A Stroke of Good Fortune - full audiobook by Jennie Goutet
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Daughters of the Gentry, Book #2 - Available on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, on other audio platforms without ads, in hardcover and in paperback here: books2read.com...
Books in the Daughters of the Gentry series:
A Whimsical Notion
A Stroke of Good Fortune
A Presumptuous Hope
She is waiting to be loved for the very first time. He is waiting to love her. But someone is dead set on making sure that never happens.
Widowed Arabella Northwick went from the home of a father who didn’t love her to the home of a husband who didn’t love her. It would seem at last she was on the cusp of forging a happier future for her baby and herself, were it not for her dead husband’s brother, who is determined to keep them captive.
Theo Dawson was born and bred into the textile industry. He has never wished to inherit the mill and run it, but as the eldest son, no other choice presents itself. He might be able to resign himself to a life of duty rather than happiness were it not for the beautiful, widowed Mrs. Northwick, who is coming to mean every bit as much to him as fulfilling his duties.
With a wicked brother-in-law keeping a tight rein on Arabella and swearing she will lose her son if she marries, and problems at the mill that prevent Theo from any hope of passing it on to his younger brother, the two hopeless lovers have arrived at point non plus. What they will need to overcome-their only chance, in fact-is a stroke of good fortune.
* Trigger warning. This is a chaste, traditional Regency romance. That said, the villain is narcissistic and psychologically abusive in parts of the book. If this will be an uncomfortable story for you to read, I hope you will try another one of my books. I always want my readers to enjoy their time spent reading my books.
Timestamp
00 :00 :00 opening credits
00 :00 :07 chapter one
00:20 :48 chapter two
00 :42 :07 chapter three
01 :04 :11 chapter four
01 :24 :51 chapter five
01 :36 :29 chapter six
02 :04 :17 chapter seven
02 :22 :01 chapter eight
02 :43 :38 chapter nine
03 :04 :13 chapter ten
03:22:48 chapter eleven
03:42:58 chapter twelve
04:05:05 chapter thirteen
04:27:54 chapter fourteen
04:51:46 chapter fifteen
05:11:26 chapter sixteen
05:32:03 chapter seventeen
05:55:34 chapter eighteen
06:11:21 chapter nineteen
06:22:50 chapter twenty
06:37:47 chapter twenty-one
06:56:17 chapter twenty-two
07:15:02 chapter twenty-three
07:28:42 chapter twenty-four
07:49:44 epilogue
08:02:37 closing credits
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Narrated by Stevie Zimmerman
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Guys , 32 000 listened to this but only 570 " liked " it . This is the result of hours and hours of hard work , let's press the like button .
It is so sweet of you to send out encouragement like that. Thank you!!
And how about a few of us hit the "Thanks $$" button??
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Jennie Goutet is such a great author. As a British fan, I appreciate that she’s one of the few who has done proper research, to ensure accuracy. Stevie Zimmerman is the best narrator by far! Thank you!
Agreed wholeheartedly
Stevie Zimerman is a superb voice artist. Her wide range of voices and accents elevated a good story to excellence. Thank you Jenny Goutet for your generosity in sharing this book.
I agree she is SO good.
Hoorah for team Goutet - Zimmerman! Great story and great narration! ❤️
So glad you like our team! :)
As I am laying here miserable and sick and desperate for something new to listen too your beautiful book pops up on my feed and suddenly I feel like I can withstand another day of illness. Thank you
Get well soon 💐
@@annelawton6783 thank you❤
You poor thing. I hope you will fell better really quickly!
Same here
May you be Blessed with good health soonest. Feel better soon.
I am soooo grateful for good human recitation of this good tale!
When I see that Stevie Zimmerman is the audio artist, I know that I'm going to listen to it!
Such a delightful clean and wholesome Regency romance! I loved it!
Thank you!
It's 1.30am I couldn't stop listening to this, so I will be short of sleep just now ! A wonderful story, thanks for this. Can't get enough of Stevie. WCL
I could not stop listening. I carried it around with me while I did my chores. Thank you so much. It is as if you lived in that time period, the details seemed so authentic.❤
Thank you so much - this praise is so encouraging to me.
Another fabulous story by Jennie Goutet! Loved it! It’s been a wonderful companion as I work- Thnakmyou ! Xx
What a wonderful companion this story has been, and what a great ending! Thank you so much.
I download so many lovely stories to listen to, as i visually impaired . Thank you for the lovely voices who do this for me.
Excellent narration Stevie. It is the voice that first draws the listener.
And Jennie Goutet, it is the well written words that keeps the listener engaged.
Thank you. To date this is by far the BEST book in this genre. I can’t go back to the trivia of balls and gowns. This book could be a biography, maybe that is what I will explore next.
You make a fine pair. Thank you.
You might like A Daring Proposal for the Battle of Waterloo - it's more serious than most of my books (and close to my heart). It's still a romance (and it's the third in the Memorable Proposal series).
