. Louisa brother Albert Carlburys drove me crazy. I wanted to punch him in the face. Pompous oof! Alejandro was just right for Hope. Thank you again for sharing your storytelling on RUclips. What wonderful blessing. So much better than anything you can find on the boobtube! Warm fuzzies 🥰 Jan S. ❤️📖📖❤️
So glad you enjoyed it! And yes. Carlbury has a very punchable face!
Wonderful story Sally! The island escapades were very interesting and exciting. I look forward to the next book. God bless you 🙏
Thank you so much! The island was a LOT of fun to write about.
It was so good I couldn’t stop listening. Thank you for a riveting story. It did however bring me close to tears in parts. How you think these up I can’t possibly imagine. But I look forward to more. WCL
Thank you Sally😍 Thank you!!!
You're so welcome! I love this one, too. 🥰
Thoroughly enjoy your stories. From South Africa
Thank you!
Love the story. Written so well that I want to shout at Irene and her pompous brother out loud on a regular basis. 😊
Oh, I shouted at them WHILE I was writing it!
Excellent thankyou💟
After Grace and Hope switched places I thought 'Oh how I hope Hope gets stranded on an Island during her adventures'! I just love this. My favorite couple! (So far).
I'm glad you're loving them!
Absolutely captivating
I'm so glad you enjoyed the escape. ❤️
Each book in this series just wrenches my heart. This is the second or third time I’ve read/listened to it and especially the conversation hope and Alejandro have in the garden makes me weep. Such a beautiful book.❤️
I definitely cried while I wrote that scene. :-) I'm so glad you enjoy their love story.
Such a fun twist! Loved this book
Best one yet.
Great job! Good writing!
Great Story ❤
Thank you! 🙂
This is my favorite in the series
Yay! Glad to hear you say that. It was the one that stretched me the most as an author. I enjoyed it!
Thank you.
Really enjoyed this entire series! Thank you for making it available on RUclips! ❤
Very good book.
Thanks!
Oh wow, thank you so much Renee! That's extraordinarily kind of you. :-) If you ever want to listen without ads or just outright purchase an audiobook, you can get them directly from me here, and the audiobooks are always less than $10: shop.authors-direct.com/collections/sally-brittons-audiobooks
Another winner
Back to say I cannot remember the last time a book made me cry but here I am ugly crying.
Oh dear. ❤️
Enjoying ALL the books by Sally! Thank you for making them accessible! Will Sir Isaac have his own story??
He does, and it's on RUclips. Engaging Sir Isaac.
Ahhhh! So excited for my next read! You’re so awesome and a great writer!thank you so much! ❤
Definitely my favorite book so far!!! I could not stop listening!
You've don it again Sally! ❤ I couldn't get enough of it. This might be my favorite hero. You managed to make him sexy and very gentlmanly.
Alejandro is probably my sexiest hero. I didn't even realize it until after I published it!
My favorite one yet, though I’ve loved each one!
This was such a different book for me to write! I can count on one hand the number of Regency books that have a similar setting - that I'm familiar with, anyway. :-) It was a delight to write it!
@@AuthorSallyBritton Your descriptions of the island were so vivid, I felt like I was there.
@@Rennagayle I spent HOURS watching RUclips videos about islands in that area. Then listened to a soundtrack of waves while I wrote. AND used this as a reason to go on a cruise in the middle of hurricane season. LOL. It rained every day, but I got what I needed to add a few more descriptions.
Oh I forgot to comment on the wonderful accent your narrator manages.
Thank you! She's a treasure.
A very good book. Opal
Thank you, Opal! (I love your name!)
Awesome🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
beautiful
Also... I kept on singing in my head the chorus to that pop song "Alejandro".
I'm like... Ale... Ale... Ale... Alejandro 🎶
And yes ... Alejandro was sexy in my brain. The accent does it for me. 🤤
Madam, I love your books. You are an intelligent and respectful writer. I am sooo enjoying all your books so far ❤
I really can't wait to bring him back. Twenty something years older, with a touch of gray above the temples... And introduce his sons...
@@AuthorSallyBritton yesssssssssss
I hope they have a Spanish/Argentine accent.
Spanish + British accents = American Auditory Heaven 😍
I loved the story!! But we don't say "vaqueros" in Argentina, never did. we call them Gauchos. There is a huge difference between them
First, let me say that I completely agree that the correct modern word for these men is "gaucho," and it's been that way for almost two centuries. However, in the early 19th century, it wasn't all that clear.
