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The Matchmaker’s Lonely Heart

By: Nancy Campbell Allen
Narrated by: Justine Eyre
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A romance develops as a detective partners with a lonely-hearts columnist to solve a murder mystery.

London, 1885

Amelie Hampton is a hopeless romantic, which makes her the perfect columnist to answer lonely heart letters in The Marriage Gazette. When Amelie plays matchmaker with two anonymous lonely hearts, she also decides to secretly observe the couple’s blind date. To her surprise, the man who appears for the rendezvous is Harold Radcliffe - a grieving widower and a member of Amelie’s book club.

Police detective Michael Baker has been struggling ever since his best friend and brother-in-law died in the line of fire. Because he knows the dangers of his job, he has vowed never to marry and subject a wife and family to the uncertainty of his profession. But when he meets Miss Hampton, he is captured by her innocence, beauty, and her quick mind.

When a woman’s body is pulled from the river, Michael suspects the woman’s husband - Harold Radcliffe - of foul play. Amelie refuses to believe that Harold is capable of such violence but agrees to help, imagining it will be like one of her favorite mystery novels. Her social connections and clever observations prove an asset to the case, and Amelie is determined to prove Mr. Radcliffe’s innocence. But the more time Amelie and Michael spend together, the more they trust each other and the more they realize they are a good team, maybe the perfect match.

They also realize that Mr. Radcliffe is hiding more than one secret, and when his attention turns toward Amelie, Michael knows he must put an end to this case before the woman he loves comes to harm.

©2021 Nancy Campbell Allen (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing
Historical Romance Victorian Marriage Mystery Fiction Detective Heartfelt Feel-Good Historical Mystery Romance
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Lovely story excellent narration!

I love both the author and the narrator! The mystery is fast paced and the romance is very sweet.

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Great book

I was pleasantly surprised at how clean this book was. Although mystery might be pushing it since there really was no mystery. I did enjoy the book.

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Nice Story

I enjoyed her Steampunk Romance series best, but this is also good. I plan to read the sequel, "To Capture His Heart."

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Pure pleasure

I adore all of the books Justine has narrated and she is such the perfect voice accursed for Nancy’s awesome writing. The plot twists are expertly crafted as the fabulous characters. I loved the store from the opening paragraph all the way to the final sentence. Perfect amount of romantic heat, beautiful relationship development and the world building is just as phenomenal!

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A delightful read!

Although more of a romance than a mystery novel, it was an enjoyable listen. I can readily see it being a series of which I would follow.

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Enjoyable

I found it light hearted. Romance and intrigue make great escape whilst putting around.

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Interesting and enjoyable listen

I've enjoyed listening to this audiobook, loved the characters and the plot.

It could be shortened by about an hour in my opinion but overall was worth listening

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A fun read

I have read quite a few books in this genre and this one was enjoyable, but not one of my favorites. It was interesting, but it wrapped up very quickly and with some loose ends that left me with unanswered questions.

The narrator was mostly good, but her voice for the main romantic male lead sounded haughty and unappealing. It just doesn’t feel like how he should have sounded, so that definitely detracted from the story.

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Captivating Plot and characters I

I really enjoyed the characters and the development of their personalities. There is a very interesting and captivating plot. The mystery of the crime, how it was completed, who committed it was well developed as well. Very enjoyable story.

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A great listen

How to prove a murder ? Can one see past the shiny veneer of respectability to see the evil lurking within ? A charming tale with amusing snippets from Victorian articles about love, courtship and rules of investigation at the beginning of each chapter

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