And if you've not yet read Philippa Holds Court that has a slightly deeper tone with what Jack is attempting in Parliament (amidst the balls and gowns). :-) It's the second in the Clavering Chronicles series.
Great and satisfying story. Loved it. Thanks.
ms. goutet, you never disappoint.
A wonderful story! Very believable with excellent character development. I will look forward to your other books!
An amazing audiobook! ❤ I was enthralled with this story from beginning to the very end! Thank you another fabulous story and for your fantastic narrator! ❤😊
Thank you so much!
That was extremely enjoyable, all the characters were really well rounded with a villain that no one could possibly like, well two villains if we count the nurse, Stevie was on great form as usual & brought all the characters too vivid life. Many, many thanks xx
I enjoyed this audiobook very much! As always! Thank you for sharing! May you be blessed.
First time I have ever heard an audiobook by Jennie Goutet, Thank you Love it ❤️❤️
I enjoyed this story so much and Stevie has a magical quality when she narrates. I enjoyed the happy ending.
What an unexpected story line! I loved the characters. Thank you for adorable David.
Excellent story and narrator, as always! Thank you!
I liked Trudy very much, and Trudy's relationship with her brother Theo. I was steeling myself not to enjoy her since I often go quite within myself when around extremely organized take-charge types, yet she was also noticing, considerate and unfailingly polite to her excellent brother and I adored that dynamic between them.
This is the second time I've listened to this book. I love it thank you so much.
I'm so glad. Thank you!
Love this story. Nice detail. And very real.
Thank you so much for uploading this lovely story, much appreciated as all your books are.👏👏
Whoo Hoo! Thank you Jennie. I will be listening tonight.
Wonderful story of courage! Thank you!
Thank you for the warning! Your understanding and incite is greatly appreciated ❤.
Jennie Thank you for sharing your books, I have really enjoyed them. As a busy mom that doesn't get the luxury of reading, your audiobooks have been a great joy.
Outstanding audiobook. Thank you💖
❤ beautiful story thank you
This is what I like, thank you so much. 😊
Excellent!! Thank you!!
Love this book ❤❤❤
Thank you !!
Thank you so much for posting another of your amazing audiobooks it is perfect gift for my birthday best wishes to you and your family
Perfect timing! Happy birthday!!!
@@JennieGoutet thank you so much for such nice and warm reply
Happy birthday 🎉😊🎂!!!
@@joeylee2891 thank you
What great writing, fantastic plot. I really didn't see how it was going to end happily. What a villain. Thank you so very much for gifting us with these audio tales on this site.
Thank you so much! Christine's story is coming out in just days! (The book launches Thursday but the audio might be a day or two later.
6:18:14 Honestly, its past midnight and I can not give up listening.
Thanks for this!
New subscriber from Australia 🇦🇺 thanks 🙏 for your wonderful books. 😊 Louise.
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Thank you so very much for this. I enjoyed the entire experience. ❤
Love this reader and the story.
Thank you for the story. It was enjoyed.
What an amazing book i wish you could write a new one everyday.such an amazing story teller, thank you so much ❤
Thank you for your sweet words!!
I stayed up until 4.45 am listening loved it Thank You
Very enjoyable story!
WONDERFUL. Thank you so very much............................................
Thank you it was a really good book😊
Usually not my genre but somehow showed up on my feed and decided to give it a try, so far really enjoying ❤
Eyeopening and delightful
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Excellent
Sweet Book. Loved it❤
I really enjoyed this, it was quite a suspense to wait and see how things would turn around as her situation seemed hopeless. I loved the sisterhood. Will Christine get her own book?
Yes - I think it will be for fall of 2024.
Thanks! Another lovely story ❤
Oh, that is so kind. Thank you!
In Great Britain, marriages between a woman and her husband's brother were forbidden from 1560 to 1907. So the brother-in law could not make such a proposal to the heroine.
It happened but the marriage could be easily voided so it was a risk for those attempting it. A man who had some power of wealth and persuasion could find a way.
www.regencyresearcher.com/pages/marriage.html
Marriages could be annulled if a man or woman married within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity. These marriages weren’t illegal altogether but could be easily voided. A clergyman had the privilege of refusing to conduct the ceremony in which a man was marrying his deceased wife’s sister or a widow her husband’s brother.
Hey nice. I'll listen to this bit by bit.. thanks...
Just starting A Stroke Of Good Fortune.👏
Had an opportunity to finish the story today. I loved it 🥰 thank you very much for and exciting, as well as lovely book. Looking forward to the next. I appreciated the change from dukes and earls to mill owners and merchants. It’s good to have a different perspective.
Thank you for writing Arabella's story along with her love! I was downcast at different times that things would not turn out the way they should...thank you for the suspense!
