Good English families all have a house in the country with a deer park, a trout stream, and an army of gardeners. They should have a son and if it can be managed, he should be handsome. Cleverness isn't important. Daughters in limited quantities are fine so long as they are pretty. Bastards are inconvenient and best ignored. It's not a big problem, unless you are one. Unfortunately, Sophy is.

Sick of her outcast role, she escapes her father's house, only to fall from her horse during a spring storm. Injured, soaked, and shivering, she stumbles to a stranger's door - Tom, a blunt edged merchant from a family of vulgar upstarts. Mistaking Sophy for the genuine article, he takes her in. Sophy can't resist twisting the truth. Soon she's caught in her own snare - and it might just be a noose.

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Listening Length	8 hours and 36 minutes
Author	Jaima Fixsen
Narrator	Lucy Paterson
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	21 December 2016
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01MT0STUD
Best Sellers Rank	100,145 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 1,116 in Regency Romance (Audible Books & Originals) 6,247 in Historical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 11,421 in Regency Romance (Books)

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Recommended YA read

Reviewed in Australia on 17 September 2018

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Fairchild is a well written story with memorable and realistic (human frailties included) characters. The reader follows the growing up of both the hero and heroine and then their romantic and bumpy journey on the way to HEA. It is a completely clean read and very suitable for YA readers - the heroine is only 17. The manners and speech of the time were fairly well represented and it was refreshing to have the hero come from the "other side of the tracks" for once! Both the working class and aristocratic attitudes were well portrayed and the reader could see how the heroine was struggling with being in the middle of both. A great read for adults and young adults alike.

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It’s really well written

Reviewed in Australia on 5 October 2019

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I don’t normally like to read historical romances as they can very very similar in theme, but this one was so well written that I had to finish it once I started! 😍👍

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Lively read

Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2018

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Interesting tale of life in earlier times .. manners, etiquette and expectations are all different but some things remain the same. Lovely read with a good ending.

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Gay K

Loved it

Reviewed in Australia on 3 July 2017

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Enchanting, i enjoyed this tale, it has a charming style, that makes you believe that true love concurs all. Well written

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Robyn C Rye,

Three Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 4 November 2016

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The concept was fine but by the third or fourth chapter I couldn't gain any enthusiasm for the characters.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in Australia on 19 April 2016

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Great to read.

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Unbelievable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2018

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Readers of Regency romance will probably enjoy this book, but it did not work for me. I usually enjoy this type of story, but it just did not ring true for me and a story has to be a little believable at least. Upper class in Regency times did not 'bring out' base born daughters into high society.
The characters did not develop enough, some flitting in briefly for no reason and I did not like Sophy's character at all. It was completely out of character to pretend she was a legitimate child in the first place, given her headstrong character. No not for me.

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Susanne Rooney

Romance across the class and moral divide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2015

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Enjoyed the characters and the twist in the story. An easy read with some in sight into the plight of illegitimate children of the aristocracy at that time. Snobbery and hypocrisy were the order of the day. A happy ending as expected. Suitable for all ages.

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Marie M

Good traditional tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2019

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A tale of the oppressive society for women of the past. Formalities, expectations, class, constriction, etiquette and history. I very much enjoyed this book and if you favour a Jane Austen style story you will find this a very good fit.

B. Haines

Loved it! Was bastardy really so surmountable?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2017

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Would Lady Fairchild really overcome her original view of her husband's love child? Would a bastard be received into London society? Just a bit unconvinced about Sophy's character. Nevertheless happy to see that 'class' in the book was less important than it probably really was.

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Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2019

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A really enjoyable read that I could not put down, read the whole thing in one sitting. Hope the sequels are as good.

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