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    Love in the Afternoon: A Novel
    Love in the Afternoon: A Novel
    Love in the Afternoon: A Novel
    Audiobook9 hours

    Love in the Afternoon: A Novel

    Written by Lisa Kleypas

    Narrated by Rosalyn Landor

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    About this audiobook

    Deception, passion, and love collide in this bewitching novel in New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’ wildly popular Hathaway series

    Beatrix Hathaway would much rather spend time with her collection of rescued animals than flirting in a stuffy ballroom. If her unconventional behavior earns the mockery of handsome rakes like Captain Christopher Phelan, so be it. She’d rather stay true to herself, even if it means never finding love.

    Christopher’s courtship of Beatrix’s friend, the vivacious but flighty Prudence Mercer, is interrupted when his regiment is sent to fight in the Crimea. After a particularly devastating battle, he writes a letter to Prudence, unaware that the spoiled beauty has decided she doesn’t want to wait for him.

    Since Prudence won’t reply to the world-weary soldier, Beatrix offers to write a letter for her—and she signs it as Pru. A lively, witty correspondence begins, and gradually turns into something deeper as they share the secrets of their hearts. To Beatrix’s despair, she’s fallen for a man who thinks she’s someone else, and she’ll never be able to reveal her deception.

    Christopher, now a decorated hero, comes back to claim the woman he loves. Soon, however, he realizes Prudence is very different from her letters . . . and he’s bewildered by his inexplicable attraction to the eccentric Beatrix Hathaway . . . 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateJan 5, 2021
    ISBN9780062992482
    Love in the Afternoon: A Novel
    Author

    Lisa Kleypas

    New York Times Lisa Kleypas graduated from Wellesley College with a political science degree. Her historical romance and contemporary women’s fiction novels are published in forty different languages, and are bestsellers all over the world. Currently she lives in Southern California with her husband Gregory.

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    • 5/5
      My favorite installment of a delightful family saga. Kleypas shows us all the (many) reasons deep and passionate love blooms between Bea and her beau. Excellent HR pacing, character development and range.

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    • 5/5
      This one was my favorite of the saga! And I like all her books
    • 5/5
      What can I say! I couldn't put the book down, so emotional and beautiful. I loved that Christopher reunited with his friend Bennett! Ended so well and satisfying
    • 5/5
      I have listened to Hathaway's stories twice and probably will again. One of my very favorite families.