Do you have a story for George? The brother of Catherine. (I think those are the names)
Thank you.
Thank you so much
Unless I'm wrong, my understanding is that she's only 19-20, which would explain why he keeps her under his thumb and regards her as a child, although that would be very annoying. Sure glad i did not live in those times bc I never had the mommy urge, never had kids, too independent to marry, probably would have been shoved to the fringes of society. Likely would move to the New World to make my own way
Most women married that young. But he kept her under his thumb because he was a jerk. But yes, life would not have been easy for any strong-minded woman in those days.
Very nice. TY
❤simply beautiful❤
Thanks!
Thank you so much - that is so sweet of you!
Will book 3 be uploaded soon? Im too in love with the characters to let go of them now!!
I'm writing it now. It comes out in September. :-) I'm about to publish a new audiobook unrelated, though, so keep your eye out!
@@JennieGoutet Thank you, Jennie!
Ms Goutet, I do believe you should be aware that it was against the law for a Brother In Law to marry his brothers widow. That law did not change until the middle of the 1900s like 1960s.
Rachel Knowles from Regency History .net clarifies this better than I could.
During the Regency period, the marriage between a widower and his wife’s sister, or between a widow and her husband’s brother, was valid but voidable. It was forbidden under ecclesiastical law but not illegal until the passing of the Marriage Act in 1835. It could be voided or annulled if successfully challenged by any interested party, at any time during the marriage, provided both husband and wife were still alive.
The brother in law knows this, he even acknowledges that its a marriage that could be challenged in court. But he does say something like who's to tell the authorities if you keep quiet...
I think it was a strange law, makes no sense to me. What God Permits how can man prohibit?
Remember Henry VIII? He divorced Catherine of Aragon on the basis she was his brother Arthur's wife. And look at all the trouble that caused!
Really enjoyed this audiobook, well done!
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I've listened to most of your books. One thing that bothers me about this wonderful narrator is her pronunciation of "irrevocable" and "phaeton". ("vock" ; "fee").
Otherwise, this narrator is a dream to listen to.
IM SO EXCITED OMG
Is there a 3rd book in the series?
I'm writing it now. It comes out in September. :)
Hurray!!! I am excited to see which character you pick next!😊
IM UST ADMIT THAT I STARTED LISTENING TO THIS BOOK AND WAS SO IRRITATED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER- SHE CAME ACCROSS AS SUCH A SPINELES MILKSOP BUT AS THE BOOK PROGRESSED I CHANGED MY MIND AND AT THE MOMENT IT SOUNDS AS IF IT IS GOING TO GET A BIT MORE INTERESTING AND I AM ENJOYING IT, I HOPE IT IS THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD....SUPPOSE I SHOULD KEEP IN MIND THAT PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WOMAN'S ATTITUDE WAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT THEN BUT I CAN NOT GET OVER JUST HOW SHE LETS OTHER PEOPLE BOSS HER AROUND
Be thankful for the era you live in. :-) She literally had no rights to her son. So any bid for independence she made would be to abandon her son. It was not an easy position to be in.
@@JennieGoutet DO YOU THINK IT WAS REALY THAT BAD, I ALWAYS THINK THEY (THE WOMAN) SHOULD HAVE JUST BEEN A BIT MORE ASSERTIVE
Yes, it was that bad. If she took her child and was caught, she would be thrown into prison and would likely die there. (No due process). So her choice was take the abuse and stay by her child or abandon her child and save herself.@@michelleduplooymalherbe2837
@@JennieGoutet WE (i) EVERY NOW AND AGAIN STAND IN AWE AGAIN FOR THOSE SUFRAGETTES - IF IT WAS NOT FOR THEM WE MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE "RIGHTS" WE TAKE SO FOR GRANTED.....
You are judging from a "liberated, empowered" 21st century female, very, very different from male and female attitudes of 200 years ago. Although bullies and domestic violence, male on female, is a sad, prevalent fact of society today too.
Too bad there's ads
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I listen to an audiobook every night. Because I can't sleep. Usually from RUL or Librivox. Only about 1 out of 30 or 40 on RUL have ads. My automatic response is to skip the audiobook.
Arabella took too long to reveal the journal
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I'm sure it's a good story, yet I had to stop listening before 2 hours was up. The abuse is just too much. 😭
I'm sorry. I understand. This actually has a trigger warning because I know it can be too uncomfortable for some people in the time it takes to get to the happy ending (when the innocent are vindicated). I hope you will be able to enjoy my other books instead. :-)
Unfortunately, did not like this story, both hero and heroine were weaklings, especially the heroine, so naive and meek and a martyr. Honoria and Philip in the first book were so much better. Supporting characters brought much life to an otherwise bleak and depressing story. Stopped so many times but decided to persevere to the end per someone’s comment that it gets better. Writing is great, since it was able to evoke strong emotions, and will continue to read the other books.
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A bit old fashiond
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