From what I read, the term "gaucho" at this time period was actually a huge insult, not the term of an honorable job it later became, especially during the war for independence from Spain, when Güemes used it to refer to his calvarymen as a badge of affection or honor (which would have taken place after this story). I have a whole book with the history, but I pulled this from Wikipedia: Gauchos are first mentioned by name in the 18th century records of the Spanish colonial authorities who administered the Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay). 'For them, he is an outlaw, cattle thief, robber and smuggler.' Félix de Azara (1790) said gauchos were "the dregs of the Rio de la Plata and of Brazil". Summarised one scholar: "Fundamentally [the gaucho of the time] was a colonial bootlegger whose business was contraband trade in cattle hides. His work was highly illegal; his character lamentably reprehensible; his social standing exceedingly low." Other places, the term originally meant a specific group of people who lived in a specific geographic area.
As an American, the etymological texts of Argentina are far out of my reach. I'm very limited to where I can get information of other countries prior to the 19th century.
It's always a struggle. Do you stay historically accurate? Use a modern term that people know better? In the end, after a discussion with my editor (an American, admittedly) we traced the term "vaquero" to Spain, and since Alejandro still identifies as a Spanish citizen at this point (remember, we're pre-war-of-independence from Spain), we decided to use that word. The other plus was that American readers (90% of my readers) recognize and know that word.
Again, you are totally right. Gaucho is the correct word. Vaquero is more closely associated with the Californian colony of Spain. I hope my explanation makes sense in regards to my choice. I admit that I never dreamed anyone from Argentina would hear my book. Thank you so much for listening, and for your comment.
@@AuthorSallyBritton I'm sorry, but the word "vaquero" was never used in South America. Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, south of Brazil and Paraguay. They were allways referred as Gauchos. Read "Martin Fierro" published in the nineteenth century by José Hernandez. He is one of many that wrote about Gauchos.
Oh my
As a non-Latina, fan of the stries like that, I wouldn't know the difference 😅. I just like how the word sounds. (Actually I like the language as a whole, thought I understood barely a handful of phrases.)
Glad I read the description first. I want steamy not "sweet"
There are lots of those out there, too, thank goodness. :-) My secular sweet might be a nice palette cleaner in-between spicier reads.
One question I may have missed the answer to...what length of time was Hope and her party marooned on the island?
I would actually have to go back and add up the days. It's not something I remember off the top of my head anymore. Several weeks, at least. After the *spoiler* fire, everything becomes more subdued and dire.They're not sure they'll be able to survive. I think I have them rescued a fortnight (two weeks) after the fire.
During your research do you find any women who did rebel?? Like in letters or books??
YES, but as you can imagine, society didn't always treat them well for doing so. Jane Austen herself was quite a rebel for the time.
The narrator's Spanish accent is más convincente
Thank you! I think she did a lovely job.
no no no 😭 I am Spanish and although I've liked every single book from the author so far I am struggling with this one... I am going to listen to one or two more chapters before fully giving up on this one too soon and missing out on what comes of Hope. 😞
@@montsesavage6396 What is causing such distress?
@@montsesavage6396 LOL - Although my Spanish is very good (according to polite Spanish people) - it is not my mother tongue. Now I have to admit I understand your reaction - I found one of these stories with an Italian (my mother tongue) character.... I could not stand to listen for more than a chapter - it was like chalk on a blackboard!!🤣🤣
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Elements of Giligans Island.
I thought that several times and giggled to myself as I wrote.
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Thank you for sharing your wonderful books wich are read so well I feel I am part of it all. Slave trade are unfortunatly as old as mindkind itself. Slaves, the name of Europens in central and eastern provinces cones from the hundred thousands of Europeans who was traded by the Ottoman and other Arabic empires, they was the driving force of the slave trade bothe Africa and Europe suffered for thousands of years. The latest slave trade from Africa to the Americas run by Africans in colloberating with the Arabic masters of the trade made the end of the old slave trade espesially cruel. The new slavetrade, we now know under the name of human trafficking is even more cruel as it involves children sold to old men and forced organ harvesting of the young children. The trillion dollar industrie of human trafficking or modern slave trade has become a hidden crime against hundreds of millions of people. The rich who owns this trade walk among us as envied sucsessful buisness men and women living the luxury life like slave traders do, without remorse, they are psychopathic as most leaders in our world because most of them bemefits from the trade in many forms.
An informative comment. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on the subject!
I am very attracted to Alejandro. She is very good at playing an exotic Latin man
YES. I love it!
Love the book. Hate the advertisements.
It cost me $2,468 to produce this audiobook. Not to mention the months I spent writing it, the money I spent on editors and a book cover. The advertisements supply a small income which makes it possible for me to pay the bills that writing books incurs. It's a free book with the ads, for you. Or you can borrow it from a library app, with no ads. Or get a really great deal on the audiobooks (again, without ads) on Chirpbooks.com or even Spotify.
Idiota. That was the only error I remember.
Yes, in Spanish our words are gendered and may change depending on who we are talking to. But, in this particular word (Idiot)- it stays "feminine" no matter the recipient of the insult. 😘
Ooo, thank you for that.
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