Her Husband's Harlot: Mayhem in Mayfair, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Grace Callaway (Author, Publisher), Erin Mallon (Narrator)

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Not quite a wife...

After a disastrous wedding night, proper Lady Helena Harteford fears for the fate of her new marriage. Disguised as a doxy, she tracks her husband down at a bawdy house to reason with him...and instead discovers the thrill of forbidden passion. An innocent ruse turns into a risky deception; how far will this once-wallflower go to win her husband's love?

Unfit to be a husband...

Orphaned at an early age, Nicholas Morgan escapes his violent beginnings to become a successful merchant - only to discover that he is the legitimate heir of the Marquess of Harteford. His transition to the ton is rocky and made rockier when he marries above him. Torn between guilt and lust, he tries to protect his sweet, innocent wife from the demons of his past. But can he safeguard her from his own raging desires?

Caught between past and present...

When a dangerous nemesis rises from Nicholas' past, husband and wife must work together in order to survive. From the drawing rooms to the stews of Regency London, they find themselves caught in a game of passion and seduction. Will true love prevail? Or is Helena destined to remain...Her Husband's Harlot?

Her Husband's Harlot was a 2010 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist.

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12 hours and 14 minutes
Author

Grace Callaway
Narrator

Erin Mallon
Audible release date

September 12, 2012
Language

English
Publisher

Grace Callaway
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B0099I0SS8
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	12 hours and 14 minutes
Author	Grace Callaway
Narrator	Erin Mallon
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	September 12, 2012
Publisher	Grace Callaway
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0099I0SS8
Best Sellers Rank	#107,008 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #986 in Regency Romance #6,266 in Historical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #9,559 in Regency Romances

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Pamela with Dreamer's Books

Historical romance

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2023

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Nicholas and Helena end up married but need some couples therapy. Nicholas decides to visit a brothel instead of his wife. He has some weird hang up about saving her. Helena takes matters into her own hands and poses as a prostitute at the brothel. The two end up together with some steamy sex. I enjoyed the read.

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Jewel

was good but constant back and forth

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 12, 2023

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Great steam but I’m not a huge fan of back and forth hate-love-hate-love. If you do, then this would totally be your book. I also cringe at the use of pu***, but that is just my preference. The characters were easy to love and so many side stories that leave you wanting more. Who is Marianne and why is she so mysterious?! Will Paul’s gambling become an issue? Is the boy from Nicholas’ past still alive and a villain or a lost hero? Very good!

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Circle takes the square

First regency romance...now I'm hooked

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 24, 2023

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I have always avoided books with these covers, but I'm a convert. Something about the women being placed on this moral pedistool just works for steamy romance when they reveal their true selves. I'm going to read all the titles from this author now.

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Ignazia M. Grant

Shedding the Past

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 8, 2022

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Helena may have appeared generously endowed, a stuffed sausage in poorly designed style, but she was much more than she appeared. There was intelligence in her eyes, her convictions of right and wrong were strong and when in the right company, a group of like minded men and women, she could be quite vocal. However the gentleman of the ton didn’t appear to notice her, until he stepped up. The Marquess of Hartford, formerly Nicholas Morgan with a spotty background, and a merchant, was recently passed the title and all that went with it when his father finally acknowledged him as his heir, just before his death, after ignoring Nicholas’ existence for almost 30 years.
From the moment he saw her sitting near a potted plant alone, he was intrigued. In her eyes he saw compassion, no judgement of his circumstances as a merchant or his spotty past, which had been bandied about. For Nicholas it didn’t take much to fall in love with this undervalued lady, he saw her true beauty others missed. After a bit of a courtship of tender words, actions and above all soul touching kisses, their wedding night was a disaster. Helena not quite sure what to expect, and Nicholas a bit zealous without ever having been with a gently breed young woman, their coming together tore them apart.
Nicholas was so in love with Helena, his was afraid of his strong passion, his need of her, He was afraid his past made him a poor choice of a husband for such a gentle lady. While Helena, needed to find a way to show her husband she was made of sterner stuff. She respected his hard work and ethics, but most of all she loved him. After learning that her husband was to visit a house of ill repute, she decided to disguise herself as a lady of the evening, seduce him first then unmask herself, proving to him that loving her could please both of them. The night turned out to be almost everything she had ever hoped for in his arms, but he left before she could revel herself to him.
Nicholas tried to distance himself from his wife while deciding how best to deal with his mess of a marriage and deal with his uncontrollable longings for his wife. Suddenly there were shortages at the warehouse, then someone was sending threatening notes about the secrets of his past.
Callaway, has created a very steamy historical fiction full of romance, intrigue, mayhem and murder, misunderstandings and possible redemption. An engaging read that was given enough length to flesh out, fill out and complete a good romance. But be aware there are window fogging love scenes, and mention of child abuse in the past. The characters can not fix the past but can possibly make a better future for themselves and others.

