
The Perfect Rose
A Clean Regency Romance (Gardner Family Romance, Book 1)
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Brooke Hampton
About this listen
Being the perfect rose of the season isn’t all it’s cut out to be.
Lady Rose Gardner strives to live up to her name—the perfect flower—flawless, beautiful, accomplished, and confident, but her efforts always seem to come up short. When she finds she is unable to fulfill her parents’ expectations of a brilliant match to a titled gentleman, the Earl and Countess Gardner give her an ultimatum she cannot ignore: secure the marriage she was raised for right away, or be promised to an unscrupulous fortune hunter of noble birth.
Frederick Hastings typically has a knack for making people happy. But Lady Rose Gardner and her dragon of a mother are the exception. As much fun as it is to needle the haughty Lady Rose, Frederick discovers that he needs her help to save his house party from utter failure. What she asks in return challenges some of his most deeply held beliefs.
Roses, it turns out, are not perfect. But Frederick learns that they are real, fragile, and entirely worth sacrificing for. With Lady Rose’s time to choose a husband coming to a swift end, can the two of them find a way to fight for the happiness they both desire?
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- Jonny Claybaugh
- 01-27-25
A must listen! (Or read)
It was the sweetest love story, I can’t wait for the next book! You’ll fall in love with Rose and Fredrick and be cheering them on the whole way through.
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- Paige Yokota
- 01-26-25
Beautiful story
Regency books are hard to find with good narrators! Emmy was a good fit to bring this story to life! Rose and Frederick’s story was unexpected and full of love and laughs.
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- Merilee Herrick
- 01-05-25
I truly enjoyed this book!
Although I am more of a reader than an audiobook listener, I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book! I loved the plot and the characters came alive for me. I was able to visualize the scenes and the emotions that Rose, Fredrick, and other characters were experiencing. I would definitely recommend listening to it!
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- Cari Runia
- 12-31-24
A perfectly darling book!
I loved this book! I listened to it on a road trip and it made the drive so pleasant and enjoyable! The narrator did a great job with the different accents, and it made the characters seem alive. Hoping the author writes more books like this one!
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- Ashley Edwards
- 01-30-25
Addictive and Beautifully written
Super cute and fun regency era romance! I enjoyed the characters and plotting. I was entertained the whole time and will be reading the next in the series!
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- Regency_Fan_Michelle
- 02-01-25
Amazing Regency Novel
I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. It was well performed! It was so well written. It had everything I could have wanted. I quickly bought a paperback copy to enjoy, as it's so pretty! This author is a must-read for me!
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