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  • The Magic of You

  • Malory Family, Book 4
  • Written by: Johanna Lindsey
  • Narrated by: Laural Merlington
  • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (20 ratings)

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The Magic of You

Written by: Johanna Lindsey
Narrated by: Laural Merlington
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As wild and reckless as the most incorrigible of her male cousins, young Amy Malory has reached marriageable age, and she has set her amorous sights on a most unsuitable mate: the handsome, straightlaced ship's captain who once nearly had her uncle James hung for piracy.

Warren Anderson is shocked by the brazen advances of his despised enemy's high-spirited niece. Still tormented by an unfaithful former lover's past treachery, he is determined to resist Amy's charms. But an overpowering yearning for the enchanting minx threatens to defeat his defiant heart and force its sensuous surrender to a love that could stoke the fires of a perilous family feud.

©2005 Johanna Lindsey (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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I love this story, especially because it's a Malory series ... but I can not stand the reader's voice ...ruined the magic of the story

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c'était parfait. j'ai le livre en français mais j'ai aimé l'écouter en anglais. excellent

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one of my favorite books

going to do it again wonderfully done cant wait for another series book. lovely read great voice for the read

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great book

delicious!! always loves this author. great voice reading it too. i do reccomend to listen.

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  • 🌿🌸Susynne🌸🌿
  • 2015-06-23

NARRATOR REVIEW!!

I'm writing this review in a state of total confusion! Johanna Lindsey is great as usual, But that's not what this review is about.
I usually like Laura Merlington as a narrator. But this performance seems a total aberration!!! I think I would have noticed before if every laugh sounded like Santa Claus in one form of HO HO HO or another. HA HA HA, HE HE HE, HM HM HM, .... WHAT?! I REALLY mean WHAT!
I have never heard a more blatant performance mistake, forget one so often repeated that I cringed every time I thought a laugh was coming. Even giggles ended up being a feminine Santa parrody!

What really surprised me was that I had just finished a book which was beautifully narrated by the same performer and did not hear that flaw even once. I'm sure of it, I could not of missed hearing it, it is THAT bad!!!
So.... is it just this performance? Was this a early affectation that she corrected? I'm obviously confused.

I did something I never did before.... I skipped most of the book! We all know how a HEA historical romance ends.... but this time the last 45 minutes were important as I skipped the previous few hours...( I am planning on giving up or trudging through if I ever have that urge again.)

LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.

STORYLINE: Sweet!
HEAT FACTOR: Steamy!
CREDITWORTHY? Questionable!

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  • Marian
  • 2009-02-15

Those wonderful Mallorys

It's been years since I read all of the Mallory books by Lindsey and listening to them is even more fun. Warren's story has a few twists and turns and you wonder whether or not he'll ever give in....but Amy is a wonderful character and she wins in the end.

This reader is great. She captures the personalities of all of the characters without making James and Anthony sound like old geezers.

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  • Cynthia R. Connolly
  • 2017-04-07

Great Story

I loved the narrator She did a fabulous job. Congratulations Laural Merlington. the Author Johanna Lindsey is an awesome writer. Keep on writing.

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  • Rellim
  • 2019-09-02

DNF due to the narrator

This is the first Mallory book I’ve tried to listen to (I read them up to this one). I recently realized they were on Audible Escape so I decided to switch.

Frankly, the narrator’s voice came across as too old. Like having “grandma” read me romance. Can’t get past it. I’ll go back to reading.

I gave the story a generic 3 stars because the app forced me to. But I don’t really know as I didn’t get far enough to share an opinion.

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  • lesley
  • 2017-03-24

my favorite lindsey book

love it my fav!!!!! I wish Angel my second favorite Lindsey was in audio format.

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  • Heather Osteen
  • 2008-10-24

annoying

I am a big fan of JL books and the Mallory series but this one was bad. Amy is beyond annoying, she is like a modern day stalker. It is beyond unrealistic to be rejected so many times and yet remain so confident you are going to get your way. That plus the entire book hyped up all of the other characters more than the two stars of this one.

It is not the absolute worst read but it was close

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  • Michelle
  • 2020-08-09

Johanna Lindsey is my favorite author.

Johanna Lindsey has many books out there but the Mallory novels are the best reads!

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  • Nerekjo
  • 2009-01-26

Painful!

Even though I read the reviews, I thought maybe some were just exaggerating, but they were right on the money! I forced myself to finish listening to this one. Amy is a stalker and a naive and foolish one at that! I think Warren took way too long to beat her butt, it was long overdue.

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  • Cheryl Werrbach
  • 2023-07-28

Magic!

Again, obsessed hearing books that I read YEARS ago!!! Johanna never fails to tell a good story!

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  • Katharine
  • 2023-02-19

Pure enjoyment

I love this book and how the author wraps it all up at the end.

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