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Definitely not a favorite hero in Nicholas, but I still liked a lot about it

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 28, 2021

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Overall: 3.5 rounded to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Plot/Storyline: 📖📖📖
Feels: 🦋🦋🦋
Emotional Depth: 💔💔💔💔
Tension: ⚡⚡⚡
Romance: 💞💞💞
Sensuality: 💋💋💋
Intimate Scene Length: 🍑🍑🍑🍑
Steam Scale (Number of Scenes): 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 (Max rating)
Humor: Just a bit

Basic plot
Helena wants to save her marriage. She had a disastrous consummation and is now feeling estranged from her husband, who’s been avoiding her at all costs. Nicholas is not at home in the ton, and has a dark past he tries to hide from Helena, until she forces him into facing it together.

Give this a try if you want:
- High steam
- Regency time period – this takes place in 1817
- Hero loves first – hero fell in love with her at a ball and had to have her as his wife
- Masquerade/Secret Identity in the plot – heroine attends multiple brothel visits with a disguise
- Second chance feel – they begin the story as an estranged couple, though they’ve been married around a month?
- Class difference feel – they are both from the aristocracy but the hero grew up an orphaned chimney sweep and the heroine is the daughter of an earl. Though the hero comes into his title of Marquess, he thinks of himself as a commoner and undeserving of her
- A mix of steamy romance with a bit of mystery/action - someone is threatening the hero from his past

My thoughts:
Had a bit of a love/hate relationship with this book. There was a lot I really loved about it. I liked Helena a lot, and I thought she was a strong character without being brash. She was very sweet, and Nicholas puts her through a lot. I liked the character development, I felt like I got to know everyone pretty well and the side characters helped bring the story to life with more depth and relationship angles.

My main issue was with Nicholas just being extremely...dumb. The purposeful miscommunication issues. Putting her deeply in harm’s way to protect her. All of that drove me nuts. Example:

“Because the closer you get, the more I endanger you. Because I won’t be the cause of you coming to harm. Because I’d die before I let anything happen to you.”

Then he purposefully hurts her. Multiple times. He’s cruel, he says hurtful things, he makes her think the worst of him to drive her away. I can totally get behind this. I can love those jerk heroes. Stomp on my heart! But here, it just didn’t make sense to me! How is this protecting her? She’s still living with you. You’re still living with her. The black shadows following you know this. Keeping this information from her only puts her in more danger. So that did really get to me.

But the story does eventually turn around, and once he gives the relationship a chance, he’s just so obsessed with her, I could forgive him. But he’s not my favorite hero.

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Frances Bard

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 12, 2019

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I loved Ms Calloways other books in the Heart of Enquiry series. But I'm afraid as soon as the hero, who is recently married to the heroine,starts having sex with a woman he believes is a prostitute I DNF'd. Very disappointing. It doesn't matter that the prostitute is his wife- he doesn't think that. Not good.

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Rosie

Started so well

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 10, 2021

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This book began brilliantly and I found the characters fascinating. Unfortunately my attention became disengaged and I fast forwarded to the end of the story.

Kindle Customer

Easy reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 25, 2021

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An interesting read where the story builds and eventually all is revealed. A newly married fights to save her marriage with interesting outcones

ELLEN55

Not sure why i didn't leave a review

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 15, 2017

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I read this some time ago but never left a review, not sure why as I always leave reviews even if its only to remind myself if I liked an author or new series.
Went to buy sevond in series and discovered I had read this book. After a quick reread I'm giving it 3 stars as there was nothing special about it.

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Rosy

like me, you like gentle Regency romances focussing on ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 22, 2014

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This was very different from the normal Regency romance. From the beginning it was very explicit about the sights and sounds of loveless sex in a brothel. It really put me off and I only managed a few pages. If, like me, you like gentle Regency romances focussing on love rather than the mechanics of sex, be warned; this probably isn't for you. If you prefer graphic realism, on the other hand, perhaps it is.

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